Vacation Anticipation Gifts

Excess Baggage: For many folks, the best part of a vacation is the 'getting ready'.

'I'd say your caravan's a tad overloaded, sir.'

Easter Island legs

Invasion Of The Summer Aliens

"First class, or with children?"

Airlines

'I want to visit the very EDGE of civilisation, to explore the BRUTAL shores of natures most REMOTE regions. If you could manage that with a five star hotel and first class travel it would be perfect.'

'We must be 50,000 calories away from home by now.'

"No luggage to check - I just have this carry on."

"I'd like a week off without any business related e-mail on my home computer."

'Another expectant father looking forward to paternity leave.'

Daughters on the beach

Man packing suitcase with French vocabulary

'You can forget the Captain's table-we're not paying that kind of money just to eat with the crew!'

'How very Cumbria.'

"This bag is carry-on, and this one is kick-drop-throw-and-pile-on."

"Let's see, I make it four suitcases, a rolling bag, and a tote bag... You sure that's enough for our two day trip?"

"Lets find another beach, this one has too much competition."

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

Camping.

"I always forget how much louder they sound in the country."

'My wife is going to kill me. All her shopping coupons are in that lost luggage.'

"I can hardly wait...TWO WHOLE weeks without having to deal with mindless e-mails, incessant interruptions, boring meetings...."

"I'm afraid there'll be an excess baggage charge on your Filofax."

'We would like an unspoiled paradise, but with lots of shops.'

'See you in two weeks!'

"Honey, can you read through our list and let me know if I forgot anything?"

'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!'

"You just had to book the economy cruise, didn't you?"

Taking a little mental vacation can help as long as you don't go to mental.

"Who can we call?"

Travelogue

"Ah...here they are!"

I travelled to get away from it all. All I got away from was my luggage.