Are Vacations Necessary?
@dianadee (1778)
South Africa
November 6, 2015 3:42am CST
I suppose one can question the need for a vacation. Some will say that it is a waste of money and others will exclaim that they would much rather stay at home.
If you go off on some amazing holiday make sure it ticks all the boxes according to your personal interests and the intersts of people you may be going with.
Some vacations can look so good on the glossy brochures. Get there and you think you have arrived in a totally different place. The internet can be so misleading as people can post all sorts of false pictures and lies. So do your homework and read reviews!
Getting back to the reason to pack your bags and go. A change of scenery and climate can be so refreshing and can give you a renewed inspiration to fly high and achieve your dreams and goals.
I think we all need a change from time to time to recharge our batteries!
Do you like the idea of a vacation...big or small?
image credit - my own photo
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@Carmelanirel2 (8084)
• United States
9 Nov 15
I haven't gone on a big vacation in years, mostly due to we can't afford to. But I love going camping and would love to travel to another country sometime, but vacations are good, they give us a longer break and we can come back home refreshed and ready to move on.
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@Carmelanirel2 (8084)
• United States
10 Nov 15
@dianadee Me too, but my husband can't do the tent anymore, so I'm hoping to find a pop-up camper soon.
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@dianadee (1778)
• South Africa
10 Nov 15
@Carmelanirel2 Pop up camper would be more comfy than a stretcher on the ground. A nice mattress makes a difference.
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@youless (112742)
• Guangzhou, China
6 Nov 15
I really like to have a vacation. It is necessary. If we work all the time without breaks, we may have the health or mental problems. A vacation is the best chance for a whole family to spend nice time together. And we can learn more different culture, food, sightseeings from another country. The experience is valueable. Each year I look forward to have a vacation so that my family and I can have a quality travel.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
6 Nov 15
This makes way to much sense. Oh, right. You are not from the U.S. (where making sense is frowned upon).
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@srisahara (4508)
• Indonesia
6 Nov 15
I think go for vacation is very important especially for people who have under pressure job. vacation make they are fresh and have spirit to work again.
@srisahara (4508)
• Indonesia
7 Nov 15
@dianadee Yes, you are right. Refreshing back our body and soul is very important to make we happier. Moreover, vacation can also make a close relationship with friends, coworker or family.
@dianadee (1778)
• South Africa
7 Nov 15
@srisahara Keeping the family ties in tact is important.
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@Pattitude (1287)
• Newton, North Carolina
8 Nov 15
Necessary? Maybe not, but they are great for the mind and soul. But sometimes a vacation is too much that you need a vacation from your vacation!
@Pattitude (1287)
• Newton, North Carolina
9 Nov 15
@dianadee I went on a 3 day cruise to the Bahamas once, and I was so exhausted. I could not even imagine a 7 day cruise!
@dianadee (1778)
• South Africa
12 Nov 15
@Pattitude Depends how late you get into bed, I suppose, with all the activities on board!
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@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
5 Feb 16
Oh yes, i always look forward to vacations , be it just in a near or far place . It reinvigorates me after to work more and save again for another vacation . 
@wiLLmaH (8802)
• Singapore, Singapore
6 Nov 15
Definitely yes to vacation. Haha. We yearly go for a vacation. We need it and ai agree wiith you to refresh our minds off from work.
In every vacation I do a very intensive researching. Hehe. I do not want to spoil our holiday and spend money in misleading photos of internet. I always search on unpaid blogs. :)
@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
9 Nov 15
i'd love to recharge my batteries, find some place quiet 'n most remote. perhaps some day?
@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
6 Nov 15
My man and I try to get somewhere warm and sand every winter. We're retired and love to just get away from the snow. Even just going south in the US is an adventure. It feels good and we bought into a time share years ago and are very happy we did. We can stay almost every where for around $200 a week. Can't beat that.
@DeborahDiane (40369)
• Laguna Woods, California
7 Nov 15
I like short vacations. Long or short, I think we all need vacations once in a while.
@dianadee (1778)
• South Africa
7 Nov 15
No matter the length..just the mere fact there is a change of scenery!
@RichardMeister (5328)
• Otis Orchards, Washington
6 Nov 15
I believe everyone needs a vacation from work. In my younger days I felt it was more important to be paid out for my vacations instead of taking vacations. As I got older I realized how important it is to get away from work for a few days. As far as going places, I usually stick fairly close to home.
@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
7 Nov 15
A vacation is just one part of our life, and we have to think about what we want out of it.
For me, I like my vacation to get me far away from the work and housework.
As long as I am not contactable, and I have a good time with my family and friends, that will be great.
@dianadee (1778)
• South Africa
7 Nov 15
I cook a lot at home so eating out is a special occasion and so relaxing!
@allknowing (141042)
• India
6 Nov 15
Vacation is not a luxury but a necessity. Everyone needs to get away from their routine life no matter how trouble free it could be.
@workguddu (155)
• Shillong, India
7 Nov 15
Im little in favour of having a vacations as having working long time daily basis and having daily routine , so vacations gives us little time to relax and spend some extra time with family . Vacations should be pre planned and experts revirw should be read so that your vacation should be best experienced.
@intal_carl (299)
• Quezon City, Philippines
6 Nov 15
I would like to have a long vacation in order for me rest.
@dianadee (1778)
• South Africa
7 Nov 15
If you dream a little, save a little, often..it will come to pass!
@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
6 Nov 15
Most Americans do not take vacations, ever. They have fallen for the absurd and unhealthy Protestant work ethic myth. Everyone needs a break and benefits from travel, even retired people who no longer work.
@martygoldeng (47)
• United States
6 Nov 15
Some people have made a conscious decision to spend almost all their inherited money, windfalls, and separate-property funds on vacations for themselves and their families.
These people have done this at the expense of sacrificing home ownership and continuing to rent, sometimes against the wills of their spouses.
Such people also have lived by this consistent goal of travel at the expense of sacrificing many of the normal goals of the mainstream of middle-class society.
The reason is a desire to understand other societies, to be knowledgeable of the world and other cultures, and to make oneself a broad-minded person who can be tolerant and wise.
