Tag: staycation
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Footloose and fancy-free
Phrase: Footloose and fancy-free Have you ever felt footloose and fancy-free? This expression refers to feeling unencumbered, carefree, and unrestrained. Just like me in my twenties. It means being able to move about without any restrictions or obligations. Picture yourself walking down a beach in the Top End Australia without a care in the world,…
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Cost an arm and a leg
Idiom: Cost an arm and a leg Have you ever noticed how the simple things in life are free, but the things you really want, what you feel would make you happy, cost an arm and a leg? Why the heck is that? Why do humans lust after the most expensive things we can think…
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Staycation
WotD: Staycation When I was young and foolish, I travelled extensively. Actually, I was a backpacker for ten years. As I got older and wiser (my wife disagrees with the wiser part), I lost the travel bug, and now I prefer staycations. A staycation is a vacation that you take close to home. It’s a…
