You don't have use it up all at the same time. Multiple shorter vacations (with the other extreme being a 2x extended weekend each month) are also an option.

You don't have use it up all at the same time. Multiple shorter vacations (with the other extreme being a 2x extended weekend each month) are also an option. I personally need 25-30 a year, spread out across longer (1 week) and shorter (4-day weekend) vacations (and I do enjoy my work very much). It's hard for me to fathom getting by on just 2 weeks a year - and compressed into a single vacation at that. (Disclaimer - European)