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You're mixing up vacation(all included resort - ewww.) and travelling(diy everything)
When I hear “vacation” I guess I just assume traveling, so the image of someone flying somewhere just to sleep and play games in their hotel room made me lol >

Some of my fondest memories of being on vacation is when my kid, spouse, and I spent a morning laying at the beach, an afternoon watching a movie in the hotel room, and an entire evening playing poker.  
Lazy days in exotic locations are very satisfying. >

Yep. My gf and I have perfected the art of going away to a cozy cabin or hotel for the weekend and not doing ANYTHING except lay around, eat, watch movies, etc. It’s wonderful. Something about being in a different destination makes it all extraordinary >

My wife and I use the Cozy Cabin Trip to perfectly align our needs on vacations.
We rent a cabin next to a lake. She chills at the cabin and smokes bud and reads books and makes snacks while I run around and power fish from 4:30am to 6:30pm. Then we make dinner and watch a movie.
Two versions of the “perfect” vacation, intersecting seamlessly. >

I will never understand why people enjoy fishing. Spending 14 hours in one place barely doing anything sounds like torture lol >

Bro I rip around in a boat getting hella tactical, working shoreline structure, weird contours, and evaluating water temps, lunar modes, and all kinds of other shit.
You would need to literally beat me with a bong to get me to sit still for 14 hours lol >

I must say, that was the first time I’ve ever been even a little interested in fishing lol you sound like a fun time to fish with >

It’s a whole different game. Run-n-gun with 10 rods each on board loaded with a variety of different artificial baits, using electronics to survey the lake contours, finding patterns that fish are feeding on at different times of the day, and fishing HARD, cast after cast after cast. And through all of that, still having the attitude that sometimes, you don’t catch anything but god damn, it’s fuckin great to be out there with your boys talking shit lol. >

I love many types of fishing, but everything you described sounds like the antithesis of everything I enjoy about them (and the water).
If I feel like juggling that much busy-ness, I’ll be in a kitchen. >

I make it sound hectic but most of the planning happens while you’re hanging out drinking, and you go out with a plan and adapt as conditions change >

I sort of agree.  I hate being rushed.  I hate being on limited time.  Have you ever been to the Louvre.  I swear I suffered sensory overload after like 30 minutes there.  I'd need like a solid year to really enjoy the Louvre. >

The perfect vacation for me has a plan to do like one scheduled or big activity a day, then the rest for free time and spontaneity winging it IMO. >

Same here. I like a loosely structured vacation. I prefer one or two planned activities per day and the rest of  the time to do whatever, including lay in bed if I'm tired. >

I’m similar: generally there’s one planned activity in the morning and one planned activity in the afternoon. Then the rest of the time is fairly unstructured. 
I like doing architecture tours, which are often timed or constrained by opening hours, so having some amount of planning for my vacations is key. >

I sit on my ass all day at work. If I'm going on a vacation, it's gonna be a fucking active one. >

Yeah I bust my balls in the woods all day, working 50+ hours a week. I don't need more activity lol >

He's a lumberjack and he's okay, he sleeps all night and he works all day! >

He cuts down trees, he eats his lunch, he goes to the lavatory! On Wednesday he goes shopping, and has buttered scones for tea >

He's a lumberjack, and he's OK. He sleeps all night, and he works all day
I cut down trees, I skip and jump, I like to press wild flowers, I put on women's clothing and hang around in bars >

HE PUTS ON WOMEN'S CLOTHING AND HANGS AROUND IN BARS??? >

so wholesome, r/gatesopencomeonin >

I wouldn't spend the $$$ on traveling somewhere if all I'm going to do is sleep and game. 
May as well buy 5-10 games and stay in. >

They might be referencing to breaks or time off as vacations >

Yeah if I have time off from work, often the last thing I want to do is deal with the stress of travel and airports. In content to just not work for like a week and hang out and do projects/hobbies or just have friend over to hang in the yard and grill or whatever. Just not having a fixed schedule… not having to give a shit what time it is beyond whether it’s light or dark out. Go to bed and get up when I feel like it… go do what I want whenever with no regard for a time table >

Vacations are for fun. You can sleep at home for free. If I'm paying for something, it has to be a fun experience. Be it swimming in the sea, sightseeing, climbing mountains or snowboarding. >

Yeah I hate adventure stuff but I’m more along the lines of, if you’re going to a different country, make sure you explore the things you can’t get at home. Explore restaurants, beaches, national parks, etc >

Exactly. If you're going somewhere on a vacation, make it worth your while. Otherwise, you can just take some days off and take a rest in the comfort of your home. Idk what OP meant by "vacation", but if it's just days off work, I see their point. >

I mean for me at least that is my idea of vacation. I absolutely hate traveling and I've never been happy doing the typical "go to another country and do things" vacation. >

