I've just been granted Disability Allowance, but it comes with restrictions on time I can be out of the state. It seems that I can only be away for 2 weeks in one calendar year. My SO is in Arizona, and I am in Ireland, so to get from mine to his will take a full 24 hours (although the last 3 we will be together driving back to his ).
So I am now in the awkward scenario of trying to work out how to best use my holiday time. I had thought of going over for 2 whole weeks at a time, but as he isn't currently in a position to travel over to me, I don't think 2 full weeks would be that great. I'm wondering about splitting it into 2 seperate single week visits instead, cos then at least we will be able to see each other twice a year, instead of once. I had even thought about breaking it down further still, but once you take out one day on either side just travelling, there's not much time left to recover and enjoy being together.
I also have wondered when would be the best time to go there. I'm adamant that this will be the only Christmas we will ever spend apart, so that will put a week in December. I think the second week should be about 6 months from then, so as to break the year up as evenly as possible. It will be more expensive to fly then, it will be hotter there, and I'm not good with heat.
What are other's thoughts or suggestions on this predicament?
So I am now in the awkward scenario of trying to work out how to best use my holiday time. I had thought of going over for 2 whole weeks at a time, but as he isn't currently in a position to travel over to me, I don't think 2 full weeks would be that great. I'm wondering about splitting it into 2 seperate single week visits instead, cos then at least we will be able to see each other twice a year, instead of once. I had even thought about breaking it down further still, but once you take out one day on either side just travelling, there's not much time left to recover and enjoy being together.
I also have wondered when would be the best time to go there. I'm adamant that this will be the only Christmas we will ever spend apart, so that will put a week in December. I think the second week should be about 6 months from then, so as to break the year up as evenly as possible. It will be more expensive to fly then, it will be hotter there, and I'm not good with heat.
What are other's thoughts or suggestions on this predicament?
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