Friday, April 22, 2022

Ideal vacation

A few weeks ago we tried a "guess the vacationeer" at work--which of us wants which ideal vacation?

Resting on the Isle Royale shore, Prudhoe Bay to Key West, Shetland Islands, hiking in the mountains, cabin camping with friends, "everybody else goes on vacation and I stay", and "visit an old city and stay with friends who show me their city as they see it."

That last one makes a lot more sense than treating an old city as a museum and just seeing the tourist book highlights. The Eiffel tower may be cool, but what does a Parisian see in it? Visiting with friends enters you into the life of the city, not just its monuments. The sights and sounds and meals are better when shared.

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