One of the best vacations I have ever been on was actually with my Air National Guard Unit. I was lucky enough to be chosen to go on a three week trip to Geilenkirchen, Germany. We would be going there to support the NATO operated E-3 Sentry for training purposes. I considered this a vacation as well because there wasn’t a lot of work to be done and more time spent on touring the local areas. We went to every little town that was near us in Germany and including Belgium and the Netherlands. Immersing yourself with the local people of those small towns and villages and trying the local beer and food was quite the unique experience.
There was one day when we went to a private World War Two museum in Belgium and the owners of the museum lived through World War Two which was absolutely incredible. One weekend, me and two others went to Amsterdam for the weekend and that was a blast. Seeing all the culture of that city and the riverboats cutting right through the middle of the city is something everyone should see. Another weekend six or so of us went to Normandy, France. It was an awe inspiring trip to see the exact beaches that the United States and other allied countries stormed over 70 years ago.
This is by far one of the best vacations that I had ever been on especially since I got to spend three weeks in Europe and made money from it? There’s nothing greater than that and I would go back in a heartbeat.