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Don’t get me wrong, I am a huge fan of escaping winter for sunny climes. But midsummer, I am loathe to leave the country because the weather is so hot. Enter the staycation–a vacation at home.

I polled those of you who follow us on Facebook, and I’m not alone. Camping, short road trips, and hanging out in the backyard were on the top of your list for staycation plans this summer.

Me, I escaped to a hotel with my husband last weekend, in a trip put together by the new staycation travel site Jaunt.ca. (Right now there are deals on for Toronto, Montreal and Miami.)

Kid-free for the evening in Toronto, we visited the Neubacher Schor Contemporary art gallery, then ate the best Peking duck I have ever had in my life (fairly high praise from a half-Chinese person) at Lai Wah Heen.

We overnighted at the SoHo Metropolitan hotel downtown, and the next day took a graffiti tour, more interesting than I thought it would be–I can now identify a couple different graffiti artists, with Toronto Urban Adventures.

Then we had to go home, but because the trip was short and luxe, I for once didn’t feel like I needed a vacation from the vacation, if you know what I mean.

How about you? Do you staycation? Or do you prefer to jet away when you get time off?

-Helen

I’m pleased to let you know that contributing editor K. Jill Rigby is going to be providing exclusive travel articles, occasional blog posts, and even some live Q&As on the site! Here’s a bit about Jill:

Before joining More, she was an editor for Cottage Life magazine and, previous to that position, she was the Travel Editor for the Toronto Sun for 15 years where she was responsible for assembling a bi-weekly travel section read by more than three-quarter million people. In addition, she penned a weekly column and ran regular feature stories on her travels around the world that were illustrated with her own photographs. She’s visited every continent and lost count of the number of countries she has profiled.

As a travel expert, she made frequent appearances on Canada AM, CBC Newsworld, and countless other shows that often integrated travel segments into their programming. She was also chosen to host a short film on Toronto that was shown in hotel rooms throughout the city.

She’s also cleverly decided to spend the winter months in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.  And she’s telling you how to do it today on More.ca!

Welcome, Jill!