In my country, we usually either go to the seaside in another town(in the same country) or to the mountains. We usually don't need to travel far but we use our free time the best we can. "Go to another country" type of turism is on occasions. I've been to Germany (Berlin) and it was great. Especially the food. I've also been to Southampton (England) to visit a friend for his birthday. I really like the pubs there. >

If you're in the or around the EU/UK area that definitely makes sense, you can visit just about anywhere since things are relatively close by and there's a high cultural density and diversity concentrated into a small geographic area (compared to the US).
If I wanted to travel but not travel too far it means going to Idaho and looking at some potatoes I guess. >

Yeah. The large distances and all that wasted space is one of my main beefs with the USA(it's infrastructure). I can't imagine having to drive hours every day just to get to somewhere(work, school, supermarket, etc). Idk if that's the case, but I suppose it's because you have too many houses over there, and everyone feels the need to own a house for some reason, while in the EU we mostly live in appartments and owning houses is more like a luxury thing for the rich or reserved for villages/rural areas. So we've got more things and people, concentrated in smaller areas. 
I guess it's also a difference in natural landscape. And how much of the land remains wild and forestry, compared to industrialised. >

I interpret vacations as simply a designated time where you're free to use your own time to your own pleasure. To some that is visiting touristy destinations, others it's vegging by the pool or beach all day, and others it's staying at home and binge-watching TV.
I've traveled with friends who love having an itinerary and it isn't for me. When traveling, I'll even do my best to avoid any reservations or appointments because who wants to be clock-watching? >

I think OP is trying to say they prefer staycations? >

Or just not leaving home. >

This is also what I prefer. I don't believe it's unpopular but I also don't get out much as you might assume >

BINGO.  After years of “needing a vacation” thee we day I get back from vacation, my SO and I started a new practice.  Instead of cramming the itinerary full of crap for the whole trip, we pick a couple “musts”, and a handful of “if we feel like it” things, and decide each day what we’re up for.  Also, we try to separate “resting” vacations (beach, F&F, etc) from “adventure” vacations (touring, hiking, skiing, etc) and do one of each every year.
The amount of actual satisfaction we get from our vacations has vastly improved. >

I literally make that list. It has two parts, the “definitely” and the “maybe”. The “definitely” is an extremely short list. The “maybe” is filler that we’d enjoy and can select one at any time, but wouldn’t be disappointed if we just said fuck it because we’d rather lay around until dinner one day.
Do the same vacations, too. We have two adventure(ish) trips and one relax/indulge trip. >

My favorite vacations have been when I’ve gone camping, and just shut off my brain and chill for a few days, eat, and sleep. I’ll just take a week off in the off season and just go Monday to Thursday and shut my brain off and chill. >

I do like active vacations, butttttt.....
There's nothing better than going to the beach, throwing your keys, shoes, and wallet into a drawer, and seeing how long you can avoid using them. >

The other day it was insanely hot so I went to the beach with a friend. First time in a while. It was kinda nice losing track of time and not checking my phone for hours.
It was insanely hot until late, so there was much incentive to stay in the water! >

There’s vacations, and there’s trips. To me a vacation is to a warm beach location where most of my time is spent lounging around by the water, reading books, snoozing, eating, maybe one or two excursions to see some local attraction. 
Trips are for seeing and doing the best of what the area has to offer. They’re busy and exhausting and you do tons of walking and sight seeing. Also amazing, but I always come back feeling like I need a day or two off before I go back to real life. 
Both trips and vacations are amazing, I want them at different times for different reasons. >

The people from my country think vacation means hauling your ass to somewhere far away that usually takes hours, do activities that aren't relaxing or tires you out just so you can take pictures for Facebook (yes, Facebook).
Bonus points if it's a company mandated vacation that takes up your weekend. >

Interesting, I always found vacations where I'm just sitting around boring and unadventurous. >

Boring >

This is why cruises are ideal for me.
Being on the go go go is stressful for me, but if I’m on a floating party boat, it’s quite ideal . >

And to me a cruise sound like torture. Nothing to do and stuck in a hotel you can’t leave. Like maybe if it stopped in a bunch of places or whatever. 
I’ve always wanted to do one of those Viking river cruises where you get to go to a bunch of places and the cruise just takes you to the next city while you sleep >

The cruise ship has a basketball court, dance clubs, bars, sports bars, a theatre , a casino, pools, hot tubs, spa, gym, food court and more all on deck… it’s not just a hotel.
Also that’s what cruises do, the one I went on went to two separate islands each day. >

Just doesn’t seem like you are really visiting cool places or get a chance to do what ya want. Just going from tourist dock to tourist dock with bad food and the worst of Vegas between stops >

