Actually, the two of us both have home offices, so we're together all the time, both at work and at play. The only time I'm not with her is when I go for rides. It's been like this for 15 years, and we're both completely used to it. So doing separate stuff on a holiday isn't a big deal.

I wish I was a morning person, but I'm not, so the early morning ride won't work. We have actually discussed this, but her only concerns were about schlepping the bike on the plane. Otherwise, we figure we'd spend two weeks in one place and really get to know it. We've had it with backpack trips where you have to arrange for buses and hotels every other day.

I was just wondering if anyone had ever done this sort of thing and if there were any tips to or things to avoid.