Tropical Holiday Dreamer Gifts

Man on desert island hangs his Christmas stocking on a palm tree.

"I know I'm a little early, but sometimes I need a break from that dreadfully cold weather."

Woman dreaming about being on vacation.

"Are we going for suntan, personal development or being the envy of our friends on Instagram?"

"Hello coastguard, it's my husband, he's beached"

"And then, when I feel like a rum punch and breaded shrimp, I can just swim to Tony’s Trattoria."

'...so if we can save enough maybe, just maybe, next year we'll be migrating courtesy of British Airways.'

Lounging by the pool

'Now there's a vet that needs a holiday,'

'After researching our dream vacation online with reviews, commentaries, we cams and pictures, we felt we'd been there and didn't need the trip!'

'Screen saver. . . or did his computer freeze again?'

'...I said we've been marooned.'

'I do miss the change of seasons, but thanks to technology, I've offshored everything.'

How to fight a vampire snowman

Excess Baggage: You send emails from exotic places just to make your friends jealous.

The sad fate of Isaac Newton's Tahitian counterpart.

'These virtual-reality goggles are great! Right now, I'm sun-bathing in Tahiti...'

'First semester, you learn the numbers. Second semester, you use them to count the days 'til school is out.'

'And that,and that,and that...'

'It's a great job, but the commuting is murder!'

Sand Snowmen

'We took a look at our passport pictures and realized we need a vacation.'

"Yipeee!"

'Now, dear, I spent 35 years pretending to look busy. I can't just quit overnight!'

"I downloaded a new app that puts me on a tropical island no matter where I'm at."

"I keep telling the boss I'm working from home. I'm gonna have to actually do that one of these days."

"I'd like one of your bucket and spade holidays."

Children with Dog on Christmas Eve

"Would it still be considered a weekend getaway if we never go back?"

'I have nothing to declare... Okay, I liked Maui better.'

'If those coconuts ever ripen, I'm not eating them!'

"I predict six more weeks of winter...But I'm sure we'll tough it out."

'Yes, I think you better had ask Santa for it. Because there's no way I could afford to buy it.'

The Making of a Gag Cartoon

"It's as beautiful as the poster, except, of course, no more cows."