One of the nicest properties that is also on the list is the peak of Mount Everest, from which no fugitives have ever been known to be extradited--though as a vacation property its magnificent views are often obscured by inclement weather.
And though a vacationing couple had offered me use of their very nice home, with an attention-lavishing houseman, staying in an otherwise empty house was much less pleasant than I imagined.
"It was awesome," he said, "a family-oriented town, away from the hustle and bustle, even though it was a vacation town".
Though the Trevelinos own a vacation home in the mountains of Georgia, they like Alys Beach as well.
It was kind of a vacation, though.
In no way is it a vacation, though Mrs. Frumie Tyberg, specialties supervisor at TheZone, tells me it's like being in fifth grade again for a few weeks every summer.
"It's like taking a vacation, even though there's work involved in it," Mr. Odango said by cellphone during a bus ride to New York.
TEN years ago Susan Campbell, a research coordinator at Brown University in Providence, R.I., was going through a rough period in her life and decided that she needed a vacation, even though it meant traveling alone.
Even though most people probably view a vacation as an escape from busy, everyday, urban life, Born believes that larger cities tend to offer the best packages to visitors.
But when they are asked the same question about the length of a vacation, most people choose a longer vacation, even though it is shorter than that of their peers.
