Comments on: The Riedlbauer’s Effect: Our Low Vacation Expectations

By: Megan

Megan — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:42:42 +0000

I just discovered your blog and I’m having a great time reading up. I totally agree with this vacation attitude – but I come from a slightly different perspective. For the longest time my family went to LBI in NJ every year for one or two weeks in the summer time – there’s practically nothing to do there except go to the beach. It was bliss. As I got older my parents did treat us to several disney vacations, a cruise and even a trip to Ireland. I didn’t quite know how blessed I was till I really started talking to friends in College.

My husband’s family built a cabin in the mountains themselves – together, as a family. Anyone in the family is allowed to reserve a weekend or a week there, and we all meet up there for holidays. They also still rent the same house at the beach every year that they’ve been renting since my husband’s grandmother was a little girl.

Before him, I’d never been exposed to such a long standing tradition and there’s something absolutely delightful about it. Sure – it’s close quarters, and there are no 5 star meals. We either sleep in a room with 3 other couples and some kids, or we’re on an air mattress in the living room with a guaranteed wake up call at 6:00 a.m. But it’s hard to ignore the joy and love – and all of the children think it’s the most fun in the world. I can’t wait to share this with my future children.

By: Chris Le Beau

Chris Le Beau — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 05:22:57 +0000

It’s true that kids can find fun in any vacation destination, but there’s also something to be said for exposing children to new places, different experiences, other cultures, etc. Plus many parents want to see/experience those things, too!

By: Christina Baglivi Tinglof

Christina Baglivi Tinglof — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 04:29:50 +0000

How fabulous that your whole family vacations together. Lucky you. I remember the Catskills. My Italian-American family hit the Bellagio, a tiny, tiny ski resort with a “mountain” as steep as an anthill. Still, we loved it. Kids are easy to please.

By: class factotum

class factotum — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:36:40 +0000

It was a shock for me when I discovered that other people (Rich People) went away for spring break. And fall break. And the summer.

Our spring break just meant we didn’t go to school. Maybe we went camping. We didn’t even have fall break when I was a kid. Now I see people taking their kids out of school a day early to fly to Colorado to ski. Or to go on a cruise. Where do they get the money for that?

My family always had fun, though. We camped and hung out and that was great.