Vacation versus Travel
Sep 4th, 2019, 11:31 AM
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I guess I hate the idea of "allotted" time
I have a full time day job and need to work. So vacation time... well is what it is. And yes there is only so much of it. My 3 weeks annual leave is well under the amount of time I'd be OK traveling.
I have a full time day job and need to work. So vacation time... well is what it is. And yes there is only so much of it. My 3 weeks annual leave is well under the amount of time I'd be OK traveling.
Sep 4th, 2019, 11:37 AM
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Lots of Americans have less. I talked to someone yesterday who has 5 days off per year, sick, vacation, whatever.
needless to say she’s not in a union.
suze, all the time I worked I felt the same, though I had 4 weeks, and tho I could take more time when I was self employed I couldn’t afford to . My very favorite thing about my retirement almost two years ago is no time strictures.
We are driving out to Tucson this year with no real plan about how or when we return. It’s like a miracle after over 40 years of work.
needless to say she’s not in a union.
suze, all the time I worked I felt the same, though I had 4 weeks, and tho I could take more time when I was self employed I couldn’t afford to . My very favorite thing about my retirement almost two years ago is no time strictures.
We are driving out to Tucson this year with no real plan about how or when we return. It’s like a miracle after over 40 years of work.
Sep 4th, 2019, 11:57 AM
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When DH worked we would have a week in La Palma doing not a lot, plus several weeks somewhere else. Often we would book a flight a first night hotel and a car and see where we ended up.
Now with the camper we check the weather forecast and head off into the great unknown.
We rarely plan anything. It helps that we are not into museums and must sees. Nor are we shoppers.
Right now we have just watched the stars come out after the sunset during a walk on the beach at a campsite in Brittany. Perfect.
I could travel in the camper for ever if it was allowed. DH likes to go home.
When I read some of the itineraries on the Europe forum I feel exhausted and would certainly need a vacation to get over them.
Now with the camper we check the weather forecast and head off into the great unknown.
We rarely plan anything. It helps that we are not into museums and must sees. Nor are we shoppers.
Right now we have just watched the stars come out after the sunset during a walk on the beach at a campsite in Brittany. Perfect.
I could travel in the camper for ever if it was allowed. DH likes to go home.
When I read some of the itineraries on the Europe forum I feel exhausted and would certainly need a vacation to get over them.
Sep 4th, 2019, 12:11 PM
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vacation if it’s really just a few days
obligation if whole time is spent with family. But I don’t love weddings, and I’m unlikely to buy a plane ticket to go unless I can turn it into travel.
Sep 9th, 2019, 01:52 PM
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To me vacation Is about laying around the pool or on the beach. Traveling is about exploring and new experiences, yes you can relax, but that isn't all there is. The idea of sitting around a pool for a week is not my cup of tea, but I get it.
Sep 10th, 2019, 08:15 AM
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So, if you live in New York, a wedding in San Diego is a "destination wedding"-- same as flying to Hawaii from San Diego for a wedding.
Sep 11th, 2019, 11:48 AM
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Really? It seems to me that just about any wedding is a "destination wedding", because inevitably, many guests will fly from other cities.
So, if you live in New York, a wedding in San Diego is a "destination wedding"-- same as flying to Hawaii from San Diego for a wedding.
So, if you live in New York, a wedding in San Diego is a "destination wedding"-- same as flying to Hawaii from San Diego for a wedding.
no, not really. In a lot of cases, the “destination” is where either the groom and bride already live, or whichever side of the family has more of a “claim”. I think the last six weddings I was invited to involved people who grew up locally, went to college and settled down in the same region. A few people people probably did fly in, but it wasn’t the majority.
Whereas as one of my friends wants to have a destination wedding at a remote luxury mountain resort, for more or less Instagram reasons, and to limit the guests to whoever “really cares”. I’d have to agree with all of Seamus’ adjectives. It’s a lot of hassle and expense for even the bride and groom, for no better reason than “it’s unique”.
Sep 13th, 2019, 03:30 PM
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“ A few people people probably did fly in, but it wasn’t the majority.”
Our wedding experiences have been the opposite. Friends and family came from all over the country, even some came from overseas.
I think because the couples getting married had moved away from home, had new friends from college & work, as well as old friends from high school, so their invite lists ranged far and wide.
For example, our DD has moved away from her home town, has lived in four other major cities, and her fiancé is from yet another city and lived in several others. They chose to get married in her home state, invited all their friends, and lots of people traveled to their wedding. Most of her friends had similar experiences.
Thus my suggestion that the majority of weddings are technically ‘destination’ weddings.
Our wedding experiences have been the opposite. Friends and family came from all over the country, even some came from overseas.
I think because the couples getting married had moved away from home, had new friends from college & work, as well as old friends from high school, so their invite lists ranged far and wide.
For example, our DD has moved away from her home town, has lived in four other major cities, and her fiancé is from yet another city and lived in several others. They chose to get married in her home state, invited all their friends, and lots of people traveled to their wedding. Most of her friends had similar experiences.
Thus my suggestion that the majority of weddings are technically ‘destination’ weddings.
Sep 27th, 2019, 08:01 AM
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Vacation, for me is taking some time away from routine, and occasionally doing something enjoyable. My travels are mostly vacations in that sense, even when it includes planning... but then again I really didn't think about the difference between the two until now.
Nov 26th, 2019, 06:00 AM
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Personally, for me, vacation simply means taking a break from your everyday life, your job, your family and spending some time in a new place. Travelling means living the life of the place being visited. Travelling means to feel yourself like a native in a new place. Travelling means feeling yourself home 
