“What we want
out of a vacation changes as we age. It changes from vacation to vacation.
There was a time when it was all about culture for me. My idea of a real break
was to stay in museums until my legs ached and then go stand in line to get
tickets for an opera or a play. Later I became a disciple of relaxation and
looked for words like beach and massage when making my plans. I found those
little paper umbrellas that balanced on the side of rum drinks to be deeply
charming then. Now I strive for transcendent invisibility and the chance to
accomplish the things I can’t get done at home. But as I pack up my room at the
Hotel Bel-Air, I think the best vacation is the one that relieves me of my own
life for a while and then makes me long for it again."
Ann Patchett,
“Do Not Disturb,” in This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage
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