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| After | 65% | 561 votes | Total: 857 votes | |
| Before | 35% | 296 votes |
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It is never easy getting ready for a vacation...........so many things to sort out like knowing what or how much to take with you, having vaccinations, getting travel insurance/...read more
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Oh my goodness, will I ever get all of these bags out of the car and into the house and into the appropriate rooms. Gee, when I was packing all of this stuff, I was so excited i...read more
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PTD: Post Trip Depression. Yes, I just made it up, but, it is a serious condition many experience after a happy jaunt about the globe. How daunting and just downright miserable ...read more
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For me this is a no contest question. I get so depressed when I know I have to return home, or there are only a few days left on my vacation. It is not that I don't like being...read more
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The vacation is over. That week away from home, that special trip you planned and anticipated for months; came and went seemingly in the blink of an eye. And now you're back. Th...read more
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Dig the backpack out of the closet, dump out the detritus from the last trip, throw in some comfortable clothes and a Lonely Planet guide, print your boarding pass, and grab you...read more
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by Ethel Smith
I love holidays. The more exotic the better. However, both getting ready for a vacation, and returning home afterward, can entail huge amounts of extra work and added stress. St...read more
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Coming home from vacation and preparing for the return to daily life is much harder than preparing to leave for vacation. Lugging suitcases, tennis rackets, and golf clubs etc: ...read more
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Getting ready for holidays is a wonderful experience. Your mind bounces around to all the different things you are going to do. The possibilities are endless and life is so go...read more
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by Sunny
Part of the excitement of a vacation includes the packing and planning the itinerary. The whole family is engaged in the process. The family is ready for some well deserved re...read more
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I'm expressing my opinion for "after" vacation being the more stressful only because I have to choose a side. In actuality there is no stress in getting ready for or coming hom...read more
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As the aircraft commences its descent into my city's airport, so too does my heart begin to plummet and my spirts to sag. I am overcome with a feeling of sadness and loss, now ...read more
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by Marie Tomas
A WEEKEND VACATION IS AN OXYMORON Why is it you always seem to need a vacation when you come back from one? Particularly a weekend vacation. Trying to cram everything possib...read more
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Returning home from a vacation is always a harder concept when compared to the preparation, due to the psychological awareness that the planned holiday that you have been eagerl...read more
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by Ann Palmieri
Coming home is difficult for me after I've experienced the beauty and intrigue of another country. Planning the vacation is exciting to me, not a chore, so coming back home alw...read more
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For organized people, returning from a vacation is much harder than getting ready for one. After all, how hard is it to prepare for a vacation? You take your vacation time. ...read more
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by Sarah Graham
Those who checked "before" serve as testament to the hyper-stressed American socieity in which we live. Stress and difficulty are what one makes of it. Getting ready for a tri...read more
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by Cat M.
When you're preparing for your vacation, you're looking forward to those days of skiing on the mountainside, swimming in crystal clear water, tanning by the beach, or just sleep...read more
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Getting ready for a vacation can be difficult, i.e. booking lodging, packing, planning your route, etc.; but, it is exciting and invigorating. Your adrenaline gets going and th...read more
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Months of planning and research. Weeks of packing and unpacking your suitcase just to make sure you have it all. And finally, the day arrives and you bustle of to the airport, o...read more
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by Kathleen Ray
Oh stress! It's all in the getting there. Organization is the key or so I have read. So, I organize, I anticipate, and I set all my pretty little ducks in a row. Oh, what a ...read more
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by Ted Sherman
We're retired, so life is just one long vacation. However, one of the joys of our sunset years is traveling. My spouse and I have been all over the world, and experienced all le...read more
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For me, getting ready for a vacation is always the most difficult and involved process. When it's time to come home, you just pack everything back into your cases, bags and car...read more
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by Charlene N.
There's nothing I hate worse than coming home from a vacation and feeling that huge let-down and dismay at having to get back to the regular old grind of life. So I invest a lo...read more
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It is said that the average vacation should last three weeks. The first to gear down from a busy schedule, the third to relax and the third to gear back up for the rat race tha...read more
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by Carole Hill
Once you have made the decision to take a trip, there is much to think about and lots to do when it comes to making all the plans. Based on my own experiences, preparations...read more
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Which is harder: Getting ready for a vacation or returning home afterward? An easy one to me as I am always ready to return home and look forward to it by the last day of any t...read more
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Getting ready for a vacation is harder than returning home afterwards because of all the detailed planning necessary to make your trip a memorable experience. PLANNING If...read more
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It is well said that "A road taken twice is never too long". Being on a cross-country road trip across the USA from East to West and then back, and having traveled to hom...read more
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by Poppy Fields
Preparing for a vacation is no mean task. Tidying up loose ends at work, together with with leaving your personal affairs up to date at home can be tedious and stressful. The co...read more
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by Jades
Vacation is the only 'New Year Resolution' that I stick to (in most years, that is). Hmmm.... Which is harder? I will go with getting ready for the vacation is more tedious (...read more
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It was the night before vacation when all through the house, not a child was sleeping, not even my spouse. The suitcases were packed with the utmost of care, with far more ...read more
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In comparison to the aftermath of a vacation, I find that it is considerably harder to get ready for a vacation, when dealing with the factors of time, planning and preparation....read more
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by Lori Lane.
It is a close call when it comes to the question which is harder, getting ready for a vacation or returning home afterwards? Preparing for a vacation takes time when it comes t...read more
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I find that preparation for a vacation requires much more effort than coming home. First of all, I spend a great deal of time just deciding where I want to go. Vacation hours...read more
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by Desni White
Perhaps the question should be Which is harder: the planning or the execution? Need i say more? Let's think about what's involved in getting ready -or planning- for your vacat...read more
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by Ole J Jansen
Well going on a vacation demands lots of preparing. You Have to know where you want to go, what you would need there and what kind of vacation you are going on,f.ex family vaca...read more
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My computer cursor hovered over the "After" side for a few moments, just before sliding over to the "Before" side. Either I am the most wishy-washy person on Earth or most thin...read more
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by Robin A.
I have so much planning to do before I go on vacation that I am so stressed just prior to going, I need a mini vacation before the actual vacation. I have two sons, one with a ...read more
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by Jill Wynn
Did I pack the toothpaste? I hope I didn't forget the kid's floatation device for the pool? I know I'm over packing! I pray that my make-up is less than 3.5 ounces or it wil...read more
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