"The minute I get in my car in New Orleans and head out there, that's when I feel like my vacation has begun, " Mr. Bart said.

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For me I always like to book my next vacation as soon as I come back from one so I always have reservations for my next adventure on my calendar.

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Two of the people I interviewed said that things like sharing vacation photos was a taboo as investors might see them.

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The date of each photo appeared in the center of the screen as I scrolled, so I jumped to dates I knew had memorable photos, like my 30th birthday and a 2010 New Year's Eve vacation.

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So I started to talk with my caddie about just like what airplane tomorrow, or about the car or about the vacation.

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Before a family vacation or business trip, my routine is to check Internet travel sites, like Traveladvisor, and I pore over hotel reviews.

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