Being an expat - I'm a dane living in L.A. - I never get to go on a real vacation because all my vacation time and money are spent visiting my family and friends in Denmark. I'm not complaining, I love visiting there, I just sometimes would like to go to maybe ... Thailand? Lay on a beach and drink yummy coconut drinks... ;-)
I just came back from a 3 week "vacation" in Denmark. I put vacation in quotes because it's extremely stressful to try to visit everyone you know, preferably more than once, and they all live in different areas of the country while also doing work on the PC several days a week. I spent one and half week at my in-laws, and we'd drive to other towns on day trips to visit friends and family members, plus I had a gig.
Then I spent a week an half at my mom's while also visiting people, shooting a music video one day, working - and showing my friend who was visiting from Berlin Copenhagen.
I have 5 siblings, lots of nieces and some nephews, then add my husband's family and many friends. This is a total blessing! I just wish I had more time there and didn't have to work!
I did have a total blast and loved every minute, all the people, all the food and all the wine! I'm just very exhausted now and gained a few pounds... LOL!