Suzie

Curious,

Perhaps some are like me and maybe do 5 days here and there or just a long weekend.

I don't take much time off during the year so I've saved my days for the summer and fall.

lisa

End of May-early June: Paris
Early July: CO & UT National Parks (Rocky Mountain, Arches, Bryce, Zion)
August: Alaska

Late Nov.-early Dec.: Australia and New Zealand (OK, it's not summer here, but it'll be late spring/early summer there)

xxx

Florida and New Orleans.
It's going to be hot but we can't wait!!

Colorado in Sept (1st time).

Theresa

Planning a trip to Martha's Vineyard and the Hamptons. Used to live in Miami Beach and going there next week for a week. Need info, let me know.

Theresa

Mike W

Alaska - Flying into Anchorage, doing the Kenai Peninsula by car (Salmon runs, bears, glaciers, etc.) and Denali (Mt. McKinley, wildlife, etc.) by train.

We usually do the extended weekend vacations, but in a year where the travel industry is hurting so bad, we couldn't pass up a trip to Alaska that will cost us about as much as going to California (from Florida).

leo

Hi Curious....I work for an Italian company here in NY so my vacations are in August when most of Italy shuts down for the whole month. It's annoying sometimes because I can't really take off for a lengthy vacation during the rest of the year but on the other hand, who else gets a paid vacation for a whole month?

kelly

Driving from SW FL to southern Oregon, then to central WA, on to Seattle area, up to the WA/Canada border, then home via the northern route, stopping @ Yellowstone and heading home with a possible stop in our home state of IL to see relatives and possibly a quick stop in OH where we lived for many years. We are retired, so have the time. As far as affording it, we've saved over the years...and done it on only one salary.

barbara

Asheville NC and Santa Fe, NM

mabel

Nantucket, to relax & forget about work

anne

A week at a cottage on Lake Michigan
&
a several days in Scottsdale AZ.

travelingal

My husband gets 10 weeks of vacation but when he's working he puts in more than 80 hours per week. Vacation = recouping sanity = )

travelingal

Oops I meant that above post for Curious = )

Kay

West Virginia and Kentucky--mainly because I need these states tp bring my total to 44 states that i have visited. Also to see a friend in Duffield Virginia.
I am retired, husband won't fly so I go solo or with Elderhostel. Saved most of my adult life to be able to travel++++advice to all travellers++++GO while you health is good....I think I waited a little too long!!!

Glenda

From Portland, OR to the southwest. San Diego, Prescott/Sedona, Canyon de Chelly, Albuquerque, Santa Fe. Hope the drought hasn't destroyed all the beautiful scenery we've heard so much about. I envy those of you who can take fall and spring vacations. As a teacher summer is the only real time I can go.

xxx

Glenda, I'd gladly trade my 3 weeks total (that I can take anytime) for your entire summer plus winter and spring breaks. Another whiney teacher. Could you tell your profession to stop!!! No one has it better for time off.

Mary

Glenda, I'll gladly trade you my ability to take my two weeks off in the spring/fall for your 10 week summer vacation.

Carol

I will give my 2 cents on this one. My husband and three other boating buddies are taking our boats on a two week trip. We will start on Lake Ontaraio and travel to Sodus Bay, NY and go on to Fairhaven, NY, then to Sacketts Harbor for three days. We wanted to stay in the States until after the fourth of July (really it is our Yacht Clubs cruise with 40 boats). However the three of us will extend our cruising to Ottawa Canada through the canal system (which is beautiful) and with time and weather permitting we will go onto Montreal for the final leg and then back again. As I said this is weather permitting. Boaters are at the mercey of Mother Nature. Wind, rain bad seas are a big no no. Time will tell.

This is the longest boat trip we have ever taken. Who knows we may have to make it three weeks.

If this goes well, than next fall we will take the boat from Lake Ontario to Florida.

carolc

Oops-before I get chastised, I spelled MERCY wrong. OOPS, I am sure there are other mispelled words too.

Glenda

Just an aside to xxx and Mary. No one is stopping you from becoming a teacher. If it is such a perfect deal why aren't you teachers?

lisa

Husband and I are driving (From TX) to CO, about 10 miles South of Telluride, staying in a cabin on Trout Lake!

I'd love a teachers vacation time. I applied for a teaching position here in TX, got the job, then realized it would have been a $12K cut per year. (Didn't realize they don't consider ANY "experience" except Classroom time)
So there is definitely give and take. There is a teachers shortage in most cities I'm told. So I'm with Glenda, maybe those ladies who wished they had all those vacations can apply for a teaching job. I'll try again maybe once my husband's business is booming!