en lets take someone like Richard Branson who's one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the UK. Although he often takes vacations on his own Necker Island (who wouldn't) he's famous for his many daring adventures. He's no stranger to world record attempts involving balloon flights around the world and travelling across theI have been thinking recently about the correlation between the type of vacation people choose and the type of lifestyle they live.

It's easier nowadays than ever before to jump on a plane and travel to any part of the world we wish. Some people are constrained in the type of vacation they can take, either because of commitments of some kind or simply the cost. However many people are now in a position where they can take any kind of vacation they choose.

If we take away the limitations imposed by budget and commitments and assume people can take any kind of vacation they wish, is there a correlation between the type of vacation they take and the type of lifestyle they live? I think there is.

I am not just talking about rich people going on more expensive vacations because that's too obvious and doesn't teach us anything. I am talking about the tendency for the average person to take relaxing vacations in the sun (and there's nothing wrong with that) and the tendency for entrepreneurs to take more adventurous and challenging vacations.

There's some obvious examples of this. The most common foreign destination for people living here in the UK is Tenerife. Sun, sea, bars, beaches, relaxation and all for relatively little cost. I went there myself a few years ago.

Then lets take someone like Richard Branson who's one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the UK. Although he often takes vacations on his own Necker Island (who wouldn't) he's famous for his many daring adventures. He's no stranger to world record attempts involving balloon flights around the world and travelling across the

mitments of some kind or simply the cost. However many people are now in a position where they can take any kind of vacation they choose.

If we take away the limitations imposed by budget and commitments and assume people can take any kind of vacation they wish, is there a correlation between the type of vacation they take and the type of lifestyle they live? I think there is.

I am not just talking about rich people going on more expensive vacations because that's too obvious and doesn't teach us anything. I am talking about the tendency for the average person to take relaxing vacations in the sun (and there's nothing wrong with that) and the tendency for entrepreneurs to take more adventurous and challenging vacations.

There's some obvious examples of this. The most common foreign destination for people living here in the UK is Tenerife. Sun, sea, bars, beaches, relaxation and all for relatively little cost. I went there myself a few years ago.

Then lets take someone like Richard Branson who's one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the UK. Although he often takes vacations on his own Necker Island (who wouldn't) he's famous for his many daring adventures. He's no stranger to world record attempts involving balloon flights around the world and travelling across the

e and the type of lifestyle they live? I think there is.

I am not just talking about rich people going on more expensive vacations because that's too obvious and doesn't teach us anything. I am talking about the tendency for the average person to take relaxing vacations in the sun (and there's nothing wrong with that) and the tendency for entrepreneurs to take more adventurous and challenging vacations.

There's some obvious examples of this. The most common foreign destination for people living here in the UK is Tenerife. Sun, sea, bars, beaches, relaxation and all for relatively little cost. I went there myself a few years ago.

Then lets take someone like Richard Branson who's one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the UK. Although he often takes vacations on his own Necker Island (who wouldn't) he's famous for his many daring adventures. He's no stranger to world record attempts involving balloon flights around the world and travelling across the

d the tendency for entrepreneurs to take more adventurous and challenging vacations.

There's some obvious examples of this. The most common foreign destination for people living here in the UK is Tenerife. Sun, sea, bars, beaches, relaxation and all for relatively little cost. I went there myself a few years ago.

Then lets take someone like Richard Branson who's one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the UK. Although he often takes vacations on his own Necker Island (who wouldn't) he's famous for his many daring adventures. He's no stranger to world record attempts involving balloon flights around the world and travelling across the

en lets take someone like Richard Branson who's one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the UK. Although he often takes vacations on his own Necker Island (who wouldn't) he's famous for his many daring adventures. He's no stranger to world record attempts involving balloon flights around the world and travelling across the Atlantic Ocean in a boat.

Admittedly, most of us can't afford to do this type of thing but for many people even if they could they'd still chose not to risk their lives in the name of adventure (and probably PR) and stick with lying on a beach for two weeks instead.

The point I am trying to make here is that I believe there's a strong link between what we choose to do with a week or two of our spare time and the amount of entrepreneurial spirit we possess.

That still leaves the question, does being an entrepreneur make you more adventurous or does being more adventurous make you an entrepreneur? I can't answer that but I'd guess it's simply that the two qualities go hand in hand and anyone who possesses one will possess the other to some degree.

You're probably wondering what on earth made me think of such an obscure article topic. I guess now's a good time to use myself as an example. Up until the last few years I'd been the sort of person who had always used up my spare time to take beach holidays in the sun. As I stated earlier I was in Tenerife myself only a few years ago and I'd only ever really been to Spain and Greece before that.

What made me think of this topic was when I looked back on my more recent vacations. In 2005 my main vacation was drastically di