I don’t have one specific definition for vacation other than…leaving town and getting away from home. Some of our vacations are relaxing days at the beach, others are full of hiking/nature, some are exploring historical sites, visiting other countries and learning about their culture in a variety of ways.
It is interesting to me how so many look forward to not having to cook. We must be weird in that we don’t like the constant “restaurant food” on vacations where we don’t have a kitchen. While I like a break from cooking nightly meals at home, at the same time, I don’t want to eat in restaurants/get carryout every single night. Dh and I both like cooking so prefer a mix of homecooked meals and restaurant food when we travel, tho that is not always possible.
We are leaving for our daughter’s graduation in San Diego next week and will have 5 days without a kitchen (by the time we knew for sure her graduation would be in person and how many in our family would go, it was too late to find a suitable airbnb). I already told dh I’m not looking forward to all the restaurant food we will be eating, esp since we have been eating very healthy meals for the last three months.