"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
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On 10 May 2006 22:57:27 -0700, "Jay Honeck" wrote
in . com::

We ALWAYS plan three separate vacations, in three different directions.

Unfortunately, those of us based in cities along the coasts have our
possible destinations halved compared with those in the Midwest.

And there are, of course, other problems associated with planning multiple
vacations, with the intent to actually DO only one. Such as
late-cancellation penalties for hotels, and the difficulty in arranging
lodging when one is traveling with a pet. For example.

On top of that, once you commit to a direction, you still have the problem
of dealing with weather. Unless your vacation takes you only one flight leg
away from home, you could potentially have to deal with weather after your
first leg, and regardless there's the question of getting home. Most people
don't have the luxury of picking which direction to fly AFTER the vacation.

That said, even with an instrument rating, I've found that any vacation
planned around a general aviation flight has to include plenty of
flexibility. Without an instrument rating, things get more difficult but
there's certainly no reason to think you can't take advantage of an airplane
without one. You just need to build different kinds of alternate choices
into your plans than you would with an instrument rating.

Pete