According to Frances Linzee Gordon of Lonely Planet, "...misery among Britons is at its worst in January". It's when we suffer from winter blues and get depressed with the thought that another year of work is facing us.

Well, we need not look at it that way.

Maybe thinking of what we can do and where we can go during our days off would help lighten the mood. And, believe me, we do have LOTS of days off from work.

Most of us just count our standard vacation days, forgetting the fact that we actually have a third of the year off from work. Yup, a third. We have 132 days OFF, without having to fake being sick. 132 is equal to 52 weekends, 8 bank holidays and 20 days of statutory annual paid leave.

Think of all the possibilties! Think of all the places we could visit, near or far.

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