You definitely want to pay extra for excursions which get you away from the dock and to the stuff worth seeing.  We had one stop where we didn’t book an excursion and within 30 minutes of getting off the boat we were seriously regretting it because the area was so kitschy. We found a rental car company and got a great deal on a car because it was already 11 and they weren’t likely to get more customers that day.  Drove 30 minutes to a gorgeous beach and had a great day.
It’s still an abbreviated experience since you only spend a day in each place, but you get to see a lot of different places over the course of 7-14 days without spending all your time in a car, train, or airports.  I was highly skeptical going into my first cruise but I enjoyed it a lot.  I wouldn’t ever be one of those people who only travel via cruise, but I’d definitely cruise again >

So, I don't disagree, totally, but that's a single person's or possibly a couple's vacation. Unfortunately, if you have numerous people along, scheduling reduces the chaos. 
I like to hang out in bed all day, preferably with a view of something awesome like a beach or mountain. But I can't do that with other people along for more than like a day. >

I hate going on group vacations. Because then those people want to do their thing, but they want me to do it with them
 If I'm on vacation, I want to do my thing! Which is usually nothing. >

I’m with you. Especially because my families ideal holiday is totally different to mine. They love sun, beach, swimming pool etc. If I had to plan a holiday I would be going somewhere with a lot of history, art, unique food and going to a bar in the evening to chat with some local people. I just like to chill and take my time to really explore places. No point in a rushing around with a schedule. While there’s nothing wrong with just laying by a pool or beach all day I can’t help but find it to be such a waste of time
Everytime I bring this up as a suggestion for maybe a change of pace for once I just get laughed at and called boring. >

OP is clearly American. 
This is definitely not unpopular in Europe where our holidays consist of doing absolutely nothing whilst laying on a beach. >

This a new one. Americans usually get insulted for not being cultured or well traveled enough >

Eh depends on how you're defining vacation. If you just mean taking time off from work or you're in school and it's time for break then sure I'd agree
If you mean that you just traveled somewhere then hard disagree, im not gonna travel to, say, Europe from the US just to chill in my hotel all day and play video games because I could just do that from home. Maybe at nighttime when I've already gone out and done things for that day. If I'm traveling then I want to do/see things I both can't do from home and/or can only do in that area >

My wife and I stopped making big plans about 10 years ago.
We still like to travel, but while we're there, we completely wing it.
That said, what you're thinking of, is a staycation, or a mental health holiday.  Take a couple days off, sleep in, eat junk, play video games all day.  Nothing wrong with that either, but I'm certainly not driving 12 hours to Myrtle Beach to sleep all day and play video games. >

This is why we start differentiating between a vacation and a trip, bcs your absolutely right >

I came here to comment something similar. I call it a "trip" if I'm going somewhere to do interesting/fun stuff, but a "vacation" if I'm either staying home or going to the beach to relax. >

If i am on a vacation where I can do a lot of things I can’t otherwise do at home, I’m going to do those things. I may space it out to where I one thing a day so that I can sleep a little and enjoy a little spontaneity. >

No, I want to get up and move around. If I’m near historical sites or museums, I want to see them >

You can just do that and not go anywhere... No one is stopping you. >

I very much agree with this. 
I hate traveling vacations. It ends up just being busy, stressful, and tiring. You’re stuck with people constantly, no privacy. Everything is a group or on a schedule. Then I need to recover from the “vacation”. 
If I travel somewhere, it’s gotta be by myself and/or with my partner. I like doing things on my own time without the stress of following other people’s itineraries. I’m low energy too, so one day of activities wipes me out. 
Otherwise, staying home and enjoying my own free time is absolute paradise.
I realized how much I hated traveling when I left the country with a friend and their family for a month. What I was hoping would just be a nice trip to just enjoy the sights and visiting ended up being constantly doing planned activities from morning to night with no time to just wander and be “there”. >

Made the mistake of taking a long vacation with friends. Friends who apparently must be doing something every freaking second. The most non-relaxing, non-fun vacation experience ever. My BF and I would bow out to lay around on the beach and didn’t hear the end of how we were missing out being lazy. Screw that. I was annoyed the whole time. Never traveling with others again cause that was a huge waste of money just to be annoyed. >

Yes all true... but on an island. Not at home lol.
A nice resort where there are almost no kids. Or ..  if there are kids,  they're always well behaved, because you're staying at a nice property.
Lay on the beach,  be waited on, on the beach, hand and foot by waitstaff..  swim,  read.  Go back to the room,  have sex,  shower and dress for dinner, repeat 7 to 14 times.
That's a real vacation. >

This is where it's at! >

Once we did it on a Thanksgiving weekend. Jamaica. Superb. No family nonsense.  Just got on a plane on Wednesday, came back on Sunday. Perfect Thanksgiving weekend. >

