Finally forced to use some of his accumulated vacation time, Cash figured the only way he could travel and still maintain control of everything back at the office was to fake the whole trip.
By day he would work through his in-box, while each evening carefully researching the next leg of his journey and posting the information (complete with photos) to his personal blog.
And it would’ve worked, too, had his girlfriend not caught a glimpse of him downtown; but by then he had already been halfway around the world and could always dine out on the stories he’d tell.
Posted to ABC Wednesday.
ReplyDeleteNever underestimate a smart girlfriend ;-)
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Hilarious...yet so sad! Control can take all the fun out of life.
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LOL!!! I haven't taken a virtual vacation, but I do have a virtual pet - it's a lot of fun, I 'feel the love', I get to play with names, and not vet bills, food bill, etc.
ReplyDeleteWow Fineas Fogg would have got fogged ! Around the world in a day... :)
ReplyDeletePhenoMenon, ABCW Team
This morning MN public radio had a great program on the benefits of travel so ditch the virtual travel and get over to another country!! Kate, ABC Team
ReplyDeleteYes, some of us, in the day, didn't know how to take a REAL vacation!
ReplyDeleteROG, ABC Wednesday team
I'll take a real vacation over a virtual one any day.
ReplyDeleteLove your story line and the creative bent to it.
You need to get on a jet plane right now and take a real Vacation.
ReplyDeleteRetired a year ago and not very good at financial planning, so virtual vacations sound like a pretty good idea to me. Thanks for the smile :)
ReplyDeleteVirtual vacation is all I can afford right now lol.
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Rose, ABC Wednesday Team
The words "vacation" and "control" don't belong in the same sentence, as you so wittily pointed out in this writing! Peace, Amy
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