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<p>[QUOTE="italdesign, post: 818553, member: 1720"]</p><p><img src="https://i2.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2017/11/blue-ridge.jpg?fit=960%2C540&ssl=1" data-url="https://i2.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2017/11/blue-ridge.jpg?fit=960%2C540&ssl=1" class="bbImage " style="" alt="" title="" /></p><p></p><p>You have a full time job with limited vacation days. Time is of the essence – but so is enjoying your trip. Cramming a bunch of activities in a short time is great – <em>if</em> you enjoy that. The key is to maximize your free time – in a way that fits your travel style. </p><p></p><p>If you’ve been doing this for a while, chances are you have your own way already. Still, it’s good to review our habits once in a while to remind ourselves “oh yeah, this is why I’m doing it this way,” and “OK, I see why she’s doing it that way, but here’s why it’s not for me.”</p><p></p><p>For example, my friend <a href="https://www.frugaltravelguy.com/author/christinekrzyszton">Christine</a> writes about “How to see the World in a Weekend,” as she has done for years. Sadly, I’m a slow jet lag recoverer (I’ve tried many remedies, believe me), so I need more time on the ground to justify the misery.</p><p></p><p>With that in mind, here are 3 things I do – and 3 things I don’t do. Again, this isn’t to judge anyone else’s ways, I’m just sharing what works for me and why.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>My Do #1 – Schedule an easy first day back to work</strong></span></p><p></p><p></p><p>If possible, don’t schedule anything stressful on your first day back to work. This allows you to stay as long as possible on the trip. I often get back around midnight jet lagged, get no sleep, need to be at work next morning, and by 4pm it’s been almost 24 hours since I got any sleep. Having an easy day helps. I try to be caught up with email in the lounge or elsewhere on the trip – as long as it doesn’t interfere much with the trip.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i0.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2017/11/lyndon.jpg?resize=500%2C339&ssl=1" data-url="https://i0.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2017/11/lyndon.jpg?resize=500%2C339&ssl=1" class="bbImage " style="" alt="" title="" /></p><p>This is me at 3pm the day after an Asia trip</p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>My Do #2 – Take a red eye</strong></span></p><p></p><p></p><p>I hate red eyes in economy, but I take a few every year because it gives me half a day (sometimes a full day) more on the trip. I land in the morning and go directly to work. Having an easy day (see above) helps. Of course red eyes on a flat bed is much easier.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>My Do #3 – Go somewhere nearby for the weekend</strong></span></p><p></p><p></p><p>For a while, if I missed Singaporean food (which happens a lot), my first instinct would be to… book a flight to Singapore! OK, that wasn’t the only reason I booked the flight, but you get the point. Thanks to the Ann Arbor DO, I now have an option <a href="https://www.yelp.com/biz/happy-wok-ann-arbor">for Singaporean food</a> 4 hours away. Ann Arbor is no Singapore, but it’s a nice area that gets the job done for a weekend. Obviously this isn’t to discourage going to faraway places, but sometimes we forget the good stuff up the road. In general, I’m a big fan of domestic US travel, from the road trip experience to some of the best scenery in the world.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://i2.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2017/11/blue-ridge.jpg?ssl=1"><img src="https://i2.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2017/11/blue-ridge.jpg?resize=500%2C281&ssl=1" data-url="https://i2.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2017/11/blue-ridge.jpg?resize=500%2C281&ssl=1" class="bbImage " style="" alt="" title="" /></a></p><p>I went to Blue Ridge Parkway on a weekend trip</p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>My Don’t #1 – Don’t work on a trip</strong></span></p><p></p><p></p><p>Generally, I don’t mix work and personal travel beyond mandatory emails. I also don’t do any MS, travel planning (except for the trip I’m on), etc. I like being 100% dedicated to the trip.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>My Don’t #2 – No short stopovers</strong></span></p><p></p><p></p><p>On my first big award trip, I had multiple stopovers around 10 hours each, before reaching the destination. I went into the cities for the day, jet lagged and tired. Not for me. If it works for you though, great.</p><p></p><p>That’s not to say I never do it, and it’s a lot better when jet lag is not involved. But it’s not something I use a lot.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>My Don’t #3 – No one-night hotel stays</strong></span></p><p></p><p></p><p>This is one of those “do it for status/packed schedule but not with your family” things in the hobby. I’m not a fan of constantly checking in and out of hotels, so I like to have 2+ nights in any given place. However, I will allow it for a positioning/returning flight.