Mandatory Paid Vacations. Does the Government Have to Make You Take A Vacation

I wrote about Americans not getting or using vacation before, and now the Star Tribune in Minneapolis – St. Paul, Minnesota is reporting about a new group trying to get Congress to make employers give employees three weeks paid vacation every year. When compared to 21 on the worlds richest countries, The US is last [...]

Posted on July 13, 2007 Filed Under Vacation Time, Vacations and Work | 4 Comments

Vacation at Home? Someone’s Smoking Crack.

I read this article that was a rebuttal to an article she had seen about how you can have an exotic vacation at home. I agree with the writer of the article. This is a load of starfish poo. Isn’t a vacation supposed to be. What does Noah Webster say; Main Entry: 1va·ca·tion Pronunciation: vA-’kA-sh&n, [...]

Posted on June 22, 2007 Filed Under Beach Vacations, Beach and Vacation Travel Tips and Help, Vacation Time, Vacations and Work | Leave a Comment

Negril, Jamaica Vacation. Trip to Jamaica.

WooHoo!!!!!!!!! A year from today I will be sitting on the beach in Negril, Jamaica. Wow, seems like just a few weeks ago I started planning this, now it’s down to a year. Planning a trip should be done well in advance, especially when going overseas. Passports are taking a lot longer than usual to [...]

Posted on June 16, 2007 Filed Under Beach Vacations, Beach and Vacation Travel Tips and Help, Jamaica Vacation, Jamaica, Beaches, and the Caribbean, Vacation Time | Leave a Comment

Working and Your Vacation. Do You Work While on Vacation.

So according to this AP-Ipsos poll, 1 in 5 people took their laptops on vacation with them. Huh. I guess that shouldn’t surprise me, my dad takes his everywhere he goes. I plan on taking mine when I go to Jamaica. But then I certainly don’t plan on working. Yeah, it’s my work laptop, but [...]

Posted on June 13, 2007 Filed Under Beach and Vacation Travel Tips and Help, Vacation Time, Vacations and Work | Leave a Comment

Cheapest US Vacation Spot.

Iowa is the cheapest place to go for a vacation. Ha! I’m sorry, that’s just funny. I’ve been to Iowa. There’s a reason it’s cheap. No beach.

Posted on June 5, 2007 Filed Under Beach and Vacation Travel Tips and Help, Recommended Beaches and Places, Vacation Time | Leave a Comment

Plan for Your Vacation, Have More Fun. Vacation Planning and Safety.

This is some great tips on travelling from Jason Alderman of the North Denver News. Planning out your trip can save a lot of headache later. It can also save you money and keep you safe. I have done most of it for my next Jamaica trip, but some of it I should try to [...]

Posted on June 5, 2007 Filed Under Beach Vacations, Beach and Vacation Travel Tips and Help, Vacation Time | Leave a Comment

Discover Jamaica. Port Antonio Offering Vacations

Port Antonio, Jamaica is offering “Discover Jamaica Naturally” packages to show the importance of preserving Jamaican land. I found this on the Press Release Newswire, and was surprised because it mentions negriljamaicavillas.com, which is where I’m staying next year in Negril, Jamaica. That url takes you to the Beach House Villas Negril, Jamaica. My wife [...]

Posted on May 27, 2007 Filed Under Beach Vacations, Jamaica Vacation, Jamaica, Beaches, and the Caribbean, Jamaican News, Vacation Time | Leave a Comment

Americans Take Less Vacation Time. Don’t You Need a Vacation?

This article is from the Lexington Herald Reader by Tom Walker. This is what I’m hoping will change. Futurists in the 1970s predicted that, by now, technology would have so shrunk our workloads that we’d all be paddling about in a leisure-and-vacation playland. How wrong they were. “Vacation season is upon us, and a new [...]

Posted on May 23, 2007 Filed Under Beach Vacations, Vacation Time, Vacations and Work | Leave a Comment

Working and Living on the Beach. My Ideas on Vacation.

I’m sitting in a lounge chair on my back porch, working of course, and my neighbor walks up and says “Man, have you got it made!” I had to say that I did. The more I thought about it, the more I realized how much I love my job. I’d love to live at the [...]

Posted on May 23, 2007 Filed Under Beach Bums, Beach Vacations, Jamaica, Beaches, and the Caribbean, Vacation Time, Vacations and Work | Leave a Comment

Galveston, Texas Beaches and Summer Fun. Family Vacations on the Gulf Coast of Texas.

Although I have never been to Galveston, I have been to San Antonio, and I thought it was a great town. If Galveston is anything like that, then the beaches there should be pretty good. My parents have been there, and they loved it. There are many activities, shows, competitions and of course waves in [...]

Posted on May 22, 2007 Filed Under Beach News and Stories, Beach Vacations, Beaches to go See, Recommended Beaches and Places, Vacation Time | Leave a Comment