The Retirement Newsletter: Can you go on holiday (vacation) when you are retired?

Issue Number: 170 (23) — Is it still a holiday?

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Welcome

Welcome to issue 170 (23).

This week, I will explore if you can go on holiday (vacation) when you are retired.

Well, can you?

Holidays (vacations)

This is an interesting question; it was something I hadn’t considered until I retired. It seems like an odd question, but can you go on holiday (vacation) when you are retired?

When I worked, vacation time was sacred. It was something to be protected, to be carefully used, and not flittered away. And when I was on vacation, I always felt pressure to spend the valuable holiday time in the best way possible, to make the most of it.

My holidays tended to be quite hectic, and I would dash around trying to cram in as much as possible to make the most of my time. As a result, I often came back from my holiday feeling more exhausted than before I went away. On the plus side, it was a different kind of exhaustion — not ’work’ exhaustion.

Holidays and emails