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Everything about the author's description of the "dream vacation" sounded awful. A proper vacation is being able to spend 2-3 months abroad and taking it easy

by j7ake 3y ago

Everything about the author's description of the "dream vacation" sounded awful. A proper vacation is being able to spend 2-3 months abroad and taking it easy with no specific plans. The author describes a highly optimized itinerary where every meal and every day counts. Sounds like more stress than a vacation.

0wis 3y ago
Sounds to you, and to me too. However there is as many different ways to do vacations as there are people. Some like to do nothing on a beach for days, others to live an adventure or meet people. I can totally understand why you want a totally optimized trip if you have money and little time. And I am sure part of the 25k€ package mentioned is spent on planning with enough time or options to avoid stress.
- j7ake 3y ago
  I think that’s one big difference between American and European life. Americans have more money, but Europeans have more time and stability. In my opinion though, if you’re affluent enough to go on 25k vacations, why are they not affluent enough to take several months off at a time to actually enjoy a proper time off?
  - testHN1ac 3y ago
    May be they actually love what they do to stay away for months doing nothing on a 'vacation'.
patchymcnoodles 3y ago
Both is possible. I do sometimes make vacations unplanned with no return flight ticket and just enjoy the time there as long as I feel to. But then there are specialized holidays, where you need people to be with you. One example is my hobby being a diver. Going on a private diving safari needs planning and documents. Depending where you go are the documents, but you still need a boat, a crew and a dive guide and/or trainer. It's still very enjoyable for me, as I love diving, but it also needs planning.
- j7ake 3y ago
  This makes sense. I can imagine going to a Taylor Swift concert: being able to have reserved tickets at prime seating with backstage meet & greet afterwards would be a different level compared to stuck in parking lot and standing in crowded unreserved area.

by j7ake 3y ago

0wis 3y ago

Sounds to you, and to me too. However there is as many different ways to do vacations as there are people. Some like to do nothing on a beach for days, others to live an adventure or meet people. I can totally understand why you want a totally optimized trip if you have money and little time. And I am sure part of the 25k€ package mentioned is spent on planning with enough time or options to avoid stress.

j7ake 3y ago
I think that’s one big difference between American and European life. Americans have more money, but Europeans have more time and stability. In my opinion though, if you’re affluent enough to go on 25k vacations, why are they not affluent enough to take several months off at a time to actually enjoy a proper time off?
- testHN1ac 3y ago
  May be they actually love what they do to stay away for months doing nothing on a 'vacation'.

patchymcnoodles 3y ago

Both is possible. I do sometimes make vacations unplanned with no return flight ticket and just enjoy the time there as long as I feel to. But then there are specialized holidays, where you need people to be with you. One example is my hobby being a diver. Going on a private diving safari needs planning and documents. Depending where you go are the documents, but you still need a boat, a crew and a dive guide and/or trainer. It's still very enjoyable for me, as I love diving, but it also needs planning.

j7ake 3y ago
This makes sense. I can imagine going to a Taylor Swift concert: being able to have reserved tickets at prime seating with backstage meet & greet afterwards would be a different level compared to stuck in parking lot and standing in crowded unreserved area.