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MAY 12, 2009
And let's go again!!!

I'm with Megan. I LOVE to travel too! Once you get the travel bug, you've got it for a lifetime. For the past 15 years or so, our vacations have found my husband and I on the go, seeing this, doing that, running around, not really resting but definitely enjoying ourselves. We haven't been anywhere since last spring when we went to Russia, almost a whole year ago. To be sure we are still making plans and possibly we'll go somewhere come fall.

In the meantime, like Megan pointed out, we've got lots of great travel books at our library to keep me planning. Recent additions include two with lots of tips for traveling cheaper and finding deals.

Ask Arthur Frommer: & Travel Better, Cheaper and Smarter by Arthur Frommer
Tough Times, Great Travels by Peter Greenberg

I'm not certain which, but I think it was Ask Arthur pointed out the sad fact that Americans have little vacation time, many of us only 2 weeks. We tend to hoard it, taking long 3 day weekends, trying to extend the little time we get. Many other countries give their employees 4-7 weeks of vacation time and let them take it in larger chunks, allowing the employee to feel rejuvenated when they return to work. I've always felt I need 2 weeks in a row off to feel like I've truly been away from the job. I'm lucky that I have a good amount of vacation time and that I usually am able to take 2-3 weeks at a time, allowing me to visit some great destinations for an extended period of time. That's also enough time to start missing my wonderful co-workers and to come back feeling raring to go once again. Perhaps if employers gave more vacation time, fewer employees would need as many sick days.
 

Also in our travel collection you'll find Traveler's Literary Companions. This series includes fiction about the featured country giving the traveler a whole new perspective of the destination. We have companions for Eastern Central Europe, Africa, South and Central America, South-east Asia, Italy, Costa Rica and even Japan, where Megan wants to go. Check back next Sunday for more on our travel offerings.


And speaking of travel, stay tuned for your chance to take one of our Saxton Bees on your next exciting trip, be it local or exotic.




 


 


 

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