There’s a simple rule to a sustainable life: Work hard, then take a good vacation, then work hard again and take a good vacation again… don’t break this order!

In a previous blog I mentioned how grueling it is to pack and prepare for a vacation. Over the years many of my friends have pointed out that a major reason they don’t travel is because of all the work that is required to prepare for a vacation that will probably last only 5 days.

She was flying to Bermuda and couldn’t wait to hit the beaches. She asked me if I had any travel plans for the rest of the year and I told her yes, I was thinking of heading to Morocco.