#101

Due to not actually wanting to be there I don’t need permission, I suffer enough.

#102

When a man is tired of Cadbury world, he is tired of life

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#103

Never been actually

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#104

Priority number one is to staycate to Spain at the earliest opportunity. Other than that we’ll probably wait until it’s allowed and staycate somewhere, anywhere, probably Septemberish. My family have mooted the idea of us all booking a cottage somewhere, which might be impossible and will probably be very unrelaxing. Like @dktrfaustus said upthread I’d settle for just being in someone else’s house; the problem with that is that the friend probably also wants to see some new walls themselves.

#105

can i staycation for the day then drive home? i’ll probably go to places in northumberland for a few hours

#106

Mablethorpe

#107

Well quite. Yesterday I went the furthest from my house I’ve been for over a year, about ten miles away. saw some countryside and a horse. It was fantastic.

#108

No, I’ve been abroad a lot, much more as a kid

#109

Just to be clear I was only calling you weird in a joky way. People should do what suits them.

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#110

I mean, ideally we’d be able to go to the in-laws’ place in the south of Spain where we usually go every summer and where I do little other than eat, sleep & read books by the pool for 3 weeks. It’s perfect

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#111

My dream exactly.

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#112

Oh ok, sorry I must’ve been thinking of someone else. It’s obviously fine for you not to want to go on holidays but you really don’t get why people would want to experience different food, culture, scenery, warmth, ski etc?

#113

I understand why some people like it, think that is totally normal and fine, i’m just surprised how dominant the idea of going away on holiday is, it is almost the default. whenever I take time off work people ask me where I am going, and i’m never going anywhere, just surprised it seems like only me and @epimer who like this. especially as people put so much money and effort into their homes i’m surprised people dont want to spend more time there when off work

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#114

Oh now you’ve done it. Some people here really hate skiing for some reason.

#115

If I want to be cold I’ll go and sit in the freezer for a couple of hours. Even the food is better there.

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#116

I get it, for some people, i’m just surprised that some people is almost all people, would expect there to be more homebodies, and that time off work isn’t used for a bigger range of things

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#117

a daycation. i just invented them. someone could now commission me to write about ‘the rise of the daycation’ :pleading_face::point_right::point_left:

#118

I’ll be honest, I really love going on holiday with my wife. We have had some absolutely great times away, proper lifetime memories. I guess we just complement each other’s abilities when we’re doing it, mainly me being practical and her being sociable. But whilst a couple of the foreign holidays have had proper star quality experiences in them (Kruger Park, US Open Tennis final), the holidays we’ve had in the UK have been every bit as much fun. A week in Swanage or Mevagissey can be absolute bliss.

#119

Sometimes I take time off to go to/recover from big penoid events. In the before times, obviously.

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#120

If you say people have 20-25 days off per year on average, I’d assume most people book holidays for some portion and use the rest for various things including weddings, staying at home chilling etc

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