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Some Americans have no time for vacation
Nancy Kirk doesn''t have anything against vacations; she just doesn''t consider them worth the effort. Years ago, when her children were young, she remembers spending a week at a cottage. Seven days of preparing meals in an unfamiliar kitchen and worrying about the kids falling into the lake led her to the conclusion that "there's no rest in this." So instead of taking vacations, Kirk, 60, who owns an antique quilt and fabric business in Omaha, Neb., works down time into her everyday life — from taking an afternoon nap if she feels like it to occasionally tacking a day onto a business trip for sightseeing. "I''ve designed my life to give me the freedom to schedule my own time," she said. "I don''t want to separate work and the rest of my life like most people do." Many Americans seem to eschew traditional vacations — a trend that has some experts worried that workers are not getting away from their jobs to relax and recharge, both physically and mentally. The reasons vary, from having too few vacation days available to lacking money for travel. But in some cases, it seems, many people just aren''t getting into the habit of getting away. A recent study by Orbitz, the online travel company, found a drop in the number of people taking three-week or two-week vacations and an increase in those taking a week or less. One-third of respondents said they took five or fewer days of vacation in the past year. One in four of those surveyed said they felt their bosses did not encourage them to take vacations, and one in three said they stayed connected with their office via phone or computer while on holiday. TRAVEL ARTICLES
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