I make sure to take one extra day after I get back home

Prefer the cheap, small and near to the expensive, far away and spectacular. For example if you like hiking, hike a local river rather than the hype destination on the other side of the world. It doesn't have to be that extreme, but you get the general idea I guess. You take away time stress, financial stress and travel stress and thus can enjoy your free time more.

Not a lot of peopling. Not a lot of Internet access.

My most refreshing vacations are typically the backcountry backpacking trips I take with 2-5 people I know. No work phone access to emails nor "urgent" issues.

You guys are having vacations?

It really depends for me. As much as I like adventure vacations full of outdoors and local culture and history and lots of walking and hiking, sometimes I'm fine to just swim up to the bar at a resort for a couple of days.

Depends on the time of the year. For my vacation in July, I went to two museums I've been wanting to visit for ages and went to the waterpark I haven't been at in over 10 years, but I also had days where I didn't leave my home.

I stay home and rest.

If you're traveling somewhere, get a hotel. Not an airbnb. Airbnbs will just make you do chores, and that's no way to spend vacation.

much weeks are you planning, did you plan it under stress like from work and need a career chang, then no? is this with friends, family, relationship, alone?

are you touring or vacation alone without knowing much about the area?