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When is the last time you had a real holiday?

September 15th, 2011

A break from work is essential
How important is it for everyone to pause, recharge the proverbial batteries and take a little well-deserved rest? Okay, times are bad and every second that one can use to strike a deal or make a little money may be critical, but vacations, even if you never leave home, are essential. We live in a wired world and we are on line every second of every day. Take break sometimes and recharge yourself as you recharge your Blackberry or iPad.

The 24-7 job
There are 24-7 jobs; the president has one, meaning that there is no real "off" switch, no matter how good your support staff is. One sees people like that, camped out in a beach chair, feverishly typing away on a BlackBerry. He is probably an entrepreneur of some sorts who feels he has to use every second of his waking time. Entrepreneurship or running a business comes with enormous responsibility, and there is little or no down time. A deal can sail in through the window and if you are not there at that precise moment to nail it, it’s gone, maybe never to reappear.

Unwinding
Research tells us that vacations are essential, not just for unwinding and de-stressing, but because they often serve as a time to regroup and generate new ideas, making us even more productive when we return. Americans already take far less vacation time than people in nations around the world.

Viewpoint
We asked a prominent director of a company what he thought about vacations. "I get quite angry about companies in America, who give people such short vacations. I think you can say it’s an absolute disgrace and especially for people that have families. I really do think, especially when you’ve got such high unemployment, that jobs could be shared around amongst everybody in America. Those people who want to job-share would have longer time off with their family without being made to feel guilty by the company. You should be allowed to do so. It’s a much better balance of life.

Job sharing
"I know how difficult it is to change that attitude, because I get the chief executives of our companies to talk to them occasionally and tell them that if people want to take leave for six months, they should be able to do so. If they want to share jobs with somebody else, they should be able to do so. It’s just so difficult to get people to change their attitudes. But, it’s time that parents need to find time with their children and occasions like that are very important for recharging the batteries, getting healthy and coming back to work even harder. Vacations are critical. Time away helps not only the mind and spirit, but is good for the office to be without you.
 
My holiday
I missed my annual holiday this year due to medical problems. Now that I am on the mend and feeling great, I need a holiday more than ever!

Tags: Downtime, holidays, Job sharing, Vacations
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Thinking About a Cruise? Take It!

June 28th, 2011

I’m ready to sail again
Months passed from when we first started talking about a cruise until the time we took one. It was the notion of the expense that scared me off. I even managed to avoid making inquiries. The cruise liners leave from Miami or Fort Lauderdale right where we would be.

Travel agent
A visit to the travel agent dispelled fears of the cost; the one week cruise in an outside cabin with a verandah compared favorably to staying in a good hotel and moreover, explained the agent, everything is included in the price. Our first glimpse of crowd management came when we arrived on a shuttle from the airport car rental agency and saw two thousand other would-be cruisers milling around on the dock where the enormous ship was anchored. Our luggage disappeared and we were directed into the passport control line.

On board at last
Finally we walked up the gangplank onto the ship, our first taste of the ‘sea-legs’ sensation. It was impossible to tell that we had left ‘terra-firma’. All this took one hour from the time we arrived at the port. And that was the last time we were aware that there were 2,400 other passengers on the ship with us.

The ship
The ship itself is about two years old and is the very latest in cruise liner design and architecture. It contains every possible facility that anyone could possibly want on a holiday, including 10 restaurants, a gym and spa, bars, an internet cafe, a casino straight out of the Las Vegas strip, a library, a sports deck and a full scale theater that seats about a 1,000 people. We breakfasted with many different people: “You come from where? Wow, how interesting!” and back to their cereal. We generally ate dinner on our own in a different restaurant every evening. Every meal, needless to say, was excellent. The buffet style breakfasts are designed for the many obese guests who piled their plates high every morning. Just watching them enabled me to maintain my diet.

Service
The service was outstanding. The ship boasts a passenger to crew ratio of 2.4, in other words one crew member to every two and a half passengers. The entertainment director announced one evening that the crew came from 60 different countries. The crew were everywhere and still managed to remain unobtrusive. We chatted with members of the crew and listened to how they sail around they world month after month. Cruise destinations change with the seasons chasing warm weather and avoiding hurricane areas.

One week cruise
A one-week cruise is just about enough to get you to remember where everything is. I kept the pocket guide on me at all times. The ship is big. A turn around the walking track on deck 13 is 600 meters. The only sensation of movement – we were blessed with very calm seas – is when one is sitting on the toilet. The hard surface transmits every vibration, but our fears of motion sickness were foundless.

Great holiday
All in all, a great holiday and highly recommended to all those who hesitate about taking a cruise.

Tags: Cruise holiday, holidays, Luxury holiday
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April 10th, 2011

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