100% agree. I fucking despise “itinerary” vacations. I LOATHE them. I have to follow an itinerary all week long in my daily life. I want to be a lazy piece of shit on a vacation. No expectations. No demands. And if I feel like partaking in an event/attraction then so be it. But don’t want to be told “we all need to go do this thing now”. No mf. I’m in the middle of an amazing nap. >

YES >

I guess the distinction here is between Vacation and Travel.  I don't want to travel and do nothing.  But vacation can be staying home and playing video games all week for me. >

Yeah I could travel on vacations but honestly that's really expensive and kind of a hassle. I'm busy enough managing a wood chipping crew, I don't want to manage a vacation too. >

I agree. Over-planning a vacation makes it stressful and not a vacation. Then you get home and need a vacation from your vacation, and you go back to work worse off than you were before the vacation. >

My favourite days are the ones when I do lots of things. >

Reading some of the comments, I think OP means they enjoy just chilling out when they take a day off work rather than doing "stuff". I can definitely agree in that regard that a few chill days here and there to do nothing of substance is rather nice.
However, in the traditional sense of the word where you actually go to a different destination for at least a few days, usually a week or two, then I would have to disagree somewhat. Even if I go to an all inclusive resort, it's nice to have a few excursions thrown in amongst the beach/pool days. >

I agree! I live in Canada so when i leave for the winter i just enjoy the hot weather and hate when people pressure me to do stuff. Like stfu i'm happy just relaxing and looking at birds and shit >

OP: "i have a tiring blue collar job and want to relax for fun"
everyone else: "i have a job where i sit on my ass and want to get tired for fun" >

Hard disagree! But I’m a big believer there are so many different types of travelers so more power to you >

My husband cannot just be still when we go on vacation, it drives me nuts. 
We were on our honeymoon and we were sitting on the beach. It was wonderful, we never get to see the beach so I was soaking it in, just laying on the sand having a great time. 
My husband kept asking over and over "what are we doing? What do you want to do?" 
I finally had to tell him "I'm already doing what I want to do, if you want to "do" something then figure it out!" >

This is the most I’ve agreed with something on the internet in my entire life >

I fucking hate going on vacation unless it’s something I thought of. Significant others forcing me to go on vacation with them have always resulted in a shit ass trip. If I have an extended period of time off I just want to relax and do nothing. >

Fuck that, I'm bringing my mountain bike or skis or hiking gear.
My unpopular opinion is Disney Land and other tourist parks sound horrible and I would much rather be in a random spot in the woods >

this is exactly how i feel too! my ideal vacation is just chilling. i hate waking up early and doing things cause it takes away from the time i could be relaxing. it’s definitely a personality thing, my whole family loves doing a bunch of shit on vacations except one of my siblings and i. so instead of actually enjoying a vacation, we’re forced to do things with them that just ruin the whole experience for us. 
my extrovert friends think i’m depressed lmao and yes i am, but i’ve always been like that. it really takes a toll on my mental health if i have to sacrifice my me time to go out and do stuff. being active is not my idea of fun. the only thing i might choose over staying home is going to a museum. love those. >

A vacation is whatever it is that your brain gets a change of pace, a breath of air, and changes from its day to day modes of thought and behavior. >

I dont pay to sleep. I could do that shit at home >

My friend, you have depression -someone that also has depression >

I think OP is talking referring to breaks or time off as vacation >

Disagree, I always found the point of vacations (traveling) is to explore, not to relax. You can ask for days off and do that at home otherwise what’s the point of spending that money? 
Even if I’m tired, I suck it up, I wake up at 5am in a hotel room with all my things scattered, I walk for 20 miles without an easy resting point, I inevitably go to a convenient store because I forgot something important at home, and I try foods that sometimes aren’t my comfort foods because I know I only have a limited time in a foreign location and I want to see the best that the world has to offer.
Yeah it’s exhausting but I’ve lived to see some really amazing things at 28 and I’m sure others feel the same way. I don’t want to die wondering what Japan or Australia is like. >

I like experiencing new things plenty, but getting up at 5am every morning on a vacation would just be miserable. I need plenty of relaxation time to go with my exploring for me to actually call it a vacation and enjoy it. Vacations are supposed to be a break from hard work imo and it's not really a vacation if you don't relax for any of it. >

The 5am bit is really to see places before people swarm there. It’s much harder to enjoy a view and find parking, avoid spending hours in traffic etc. if you try to show up the same time as everyone else. 
Usually this means being back in bed before 9PM while traveling. My wife and I have our toddler so there’s not much for us once it gets dark. >

My wife and I like a mix. We love the active ones where you’re exploring a new city or landscape, but also fully enjoy a lazy couple weeks at an all-inclusive resort where we just lay on the beach and relax all day (though we usually throw in a an excursion or two). >

