Now that I’m back in my ideal home in Massachusetts, I can safely say that my recent solo adventure in Switzerland was one of my ideal vacations.
For me, what makes an ideal vacation?
- Quality time with someone I love (in this case, me!).
- Non-stop flights.
- Traveling the country side.
- Great views.
- Beautiful sounds, including music.
- Local animals.
- Interesting architecture.
- Art.
- Quiet moments.
- Yummy food.
- Challenging old fears (like my fears of heights, getting lost, and shame).
- Engaging with kind strangers.
- No pressure.
- Gaining new perspectives.
- The freedom to come and go as I please.
- Maintaining connections and routines that are important to me (like blogging).
- An escape from non-stop news about despicable world leaders.
- Not a lot of painful inclines or bugs!
- Approaching new experiences with beginner’s mind.
Here is a brief video from my ideal vacation which I may not have shared here before.
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Do you see ideal vacations in my other images for today?
No matter what my ideal vacation, I always take the Daily Bitch along.
What is your ideal vacation?
Thanks to all who joined me for this ideal-vacations post, including YOU!
In a way, my ideal vacation is these precious days with both my son and daughter living with me until she gets her own place here in Madison. Hearing my two kids talking and laughing in the living room is a dream vacation all by itself.
That’s wonderful, Barbara!
The only way I can describe my ideal vacation is I’d like to go somewhere I’ve never been. And somewhere I might not even choose. My wife and I went to French Lick, Indiana for a dog show. I had a wonderful time exploring the history of the hotel—a favorite spot of Roosevelt and Al Capone, and the train museum, and the woods.
Stephen King in On Writing says he doesn’t think writing retreats are useful. I once went on a retreat for a vacation and found it enjoyable and productive. I think it’s all individual.
Thanks for taking us places we’ve never been, Chris.
❤️ each day brings a new favorite day for me
Me too, beth.