I've always been surprised by the reluctance many people have to take their annual vacations. Even in the United States, where two to three weeks is a normal allocation for many employees, many avoid taking their allotted days. In most of Europe, oddly enough, the opposite is true: workers often [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Musings from Viator’s Founder’
July 13th, 2012 - 11:52 am § in Destinations
Plan Ahead for the London and the Olympics
Unless you've been living in a submarine these last few months, you won't have missed the fact that the UK is having a big year. Queen Elizabeth's Silver Jubilee went off with a big -- though sometimes rainy -- bang, and it's now only a few weeks to the Tags: england, Europe, Festivals & Events, London, Musings from Viator's Founder, Olympics, Travel Advice & Inspiration, travel tips No Comments
July 5th, 2012 - 12:49 pm § in Colombia travel blogs, Destinations, Japan travel blogs, Mexico travel blogs
Nowhere is Off-Limits—Choosing a Destination for Your Next Trip
Our world is a topsy-turvy place, with no end of unforeseen events sent to try us. War, internal strife, natural and man-made disasters arrive unbidden and deliver untold disruption and suffering. Headlines are typically so dramatic we often overlook some of the less obvious outcomes. Among these[...]
July 5th, 2012 - 12:49 pm § in Colombia travel blogs, Destinations, Japan travel blogs, Mexico travel blogs
Nowhere is Off-Limits—Choosing a Destination for Your Next Trip
Our world is a topsy-turvy place, with no end of unforeseen events sent to try us. War, internal strife, natural and man-made disasters arrive unbidden and deliver untold disruption and suffering. Headlines are typically so dramatic we often overlook some of the less obvious outcomes. Among these[...]
June 14th, 2012 - 11:50 am § in Destinations
How to Cope When Disaster Strikes on Vacation
Bad things can happen to good people, including you. Sadly, they sometimes happen on vacation. That can make things seem doubly bad, seeing as you’ve paid good money to enjoy yourself, not to hassle with goodness knows what problem fate has decided to drop on your head. So it’s a good idea t[...]
May 9th, 2012 - 12:19 pm § in Destinations
Don’t Let Your Guidebook Rule Your Vacation
To be truly happy on vacation, psychologists have found you need to feel in control of the itinerary and activities. This is a subtle but important point for vacationers: for a great vacation, you need to do what you want to do, not what your traveling companions want, and not necessaril[...]
April 12th, 2012 - 11:20 am § in Destinations
Leave Your Worries at Home on Your Next Vacation
If you spend 17 years in the travel industry you end up talking to a lot of travelers, and over time you learn some interesting things about them. One of the most intriguing things I've found is that when it comes to thinking about upcoming vacations, it's just human nature to spend some time wor[...]
March 22nd, 2012 - 12:39 pm § in Destinations
Need a Vacation After Your Vacation? You Need a Different Vacation!
Many of us set off on our vacations with a single goal in mind: to escape the troubles, worries and stresses of our workaday lives. There’s no shame in that; our western civilization seems to value escapism pretty highly, and if you are going to truly escape, well, you need to put some thought [...]
March 15th, 2012 - 12:48 pm § in Destinations
5 Things Travelers Really Don’t Want To Hear
“We’d like to upgrade you to a suite.” “This flight will be arriving early.” “Admission is free today.” Some sentences are music to any traveler’s ears. But for every phrase we long to hear, there’s one we dread just as much. Here are five things you never want to hear as a trav[...]
March 5th, 2012 - 5:47 pm § in Destinations
Christchurch, New Zealand: Shaken, definitely not stirred
It would have been unfair, prior to the rumblings over the last couple of years, to describe Christchurch, Tags: Australia & the Pacific, christchurch, christchurch attractions, christchurch news, christchurch things to do, christchurch tours, Featured, Musings from Viator's Founder, New Zealand, Travel Advice & Inspiration, Travel News & Alerts No Comments