https://philliant.com/tags/vacation/Recent content in Vacation on philliantHugo -- gohugo.ioen© 2026 philip mathew hernMon, 03 Aug 2026 03:00:00 -0700https://philliant.com/posts/20260803-im-on-a-boat/Mon, 03 Aug 2026 03:00:00 -0700https://philliant.com/posts/20260803-im-on-a-boat/i am sitting in an internet cafe on the first day of an alaskan cruise, and the clearest thought i have is how badly i need real time away from regular work. i have written about giving things room to breathe before, but i rarely give them the space i know they need. sometimes the only way to step back is to make stepping back unavoidable, and the more striking realization is not my time away from work, but the time my work finally gets away from me.