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ixxie 10 hours ago

Do what you would do at home on a week off.

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tptacek 10 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Chill out on my porch, read a book, make a salad? I don't think that's what the post is getting at.

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myself248 9 hours ago | parent [-]

That's what I did on my last vacation, and it was lovely.

Except that I was in a cabin, on an island, in a foreign country. And the reason I was absolutely undistracted from my book, is that I'd turned my phone off before crossing the border. And I left it off, all week.

The isolation and quiet surroundings made the "week off" truly off. Nobody could reach me if they tried. Whatever calamity befell my boss, he'd just have to wait.

That's so much better than I'd normally do at home on a week off, and it was 100% worth the travel to achieve it.

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tptacek 8 hours ago | parent [-]

Right, it's a weird thing to travel for though.

	▲	sampullman 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Why? I don't have a porch at home, and it's too hot to sit outside and read.

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wavemode 10 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

But I could just do that at home. Why travel?

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apsurd 10 hours ago | parent [-]

This is part of the wider conversation. At least one reason is because other peoples' home is not your Disneyland.

	▲	strken 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I would quite like for more of the cafes and restaurants near my home to be other peoples' Disneyland, to some extent, since this would provide a lot of jobs in the area and help the owners.