Haven’t got time to spare for a vacation? Then why not take your work with you? Or better still, how about a "co-workation," a "combination of a creative business trip and inspirational adventure holiday for location-independent professionals," as Treehugger’s Kimberly Mok describes it.
The idea of mixing work and travel isn’t a bad one. Just this year I spent a couple of weeks visiting family and friends back in Spain. In the middle, I took a week of regular, no-work vacation, but for a half a week either side of that I worked my usual schedule, spending the evenings with friends.