Quote Originally Posted by Trekhawk
Ok Im assuming Americans dont have Long Service Leave?? That is a shame In Australia after you work for a company for 10 years you are entitled to 3 months paid leave. For every year after 10 you receive another week of paid leave. My husband has worked with his present employer for 20 years so could take 6 months leave on full pay or opt to take a year on half pay.

We hope down the track to use this leave so my husband can relax and enjoy a non scheduled life and perhaps we can travel a little. We would also like to investigate less populated parts of Australia with the idea of maybe living there down the track.

I hope you manage to find a solution that works for you. As Yellow said you have to try.
No, we don't have anything like that. Most of us work for companies, that if they give you vacation (normally not more than 1 month a year) they take it away if you don't use it in the next 2 years, so you can't even save it up!