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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In our day-to-day lives, my family eats pretty healthfully and we eat out only occasionally, but on vacation, we splurge (money and calories).  Hotel breakfast at a nice resort (I'm not talking about the powdered eggs and stale donuts in the Hampton Inn lobby) feels so indulgent and really makes me feel like I'm on vacation!  My kids are adventurous eaters and we all enjoy going out for local cuisine for lunches and dinners.  We aren't wealthy.  We budget and save for our vacations including meals out. [/quote]

PP here adding that we're a busy, on-the-go family in daily life so on vacation we're happy to take a more leisurely pace rather than rush out to "start the day."[/quote]

+1 I totally get that people are different but part of our goal in traveling is to smell the roses and hop off the grind a bit. Choking down yogurt and granola in the room at 7am so that we save time and can “start the day” is exactly the opposite of the pace we choose. The lovely breakfast IS part of the day for us. Not every single day. But yes, if I’m in Amsterdam and they are known for pancakes or stroopwafels, no I am not having a clif bar in the room. [/quote]

-100.  We prefer a leisurely start to the day on vacation that doesn't require leaving our apartment as a family.  We tend to have someone pop out for coffee and croissants or other pastries for people to eat when they feel like it, and have a larger sit down lunch and dinner.

Besides, in what universe is a stroopwafel a "lovely breakfast"?

I use food in the room as a backup plan.  When we travel we are often in a very different time zone than usual and my teenage boys get hungry outside of meals.  having some snacks around just makes sense and keeps things more leisurely.  If someone wakes up at the crack of dawn hungry, they can have a granola bar and make themselves tea while they wait for a croissant at a civilized hour.[/quote]

I’m so confused. We are both on the same side! You have fresh pastries, I have fresh stroopwafels, it’s essentially the same concept just you’re eating it in the room while family members are getting showered vs. I’m eating it warm in the cafe with an espresso. You’re still eating local food for lunch and dinner. We are more alike than different. And I am not here to judge what anyone else does on vacation because it obviously doesn’t impact me in the least so why should I care? I was responding to a PP to essentially post in solidarity that no, not everyone is bringing a suitcase of tuna pouches and k cups. But apparently I “disgust” someone (not you I don’t think). [/quote]

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