Nearcation

Economic downturns and high gas prices may restrain the urge to travel, but they don't eliminate it. To fill this ever-present urge, people replace vacations to faraway places with “staycations” or “nearcations.”

My 'nearcation' was in Brittany, France's very own Celtic fringe where you're most likely to feel at home if you're from Ireland.

"But if petrol prices stay high and rail fares continue to rise, staycations may increasingly evolve into 'nearcations'."