- Public swimming pool
- Public library
- Public park
- walking path by the river
- espresso bar
- public bath (with the little one)
- friends house
- family (in law) house
- mall / department store
- cinema
- walk or bicycle around the neighborhood
- supermarket
Since we got the baby I can’t do it anymore but especially when I was single it was one of my favorite things to do. I had a semi professional photo camera and I would go out and do street photography. I would go to another city for a daytrip just to do that.
Boy whatever this public coporation is it seems to have some nice stuff. Hope it catches on. /s
I just meander with purpose, going whichever way feels good. The unaimed arrow never misses.
Walks around town
Bike ride
Gym
Walk along the stream looking at the mallards
Trail running (as soon as I get started with it…)
Park/square bench, filled thermos and something to read
I live in a walkable city so I have a lot of options by just going outside on foot.
The park. Sometimes for a walk, sometimes for a bike ride.
Grocery store or something nearby. Get a snack or something for dinner.
Thrift store, though that’s a bike ride or train ride.
Library. Just browse the stacks.
Bookstore, less often, but sometimes it’s fun to see what they have.
Record shop, rarely, because I don’t have a record player but a few friends do, and I might see something they’d like.
Sometimes I just walk around without a goal. See what there is to see around here.
the beach. chicago set it aside for public use instead of reserving it only for the rich and now the lake front is several giant parks with at least one beach on each one and lots of other stuff to do.
i prefer the beaches w/o children (eg hollywood) where you can spend all day & night having a good time until the police make everyone leave and they have a restaurant & bar on the beaches that’s really convenient and with a beach friendly dress code on the adult beaches.
I like natural areas on the whole but also cityscapes. Riding the metro system with something read can be nice to. Belonging to a maker space is nice to. Its like one of those old timey social clubs but cheap and with a cool art/craft vibe.
I don’t have a place! It’s becoming a major problem.
Third places are disappearing.
I hate spending money and that attitude has turned me into a hermit.
I’m with you on that. The combination of inflation and working from home for the last few years have made me borderline agoraphobic at this point. I think I’ve had in-person interactions with fewer than 15 people in the last year. It’s just too expensive to do anything these days.
It’s probably not great for our mental health.
I also work from home, sometimes 4 or 5 days can pass before I realize I haven’t been outside in that amount of time.
Thrift stores.
My neighborhood is mostly concrete and apartments, but a few blocks away it’s multimillion dollar houses, well kept lawns, and huge shade trees. So I cross the 8 lane highway to get there and enjoy walking around and looking at their expensive shit for free.
Local arboretum and other gardens are nice. Parks. Boating, if the weather is right for it.
It’s also common for arboretums (and other museums) to have free days once a month, if you want to visit on the cheap.
The arboretum near me is free, so I’m lucky that way. Other gardens have a small fee to enter.
The park is my first location.
Hiking
Library
Forest walk with dog.
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