All the pleasures of the perfect vacation - relaxing, fun, affordable and great memories - CAN be yours without leaving home. Forget about the high cost of travel anywhere today, confronting strangers and the risks of disease and terrorism, STAYCATION will help you to create your vacation of a lifetime with 100 elegant ideas and practical suggestions. Give yourself the extra benefits of a holiday at home. Pamper yourself according to your own priorities, interests and budget. With STAYCATION, it's easy and fun. You could be on vacation right now! Storyteller and nomad Dennison Berwick has learned by hard experience the rules on how to "get away from it all" without going anywhere. He founded Still Life Retreat, a non-denominational retreat centre, and edited and published the Canadian Retreat Guide. He has also walked solo 2000 miles along the Ganges, India's sacred river, and traveled extensively in the Amazon. He now lives on a 32-foot sailboat "Kuan Yin". Simone Pertuiset is a mother of three and, in her spare time, a manager and technical writer! In a previous life, she spent 7 years circumnavigating the world in a 31ft sailboat. Now landlocked in Ontario, Canada, she's discovered you don't need to leave home to enjoy a successful vacation. "A holiday is a state of mind and spirit. But it also takes a fresh point of view and creative ideas."