I went to Hawaii on my honeymoon during covid. Everything government ran was closed. We spend a week where we’d just drive and see something and stop to check it out. No plans, just if we saw it we’d go. It was the most relaxed I’ve been in my entire life.
Nothing beat just waking up on the first day and knowing I wasn’t at work and no one could contact me. >

I agree with you to an extent. Sometimes it’s nice to get away but not be in a rush to do things. Like relaxing by the pool or on a beach, reading a book in a cozy cabin, etc. When I was growing up my mom would plan vacations where every minute of the day was planned. We would have to see everything wherever we were at. All the tourist trap stuff. I’d get back more tired than I was to begin with. >

Who said vacations or taking PTO means you have to take a trip anywhere…. >

It’s not an unpopular opinion it’s just a different type of vacation. Some people, enjoy your type of vacations while others enjoy the activity based vacations. It’s a matter of perspective and what you consider to be fun and relaxing at that time. >

Haha. This is it right here. I don't necessarily agree but I find myself sleeping better in a hotel then my own room. I think the idea of not being surrounded by your 4 common walls just makes it more relaxing. >

There's plenty of places I can go relax in a nice relaxing setting without traveling a far distance on a plane. If I am going a great distance to travel somewhere I am definitely taking that opportunity to see and do things that I might never have the opportunity to do or see again.
If I am somewhere tropical with a beach....I am definitely taking some time to relax, but that's certainly not going to be all I do. >

...what is this "vacation" you speak of? >

Sure, if it’s a stay-cation, but if I’m traveling to a foreign country I’m certainly going to explore the culture and nature. >

You don’t necessarily have to do “adventure” shit.  I don’t.  I’m in the military and just want to be lazy on my time off.  However, when we went overseas the least I did was socialize, go to concerts, enjoy food, etc.  I genuinely enjoyed the culture of Europe.  Although I never had to pay for travel so I can understand the homebodies.  Paying for hotel, flight.  I always wondered how much money it’d cost me to have these experiences lol >

I was 15 the last time I went on summer vacation with my siblings and Parents. Turns out the vacation was when they were gone. >

it depends for me, if doing work like chores and admin work like taxes, DIY etc then yea i hate it but i love going camping and cinema etc >

I can do most of that at home. Sure, I schedule a rest/free day, but I want to experience things I can't at home. >

Then just take holiday at home? Why vacation somewhere to just sit around? >

I’m exactly the opposite. If I want to sit around and do nothing, I can get plenty of that done at home. When I’m in a new place, I’m going to go out and explore it — and do things I can’t ordinarily. >

I am fine with some activities, what annoys me is a full sked, and being required to be on the dot. 
I want more free time to just lay about and do nothing in a nice place, with great views and weather. 
And the less crowd the better. >

I recently took a trip to Scotland (live in the US). I was exhausting myself trying to think of a set schedule of activities. So instead I said "OK, we'll be in this area at this time, here's a list of things I'd like to do in order of priority. If i don't do everything, that's OK." And honestly? Best vacation ever. And I'm also the type of person who would just prefer a "stay-cation" or an extended weekend to just stay in bed. >

I think the trick is just not to try to do everything.  Pick like one thing or less a day.  Sleep in, relax, do the thing at your own pace and enjoy it, then relax some more.
So instead of getting to see everything you wanted in that place and not enjoying any of it, maybe you only saw a few things, but I bet you enjoyed what you saw a lot more AND enjoyed the rest of the trip too.
Vacations where you're running an itinerary in 15 minute increments are stressful and pointless. >

But like where is the vacation?? Because I understand this if it’s like a few hrs from home but if I’m going to Bali then yeah I’m doing stuff. >

Depends on the type of vacation. 
If traveling somewhere (ex. Italy), you aren't going there to stay in the hotel, sleeping and playing games. You'll go out in the city and satisfy your curiosity, eat some bomb ass food, and go home satisfied.
If you're going on "vacation" and staying home, then yeah. Sleep till you wake up unaware of what year it is and be a slob.
But you can't tell me that you travel around, telling people all the places you've been when all you actually did was sleep. >

My wife and make make stipulations on the difference between “vacations” and “trips”. Vacations are drinking on the beach, pool parties, lounging about between fancy meals, etc. Trips are when we go somewhere to embrace culture, sight see, expand world view, etc. Trips also involved drinking and fancy meals, but a lot more walking and structure. >

Personally I prefer to do things without a plan >

Vacations versus Travel. I get but I’m more of a traveller than a vacation person. I’ve done the type of vacation you speak of and it’s nice especially if you’re in a tropical locale where cultural pursuits are few and far between but after 4 days of chill, I tend to get bored and wonder what the hell is there to do here? >

