Vacation
Tips Suggestions on how and where to enjoy your
precious time off.
Vacation Guide for Gemini
For you, dear Gemini, a vacation is an opportunity
to learn new skills, have exciting new experiences and gain
a new perspective on life. Generally, you want stimulation,
not rest, and have energy to burn. You cram as much as you
can into your itinerary and know no bounds. Your ruling planet,
Mercury, was the mythological messenger of the gods and was
the only deity on Mt. Olympus who could roam freely. Like
your ruler, you don't like restrictions!
Plan a trip to Mexico or Puerto Rico for plenty of action:
beaches, museums, interesting landmarks and historic sites,
beautiful scenery, and a number of side trips to neighboring
towns. Gemini, a "double bodied sign" (like Pisces and Sagittarius)
might consider touring two countries. Buy an open-ended airline
ticket that would allow you to fly to one city and leave from
another. In this "two-some" theme, consider going to Portugal
and Spain, Ireland and Scotland, Czechoslovakia and Romania
or to Japan and Korea. In Canada, visit Vancouver and its
neighbor, picturesque Victoria on Vancouver Island. Or choose
two cities in Mexico or Puerto Rico. Stateside, try pairing
San Francisco and Los Angeles or Boston and Philadelphia.
You are a voracious reader, so you will bone up on your destination
before you get there. You love little, obscure facts, which
may also give you an inclination for any offbeat tour. Investigate
pearl diving off of New Zealand, visiting the haunted castles
in Scotland or an go on African photo safari or great roadside
attractions of the southern United States. (Don't forget to
stop at Graceland.)
Very long road trips make you antsy, so it's a good thing
your sign rules air travel. As an alternative to flying, try
train travel, where you can converse with fellow passengers
and gather tips about what to do in the cities you that you
will visit. Gemini is a natural journalist, so "interviewing"
locals would really add to your trip. Train travel can be
fun‹you might even enjoy booking a sleeper car on an overnight
train. Buy a ticket on the Oriental Express from Switzerland
to points south, and discover the some beautiful sites in
Italy. Or travel on the Bullet Train to get to the small,
charming cities of Japan.
Staying at luxury hotels doesn't suit your yearning to soak
up authentic local life, so make a reservation in a small
pension (bed and breakfast) or inn. (If you want to listen
to the local news, make sure there will be a TV in your room.
(Of course, if you're in Prague and you don't speak Czech,
you might not understand a word!) If there is a large newsstand
or bookstore nearby, you would be in heaven. Keep a travel
journal for your favorite addresses so you can return and
rediscover the darling bistro or special on your next visit.
Before you depart, however, leave a loose itinerary with family
members, friends and office mates. Although other zodiac signs
don't want to be disturbed on vacation, you will actually
be better able to relax if you know that others can reach
you if they need to. The worst thing you can say to a Gemini
is "I was desperate to contact you and I couldn't find you!"
