The
Art of Vacationing
I
just returned from a vacation to Hawaii. In doing so, I had the unique
opportunity to observe many other people who were vacationing, or at least
trying to vacation, as well.
People
rarely truly vacate these days. Many people take their notebook computer
on vacation. I paid a price for not taking it, but how much more would I
have paid to lug the thing around and distract from my purpose of vacating!
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The
time spent in the sun, watching the waves roll in from the pool or veranda or
beach, were quite priceless. I hardly wanted to come back. This is
because I decided to "be" in the moment and simply enjoy where I was
while I was there.
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I
have found the following tips are quite helpful to truly vacate when we are
vacationing:
1.
Do more than sit by the pool. Try new activities doing something
fun. This helps us keep active and also learn about new places.
While this may sound amazing to some people, many people observed simply sat in
the sun all day by the pool with umbrella drinks in their hand.
2.
Fly E-Ticket. Vouchers suck. Lose them and you'll find
out why, the hard way.
3.
Stay in an older hotel but check out the hot new resorts for fun.
This keeps your stay interesting.
4.
Don't bring new babies, if possible. You'll end up needing a
vacation from your vacation.
5.
Stay longer than 5 days. It takes 2 days to decompress from our
work, and 2 days prior to leaving I started thinking about it again. It
was nice to have time thinking about other things.
6.
Travel light. Lugging heavy bags through airports isn't very much
fun. Also, I always use the luggage carts - often they are lying
around near a recently departed flight and I score it for free.
7.
Rent a fun car. When you're on vacation do you really want to cram
into a Ford Fiesta? At 6'3", neither do I. The Sebring convertible was worth the extra bucks
as it also helped cool off the car to open the top. (Just remember the sun
screen - my shoulders are still peeling!).
8.
Have a partner or friend pick up the rental car while the other stands in line
with the luggage. This saves enormous time. The person
checking in with tickets will need both driver's licenses. The person
checking out a rental car, on the other hand, will need the licenses when they
arrive if both people are going to be on the agreement.
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