Oh I agree.  I am sick of doing stuff all the time.  My holidays are for being lazy. >

Best vacation involves relaxing by the pool/beach, eating and having sex. Any kind of work or planning makes it not a vacation >

I feel like American work culture is so exhausting and exploitative that the only vacation we can enjoy is one where we do nothing. I wish I had the energy to travel the world and have new experiences but my anxiety is terrible from customer service and getting more than a few days off is often time not possible. >

I’m with you on this. I take time off work to sleep in and sit on my ass haha. >

Not an unpopular opinion in my house at all! My wife and now my 20 year old daughter (whom still lives with us) live by this philosophy, weekends too baby!! >

You could do that at home. Don't waste money doing that in a hotel. >

I can do all that at home. I don't understand spending all the money to go somewhere to stay in the room and sleep. I'd just book a hotel down the street (done that, not having chores/even the option to cook is cool). If I'm going somewhere, I'm gonna go... explore the place. To each their own though! >

Imagine visiting an exotic European country for the first time and just lying in the bed in hotel room and not exploring >

Downvoting because this could be popular >

In my family we differentiate between "vacations" and "trips". Vacations are where you go and do the things you enjoy, relax,  etc.  While trips are where you travel, and you can have fun,  but it isn't a relaxing do what you want event.  For example when my wife and I travel with our families,  it's fun and good to see everyone but it's also tiring and stressful, so it's a trip.  But, when travel just the two of us and we can do what we want,  it's a vacation. >

Counter opinion: Doing nothing isn't a vacation.  It is just doing nothing. >

You’re looking for a staycation my friend, not a vacation. >

had me until you said gaming.  
Holidays need to be as relaxing and lazy as they need to be adventurous and exciting, some holidays should be more one way then the other, if you go to a hawaiian beach resort, that holiday is for relaxing and enjoying cocktails on a sun bed.  
if you fly all the hours it takes to fly to europe from australia you should go out and see all the crazy sites and architecture and experience the whole new culture  
but no, not some or any gaming, except maybe a good offline mobile game for the flight
dont get me wrong i probably play my ps5 every day. but holy fuck,  to waste money to travel somewhere to sit on your game is fucking sad. >

What's your weekend consist of then? >

I think it’s important to note the difference between taking a vacation to experience a new place, and taking one to relax from normal responsibilities >

I don’t like to set an alarm on vacation. Sure we can go to Disneyland but it will be open when I wake up. >

You do you man. You wanna lounge around all day, more power to ya. Vacation is however you want to spend it. >

I agree with most of this except the sleeping part. Too much of a waste if you're paying to be there IMO. Vacations for me should be about doing what I want to do, and not so much based on an itinerary, and seeing EVERYTHING. There's never enough time, so enjoy what you can with reasonable expectations.
Also, the more people on the vacation, the more clashing, and all around worse experience. >

Two different things. 
The stay at home and do nothing kinds of vacations ate for people who are broke, uninterested in travel/hobbies, need time to relax and recharge, ect.
End of last year my partner and I took 3 weeks in japan to see family and friends. It was a whirlwind of activity, we enjoyed it because we had been locked out of the country since covid. 
Last week we took the week off to do nothing because we have been overloaded with stress and needed time to sit on the couch together and relax. >

I HATE doing things while I’m on vacation. I just wanna relax in the sun/shade, sleep, swim, and eat. Don’t talk to me. Don’t look at me unless you’re bringing me a slushee or something. Thanks. >

There’s a difference between “vacation” and “traveling”. One is relaxing, the other is exploring. >

That's how vacation should be. I do minimum planning stuff and enjoy those things in a different location. Just take it easy and enjoy the scenery >

I agree a little bit--I like doing things on vacations, but I don't like making too many concrete plans. If there's an event, sure, but back when I was young and my family was still together, we went to the beach every year. The only "plans" I made were like "go surfing, fly kites, go to these places for nature photography, hit up these restaurants, shop at these stores, play a mini golf game," etc. I had lists off things I wanted to do, but we just got to them whenever, and if we didn't do everything we wanted, it was okay as long as we enjoyed the stuff we did do.
I got a little culture-shocked when I went on a beach vacation with a friend's family, and we just spent most of our time watching TV and playing on our phones (or in my case a laptop). I was like "are we gonna go do, y'know, beach stuff??" Don't get me wrong, I still had fun because I was with my bestie, but I never really thought of myself as an "activity" kind of vacationer until that happened 😆 >

My favourite vacations is where I get left the fuck alone to do whatever I want to >

We can tell who works under and over 40 hrs a week based on this…. >

Vacation doesn’t mean you pay to go anywhere - it just means time off work/school no? In that case I fully agree with you >

