Comments on: The Myth Of The Half-Assed Vacation http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/06/06/the-myth-of-the-half-assed-vacation/ Online travel magazine dedicated to exploring travel in the 21st century. Offering travel news, compelling interviews, online travel tools, and more. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:57:15 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: steve http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/06/06/the-myth-of-the-half-assed-vacation/comment-page-1/#comment-38454 steve Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:12:05 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/06/06/the-myth-of-the-half-assed-vacation/#comment-38454 I just found this site by mistake, and this is the article I happened to read. I could not stand taking vacation time from work, and then sitting around the house. I know that I would end up working much harder than if I were at work. I have a lot of firewood that still needs split! I just found this site by mistake, and this is the article I happened to read. I could not stand taking vacation time from work, and then sitting around the house. I know that I would end up working much harder than if I were at work. I have a lot of firewood that still needs split!

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]]> By: frida http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/06/06/the-myth-of-the-half-assed-vacation/comment-page-1/#comment-17150 frida Thu, 27 Sep 2007 05:13:31 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/06/06/the-myth-of-the-half-assed-vacation/#comment-17150 “Who doesn’t love bath oils and plush robes?” But come on, really? just realize it. invite an in-house spa treatment. you can ask what you want. private treatment... “Who doesn’t love bath oils and plush robes?” But come on, really?

just realize it. invite an in-house spa treatment. you can ask what you want. private treatment…

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]]> By: The Beach, The Ocean, Jamaica and Being a Beach Bum http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/06/06/the-myth-of-the-half-assed-vacation/comment-page-1/#comment-5596 The Beach, The Ocean, Jamaica and Being a Beach Bum Fri, 22 Jun 2007 16:56:36 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/06/06/the-myth-of-the-half-assed-vacation/#comment-5596 [...] read this article that was a rebuttal to an article she had seen about how you can have an exotic vacation at home. I agree with the writer of the article. This is a load of starfish poo. Isn’t a vacation [...] [...] read this article that was a rebuttal to an article she had seen about how you can have an exotic vacation at home. I agree with the writer of the article. This is a load of starfish poo. Isn’t a vacation [...]

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]]> By: Ben http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/06/06/the-myth-of-the-half-assed-vacation/comment-page-1/#comment-5593 Ben Fri, 22 Jun 2007 16:41:17 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/06/06/the-myth-of-the-half-assed-vacation/#comment-5593 Huh. Staying home for vacation? Someones on crack. I could never do that, I would end up getting on the laptop and working. Or playing Warcraft III. Or maybe changing the oil in my car. That's not a vacation. It is hard to go somewhere when you don't have a lot of money. That's why my wife and I are planning our trip to Jamaica a year and a half in advance. We've figured out how much it is for a villa, airfare, food estimation, transportation, fees for places to go and taxes for everything. We know almost exactly how much we need to save. Then we opened a savings account expressly for this trip. It is hard to save the money, but it can be done. You just have to go without some things for a few months. But then, that's the great thing about going on vacation, you've sacrificed some things at home so you can do them, and more, on the beach. Or in the mountains. Or anywhere you want to go. Huh. Staying home for vacation? Someones on crack. I could never do that, I would end up getting on the laptop and working. Or playing Warcraft III. Or maybe changing the oil in my car. That’s not a vacation. It is hard to go somewhere when you don’t have a lot of money. That’s why my wife and I are planning our trip to Jamaica a year and a half in advance. We’ve figured out how much it is for a villa, airfare, food estimation, transportation, fees for places to go and taxes for everything. We know almost exactly how much we need to save. Then we opened a savings account expressly for this trip. It is hard to save the money, but it can be done. You just have to go without some things for a few months. But then, that’s the great thing about going on vacation, you’ve sacrificed some things at home so you can do them, and more, on the beach. Or in the mountains. Or anywhere you want to go.

