Plan a Roadtrip

Find a place 1-2 hours from your home that you've always wanted to visit. It could be an art community with lots of fun shops, a park, a lake, etc. Go online and do some research, or mail for some guides. Go there for an entire day (or weekend!) by yourself, and explore. Many events and shops, etc are not always in guidebooks and on the Internet, so check out local newspapers when you get there. Feel free to change course and follow what attracts you. Play tourist. Ask locals where good places are to eat or have a nice coffee. Bring your camera and sketchbook!