Just talked to my bf about this yesterday on the topic of all inclusives. I don't really want to lay around a resort for a week, I want to go on an adventure! Learn some stuff, try new things, expand my world view. I have a beach 5 minutes away (granted lake Michigan is cold), I can lay around and drink in the summer there and not spend thousands of dollars. I think realistically i could do an all inclusive for a long weekend before I got bored. When i solo traveled i was up before the sun to swim in the ocean, go visit caves and rainforests, and spent my days driving through a mountain range and along the ocean, and my nights exploring the city i was in (except my 2 remote nights). >

I'm exactly alike. And I had the best luck in finding a GF that is like this as well, with sporadic episodes of "let's go see something interesting", which I'm a fan of (musea, sightseeing, exploring wilderness, trying local food). For the rest, for me vacation is relaxing and resting, which I can't do when not on vacation. I'll reach extents such as picking BnBs that are whole, comfy houses just in case we spend a couple of the vacations days just there chilling. >

I agree and I have no idea how people plan entire week-long vacations where they're just out doing shit every single day. That's exactly what I'm trying to get a vacation from!
My wife and I mostly plan our vacations around the restaurants we want to eat at, with maybe some light sightseeing, shopping, or wandering here and there, but even that can be exhausting sometimes. Next vacation I take, we're not going anywhere; I just want to sleep in my own bed until noon, every day. >

Gaming while on vacation, sheesh lol. Addicted much? >

That’s harsh, people can have whatever hobbies they want. Between work and kids, I don’t have time to play video games anymore. About once a month or so I take a PTO day, send the kid to daycare, and enjoy a few hours of solo video game time.
Edit- ah I see from your post history that you enjoy video games. Good troll, ya got me! >

Yeah you do that at home. If you go on vacation, and feel the need to game, then you're addicted.
Taking a sick day isn't what I was referring to as a vacation.
And sending your kids to daycare and missing work JUST to play video games is also a sign of addiction lol. You're literally admitting to missing work and time with your kids, how is that not signs of addiction?
Daycare is also easily $100+ a day. So you miss work and spend hundreds of dollars just to play some games, and you don't see a problem with any of that? Lol >

Yikes my man. What kind of vendetta you got against games? It’s no skin off your bone what other people do in their free time! My wife and I also take PTO days to do dates like hiking, or movies, board games together, video games together, or just lunch since all these things are much harder to do with a kid. Insane that you think that makes me love my kid less, I’d guess you aren’t a parent. And ya damn right I use my PTO days to take off work to do other things— that’s what they’re there for!
And my wife and I clear about $250k/yr, so yeah we afford daycare just fine. >

So why go anywhere if you do the exact same thing you do on your day off at home? >

sometimes we just need to change the surroundings >

r/StopGaming >

I have time to game like 2 or 3 hours a week. You really think that's a problem? >

Mental note, don't go on holidays with this person they will complain about everything! >


and maybe some gaming

What a sad fucking life. >

Games are fun though, lol. >

They're fun from time to time. I think if all a person wants to do on a vacation is play video games then they seriously need to reevaluate their priorities in life. 
It's like a little kid wanting to eat candy for every meal. >

Idk, sounds dope to me. 
Vacations for me growing up (few as they were) were nothing but stress; from packing and traveling, to rushing and trying to force in as much "fun" to get the most out of the time and money spent, then packing and travelling home. I don't really see the appeal in vacations outside of staying with family.
I'd much rather stay at home and game while staying up till whenever and then sleeping till whenever. Much more relaxing use of my time. >

That's pretty sad. You can’t think of anything else fun you’d want to do? >

I guess having some edibles and listening to music with some good headphones. Play some new stuff on guitar, maybe.
I just find work and life in general to be pretty taxing to deal with, so the more I can shut off my brain and not think about anything the better. >

Some of us live to exist, I guess you don't >

I'm not sure what you mean. >

Gaming inside on vacation? Yikes…. >

Ah, so, you just live  your normal life, but somewhere else! >

I think this kind of lifestyle is sad, and ultimately leads to someone who isn't happy with themselves. >

Gaming lol you may as well stay at home >

I do! >

Ah like a staycation? That sounds fun then bro, stock up on weed , food and some games and you’re good to go :) >

So you’re reasoning is essentially that you’re lazy. >

Oh dude... no just no man, who hurt you?  Some of my best vacations involved doing things together, i don't exactly like camping but i've done it and had a great time with friends. Traveling somewhere, spending all that money then just chill'n? can do that at home. >

You sound interesting >

That’s called depression, sweetie. Not a vacation. >

I'm pretty satisfied with my life. Got a fun job, a beautiful wife, and salvation in my Lord Jesus Christ. I really can't ask for more. I like to sit at home when I do have vacations because I work a lot of hours, usually 50-60 a week. >

