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06-10-2010, 02:54 PM | #1 |
My hairy-legged girls Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: lompoc, ca.
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| Do you vacation once a year or more? I know some people work hard all year and then go on a nice week or two vacation, and some go more than once a year. I've seen where some of you have gone to some really unique countries which is so wonderful. Just wondering how all of you do vacations. We use to go once a year for a month, but found as we got older we like to go for short in state "get-aways" all the time. It sure keeps the dreaded "routine" at bay. We do plan on a trip to Spain next year, and maybe venture out with the motor home to AZ. And my husband wants to drive the Alcan hwy. Now that would be an awesome vacation. Driving the Alaska Highway is still an adventure What would be so wonderful too is to own a pontoon and go out on a lake for a few days. That would be heaven. Hubby could fish, grill & just relax, and I could catch up on some reading, napping and the girls could snooze, play and watch other people go by. Anyone own a pontoon? Maybe people in TN. or MN. would be the likely ones. So how often do all of you plan vacations?
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06-10-2010, 03:02 PM | #2 |
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| Usually one big trip each year and then some smaller trips throughout the year. The big trip usually ends up being a cruise. This year has been never ending trips though, I went to Vegas in March, I am going to Atlantic City in the beginning of August, a cruise the end of August, and Aruba in November.
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06-10-2010, 03:55 PM | #3 |
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| You can rent really nice pontoons at Lake Mead and there are gorgeous little coves and areas on that lake to hideaway. You can rent for an hour a day a week a month.....
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06-10-2010, 04:44 PM | #4 |
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| The pontoon vacation sounds awsome...just never thought of it-THank you!! My brother lives in MN so I will def inquire. We usually plan 3 vacations a year. One with the furbutts, just the two of us and one with family and friends. The caribean is usually a staple vacation as DH and I LOVE the beach and warm weather. We went to europe a few years ago and crossed the country by rail which was wonderful, we hit Denmark, sweden, germany, austria and venice. Another fav is Outer Banks, NC which is one of our favorite vacations with the furbutts because they are allowed on the beach. Next week I'm doing a stay-cation and very excited to spend 7 solid days with my furbutts. Cool thread~
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06-11-2010, 07:34 AM | #5 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Sadly, we don't always get 1 vacation a year...bc it's tough with the doggies. If we can take the doggies with us, then yes. But, kenneling is out of the question and I don't have a sitter I feel right about. My hubby's parents live on a lake on MN and we love it up there. They have a pontoon, jet skis, canoe, paddle boat, fishing boat - it's so green, fresh, and relaxing - so different than Arizona. What about a Houseboat? I heard renting a houseboat is just fantastic bc you can live on it while vacationing. Doesn't that sound fun? How exciting you're going to Spain...I think you've been there before, if I remember right? I've been to Madrid and it's an incredible city - very metropolitan, but so much history and character; so much to do. I've also been to Denmark and Amsterdam. Amsterdam is probably one of my favorite cities *ever*, I would even live there - the people are incredibly lovely and the city has an inexplicable charm that hits all the right spots for me. There is something so poetic about Amsterdam. Plus, you can see Van Gogh paintings in *person*...which is just stunning.
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06-11-2010, 07:40 AM | #6 |
And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI
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| Vacation? What's that??? The only other country I've been to is Canada and our vacay every couple-few years is usually down Georgia way. When our money tree blooms, we will go to Bar Harbor, Maine; Colorado; the Grand Canyon; Cali (wine tasting), and if I get over fear of flying, Australia and Europe.
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06-11-2010, 07:51 AM | #7 |
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| My hubby is in the military and I am still a college student so we actually get to vacation alot (my grandma always tells me "travel when your young and while you still can"). Every three day weekend he has we try to go somewhere and that way he doesnt have to use his leave so we can save for something big. Last year we did a cruise and this year I think we are going to take a week or two and go skiing at a resort. We always take a week or two at Christmas off for family as well. And we never take a vacation unless the dogs (and cat ) can come with us or family can watch them. We recently moved from Georgia to Colorado and Colorado is SO much more dog friendly so we plan on doing alot with the dogs this year
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06-11-2010, 08:08 AM | #8 |
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| We go to Florida once ayear for 2 weeks. Thats our big vacation. During the Summer we take mini vacations on the weekends and especially the 3 day weekends
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06-11-2010, 09:56 AM | #9 |
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| We go to Florida for a week every 2 months...so thats about 6 vacations a year LoL But its only cause we have a house down there and its easy to take Pasquale with us. Before Pasquale : Italy Aruba St Lucia After Pasquale : Florida LoL I guess things do change when you have kids
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06-11-2010, 10:26 AM | #10 |
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| for the past 20 + years, my two sisters and I each got a house at the same time on the Jersey Shore. My older sisters kids were little when we started, they are now married with kids of their own, I'm married with two grown kids and my younger sister has a teenager. Last year my niece made a dvd of pictures over the years, which we all got a copy of. There are so many wonderful memories.
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06-11-2010, 07:08 PM | #11 |
My hairy-legged girls Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: lompoc, ca.
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| I am SO ready to visit Aruba. WOW!! I lived in Madrid Spain for three years, fell in love with it and want to live there, or at least on the coast. My son is in the AF stationed at Rota Spain right now, and his son (my grandson) is also in the AF and stationed in MS. Lake Mead sounds nice, but way too far for me to go. I'm not crazy about Nevada either. I know at lake Mead, they also rent house boats. That would be a fun thing to do if you have two or three couples and split the cost. If I could buy a summer home, it would probably be in Main on the Islesboro, then I could have a pontoon to run up and down the river.
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06-11-2010, 07:53 PM | #12 |
Thor's Human Donating Member | I used to be the only person at my job that would take *all* their vacation every year. I think my most incredible trip was to Beijing... we paid a taxi driver $30 to chaffeur us around the whole day. He took us to the Great Wall, and we were the ONLY people there. So much better than going on a tour bus. I don't have a bf or good vacation buddy at the moment, so I've built up a ridiculous amount of vacation. I'm up to two months! I really need a vacation too. I'd like to go to Pariah canyon in Arizona. I even think I could take Thor. I need to get on that and plan a nice trip for September.
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06-11-2010, 08:16 PM | #13 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Here, there
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| I too wanted to ask what a vacation is?? I have a slight memory of having one 4 years ago... I will not kennel my dogs, don't trust anybody to watch them, therefore I am stuck between a rock and a hard place. I am really feeling burnt out too, wish I could get away. But I do love my dogs so
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06-11-2010, 10:11 PM | #14 |
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| We just to take lots of vacations, all the time, specially going to visit my family and friends out of the country, I haven't done it since I got Phoebe, (my first yorkie) I'm just like Mojo, don't like to leave my dogs behind or I take them all or none, we still go on mini vacations, but always make sure to book a friendly dog hotel
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06-15-2010, 07:36 AM | #15 |
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| I try to go on one vacation a year but I also make mini trips to Cape Cod for a weekend or Foxwoods for a night, and I go to New Mexico to visit family twice a year for a short visit.... but usually we take one week long vacation a year. We just got back from a cruise to Bermuda!
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