10 unnecessary stupid facts about vacation

The clothespins are on the corners of your towel, sand is crawling everywhere, and you permanently smell like sunscreen. That must be a vacation. But even around this favorite time of year, there are remarkable facts.

1. You are only fully rested after a week of vacation. Surely recognizable, because during those first few days you are still glued to your mobile phone. The moral of the story: always take more than a week off.

2. The vacation feeling only lasts a few days after returning. Of course, you can think of all sorts of ways to hold onto it longer, but for most people, that relaxed vibe disappears as soon as they go back to work.

3. In some hotels, the bath is cleaned with the toilet brush. There are also subjects who boil their underwear in the kettle. Damn it. I will never drink tea in a hotel again.

4. Jetlags feel worse when you travel from west to east. The reason is simple, because when you fly from west to east, you shorten the day. Your biological clock gives in faster to a longer than a shorter day.

5. Research shows that people are more reckless on vacation. Sounds logical, if only because you are more likely to find yourself in a bungee jump situation while on vacation.

6. The average Dutch person has an average of 1025 vacation days in their working life. Honestly, that's not much, is it? The math is simple: you work for about 41 years nowadays, in the Netherlands you get about 25 vacation days per year, and voilà. Austrians actually have the most vacation days in the world, in case you're looking for a country to move to.

7. Going on vacation actually works, as 89 percent of vacationers see their stress levels drop within two days.

8. Traveling and going on vacation makes you smarter, more creative, and you might even get better at problem-solving. I only see win, win, and win.

9. Over 60 percent of vacationers gain weight on vacation, averaging one to two kilos. Especially those over 45 tend to eat and drink more, as they gain weight more often than the younger ones.

10. Couples who often go on vacation together are happier. Even if you are bickering about which exit to take, that love just radiates from you.