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>So…</strong></span></p><p></p><p></p><p>What are your Dos and Don’ts for maximizing your limited time off?</p><p></p><p></p><p>The post <a href="https://saverocity.com/pointsadventure/maximizing-limited-vacation-days-travel-dos-donts/">Maximizing Limited Vacation Days for Travel – My Dos and Don’ts</a> appeared first on <a href="https://saverocity.com/pointsadventure">Points Adventure</a>.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://saverocity.com/pointsadventure/maximizing-limited-vacation-days-travel-dos-donts/">Continue reading...</a></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="italdesign, post: 818553, member: 1720"] [IMG]https://i2.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2017/11/blue-ridge.jpg?fit=960%2C540&ssl=1[/IMG] You have a full time job with limited vacation days. Time is of the essence – but so is enjoying your trip. Cramming a bunch of activities in a short time is great – [I]if[/I] you enjoy that. The key is to maximize your free time – in a way that fits your travel style. If you’ve been doing this for a while, chances are you have your own way already. Still, it’s good to review our habits once in a while to remind ourselves “oh yeah, this is why I’m doing it this way,” and “OK, I see why she’s doing it that way, but here’s why it’s not for me.” For example, my friend [URL='https://www.frugaltravelguy.com/author/christinekrzyszton']Christine[/URL] writes about “How to see the World in a Weekend,” as she has done for years. Sadly, I’m a slow jet lag recoverer (I’ve tried many remedies, believe me), so I need more time on the ground to justify the misery. With that in mind, here are 3 things I do – and 3 things I don’t do. Again, this isn’t to judge anyone else’s ways, I’m just sharing what works for me and why. [SIZE=4][B]My Do #1 – Schedule an easy first day back to work[/B][/SIZE] If possible, don’t schedule anything stressful on your first day back to work. This allows you to stay as long as possible on the trip. I often get back around midnight jet lagged, get no sleep, need to be at work next morning, and by 4pm it’s been almost 24 hours since I got any sleep. Having an easy day helps. I try to be caught up with email in the lounge or elsewhere on the trip – as long as it doesn’t interfere much with the trip. [IMG]https://i0.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2017/11/lyndon.jpg?resize=500%2C339&ssl=1[/IMG] This is me at 3pm the day after an Asia trip [SIZE=4][B]My Do #2 – Take a red eye[/B][/SIZE] I hate red eyes in economy, but I take a few every year because it gives me half a day (sometimes a full day) more on the trip. I land in the morning and go directly to work. Having an easy day (see above) helps. Of course red eyes on a flat bed is much easier. [SIZE=4][B]My Do #3 – Go somewhere nearby for the weekend[/B][/SIZE] For a while, if I missed Singaporean food (which happens a lot), my first instinct would be to… book a flight to Singapore! OK, that wasn’t the only reason I booked the flight, but you get the point. Thanks to the Ann Arbor DO, I now have an option [URL='https://www.yelp.com/biz/happy-wok-ann-arbor']for Singaporean food[/URL] 4 hours away. Ann Arbor is no Singapore, but it’s a nice area that gets the job done for a weekend. Obviously this isn’t to discourage going to faraway places, but sometimes we forget the good stuff up the road. In general, I’m a big fan of domestic US travel, from the road trip experience to some of the best scenery in the world. [URL='https://i2.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2017/11/blue-ridge.jpg?ssl=1'][IMG]https://i2.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2017/11/blue-ridge.jpg?resize=500%2C281&ssl=1[/IMG][/URL] I went to Blue Ridge Parkway on a weekend trip [SIZE=4][B]My Don’t #1 – Don’t work on a trip[/B][/SIZE] Generally, I don’t mix work and personal travel beyond mandatory emails. I also don’t do any MS, travel planning (except for the trip I’m on), etc. I like being 100% dedicated to the trip. [SIZE=4][B]My Don’t #2 – No short stopovers[/B][/SIZE] On my first big award trip, I had multiple stopovers around 10 hours each, before reaching the destination. I went into the cities for the day, jet lagged and tired. Not for me. If it works for you though, great. That’s not to say I never do it, and it’s a lot better when jet lag is not involved. But it’s not something I use a lot. [SIZE=4][B]My Don’t #3 – No one-night hotel stays[/B][/SIZE] This is one of those “do it for status/packed schedule but not with your family” things in the hobby. I’m not a fan of constantly checking in and out of hotels, so I like to have 2+ nights in any given place. However, I will allow it for a positioning/returning flight. [SIZE=4][B]So…[/B][/SIZE] What are your Dos and Don’ts for maximizing your limited time off? The post [URL='https://saverocity.com/pointsadventure/maximizing-limited-vacation-days-travel-dos-donts/']Maximizing Limited Vacation Days for Travel – My Dos and Don’ts[/URL] appeared first on [URL='https://saverocity.com/pointsadventure']Points Adventure[/URL]. [url="https://saverocity.com/pointsadventure/maximizing-limited-vacation-days-travel-dos-donts/"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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