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]]> By: Madeleine http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/06/06/the-myth-of-the-half-assed-vacation/comment-page-1/#comment-5351 Madeleine Mon, 18 Jun 2007 22:19:58 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/06/06/the-myth-of-the-half-assed-vacation/#comment-5351 oh absolutely, I think seeing your own town through the eyes of a tourist can open the doors on amazing experiences, something we truly don't do enough. Anything that gets you out of your apartment is a good thing in my books, it's the sitting inside watching foreign movies "pretending" to be on vacation that kills me, i am a firm believer in appreciating where you are! You guys are fabulous for the comments! I love the feedback. xoxo Madeleine oh absolutely, I think seeing your own town through the eyes of a tourist can open the doors on amazing experiences, something we truly don’t do enough.

Anything that gets you out of your apartment is a good thing in my books, it’s the sitting inside watching foreign movies “pretending” to be on vacation that kills me, i am a firm believer in appreciating where you are!

You guys are fabulous for the comments! I love the feedback.
xoxo
Madeleine

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]]> By: Lois http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/06/06/the-myth-of-the-half-assed-vacation/comment-page-1/#comment-5084 Lois Fri, 15 Jun 2007 08:32:35 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/06/06/the-myth-of-the-half-assed-vacation/#comment-5084 Hi Madeleine, Great post - spot on! I also get irritated by those articles about 'creating' a holiday atmosphere at home. As if! But, like Kath, I'm a big fan of taking time off to explore your own hometown. She's lucky enough to live near NYC and I'm lucky to live in London so we do have a never ending supply of new things to do and places to explore right on our doorsteps. I'm past the 'keeping the kids entertained cheaply in school holidays' stage but now often have, what my friends and I refer to as BDO (Big Days Out) when we choose a different place to visit (often involving a nice cafe with a museum attached - eating and nattering often taking longer than the agree cultural activity). Yesterday we went to London Zoo which I hadn't been to since my kids were young. It was a grand day out - leisurely canal boat trip to Regents Park and the zoo, then a walk back to Camden Market along the canal (and a chance to check out all the trendy shops so we could pretend we were 20 again). I arrived home feeling tired but refreshed at the same time - much as I do after a good holiday. Hi Madeleine,
Great post – spot on! I also get irritated by those articles about ‘creating’ a holiday atmosphere at home. As if! But, like Kath, I’m a big fan of taking time off to explore your own hometown. She’s lucky enough to live near NYC and I’m lucky to live in London so we do have a never ending supply of new things to do and places to explore right on our doorsteps.

I’m past the ‘keeping the kids entertained cheaply in school holidays’ stage but now often have, what my friends and I refer to as BDO (Big Days Out) when we choose a different place to visit (often involving a nice cafe with a museum attached – eating and nattering often taking longer than the agree cultural activity). Yesterday we went to London Zoo which I hadn’t been to since my kids were young. It was a grand day out – leisurely canal boat trip to Regents Park and the zoo, then a walk back to Camden Market along the canal (and a chance to check out all the trendy shops so we could pretend we were 20 again). I arrived home feeling tired but refreshed at the same time – much as I do after a good holiday.

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]]> By: kath http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/06/06/the-myth-of-the-half-assed-vacation/comment-page-1/#comment-5028 kath Thu, 14 Jun 2007 14:40:09 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/06/06/the-myth-of-the-half-assed-vacation/#comment-5028 I am a big fan of being a tourist in your own hometown. I have 10 weeks of having my kids at home every summer and not much money for travelling to exotic places. We got a (free)state travel guide and are trying to hit spots within an hour or so from our house for day trips and a bit farther away for overnighters. It works out fine. We're lucky to live right outside of NYC, which is a place you could spend a year exploring and still never see everything. Most places in the world have great things to do and see if you look for them. I am a big fan of being a tourist in your own hometown. I have 10 weeks of having my kids at home every summer and not much money for travelling to exotic places. We got a (free)state travel guide and are trying to hit spots within an hour or so from our house for day trips and a bit farther away for overnighters. It works out fine. We’re lucky to live right outside of NYC, which is a place you could spend a year exploring and still never see everything. Most places in the world have great things to do and see if you look for them.

