Home is where the peace is for those avoiding holiday traffic

By Heath Gilmore
Updated April 25 2014 - 11:18am, first published 3:00am
Staycationers: Simon Duncan with his children, Aniyah, eight months, Sarayah, two, and Inari, four, at South Curl Curl. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Staycationers: Simon Duncan with his children, Aniyah, eight months, Sarayah, two, and Inari, four, at South Curl Curl. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Kaja Rajic, five, at the Australian Museum. Photo: Britta Campion
Kaja Rajic, five, at the Australian Museum. Photo: Britta Campion
Staycation
Staycation

It is the Sydney staycation phenomenon. For many city residents, the Easter holidays and the Anzac Day long weekend have evolved into an autumnal idyll of self-congratulation.