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I'm a single dad, and the "one" thing I absolutely selfishly do (without regret) for myself is Negril (Jamaica). I'm lucky enough to have a job where getting time off is fairly easy with advanced planning, but having LOTS of time saved up has been hard since my divorce/having full custody five years ago. Kids' doctors, sports games, etc etc eat up a lot of time.
Then there is the cost...which I think most boardie regulars know is a VERY hard number to pin down. You can get a great 9-day vacation some years for $1000, AI....it all depends on what you want...but for me, AI is mwah. I want to be free to roam and when I've gone AI, I ended hovering around the food trough. LOL I've found I can spend less, and eat better, with more variety on my own. Eating patties for lunch a few times is a HUGE savings. A hotel with free continental breakfast is what I love...saves $10 a day, or three GREAT dinners on a ten day trip. Neither of the options is suffering!
For my next trip (January) I have done things decidedly different. It's going to cost more in some ways and less in others. By flying out of an airport in the NY City area, I saved a few hundred bucks. But that adds a three hour commute on each end. I also booked my own hotel (and got a deal, but took the savings and added two days, LOL). So I am staying for my longest reach, 11 days...no doubt splurging a bit versus the past...you only live once.
In the past, I've done my booking using the 'one click' Travelocity air/hotel packages. Longest stay was 10 days.
To me, 9-10 days is the minimum now...I don't seem to relax, and enjoy everything, until Day 3...I have been for as few as 6 days but felt like it was all travel and getting settled. So...after I book my flight I get stingy with taking time off. (:
From now on, I hope to always KNOW when my next trip is, by booking a flight very soon after I come back. The planning is a huge part of the fun.
In January, I am splitting my stay 5 cliffs/6 beach. Absolutely excited! Trip 6.
Beachgirl! Soon come!
Last edited by brasi; 11-15-2011 at 03:43 PM.
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