We travel so much b/c DH owns his own business (and usually ends up working part of our trips), and I get unlimited PTO, although the "guideline" is 25 days plus 2 floating holidays, so almost 5.5 weeks off each year. I'm an executive at a large consulting firm.

We return to MDI again and again. There's so much to do in Acadia National Park, we would spend every single June-July-August there if we could. We've been going since the kids were 4 and 6 years old, now they are in their late 20s and partnered up, and we still have a great time, every time.

Hiking, kayaking, eating popover and lobster, boat trips, and more hiking.

Breckenridge, CO to ski over spring break. We’ve gone 5 time but may change it up at some point. I’m not super tradition into doing the same things over and over.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am one of the above posters, a law firm partner, and I have not had a non-working vacation in 20+ years. Ever. Did not even take maternity leave. So, yes, we travel a bit internationally, and yes, we have resources to hire local babysitters, had au pairs, etc. But, we travel pretty cheaply, and treat it as remote work mostly. It can be done. But you have to lower your expectations re: sightseeing, maximize points, and in general rent slightly ratty local apartments or airbnbs. Many people want flashy, luxury-forward vacays when they are abroad. It's a waste of money if the reason for the vacation is to be immersed in a foreign country/culture.

I don't understand this part. If you are treating your trip as remote work, why not get a great hotel with great amenities and great wifi? Also a really central location to do pop out tourism? It makes no sense to cheap out in a junky air bnb (that you have to clean) if you're working a lot.

Because living at one's means is an important parenting value for our family. We always get a cleaning service for the airbnb, because airfare is covered by points, we get a mid-level airbnb make the kids share a room. But a mid-level apartment in Italy or wherever is not an HGTV-worthy U.S. rental. We do always pick cities with great mass transit and we definitely do day trips. But the point of our travel is for language goals, visiting family and friends, etc. It's not to be "Americans in a great hotel with great amenities." With younger kids, having a real kitchen and a washing machine is far more important for us. We also don't want to project to our kids that they are fancy people or they have money. They are broke. We have some, but we are not trying to throw it out the window to keep up with anyone.

Anonymous wrote:I am one of the above posters, a law firm partner, and I have not had a non-working vacation in 20+ years. Ever. Did not even take maternity leave. So, yes, we travel a bit internationally, and yes, we have resources to hire local babysitters, had au pairs, etc. But, we travel pretty cheaply, and treat it as remote work mostly. It can be done. But you have to lower your expectations re: sightseeing, maximize points, and in general rent slightly ratty local apartments or airbnbs. Many people want flashy, luxury-forward vacays when they are abroad. It's a waste of money if the reason for the vacation is to be immersed in a foreign country/culture.

I don't understand this part. If you are treating your trip as remote work, why not get a great hotel with great amenities and great wifi? Also a really central location to do pop out tourism? It makes no sense to cheap out in a junky air bnb (that you have to clean) if you're working a lot.

I am one of the above posters, a law firm partner, and I have not had a non-working vacation in 20+ years. Ever. Did not even take maternity leave. So, yes, we travel a bit internationally, and yes, we have resources to hire local babysitters, had au pairs, etc. But, we travel pretty cheaply, and treat it as remote work mostly. It can be done. But you have to lower your expectations re: sightseeing, maximize points, and in general rent slightly ratty local apartments or airbnbs. Many people want flashy, luxury-forward vacays when they are abroad. It's a waste of money if the reason for the vacation is to be immersed in a foreign country/culture.

We go to Bald Head Island, NC every summer for a week. It is so relaxing, a great place to totally disconnect and focus on family.

Spring break and/or Christmas break are when we try out the new places.

Anonymous wrote:How are so many of you getting so many weeks for travel every year?

I’ve had 6 weeks vacation for the last 20+ years. First at a nonprofit and now as a biz owner. I don’t take it for granted. DH has zero vacation time but can take as much as he wants as long as he “hits his #s”.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:- Hawaii
- Crested Butte, CO
- Coronado Beach, CA
- NYC during Christmas season
- Nantucket

We go to these every year!

you might need to do an AMA bc I have so many questions

what do you and spouse do that you have so much vacation time (and disposable income!)?

are your kids post-high school? how does this much travel pair up with school and extracurricular/sports schedules?

do you own property in any of these places, or rent?

where is your primary home (in DC or elsewhere)?

do you visit each of these places same time every year? (e.g., Nantucket is always fourth of july week, CO is always over spring break, etc)

do you travel anywhere else during the year that changes up year to year?

please answer any/all that you desire- thank you from a curious and envious poster!

It’s a troll

yes live in DC, we own 2nd house in 1, patents and in laws live in 2 of them. yes we take a 10 day international trip sans kids during the school year and a few trips that come up with family friends, family events or weddings. Work in tech

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:- Hawaii
- Crested Butte, CO
- Coronado Beach, CA
- NYC during Christmas season
- Nantucket

We go to these every year!

LOL

Same except Aspen/Snowmass

We still do all of the above and my children are adults and most are married.

What is Crested Butte like and what do you do for activities? Keep hearing about people loving it. We just came back from Vail - beautiful state.

It’s very different than Vail. Vail is a pre planned resort with luxury 5 star hotels. It’s much prettier. It’s second only to Telluride with natural beauty and views. Historic, charming downtown with colorful mining homes. Harder to get to and not as accessible to Denver so much less crowded. I like the summers there.

Rehoboth and Naples, Florida

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:- Hawaii
- Crested Butte, CO
- Coronado Beach, CA
- NYC during Christmas season
- Nantucket

We go to these every year!

you might need to do an AMA bc I have so many questions

what do you and spouse do that you have so much vacation time (and disposable income!)?

are your kids post-high school? how does this much travel pair up with school and extracurricular/sports schedules?

do you own property in any of these places, or rent?

where is your primary home (in DC or elsewhere)?

do you visit each of these places same time every year? (e.g., Nantucket is always fourth of july week, CO is always over spring break, etc)

do you travel anywhere else during the year that changes up year to year?

please answer any/all that you desire- thank you from a curious and envious poster!

It’s a troll

Who. Cares. Stop being a troll narc.
If someone wants to make up fanfic on an anonymous site, who really cares? It might be fascinating what they come up with if they are fabricating a fancy life. If they are real it will be interesting too.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:- Hawaii
- Crested Butte, CO
- Coronado Beach, CA
- NYC during Christmas season
- Nantucket

We go to these every year!

you might need to do an AMA bc I have so many questions

what do you and spouse do that you have so much vacation time (and disposable income!)?

are your kids post-high school? how does this much travel pair up with school and extracurricular/sports schedules?

do you own property in any of these places, or rent?

where is your primary home (in DC or elsewhere)?

do you visit each of these places same time every year? (e.g., Nantucket is always fourth of july week, CO is always over spring break, etc)

do you travel anywhere else during the year that changes up year to year?

please answer any/all that you desire- thank you from a curious and envious poster!

It’s a troll