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Capergirl · Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 12:12 pm Post subject: Best Vacation

We always talk about work, so let's talk about vacations for a change. Very Happy

Since entering this field, what has been your best vacation? Where did you go and what did you do?

dmb · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397

I don't think I can say what my best holiday was. From memory all of my holidays have been great. I think when you go on holiday your mind goes into automatic happy mode.
Earlier this month I went to Sri Lanka for Eid( the muslim Haj holiday) for 2 weeks. Even though I had a motorbike crash and had to go to a hospital every day to get bandages changed. I still had a great time. Lovely country, lovely people,fantastic seafood and very cheap beer. Very Happy

shmooj · Joined: 11 Sep 2003 Posts: 1758 Location: Seoul, ROK

One of the best - perhaps the best since I started TESOL

http://www.johnandsheena.co.uk/japan/photos/japantour/index.html

Some of you may have seen it before... Wink

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

I do not enjoy vacations much any more. I do enjoy going back to wife and daughters in the Balkans. Being a "gastarbeiter" is a bum deal.

Lanza-Armonia · Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 3:19 pm Post subject:

The best one for me must be the one to Hong Kong. I can't remember most of it (probably way it's the best) Rolling Eyes

but I arrived back in Jinan in one piece and had a sense of relief. Does that qualify? Twisted Evil

LA

denise · Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Posts: 3419 Location: finally home-ish

Greece. I didn't do anything particularly wild, and I was only there for I think 5 or 6 days, and I've heard oh-so-many negative things about Athens, but it had been at the top of my list of places to go since I was in the 4th grade and was introduced to Greek mythology. I was in awe the entire short time that I was there (except at night when I returned to my scuzzy hostel--yech!), and I would love to go back and spend a decent amount of time there.

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ntropy · Joined: 11 Oct 2003 Posts: 671 Location: ghurba

Many moons (and a lot of hair) ago, as a university student, I rode my bicycle from the Toronto area to the ROckies, where home was.

Took a month, met people from all over the world, and ended all too quickly.

ls650 · Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 3484 Location: British Columbia

Australia. I rented a motorcycle in Sydney and spent a month riding a big loop around the eastern half of the continent. Great place for a road trip! Very Happy

struelle · Joined: 16 May 2003 Posts: 2372 Location: Shanghai

Capergirl · Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 2:33 am Post subject:

Hey Struelle, we have the same "best vacation". I spent a week in Phuket a number of years ago and I still dream about it...heavenly. Very Happy

foster · Joined: 07 Feb 2003 Posts: 485 Location: Honkers, SARS

Russia, last May. Was not sure what to expect from Moscow and St Pete's and was blown away by the architecture, the food and the history.

2nd runner up is my recent Chinese New year trip to Brisbane.

Shonai Ben · Joined: 15 Feb 2003 Posts: 617

A cruise on a luxury liner to the Carribean.
Awesome!

Gordon · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 5309 Location: Japan

A 9 month backpacking tour around Eastern/southern Europe and Turkey. Wonderful.

gerard · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 581 Location: Internet Cafe

Vietnam:::Wacky times in Saigon followed by beautiful sandy beaches on the coast...

Wolf · Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 1245 Location: Middle Earth

Vacation? My "best" vacations would probably be avaerage at best, but here goes:

1. I spent a few days in Toronto in July '99. Went there for a job interveiw (which only took a day) and then spent the rest of the time sight seeing with faimly I have there, and eating Polish food.

2. A day trip I took to Kyoto with a Japanese friend of mine. Expensive but fun (and my first trip there.)

Uh ... I believe that's everything that qualifies as a vacation in terms of going somewhere for the purposes of relaxing.