What is a " vacation "?

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Janis

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More harried today then usual, I was thinking all I want for a vacation is one whole day when no one needs me for anything. What is your idea of a vacation?
 

LOL jujube.... :D


I work long hours in a very stressful job , so my idea of a vacation is to get away completely from anything that reminds me of it, so a week or 2 away in another country, taking in the beach, the culture, and mingling with the locals, is my idea of heaven.
 
I'm retired so it's not a break from work. We go on a variety of vacations/holidays. One is to see family. The others can include meeting locals, local food, culture, architecture, beaches, sunshine, wildlife (animals, not parties!), kayaking, swimming, relaxing, photography.
 
hollydolly said:
LOL jujube.... :D


I work long hours in a very stressful job , so my idea of a vacation is to get away completely from anything that reminds me of it, so a week or 2 away in another country, taking in the beach, the culture, and mingling with the locals, is my idea of heaven.
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You wouldn't think it was very relaxing if you went with my partner..he books us on to all the excursions..(6 o'clock in the morning..no problem!!)...:mad:

It's like a week at a boot camp..and quickly turns into a route march!!

I need a holiday when I get back..:D
 
Twixie said:
You wouldn't think it was very relaxing if you went with my partner..he books us on to all the excursions..(6 o'clock in the morning..no problem!!)...:mad:

It's like a week at a boot camp..and quickly turns into a route march!!

I need a holiday when I get back..:D
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I know what you mean. My dh likes to go go go and see and do things. He's been better though on the last few trips. He could actually sit on the beach and read the newspaper on his kindle for a few hours.

Our next holiday is for two months and we are planning on a lot of relaxing as well as a bit of adventure.
 
A vacation to me is slowing down..you can still visit the local sites and people..but it must be done s.l.o.w.e.l.y...:D

I had a brilliant head massage in Turkey..I had to go back to the hotel for a sleep..so relaxing!!
 
Exploring new places?..We went to Tunisia a couple of years back...Army tanks on the main street..we got lost in the market..my other half said ''ask that man'' because I speak fluent french..the ''man'' concerned was a butcher..blood down his apron..Errrm.maybe not!!
 
Now that I am mostly retired, a vacation to me is time to go on a trip to visit relatives or friends that we haven't seen for a long while, or go to the seaside and just sit and reflect. I enjoy when we do a combination of visiting and then head off to a beach where I can sit and relax and reflect about whatever it is that is on my mind at the time. The first of November we are going on a trip to visit friends that we haven't seen, (but have kept in contact with), in ages. Always so much catching up to do.
 
Twixie said:
A vacation to me is slowing down..you can still visit the local sites and people..but it must be done s.l.o.w.e.l.y...:D

I had a brilliant head massage in Turkey..I had to go back to the hotel for a sleep..so relaxing!!
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I got a massage once at a spa and it was so relaxing, I walked out of the massage room and immediately fell into the Jacuzzi (in my defense there wasn't a lot of walkway between the door and the Jacuzzi....) All I had on was a huge extremely heavy terrycloth bathrobe so I had to drag myself out of the 'cuzzi, weighing about 50 pounds more than when I fell in, and slog my way back to the locker room leaving a trail of water that looked like a Great White Whale had beached herself several miles inland.
 
Just a mini vacation suits me fine. Taking a day to drive a few hours to visit a friend, maybe stay the night at a hotel and leave the next day.

Or just a two hour or less day trip to pick apples, visit a winery, go for lunch in a neighboring town suits me fine.
 
At ages nearly 62 and 66 we travel a LOT right now. The older we get the more likely we'll get ill with cancer or something else. We're both healthy and fit and can make the most of any trip. The older we get the more travel insurance costs and also depending on the country and company, once we reach 70/75 we won't be able to hire cars. We love visiting countries we have family in and also discovering new countries and cultures.

Even though we said we never would, we did do a coach tour with my sister 4 years ago and overall, we enjoyed it. But we prefer to be on our own. I'm sure that when we start to slow down we'll start doing coach trips, but not before then.
 
Cabin fever is what I have and any trip will cure that. After I see the doc next week I may get in the car and head for MT Magazine, the highest point in Arkansas. Every room looks down in the valley. Hopefully I will get snowed in for a week.
 
Vacation...I've read the responses and think "what a concept!" Vacation. Vacate. Yeah. That would be interesting. I'd need money for that, right?
 
I can't get away anymore, nor do I get around well. I suppose everyday is a vacation. Let me tell you what I'd like to do and I used to do it often enough. I enjoyed getting out with nature, with a good camera and a couple good lens, photographing the life we don't see every day, photographing nature; enjoying the solitude and the sound of silence.
 

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