Sleep all day vacationers vs. Explore the location vacationers

[Anonymous]

If you have a split immediate family type of vacationers group - those who want to sleep on vacation and wake up for say dinner vs. those who want to explore the location, how do you balance out the trip?

Is it perpetual annoyance across team relax and sleep vs. team we paid to be here let’s sightsee?

Do people who sleep most of the time actually look back fondly of the trips?

[Anonymous]

On the days I sleep in, I’m up for afternoon museums or an excursion or the beach, followed by a long, late dinner, followed by a concert or dancing and clubs. I mix it up but if I’m getting up late, it’s not because I slept the whole time, it’s because I was enjoying dinner and nighlife.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you have a split immediate family type of vacationers group - those who want to sleep on vacation and wake up for say dinner vs. those who want to explore the location, how do you balance out the trip?

Is it perpetual annoyance across team relax and sleep vs. team we paid to be here let’s sightsee?

Do people who sleep most of the time actually look back fondly of the trips?

If you want to sightsee, can you just leave the people who came on vacation to relax?

I'm guessing no one is actually sleeping until dinner, but as someone with a really hectic homelife, being able to sleep until my body wakes me up is a major draw of vacation.

I do look back fondly on vacations, but I would not look back fondly on one where someone else imposed their uptight agenda on me.

[Anonymous]

We set the time for explorers to leave and whomever shows up goes. No mandatory walks or site seeing. We set a time for everyone to meet up at lunch or whenever.

[Anonymous]

I don't know anyone who sleeps that much on vacation. What a waste of travel money. Even my young adult son who likes to wake up at midday when he's at home on break, wants to get up at a reasonable hour to see the sights when we're traveling. Sleeping in are what staycations are for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know anyone who sleeps that much on vacation. What a waste of travel money. Even my young adult son who likes to wake up at midday when he's at home on break, wants to get up at a reasonable hour to see the sights when we're traveling. Sleeping in are what staycations are for.

Heaven forbid someone like different things than you, sheesh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't know anyone who sleeps that much on vacation. What a waste of travel money. Even my young adult son who likes to wake up at midday when he's at home on break, wants to get up at a reasonable hour to see the sights when we're traveling. Sleeping in are what staycations are for.

Heaven forbid someone like different things than you, sheesh.

PP you replied to. I know literally no one like this, across three continents, so I doubt it's a frequent occurrence. But of course, if I were to travel with someone who wants to sleep all day, then we'd meet up for dinner or something. You can't really force someone to wake up and join you, it's not done.

[Anonymous]

When we go on extended family trips my brother always sleeps literally all day. Then he's up til 4, but not out, just eating, drinking, and on his phone in the airbnb (or wherever we're staying). I don't get why he bothers to come when we rarely see him, but to each his own. We just tell him at dinner what we're doing the next day and it's up to him if he wants to join or not.

[Anonymous]

I think you're exagerating with the sleeping until dinner part, but we do like to take it slower on vacations. Not that slow though!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When we go on extended family trips my brother always sleeps literally all day. Then he's up til 4, but not out, just eating, drinking, and on his phone in the airbnb (or wherever we're staying). I don't get why he bothers to come when we rarely see him, but to each his own. We just tell him at dinner what we're doing the next day and it's up to him if he wants to join or not.

He might have a host of issues, including sleep apnea, ADHD, and anxiety. It's sweet he wants to go just to see everyone at dinner, however. Gives him the illusion of a normal family life.

[Anonymous]

Are we at Rehoboth or Paris, OP?

[Anonymous]

I sleep in on beach vacations. Same with my son. It's the only time I don't have my dog waking me up.

On location vacations where I go to a new city, I usually book some tours so I do get up and go. My son will go on some tours but not all and that's fine. He's a teenager and doesn't need to be supervised like a younger kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When we go on extended family trips my brother always sleeps literally all day. Then he's up til 4, but not out, just eating, drinking, and on his phone in the airbnb (or wherever we're staying). I don't get why he bothers to come when we rarely see him, but to each his own. We just tell him at dinner what we're doing the next day and it's up to him if he wants to join or not.

(Whispers) he doesn’t want to go on vacation with you and is avoiding you

[Anonymous]

I am an explorer who travels with “sleep all day travelers.” It’s very, very frustrating but we try to compromise. Some days I make them wake up early for activities and other days we just chill. Oh, and “wake up early” means 10am.

[Anonymous]

Those two types should not vacation together.