Vacation News Archive
31-Aug-2008
- 'Models Too Thin? A Store Says Yes (New York Times)
When Peter Simons, president of La Maison Simons department stores in Quebec, returned from a Vacation last Sunday, he had more than the usual backlog of e-mail. About 300 customers had written to complain about the extreme thinness of the adult models featured in the store?s 36-page back-to-school clothing catalog. - 'Many owners leave pets behind for own luxurious vacation (Midland Reporter-Telegram)
-Finding a spot for Labor Day may be tough By Kathleen Thurber Staff Writer With things like flat-screen TVs, orthopedic beds and special movie nights provided at some local kennels, the family dog may have a more relaxing Vacation than you this Labor Day. - 'Is a Vacation Home Still a Good Investment? (WallStreet Journal via Yahoo! Finance)
The real estate crash raises a question: Does it even make sense for most Americans to own a vacation home anymore? - 'Author: Peasants had more vacation than today?s workers (The Daily Record)
When family rights advocate John De Graff started doing some historical research, he came across a shocking discovery ? that medieval European peasants had more vacation time than modern American office workers. - 'Yellow jackets give Mass. kids extra vacation day (Boston Herald)
WESTFIELD - Students at a Westfield elementary school got an extended summer vacation when yellow jackets buzzed into five rooms on the first day back to class. A large... - 'How to Keep the Vacation Alive Long after You're Home (Carteret County News-Times)
(ARA) - There's something about summer travel that makes you wish the vacation could last forever. - 'Yellow Jackets Give Mass. Kids Extra Vacation Day (WCSH 6 Portland)
WESTFIELD (AP) -- Students at a Westfield elementary school got an extended summer vacation when yellow jackets buzzed into five rooms on the first day back to class. - 'Vacation Plans That Avoid the Pump (New York Times)
WHEN Robert Huether and his fiancée, Heather Wierowski, go on vacation, they typically take a plane or a car to get away from it all. But summer spikes in gas prices, reaching beyond $4 a gallon, spurred them to try a new kind of trip this year. - 'For Beach officer, planning vacation a year-round job (The Virginian-Pilot)
VIRGINIA BEACH Probably none of the visitors packing Oceanfront hotels has spent more time planning for the weekend than police Capt. Tony Zucaro. And none likely will spend as much time planning for next year's summer vacation, either. - 'The lost art of packing for our vacation (Winnipeg Free Press)
Many of you have had to pack for a family Vacation this summer. You know there will always be storage limits -- especially if you fly. Habitual Vacationers realize that a crammed vehicle causes travel fatigue and infighting. You need room to stretch, breathe and complain. This is especially true if you've driven for longer than 15 minutes with children. They'd fight over an armrest the way the ...
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