If you're going out of town, you can take the time to freeze the starter. However, some of us have left our starter for two weeks without any trouble. I would reference this blog about putting a starter on hold:
http://bit.ly/1dleRAr, and also try leaving the starter in the fridge. Laurie@KAF
January 24, 2016 at 9:22am
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