[marquis]

>every couple years, go off and do something completely different

You mean, like take a vacation? You are saying exactly the same thing but with the time-scale different. I agree on that: work hard for 10 months, no days off. 2 months completely out of the office. But that assumes excellent health and no family.

[monort]

He doesn't need an approval from his employer for this type of vacation. A lot of people don't realize that you can do it that way.