I did visit my mom and a few friends recently, which I know was definitely a deviation from the ideal. But we're going to be in some kind of quarantine for possibly years. Do you expect you'll find a way to get away for a bit and regain some sanity?
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Do you expect you'll take something reassembling a vacation during a quarantine?
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I've already taken a week off and I've got another one coming up.
Where I am (Melbourne, Australia) we're in a strict stage 4 lockdown as of a few days ago but I still think it's important to take extended time off during lockdown, to break up the routine and give your brain something else to think about that isn't work.
Where I am (Melbourne, Australia) we're in a strict stage 4 lockdown as of a few days ago but I still think it's important to take extended time off during lockdown, to break up the routine and give your brain something else to think about that isn't work.
This. It's a great time to go camping with some friends and/or family. This is actually what I do with most vacation time anyway. Combination of having very little vacay time and it being really healthy for me, mentally.
Amateur. ;) I've got 38 days accrued. I'll take a bunch of time off around the holidays.
i work from home and its basically like a staycation. so, no, i dont see why i would use days to do what i already do. lol.
I was going to do an Alaskan cruise, but that got canceled. Then after that we tried looking into doing a Mexican Rivera cruise in October, but now all cruises for Norwegian are canceled through October. My dad still wants to do something in Mexico. Probably going to Cancun again, but i'm not sure if i'm going to join him.
No. I still try my best to not leave my house unless it's for an emergency, and I have decided not to travel by plane/bus/whatever until 2022 or whenever a vaccine/treatment is found.
Right now I'm unemployed and I wish I could find a employment that allows me to work from home, so traveling or going away from home is out of the question.
Right now I'm unemployed and I wish I could find a employment that allows me to work from home, so traveling or going away from home is out of the question.
This is not the time to be taking a vacation (unless you live in a country that has this thing under some semblance of control)
Camping is pretty much the safest getaway there is. Literally guaranteed to be outside and socially distant from strangers. It's a nice getaway not just from the pandemic, but the shit-slog that is day-to-day life rn. Consider it!
Nope, I'm going to save my vacation days and probably go on an epic vacation after I get my vaccine lol.
Yes. I've had free days here and there and it is quite good not having to open the laptop at 8am to catch up
My wife and I are renting a cabin we often vacation at end of October. Just us and it's secluded and should be safe. Won't see anyone else either. By then I'll need a few days escape.
Once the summer heat here dies down I intend on taking a week off work and hitting some local hiking trails solo while staying in nice hotel rooms afterwards, all solo. I need some outdoor seclusion and some pampering, only I don't want to do it in 100 degree heat followed by thunderstorms.
I'll take some time off, but I'm not leaving my house. Americans are fucking stupid. I don't trust them.
Sure, camping. But because of Covid we will likely camp on undeveloped land (no restrooms, fire pits, showers, etc..) and be pack-in, pack-out.
I do look forward to car camping reverting for something not resembling a death spot with how close you've got people stacked next to each other. California has so many great places to camp and explore. I can't wait to get back to that.
I do look forward to car camping reverting for something not resembling a death spot with how close you've got people stacked next to each other. California has so many great places to camp and explore. I can't wait to get back to that.
I took a Thursday and Friday a few weeks ago, and just stayed at home. Sounds pretty lame but I rarely take time off and wanted to do nothing.
FYI, cruises seems to pretty much be the worst thing you can do right now. Massive outbreaks on cruises all over the world and people being isolated in cabins
I took a weekend trip to the beach a couple weeks ago with my wife. We went into one store, ordered some food to-go, and walked on the beach (which was pretty empty since it was 60 degrees and cloudy). Not much of a 'vacation', per se, but about all you can do when things aren't fully open and you're trying to stay away from people as much as possible.
I'm taking off next Friday. I'll probably just make a few 3 day weekends here and there. Not worth doing a full vacation without being able to travel overseas.
Lucky to have a family cabin in Northern Michigan near Traverse City. Heading up with the wife and kids for a week next Thursday. It will be glorious.
Went to South Haven Michigan. People on the beach stayed apart and downtown people wore masks outside. It appeared safer than a suburban Costco. You can be safe and leave your house.
No. We had this last week off and planned to take the kids away to the beach but cancelled because it wasn't the right thing to do. For us or the spread of the virus.
And yet everyone else seems to not give a shit, and be all over the country visiting people and mixing with randoms, having a great time. Including people I know who thought I had way more sense. I've probably not been popular in my friendship group having told several people that the reason we cancelled was because of stories of multiple people in families dying (my wife's a nurse) with the explicit intention of making them feel bad.
So yeah, not really sure why we bothered to try and do the right thing and sacrifice our family holiday when every other asshole doesn't care.
And yet everyone else seems to not give a shit, and be all over the country visiting people and mixing with randoms, having a great time. Including people I know who thought I had way more sense. I've probably not been popular in my friendship group having told several people that the reason we cancelled was because of stories of multiple people in families dying (my wife's a nurse) with the explicit intention of making them feel bad.
So yeah, not really sure why we bothered to try and do the right thing and sacrifice our family holiday when every other asshole doesn't care.
Um, that IS camping...
Anything else is certainly not camping. (Maybe glamping?)
I take an extra day off every week just to walk around outside and maybe go skating.
Still too scared to even visit Vancouver (I'm in Victoria), plus time off in my own city is far more relaxing than taking the ferry somewhere.
Planning for a gulf island trip end of September though, that should prove highly relaxing.
I also have 20 days of parental leave I'm using next month so in a round about way I have 39 days!
No I won't travel during COVID for leisure, only for necessity... But circumstance hasn't really prompted any necessary travel, either. I guess if a family member was in need (my mom about 250 miles away or my brother in Portland).
I'm trying to get a staycation in this autumn but low staffing issues makes it really difficult.
I actually had staycation lined up for THIS WEEK originally, but I ended up having to self-quarantine on a COVID-19 scare since my partner was showing symptoms for a few days. We both tested negative and my partner's symptoms subsided after about 5 days, was something else (though I dunno what exactly, my partner never followed up)... And since someone had to work like 10 days straight (12 hour shifts) to cover me, I just cancelled my staycation. Not because my time off due to the scare was actually like a staycation (I wasn't relaxed at all as we waited days for test results -- and I was under strict order to stay home and isolate).
I'm trying to get a staycation in this autumn but low staffing issues makes it really difficult.
I actually had staycation lined up for THIS WEEK originally, but I ended up having to self-quarantine on a COVID-19 scare since my partner was showing symptoms for a few days. We both tested negative and my partner's symptoms subsided after about 5 days, was something else (though I dunno what exactly, my partner never followed up)... And since someone had to work like 10 days straight (12 hour shifts) to cover me, I just cancelled my staycation. Not because my time off due to the scare was actually like a staycation (I wasn't relaxed at all as we waited days for test results -- and I was under strict order to stay home and isolate).
nah. I rarely take vacations anyway. Last one was march of last year when I went to visit relatives for a week.