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]]> By: JennDZ http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/06/06/the-myth-of-the-half-assed-vacation/comment-page-1/#comment-4745 JennDZ Sun, 10 Jun 2007 15:32:47 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/06/06/the-myth-of-the-half-assed-vacation/#comment-4745 I do agree that I would spend the money differently. But people have different degrees of being comfortable and getting people to explore other cultures sometimes have to use baby-steps to get there, as well as the affordability issue. What I would do is not what someone else might do and in my opinion, one is not right. Plus, I think there are advantages of exploring other cultures in this round about way, if you can't afford the real deal. At least you are expanding your mind a bit, without depleting your bank account. But I do get your point. :) I do agree that I would spend the money differently. But people have different degrees of being comfortable and getting people to explore other cultures sometimes have to use baby-steps to get there, as well as the affordability issue. What I would do is not what someone else might do and in my opinion, one is not right. Plus, I think there are advantages of exploring other cultures in this round about way, if you can’t afford the real deal. At least you are expanding your mind a bit, without depleting your bank account.
But I do get your point. :)

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]]> By: Madeleine http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/06/06/the-myth-of-the-half-assed-vacation/comment-page-1/#comment-4658 Madeleine Sat, 09 Jun 2007 02:31:41 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/06/06/the-myth-of-the-half-assed-vacation/#comment-4658 oh Jenn, I totally hear you on the not-bring-able-to-afford-a-vacay front, but seriously if you had $100 to spend on a bit of time off, wouldn't you rather drive like an hour outside your city and go camping or even spend the night in a hotel rather than sitting in your living room pretending to be somewhere else? I'm all for treating yourself to exotic foods and different movies, and I agree that you can find amazing, incredible foreign foods right at your doorstep but in my humble opinion these experiences are great diversions in an otherwise dull day, not vacations. oh Jenn, I totally hear you on the not-bring-able-to-afford-a-vacay front, but seriously if you had $100 to spend on a bit of time off, wouldn’t you rather drive like an hour outside your city and go camping or even spend the night in a hotel rather than sitting in your living room pretending to be somewhere else?

I’m all for treating yourself to exotic foods and different movies, and I agree that you can find amazing, incredible foreign foods right at your doorstep but in my humble opinion these experiences are great diversions in an otherwise dull day, not vacations.

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]]> By: JennDZ http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/06/06/the-myth-of-the-half-assed-vacation/comment-page-1/#comment-4648 JennDZ Fri, 08 Jun 2007 19:30:54 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/06/06/the-myth-of-the-half-assed-vacation/#comment-4648 I agree with what you are saying, but many people can't seem to get away for whatever reason. I mean it is easy to save for a great trip when you are in the position to, but some people can't. What if you can't afford to go on a great vacation more than every 3 years, what do you do in the meantime? I am sure Greek Salads in Greece are great, but I am sure I have had some really great ones made by Greek people who are now in America. Depending on where you live, it is possible to have an international quality to your life without ever leaving your neighborhood. Don't get me wrong Madeleine, I toally agree with what you are saying here - a chance to get away, truely away and be immersed in a culture different from your own is a teacher that you cannot get by sitting in your house in a plush bathrobe watching foreign fils on PPV, but for people who can't afford the trip, it is nice to give people other ways of expnading their minds. You never know what adventure awaits out your back door! I agree with what you are saying, but many people can’t seem to get away for whatever reason. I mean it is easy to save for a great trip when you are in the position to, but some people can’t. What if you can’t afford to go on a great vacation more than every 3 years, what do you do in the meantime?

I am sure Greek Salads in Greece are great, but I am sure I have had some really great ones made by Greek people who are now in America. Depending on where you live, it is possible to have an international quality to your life without ever leaving your neighborhood. Don’t get me wrong Madeleine, I toally agree with what you are saying here – a chance to get away, truely away and be immersed in a culture different from your own is a teacher that you cannot get by sitting in your house in a plush bathrobe watching foreign fils on PPV, but for people who can’t afford the trip, it is nice to give people other ways of expnading their minds. You never know what adventure awaits out your back door!

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