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[QUOTE="kelleymac, post: 1248064, member: 12939"] Interestingly, my two sisters and I just had our first "Sisters' Adventure", and my older sister asked pointedly what we expect on a vacation. We each had very different takes on "a vacation". My older sister especially. She likes to go to get pampered and not have to arrange things or make decisions. She likes a european river cruise or a posh hotel. Her idea of walking the camino is having everything booked and carried from Sarria, no albergues. I was very confused at the vacation question-as my ideas about travel are walking on pilgrimage, visiting friends and family and going camping or backpacking with scouts. I've lived in Rome, Heidelberg, and Paris-- and have a hard time imagining going to europe for a week as a tourist, staying in a fancy hotel... (Although I do hear that sometimes hotels can be okay!) Honestly, I've never gone on a tour with a bus and a group anywhere. Vacation? Hmmm. When I worked in Germany I took a three week vacation to Greece, but back here in the US and then as a mom... I don't really think "vacation". I guess I could say that my older sister's idea of vacation is to "get away and relax", whereas I look at time away to be challenged and change. And I love not knowing what to expect. It's not really her idea of a vacation. Personally, I call my time walking the camino a pilgrimage. I walked the first time with my son, so I was still working as a mom the whole way through. [/QUOTE]
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