Recent questions tagged vacation

Description : What is the allure of an Air BnB?

Last Answer : Just something different people can do on a trip I guess.

Description : Have you ever done a Northern Lights vacation?

Last Answer : I have been considering a trip to Iceland for sever years and for several reasons. The ability to view the Northern Lights again in my lifetime is one of the reasons. I have seen them twice in my ... second time was in 1989 on a long weekend trip in Northern Maine. I stayed up all night watching.

Description : If you’re traveling for a vacation in Maine for the very first time, which places will you visit first?

Last Answer : You can't go wrong by traveling up route 1 along the coast. Inland Maine has many hidden lakes and towns but the coastal towns and parks are just spectacular - one after another. Kennebunk, Ogunquit, and ... For several years, my Ex and I rented a cottage on Mt Desert Island for a week in August.

Description : I’ve heard about cruise ship outbreaks, but how many cruise trips have been COVID free?

Last Answer : There haven't beena lot of cruises. Foreign ports are nervous about allowing excursions onto their ports. Friends of mine have booked cruises, only to have them canceled. As for me, I am looking forward to a ... be in a room with a balcony this time, to convince my wife to go. What could happen?

Description : Why would my DIL get so upset over this?

Last Answer : Something from the past, no doubt, that has a strong past-experience charge for her that got triggered by some aspect of it. My guess is it's any time she has told her child about something, ... for parents to have a hang-up about. It's often ancestral and passed down from generation to generation.

Description : Do you think we will go through a big spike in covid cases because of Memorial Day?

Last Answer : Yes, there will be a spike. But not so large, because 38% (?) of Americans have had one or more vaccine shots, so the affectable population will be smaller. I’m OK with the vaccine deniers getting sick. Let ‘em infect each other and suffer the consequences.

Description : Have you ever been at Badwater Basin?

Last Answer : Yes. It’s quite awesome.

Description : If you can pick any 12 days for religious holidays what would you pick?

Last Answer : I would pick the first day of the month, every month, so as to make it simple. Ideally I would like to be able to have a mental health day with 1 day or shorter notice. I would like to be able to change my choices as my needs adjust.

Description : Would you risk trying to get your second dose of covid vaccine in another state?

Last Answer : Now (mid-March) this is more likely to be possible that it was, say, two months ago. Because of supply. At least here in Georgia, grocery stores and drug stores have their supplies, and no ... might be successful in Atlanta, but less likely to walk in, in Virginia or Maryland. And forget California.

Description : What is your favorite thing about staying in a motel?

Last Answer : Checking out.

Description : What does seven days and six nights mean?

Last Answer : A day and a night, six times, and then one more day. For example, you check in on Sunday and stay Sunday night through Friday night, and then you leave on Saturday. If I were thinking in terms ... the six nights, since the first and last day are going to be mostly concerned with coming and going.

Description : What is the latest news re. someone who failed to stay on the last leg of the plane trip and got penalized for it?

Last Answer : Lufthansa sues passenger for missing the last leg of their flight Sorry the whole article is on the other side of a “paywall”.

Description : Friend asked question, "With your bank account, where can you go for vacation??'?

Last Answer : I’m limited to a staycation.

Description : What is your personal recommendation for the best mosquito repellent?

Last Answer : I have had good luck with OFF containing DEET. Also, when camping, I burn citronella candles all night upwind of where I sleep to keep the little buggers away.

Description : Day trip help for St. Maarten?

Last Answer : Twenty years ago we went to Orient Bay, on the French side of the island.

Description : Is it worth building another vacation trip search engine what can do more then others available on web?

Last Answer : You have done a thorough research. So, you know better than us. Its a great idea. So, sharing it on the internet can cause theft of your idea. However, given the positive community this is, I doubt ... people's opinion on what all features they expect in such a site. Check your budget and go for it.

Description : Do you have a home away from home?

Last Answer : There's a house on Stradbroke Island. Straddie is about an hour's ferry ride from the mainland. The house is old, but it has everything you need. It's also right next to Moreton Bay. We can sit and ... , scenery and time to relax. We try to go there to recharge our batteries. We're overdue a visit.

