Why are holidays more relaxing than just lying in bed at home and paying somebody else to take care of you?
They’re really not. If we just wanted to relax, we would continue our daily routines with fewer obligations. Holidays are about seeing new things, often accompanied by earned relaxation. E.g. it might be relaxing to lay around on the beach, but it’ll be more satisfying if you’ve first gone to some effort to get there, explore, learn things.
Does visiting family count as a holiday in the relevant sense?
I wouldn’t count a family visit as a vacation as it doesn’t (typically) mean visiting a new place. Whether it’s relaxing would depend on your family.
How much money should I be willing to spend on holidays?
Start with something very cheap and see whether you like it.
In general, people on vacation tend to pursue the same activities that people not on vacation do. So, if you like eating in restaurants, drinking, talking to strangers, going to museums, hiking, biking, reading, walking around cities, going to concerts, or spending time with friends in your normal free time, you’ll probably like doing the same things on vacation.
Why are holidays more relaxing than just lying in bed at home and paying somebody else to take care of you?
They’re really not. If we just wanted to relax, we would continue our daily routines with fewer obligations. Holidays are about seeing new things, often accompanied by earned relaxation. E.g. it might be relaxing to lay around on the beach, but it’ll be more satisfying if you’ve first gone to some effort to get there, explore, learn things.
Does visiting family count as a holiday in the relevant sense?
I wouldn’t count a family visit as a vacation as it doesn’t (typically) mean visiting a new place. Whether it’s relaxing would depend on your family.
How much money should I be willing to spend on holidays?
Start with something very cheap and see whether you like it.
In general, people on vacation tend to pursue the same activities that people not on vacation do. So, if you like eating in restaurants, drinking, talking to strangers, going to museums, hiking, biking, reading, walking around cities, going to concerts, or spending time with friends in your normal free time, you’ll probably like doing the same things on vacation.