[trip style = weekend getaway]
TGIT – Thank God It’s Thursday. Thursday is the new Friday—at least it is with Canada Day, eh! Looking ahead, there are three major summer long weekends in Canada starting tomorrow: Friday, July 1st {Canada Day}, Monday, August 1st {BC Day or equivalent} and Monday, September 5th {Labour Day}. That’s one extra day off per month!
Planning
All this talk of long weekends made me recall an e-chat I had recently with a lovely gal I met from the UK while traveling in Australia. The topic of summer came up, and I was impressed by two trip style = {extended} weekend getaway trips she’s taking in exotic waterfront locales in Europe. Knowing summer can get crazy busy, she had pre-planned two trips she wanted to take, and I applauded her for this.
Summer always creeps up on us, and this year that was the case for me. Talking travel with her reminded me how:
a} unless you’re intentional about pre-planning, all your weekends can get swallowed up with projects or the like,
b} summer accommodations book fast, and
c} pre-planning ensures you do what you want, when you want.
In a few weeks I’m going to the interior of BC to trip style = wine tour & spa, and I have nothing booked. {My bad!} Though I’m sure something will work out, I have to get on it. There’s a time for spontaneity, but in the two to three months that actually cater to summer travel, being laissez faire about travel planning isn’t your best bet—unless you’re camping in the bush {ie. not at a campground} or sleeping in your car at a US Walmart.
If you still need some summer trip styling inspiration, check out these ideas:
Luxury
Budget Conscious {& fabulous}
The Add-On
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PS – Over the next few months we are making some exciting changes to Trip Styler. Here’s a teaser:
Summer Love
This summer we’re trying something new, knowing you’re likely to slip away a little early for the weekend on Fridays. We’re dishing up our daily trip style tips Monday – Thursday, except Fashion Friday, because “Wardrobe Wednesday” just doesn’t have the same panache…
Design
One day in the next few weeks you’ll visit Trip Styler and notice something different. After a year and a half of dishing daily trip style tips, we’ve learned a lot more about our audience, so we’re hard at work on a new website design to reflect your preferences and Trip Styler’s growth!
Savvy Traveler
In July we’re launching “The Savvy Travler”, a once-monthly interview with a travel expert or celebrity. We ask and they tell: fave trip styles, gadgets and tips. Expect experts in all different areas of travel from pilots to pirates. Just kidding about pirates, but if I could get an interview with Johnny Depp Jack Sparrow, that would be awrrr-some.
Stay tuned for a full list of updates when Trip Styler is re-launched in the coming weeks. Until then, expect all the same trip styling tips for your travel lifestyle!
Safe travels this long weekend,
Trish
[Image by @tripstyler of pictures sourced from the web]
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