Vacation Thread

[Bridgecity]

Myself and the family just got back from a week in the Dominican last Thursday.  Did the all inclusive, and actually didn't leave the resort at all.  It was a great break from the regular winter life.  Nothing but sun, relaxation, beach time, swimming, and great drink.  Food was pretty good also.  If you enjoy an all inclusive, I would highly recommend Dreams Onyx in Punta Cana.  Gorgeous palm tree lined beach and beautiful resort.  I thought our boys (17 and 19) may get bored along the way, but they had a blast. 

Not sure what's next for 2026.  Ireland and Greece are getting thrown around, but don't have any firm plans, just throwing ideas around with Mrs. BC.  We NEED to do eastern Canada at some point, never been, so that's also high on the list. 

[Johnnymac]

Myself and the family just got back from a week in the Dominican last Thursday.  Did the all inclusive, and actually didn't leave the resort at all.  It was a great break from the regular winter life.  Nothing but sun, relaxation, beach time, swimming, and great drink.  Food was pretty good also.  If you enjoy an all inclusive, I would highly recommend Dreams Onyx in Punta Cana.  Gorgeous palm tree lined beach and beautiful resort.  I thought our boys (17 and 19) may get bored along the way, but they had a blast. 

Not sure what's next for 2026.  Ireland and Greece are getting thrown around, but don't have any firm plans, just throwing ideas around with Mrs. BC.  We NEED to do eastern Canada at some point, never been, so that's also high on the list. 

Love me a good relaxing week at an all inclusive in the winter.  While of course trips centered around exploring, adventures, and trying new things are a lot of fun, I'll take a low key beach week any day over some busy week of exploring, but that's just me.

[RRocket]

Myself and the family just got back from a week in the Dominican last Thursday.  Did the all inclusive, and actually didn't leave the resort at all.  It was a great break from the regular winter life.  Nothing but sun, relaxation, beach time, swimming, and great drink.  Food was pretty good also.  If you enjoy an all inclusive, I would highly recommend Dreams Onyx in Punta Cana.  Gorgeous palm tree lined beach and beautiful resort.  I thought our boys (17 and 19) may get bored along the way, but they had a blast. 

Not sure what's next for 2026.  Ireland and Greece are getting thrown around, but don't have any firm plans, just throwing ideas around with Mrs. BC.  We NEED to do eastern Canada at some point, never been, so that's also high on the list. 

Love me a good relaxing week at an all inclusive in the winter.  While of course trips centered around exploring, adventures, and trying new things are a lot of fun, I'll take a low key beach week any day over some busy week of exploring, but that's just me.

Same

[Firm]

^ Yep, me too. Exploring, scheduling, getting around, etc, it all feels a little too much like work.

[GreatBigAbyss]

While I appreciate a weekend off as much as the next guy, I prefer the 'adventure vacation' format a lot more.  From canoe-packing to MTB trips, that's more my speed. 

I have a hard time sitting still. 

[dkazzed]

They have meds for that.

[RRocket]

While I appreciate a weekend off as much as the next guy, I prefer the 'adventure vacation' format a lot more.  From canoe-packing to MTB trips, that's more my speed. 

I have a hard time sitting still. 

What do you do for a living again?

Some of us had jobs that were so physically demanding (in the case of IQ physically and emotionally) that when vacation time rolled around we have absolutely nothing left in the tank. So an adventure vacation is out of the question.

We want full relaxation mode. Because that's all we can muster.

[Firm]

While I appreciate a weekend off as much as the next guy, I prefer the 'adventure vacation' format a lot more.  From canoe-packing to MTB trips, that's more my speed. 

I have a hard time sitting still. 

What do you do for a living again?

Some of us had jobs that were so physically demanding (in the case of IQ physically and emotionally) that when vacation time rolled around we have absolutely nothing left in the tank. So an adventure vacation is out of the question.

We want full relaxation mode. Because that's all we can muster.

Yep, that's where I am at. Not that my job is physically demanding, but it's high stress, high pressure, constant deadlines and challenges, everyday is a different shitstorm. Plus, at least once or twice a quarter I do a "market visit" where we get into a random city/region to assess the market; visit stores, field teams, commercial accounts, scope competition, assess development and growth....That gets all of the desire for exploration out of my system. Add to that the kids, fleet of old cars, house/property stuff, and I am done. When it's time for vacation, I ain't doing shi-t.

[GreatBigAbyss]

I work at a desk/computer.  Not very physical at all.

[Gurgie]

Day 1 in the books in Panorama! Long travel day yesterday, left my house at 3:15am EST & got to bed at 10:30pm MST last night.

[RRocket]

I work at a desk/computer.  Not very physical at all.

Exactly.

You crave moving around after being chained to a desk.

[RRocket]

Day 1 in the books in Panorama! Long travel day yesterday, left my house at 3:15am EST & got to bed at 10:30pm MST last night.

Do we know any of the other characters you're with?

[Johnnymac]

I work at a desk/computer.  Not very physical at all.

Exactly.

You crave moving around after being chained to a desk.

I guess I'm just lazy then because I too am basically chained to a desk.  Do I have some stress with my job, sure, but it's by no means high or unmanageable.  Probably the most exhausting thing in my life is just being in a society of inconsiderate asshats, that gets old real quick and one of the main reasons why I'm such a homebody.

[Tortoise]

Do we know any of the other characters you're with?

I've met that crew, characters is the right word.

I'm also of the adventure mindset. Camping trip, skiing trip, that sort of stuff. I've never been to an all inclusive, but I'm sure I'd enjoy it. I just think I'd enjoy the other things more.

[Blizzard]

I was in Florida for the first two weeks of January, and I'll be in Banff for 4 days over Easter weekend. I'm planning to do 2 days of skiing, and hopefully 3 if I have the energy. I've never skiing out West before so I'm kind of stoked, but also a bit apprehensive because I'm not used to skiing powder/loose snow and I can't say I really like it  I raced as a kid and still only ski on slalom skis, so it'll be an adjustment for sure. It's absolutely not the ideal time in terms of work, but I have free lodging for those days so hard to say no. Hopefully I won't be too bogged down by emails and "emergencies".

Then in September, we're planning to go to Croatia for 2 weeks. It's still preliminary with no bookings but we're looking at some combination of Zadar, Split, Hvar, and maybe somewhere else too. I've never been anywhere in this area (it'll be my second time in Europe in my life), so I'm looking forward even though Europe isn't totally my thing. My girlfriend loves going to Europe while I'm more of a homebody, so we've compromised with a Europe trip every 2-3 years or so.

I totally get you guys re: busy/adventure vacations. I don't mind it once in awhile but sometimes just the thought of having some time off week to spend 2 weeks in an adventure vacation exhausting. When I feel super busy, I just feel like having free time to look after myself, enjoy some hobbies, putter around outside, and knock a bunch of things off my to-do list. I find taking time off before/after said adventure vacation makes a huge difference - you're not exhausted leaving work and exhausted coming back. If I do Europe this fall, I'll burn through the remainder of my vacation time this year by taking off 3 weeks, 2 for the actual trip and 1 week after to recuperate.