Holiday Planning Quotes

In my work, I'm called to a job at the drop of a hat, so I like a sense of order to my holidays, and holding a map makes me happy.

I think the thing about Easter holidays in particular is you don't know what the weather's going to be like.

I have to fit holidays around tournaments, particularly the grand slams, in Melbourne, Paris, London and New York.

For many people, Christmas is indeed the most wonderful time of year. But the festive period can also bring its own unique stresses and strains. But don't despair: there are solutions to many - if not all - of these issues.

I've been banking my holidays, which means I take time off later in the year. It makes it a lot easier to fit filming in; it can be quite challenging to study and film at the same time.

I am a bit of a mother hen at Christmas! I always prepare in advance. It is the only way; otherwise, it can be really daunting.

My husband is always telling me: 'We're on holiday - we don't need to have an itinerary!' But I always want to see as much as I can. Sometimes, I come back from holiday needing a holiday.

I always tape my Christmas show in advance. That way I can spend the season of joy and goodwill with my only sister in Florida. She’s kinda a creep but she’s got a pool.

I'm bad at going on vacation.

It's always fun to visit multiple locations on one trip, but I think it also really depends on the ages of those on holiday. As a child, I loved spending time in one vacation spot, getting attached to the location, becoming comfortable, and feeling as though I were at home. This is something I would like for my children to experience.

If all our national holidays were observed on Wednesdays, we could wind up with nine-day weekends.

The holidays stress people out so much. I suggest you keep it simple and try to have as much fun as you can.

In the suburbs it's hard to buy your Christmas gifts early in the year. You never know who your friends will be in December.

If I'm going on vacation, I just work ahead.

One item on my agenda is simply planning trips, setting them as goals, something to look forward to.

Christmas sits like a black hole on the calendar. Just try scheduling a meeting at work the month of December.

Starting to drink now in preparation for New Years. No more last minute stuff like Christmas.

My first real foreign holiday was my honeymoon 20 years ago, and we went to Bali. It was particularly special for that reason, I enjoyed it very much - I had packed music scores and a practice drum pad, suspecting that I would be completely bored, but actually they remained in my case.

The holidays are only overwhelming because it's crunch time. It's like everyone trying to get last-minute things in before the New Year starts.

You can take the stress out of Christmas by trying to be as organised as you possibly can.

I think my mom is the person that holds the family together. For birthdays, for the holidays or whatever, everything has to go through my mom. She's the one reminding us about everything that's going on in the family, she's in touch with everybody while we're on our own doing our things.

Whenever I was planning a trip or a holiday, flights and hotels were easy. But when it comes to the stuff you want to do when you get there, working that out was really hard.

Researchers who studied a thousand Dutch vacationers concluded that by far the greatest amount of happiness extracted from the vacation is derived from the anticipation period.