What do you call a vacation for a male without his female companion?..."MANCATION" is the answer.This word was first coined in the movie 'The Breakup' by actor Vince Vaughn wherein the protagonist has split from his partner, and wants to get away, without his female friend.
"The only vacation I have been on has been a mancation," The Age quoted Sydneysider Daniel Dragicevich, as saying.
Daniel embarked on an extended European ‘mancation" last year with pal Ross Brown. Add to the mix, the pair was joined by their mate Michael Buggy, who, after meeting up with his girlfriend in Canada, met them in Amsterdam.
Michael said that his mancation was inspired by the value that he places on friendship.
Men's Health has reported that male-to-male bonding has lot of benefits.
"We're strong advocates of the benefits of spending time with your mates. It is the male way of expressing emotions, however limited they may be," Ian Cockerill, deputy editor of the magazine, said.
“For the female traveller there are organised, escorted tours. Shopping, cooking, adventuring, there is something for everyone. Men, on the other hand, in particular Australian men are more likely to do it spontaneously than sign up for organised travel," he added.
"We offer a website for guys to search for mancations and also to post information related to mancations. The aim of the site is to be the best location on the net to find packages being offered, locations to visit ... related to mancations," Sprifke said. For Sprifke the intention of the mancation is not so much to get away from female company but to fulfil masculine needs. "Mancations tend to be entered around activities that are testosterone driven. (It's about) doing things that wives and girlfriends would not find appealing," he said. (ANI)
