Difference vacation and workation

There is a clear difference between vacation or road trip and workation. On vacation, you usually don't spend more than 3 weeks in one place, certainly not on a road trip.

With the workation, it can very well be that you spend one, two or even three months in the same place.

Because with a full working day, there is little time to explore the area, especially in winter when it gets light late and dark early. Then there is only the weekend and maybe another day off to get to know the area and the people. So you need to stay longer to get to know the place.

Furthermore, a good infrastructure and possibly also a fast and stable network are necessary for a good workation. One more reason not to change the location too often.

So both speak for not switching places (often) and that is exactly what has certain effects, because after 3-4 weeks you seem to be significantly different from the tourists.

After 3-4 weeks you fall out of the normal grid, an unusual pattern.
Obviously a person that stays longer... 🤔
Does this person live here now? 🤔
At this point, people start to reliably recognize you. ❤️

For me that means:
At my favorite places I don't have to order anything anymore, I get my wishes delivered to the table straight away.
At the store they greet me like an old friend and ask how I'm doing today and people wave me across the street.

I am not a tourist any more, I guess I belong to them now. ❤️

Time to leave 😉.Læs mere