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Old 12-22-2011, 04:56 AM
 
Location: Oxford, England
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I took a year out before Uni. Apart from that probably 4 months in a row and we do a month at a time every year in the Fall as well as our normal regular shorter yearly vacations .
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Old 12-22-2011, 05:03 AM
 
Location: Earth
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Heck, I just moved to Europe instead of vacationing.
I travel about 40 weekends a year + over a month of vacation time.

I travel to SE Asia annually for a period of 3-7 weeks.
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Old 12-22-2011, 07:53 AM
 
Location: The western periphery of Terra Australis
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Heck, I just moved to Europe instead of vacationing.
I travel about 40 weekends a year + over a month of vacation time.

I travel to SE Asia annually for a period of 3-7 weeks.
How do you afford to travel almost every weekend?
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Old 12-22-2011, 07:58 AM
 
Location: California Mountains
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Heck, I just moved to Europe instead of vacationing.
Yep, us too. Moved to Europe instead of travelling there all the time. Then after seven years, we decided it's time to move back.
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Old 12-22-2011, 08:02 AM
 
Location: "The Gorge"
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The longest vacation for me was 91 days in '06. Before that I took quite a few 3-6 week trips. Leaving in 10 days for a 6 week trip to Thailand and either Laos or Cambodia or both. Still trying to figure it out! I am so ready to be there!
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Old 12-22-2011, 09:02 AM
 
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The longest vacation for me was 91 days in '06. Before that I took quite a few 3-6 week trips. Leaving in 10 days for a 6 week trip to Thailand and either Laos or Cambodia or both. Still trying to figure it out! I am so ready to be there!
I'll be in Thailand in January. I'll be seeing friends and staying in the mountains above Chiang Mai, mostly.

Luang Prabang is lovely and laid back. I'd recommend Phonsavan and the Plain of Jars as a side trip. This is a link to Site 1: Plain of Jars, site one. Photographed near Phonsavan, Xieng Khuang Province, Laos

Siam Reap in Cambodia is wonderful. Invest in a guide to see the out of the way places. Phnom Penh is small and interesting, fun Russian market. Make sure your vegetables are washed twice. Be aware that, in Cambodia, there are lots of people (young and old) walking around with limbs blown off from land mines.
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Old 12-22-2011, 09:30 AM
 
Location: New York
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we did a 6 week trip around Australia and another 6 week trip through Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia..... some of my friends would argue that since I gave up work at 35 to live in Hong Kong and have travelled with my husband when he travels for work (so an international trip on average every month) that my life has become one long vacation.....I earnt the nickname honeymoon queen
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Old 12-22-2011, 09:47 AM
 
Location: California Mountains
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since I gave up work at 35 to live in Hong Kong and have travelled with my husband when he travels for work (so an international trip on average every month) that my life has become one long vacation.....I earnt the nickname honeymoon queen
Great choice of a husband too!
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Old 12-22-2011, 09:54 AM
 
Location: New York
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Great choice of a husband too!
Thank you - and he cooks !!! lol
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Old 12-22-2011, 08:19 PM
 
Location: The western periphery of Terra Australis
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I'll be in Thailand in January. I'll be seeing friends and staying in the mountains above Chiang Mai, mostly.

Luang Prabang is lovely and laid back. I'd recommend Phonsavan and the Plain of Jars as a side trip. This is a link to Site 1: Plain of Jars, site one. Photographed near Phonsavan, Xieng Khuang Province, Laos

Siam Reap in Cambodia is wonderful. Invest in a guide to see the out of the way places. Phnom Penh is small and interesting, fun Russian market. Make sure your vegetables are washed twice. Be aware that, in Cambodia, there are lots of people (young and old) walking around with limbs blown off from land mines.
I never made it to Laos or Cambodia. I guess Vietnam took up so much of my time. I was considering going to Siem Reap to see Angkor Wat but I needed another VISA and since I'm a novice traveller I wasn't sure how easy it would be. I should've just went. Met many who went to Laos, which seems interesting, but tbh is it that much different to adjoining parts of Vietnam or Thailand? Still worth checking out if you have the time I'm sure. You've probably realised by now how crowded Angkor and adjoining temples can get, but because of it's size there are quieter places (this is addressed to CRock).
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