On vacation: two of the most magical words in the English language.
When you’re on vacation or holiday, your state of mind changes completely. You’re adventurous. You’re lazy. You want to talk to strangers. You seek new and novel experiences. You eat until your stomach nearly explodes. It’s all part of the charm of vacating your everyday life.
Our family LOVES to travel. Lives for it, really.
In honor of our upcoming trip to Seattle and Alaska (bucket list!), here’s a little vacation fun to brighten up your day, whether you’re lying on a pristine beach or plugging away at the office.
44 things you only do when you're on vacation or holiday
1. Consume dessert twice, if not three times, every day 2. Sleep in until OMG-o-clock 3. Tell yourself and your travel companions: It's a once in a lifetime opportunity! 4. Watch other drunk tourists sing karaoke, and possibly join in 5. Consider showering only after you've already hit the beach or pool
6. Convince yourself that calories are an illusion
7. Say things like ‘the native culture’ even though you're in Minneapolis 8. Push from your mind the fact that you will eventually have to settle that credit card bill 9. Take photos with random street performers 10. Two words: day drinking
11. Wear a beach hat on a plane
12. Proudly activate your out of office message 13. Actually read a book or magazine from cover to cover 14. Take photos of random buildings 15. Go ziplining or four-wheeling 
16. Say things like "I want the authentic experience"
17. Order food in a foreign language 18. Aggressively ignore email messages 19. Carry a backpack or fanny pack 20. Wear a shirt decked out with palm trees 
21. Eat enough breakfast at the buffet to keep you stuffed all day
22. Lay out in the sun doing nothing 23. Get a massage, guilt-free 24. Talk to strangers from your home country or hometown 25. Take hundreds of photos that you'll never print out or make into physical photo album
26. Walk around in public barefoot and swimsuit-clad
27. Bring home tiny pilfered bottles of shampoo and shower gel 28. Observe the one ice cream or gelato per day rule 29. Stake out poolside loungers around 6 am, then go back to bed, eat breakfast, and show up at the pool at 11 am. Yup, everyone hates you. 30. Buy useless, overpriced trinkets 
31. Check the weather back home and gloat as required
32. Opt for an impromptu ping pong championship 33. Practice yoga on the beach 34. Befriend the local cab driver, bellman and hotel concierge so you can get the 'inside scoop' 35. Tan your skin to a lovely shade of crimson 
36. Take a bubble bath in a deep soaking tub
37. Get hair braids or henna tattoos 38. Pass on a drink unless it contains fruit garnish or a tiny paper umbrella 39. Sit shivering in an air-conditioned cocoon while it's 90+ degrees outside 40. Wear sunglasses, even at night
41. Eventually wish you were back home in your own bed, in your regular routine
42. Worry over tipping customs 43. Ask other people where they are from 44. Watch the sunrise or sunset
Cheers to treasured vacation memories!
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6 Comments
Barbara Marsh
8/3/2017 02:16:41 pm
I plan on doing many of those on our cruise! Fun article!
Megan Sharma
5/12/2023 06:49:27 pm
Thank you!
Megan Sharma
5/12/2023 06:50:13 pm
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