Description : How many days holiday should Trump take?

Last Answer : Sure, it's acceptable. LBJ and George Bush and Reagan used to spend tons of time at their ranches at all times. There's nothing sacrosanct about the White House. In fact, DC in the summer ... is in Washington or not. The republicans are going to be dysfunctional no matter where the president is.

Description : Have you been to the beach this summer?

Last Answer : I love the beach. I used to go to Cape Cod every summer with my parents before my mom got sick. Cape Cod has wonderful beaches! Last year I was feeling like I needed a good beach visit so I researched ... the beach was so empty. I really like waves so a beach without waves is not much fun, to me.

Description : Have you ever taken a break from life?

Last Answer : Well, being married and a father with a couple jobs, taking off more than two months is an impossibility. That being said, since graduate school, I've made a habit of going away twice a year (once in ... /daughter trip. I'm really glad they can do this but I'm almost more happy for the alone time.

Description : What is the best Alaska cruise?

Last Answer : I’ve done research also have a couple of friends that have or will be going. They all booked the year before for exterior/view cabins. The got combo package with train trip too. One that went two years ago used Norwegian Cruise Lines.The other is going in late July this year used Princess.

Description : Kansas City or St. Louis?

Last Answer : Well St. Louis is much closer to the point of longest totality. It appears that both cities lie right on the outer edge of the zone of totality.

Description : How common is vacation without the vacation? Is it even supposed to happen?

Last Answer : answer:I think it is much more common in the USA than in the U.K., even though we get more annual leave. We get 28 days by law (thank you EU) and more if your employer is ... for it. But both nations should look to the French and Dutch. Happy people, productive economies, lower working weeks

Description : How do I plan for a trip to Yosemite?

Last Answer : answer:San Diego is about 400 miles south of Yosemite so you are looking at a very long, one day drive, with stops, easy 10-12 hours or more depending. Also you need to plan the time of year ... in the fall all over the Sierras, just don't kiss any Chipmunks or ground squirrels when you visit. lol

Description : What was the best vacation you ever enjoyed with your family when younger or growing up? What made it so wonderful?

Last Answer : answer:My family (parents and three kids at the time) took a car trip from where we lived in San Francisco up to Washington State for the 1962 Seattle World's Fair. What made it a great trip is we ... Puget Sound to visit family friends that had a farm. It was the perfect trip for a seven year old!

Description : Do you enjoy road trips?

Last Answer : I enjoy them, although I have not done it a lot. The most memorable (and longest) was a two week skiing tour of the Rockies, going to ski areas in Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. I met someone at a party on that trip and came close to saying behind.

Description : Planning a trip, would I have to pay toll?

Last Answer : If you get directions on google maps, it will tell you if there is a toll. It will also offer toll-free alternatives, although that might take lots longer.

Description : If you woke up Tuesday morning and all your plans for the day were unexpectedly cancelled, what would you do with yourself all day?

Last Answer : answer:After a good long run, I’d have a great breakfast, and then one of two things. Depending on the weather, either: a) Go on a long hike or b) go to a museum Or, really, go to the Legion of Honor in San Francisco, then do the Lands End hike.

Description : Have you taken a cruise alone? Would you?

Last Answer : I would. I’d ask the friend, optionally. I don’t have the monetary resources you do.

Description : What to do and see in Shreveport, Louisiana in October?

Last Answer : How far is that from New Orleans?

Description : Can you describe the best summer of your life?

Last Answer : I met a girl at summer camp and we held hands all night.

Description : Road trip ideas around the Blue Ridge mountains?

Last Answer : answer:Head south, my friend, through the Shenandoah Valley. Here is a schedule of events for that time-frame. As for hiking, there are plenty of places to go that I would consider safe for a lone ... path you decide to take, let me know. I can provide some more tips that might be of interest.

Description : My mom is visiting me in Red Deer tomorrow for two days can you suggest some activities that we can do?

Last Answer : Go fishing Never been there, but there’s gotta be a lake somewhere in Alberta. The provinces I have visited have millions of them.

Description : In your workplace, how are vacations granted when more than one person requests the same time period off?