Capitalism has you by the balls so hard you think not working is considered vacation. >

Get this: some people LIKE to work. >

I work more hours than you, buddy. >

And it sounds like you don't enjoy any of those hours. >

This thread is by far The most interesting I’ve read in a while. A lot of people seem triggered by the way you spend your vacation. So interesting. Really, it seems that the ones that are attempting to punch down on you don’t realize how programmed they are to be operating at 100% at all times. That sort of life is not sustainable and impractical. But, I’m pretty sure you understand that fact. >

A vacation is a break from your day to day life to do what you enjoy. What you enjoy is different from what others enjoy. It's not that hard to figure out lol >

I know very few people agree, that's why I posted this >

I guess the way I see it and what I kinda meant by my comment was I don't see you as being right or wrong cuz it's purely a matter of personal interests. Idk I guess maybe that's the point of this sub though 😂 >

The only people that say this are the ones that have never actually been on vacation. >

I hate wasting paid time off on travel. I am forced to work this job because I want a roof over my head. Staycation is the only 'cation >

That is an unpopular opinion.  That said, do what you want to do, or what your SO wants to do (and if they are different figure out how to compromise).  In my family growing up we had two types of vacations--beach vacations where we stayed in one spot and enjoyed the beach--swimming, bodysurfing, kayaking--and loafing time--and working vacations which is a road trip vacation usually with the main destination being a major national park like Yellowstone, Yosemite or the Grand Canyon.  Both types of vacation are fun, IMHO. >

Vacation vs. staycation. >

I can have naps and video games every day. If I'm paying thousands of dollars on a vacation I'm doing some things. >

I’m not paying that amount of money to sit on my arse all day. >

Same brother same... unfortunately when I get a vacation at home(I'm too poor to travel) it's always in December,when my college closes. So it's never really a vacation for me because thats also the time the family is down,gotta bake for Christmas,gotta entertain, gotta shop, gotta do this because I put it off all year because I didn't have time do it I'm the year, gotta do that because it's that time of year to do it. Next thing you know it's 2 days till I'm back at work and I honestly didn't get to do anything that I wanted to do because it's just that time of year where you have to do a whole bunch of stupid shit because "it's that time of year" when all I wanted was to just sleep in, relax, play some games and just forget about the world for once. >

Average redditor >

I'm a student. During my vacations (if I don't have to study) I'm a volunteer camp counselor. I go on camps with kids with disabilities, organize activities, take care of them (which sometimes means manually feeding and washing them), ... I love what I do, I couldn't imagine just lying on a beach all day! I always need to keep going >

Then save your money and do all that at home, at this point your just inconveniencing yourself for no reason >

That's what I do >

That’s called the weekend. >

I think uts up to personal preferance. I have done both and find them equally amusing based on my feelings at the time. >

I like to use vacations to get out of my comfort zone. Getting out of it is the most rewarding things at the end of the day >

I feel this. Taking the family down to Orlando area to see some relatives. Of course we are planning our days with all sorts of bullshit, when all I really want to do is sit in the hot tub and drink a beer.
It's why I always schedule extra time off from work for my vacations. I need to unwind from the unwind. >

I've learned as I got older to not try to schedule so much stuff out on a vacation - you just end up even more tired trying to make it to all the different locations. It's better to have some time to sit down and take in the scenery, or to aimlessly explore and just discover things naturally, than to plan everything out hour by hour. It's so much more satisfying that way. >

When I go on vacation, I'm usually heading out west and doing a bunch of hiking in national parks. It's what resets my mind and body. About to do a week in the great smoky mountains over the mardi gras break. >

I think you probably just prefer no strict itineraries? Loose plans rather than a tight vacation schedule? I can understand that >

Yeah, I’m definitely the opposite! Anytime one of my friends or co workers tells me they’re taking vacation time I’m always immediately like ”where are you going?” not realizing for some people they enjoy utilizing their PTO just to unwind/recoup at home. For me when I use vacation time I just need a total vacation from my current life, not just my job. Eating, sleeping, gaming - I still do all of those even with my current work schedule. I guess because that is my life aside from working there is enough work / “life” balance that when it’s time to utilize that vacation time - I’m going somewhere and doing something. Fun though! (In theory, because it doesn’t always work out that way 😅). >

This reminds me of that scene in Frances Ha when she flies to Paris for 2 days and spends the whole time sleeping and reading in bed. Personally if I’m going to a new place, I want to see it. I try to have a few things I absolutely want to do and fill the rest of the time spontaneously. Very rarely does that mean staying in, but I get why people do for sure. A staycation for me is just that; I stay home for those. >

Renting a nice villa and just chilling for 2 weeks is also a good vacation. >

In my job I have 5 consecutive days off that I use for lounging and idleness, so don’t need to abuse my vacation for that