How often do you “repeat” vacations — and how did you find the one you wanted to repeat all the time? Have you been surprised by any vacations you took or activities you did? Or, on the flip side, are all of your “vacations” going to bridal showers and the like?
How Many Vacation Days Did You Use This Year?
How many vacation days did you use this year, readers — and what did you DO with your vacation? As this year comes to a close, it’s always a great idea to review your vacation days to make sure you’re using them properly (especially if they’re use-or-lose!), and we’d love to hear how many of … Read More about How Many Vacation Days Did You Use This Year?
How to Make the Most of a Long Weekend
What’s everyone doing for the long weekend coming up? In general, how do you like to spend long weekends like this, and what historically has been your best long weekend ever? What are your best tips for how to make the most of a long weekend if you don’t have plans? For my $.02, I’ve … Read More about How to Make the Most of a Long Weekend
How to Take the Stress Out of Vacation Planning (Open Thread)
We haven’t talked about how to plan a vacation in years, so here’s a fun topic for today: how do you simplify travel planning — i.e., take the stress out of vacation planning? Do you repeat trips? Copy a friend’s (or blogger’s) itinerary? Use a travel agent? Do you have any “done and DONE” kind … Read More about How to Take the Stress Out of Vacation Planning (Open Thread)
The Best Winter Vacation Strategies
After most of us just enjoyed a four-day weekend (or turned it into an even longer break — lucky you), it’s time to go back to work and … talk about winter vacation strategies! In the wintertime, do you prefer to escape the cold and snow by going somewhere warm with beautiful beaches, or are … Read More about The Best Winter Vacation Strategies
Tales from the Wallet: What’s Your Vacation Money Strategy?
What’s your overall strategy about vacations and budgets — how do you plan to budget while on vacation — and how do you pay for vacation?
4 Types of Vacation Packages for Busy Women
Update: We stand by this advice on specialty vacation packages for busy women, but you may want to check out our newer advice on travel companies that plan surprise vacations. Travel planning can be a lot of fun, but it’s also time-consuming — and stressing out about a vacation kind of defeats the purpose. Vacation packages take almost all the … Read More about 4 Types of Vacation Packages for Busy Women
Weekend Wednesday: Stylish Travel Dresses
Hunting for easycare clothes that pack well? We rounded up some great options!
You’ve Just Won the Lottery. Like, a LOT. Now What? (Fantasy Open Thread)
This might be a fun fantasy open thread: what would YOU do if you won the lottery?
Open Thread: Vacation Time
How much vacation time have YOU taken this year?
Vacation Horror Stories
What comically went wrong on your vacation? What was a rookie mistake and what was just one of those things? What would you do differently to plan your next vacation?
Gift Idea: Bluetooth Keyboard
I’ve mentioned my love for my Bluetooth keyboard a few times, but I don’t think I’ve ever done a whole post on it, so I thought we’d discuss. If you tend to do a lot of writing in your life (even just emails!), I highly recommend it. There are a ton of options out there; the … Read More about Gift Idea: Bluetooth Keyboard