Question of the Day | 03/08/2009 11:00 pm
Recessionistas: If you have sworn off vacations because of this recession, what are you doing instead?
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Instead of taking a vacation I renewed my passport (ever the optimist) and my boyfriend and I are brushing up on our French with language courses on our iPods.
We can still dream.
I’m sure you’re a very nice person. I don’t get why people feel the need to learn another language. If I moved to France I wouldn’t study the language. I would have fun winging it.
Hopefully in another year I will be able to go on a Cruise again. I love Cruising, even though I get sea sick…….(I wear one of those electronic devises that helps with that problem)
When you want an economic vacation Cruising can be within almost everyone’s reach. Once you board the ship you don’t have to spend another penny unless you want.
When I Cruise I always feel like I’m getting a taste of what it must be like to be Rich…….people waiting on me night and day……..Gourmet meals as often as I want. Fabulous entertainment and meeting the nicest people from all over the World.
I agree, Dona, cruising is lovely. I have only been on two 7day cruises, but I hope to do more in the future.
My parents are no longer able to travel like that anymore - what would turn out to be their final cruise was the 4month ‘round the world’ on the QE2 and the Queen Mary. I am so glad they did it. We all enjoyed looking at the itinerary and figuring out where they were each day.
Four Months………..Wow, that would be fabulous. My longest was a three week Cruise to South America.
My favorite Cruise was out of New York up to Quebec Canada.
I’ve been to Alasaka and several Cruises to Mexico.
After my father retired 16 years ago, my parents began cruising a couple of times each year - their first was a land/cruise tour of Alaska. They often cruised around South America on a small Greek line that eventually went bankrupt about 2 weeks before they were due to board for another cruise (yes, they got their money back - my mother says ‘always get the insurance’). They even cruised up the Amazon once - after that cruise, my mother said she knew where the clothing we donate ends up because the people she saw living at the river’s edge were definitely wearing American castoffs. Many people on that cruise brought extra suitcases of clothing and shoes to donate in the port cities.
Alas, that part of their lives is over. My father may only travel and stay in private homes where he is never on his own and my mother is too weak to be out and about for more than a couple of hours at a time.
Green Tears,
I’m glad they were able to make so many wonderful memories to sustain them now.
It’s hard when you are no longer able to do things on your own.
I got a power wheel chair and also a power scooter this year.
Now I need to get one of those power Rack/lifters to put on the back of my car
so I can go places without someone else’s help.
When I do that I could at least get out and traverse the Malls.
Watch how the rest of the World lives………LOL
www.PureMichigan.org www.MackinacParks.com
www.theHenryFord.org www.DIA.org
and many other places of interest. Please come up and see us!
Karen,
I’m from Ohio and have visited those places- wonderful! Don’t forget Frankenmuth, either.
Ohio has Cedar Point, Cleveland’s Rock Hall of fame, Columbus’s COSI, and of course, Lake Erie. I think the point both of us are making is to rediscover your own backyards. Weekend mini- trips to places within your state or a neighboring state are fun and less stressful on the pocket book. Invest in U.S. vacationing!
DT, my sometimes, erstwhile boyfriend lives in Columbus, and it is said it has the best park system in America. I believe it because there are so many places to hike. Rough terrain places, the gorge area, ….. I want to go to Hocking Hills soon because he says it one of his faves. Ohio, as well as Kentucky(where I am) have so many areas of beauty that are near large cities for entertainment. The Red River Gorge in Kentucky is unparalleled for the serious outdoors person.
I will do some garden design here at my poor destroyed backyard, entertain more at home and take my annual drive to Fairfax, VA where sister lives. Any time I’m up there, it’s a treasure trove of Things To Do….
Those of you who know me know that "far away places with strange-sounding names" are my greatest pull in life and have been forever. But the two almost-month-long expeditions to Antarctica in January for the umpteenth time may be the last, sadly … but I would gladly short myself on clothes and dining out if ever needed, to do some serious travel. Besides, fortunately, prices for travel afar are dropping like a stone.
I write travel - and we have business travel always looming - so adventures even in the months ahead are a "go" (with the side trips the best part!) and planned. For those going longer distances though, I am watching closely the fuel prices (planes, ships) as those increases will make the "getting there" the expensive part. And to cut expenses and have a very good time, some of my friends over 55 go by Elderhostel to the widest range of places on earth and have come back raving … so rather than staring at your four walls, at least get their mammoth brochure on the Internet!! I always believe some of the best parts of travel is the dreaming you do ahead of time so now is the time to live vicariously through the words and pictures.
The mountains of Colorado are in my picture in 9 weeks, 4 days, and three hours … and they can’t come soon enough :-))
Joan,
If you ever feel a little thing squirming in your pocket on these wondrous trips you make……..It’s just me coming along for the ride……..I so enjoy reading about your adventures.
Even in my best days I would not have done the things you do. I’m not a physical adventurous person, never have been but so enjoy hearing of the adventures of others.
I wish you ultimate Joy………Great Safety and true happiness in all you Adventures.
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