Last Answer : answer:Where I last worked, it was first come, first serve. I don't think there was an earliest date allowed. My boss had the opposite problem with us. She'd get mad that we weren't scheduling any ... . The rest of us had local relatives. There were only 5 in our department, so maybe it was easier.

Description : If you were going to plan your own ideal stay-cation (in your town) what would it entail?

Last Answer : answer:To me, having $5,000 for a vacation is like living like a crazed millionaire. I live in Europe. If I had $5,000 I would NOT stay in town at 64 degrees north. I could have a week or ... airfare and swanky hotel accommodation, easy. I would go alone. (sorry Little Man, but mommy needs a break)

Description : What is the farthest trip you ever took?

Last Answer : Ireland. Went 3 times – two on a tour and once just “free” and took public transport around. It was great every time.

Description : Can The Collective provide some family vacation ideas?

Last Answer : Have you considered a staycation. You can order out every night, and play video games. And just relax and sleep in till noonish . You will save money and not have to stress out from planning a vacation.

Description : How much Vacation time is perfect for you?

Last Answer : answer:4 weeks a year is good for me, I rarely take more than a week at a time. The big problem for me has always been that it is expensive to go somewhere special for two weeks. The big thing ... Moab. Later this month I will take two days after the holiday for a five day vacation down to Big Sur.

Description : Where in the world is the best place for a family vacation?

Last Answer : I'd say it's hard to really say without knowing what kind of vacation you want and what you like. Do you want an active vacation where you do sporting activities, like skiing? Do you like ... you looking for a place that looks like what we think of as traditional Christmas, like Germany or Belgium?

Description : When's the last time you took time 'just for yourself'?

Last Answer : It depends on how you mean it. I have a lot of time just for myself and just to myself, although it's in my own home. It's just my husband and I and we both have our own little areas. We give ... and privacy. If you are talking outside the home, I would have to say it was .ummm hmmm, good question.

Description : If you invite someone on a trip, do you do everything together?

Last Answer : Yes we stay together except the super book stores then we meet in a half an hour.

Description : What is your favorite cruise line?

Last Answer : answer:Tom Cruise: “You’ve lost that lovin’ feeling…”, song from Top Gun. Oh you meant – boat cruises— I have only been on Princess and Royal Caribbean. Of the two, RC was better.

Description : How far do you need to travel to find your own private spot?

Last Answer : Back in India I used to go to the terrace of my house as soon as darkness comes over. There was no pollution or reflections from city lights, the night sky would be lit up with stars and it was a wonderful feeling to lie down under the stars. Nowadays its my bedroom balcony or kitchen.

Description : What's the worst vacation you ever had?

Last Answer : answer:St Thomas. I was really excited for a chance to get back to the Caribbean. I should of realized I was really just going to tropical US. It was fucking horrible. Everything was SOOO ridiculously over priced. ... somehow. I spent the same amount in a week there that I spent in 4 months in C.A.

Description : Teachers, what are your plans for this summer?

Last Answer : Former teacher here: We got about 6 weeks off, not 3 months, and yes, we get paid for it.

Description : If you could be whisked away for a mini vacation (today) but you could magically be back at home in an instant tomorrow, where would you like to go?

Last Answer : Cantonese restaurant in Jasper and I would order beef and broccoli and BBQ duck with my mom.

Description : Anyone been to the Catskills lately?

Last Answer : answer:The only place I would stay in the Catskills now would be Mohonk Mountain House. I’d been in Brown’s some years ago and it was quite run down.

Description : What is your vacation style?

Last Answer : I like a mix of things to do and lounging around. I like to explore the tows where I am, a little swimming, and a little looking around.

Description : What are your plans for the summer?

Last Answer : Stay indoors, in the air conditioning, as much as possible. I loathe the Summer.

Description : Do you plan kids' activities all summer for them?

Last Answer : answer:No, but it's a different world now then it was when I was little. When I was little, I would play all day in my grandmother's neighborhood, or in my neighborhood. I would walk by myself or with ... , but you will never see a kid walking alone or with another kid, like I did when I was little.