You go home for a week for the holidays. Do you:
A. Take the week completely off for R&R;
B. Get a guest pass to a local gym and (more or less) stick to your routine; or
C. Do light movement throughout the week – maybe go for some walks with a kettlebell, stretch/yoga, do some at-home workouts
I’ve tried all three over the years. Thinking I’ll take option C this year, but I’m curious how others approach holiday traveling.
A or B, depending on if its with in-laws/parents.
If it’s not with either, then just take a week off. No harm in missing a week.
Which parents get the A and who gets the B? 
Is it acceptable to say “both”?
Combination of A and C, but I’ve typically planned ahead and adjusted the length of a training block so a deload week usually coincides with vacations.
C.
I try to get a hotel with a gym too, but hotel gyms are usually a joke. Pushups, situps, goblet squats for a week. I’m currently in the midst of this while visiting my family. I feel like a fat slob. Can’t wait to get back to it next week.
A B or C depending on where it falls in a training block. Going away next week and it will be a combination of A and C.
B if parents are involved like @Andrewgen_Receptors!
C most the time - my kids like doing ”fun” workouts or using hotel gyms and that kind of thing, so that really takes care of itself.
Once a year or so my wife and I will go somewhere and I’ll take option A, but we usually have activities like hiking or snorkeling or something so it’s not total sedentary alcoholism (it’s active alcoholism).
If going home for a week, B. For the sole reason that I would absolutely lose my mind spending a week with family and not escaping to the gym for a little bit here and there.
I kinda like the C option. I’m heading out tonight on a red eye to Jamaica for a week, so I’m thinking the same thoughts you are.
It’s actually a great chance to change things up, give yourself a break while keeping active, and not stress about structure. Personally I tend to do calisthenics circuits with some DB/KB work thrown in depending on what the hotel gym has. I know many will say “take the week off”, but I’m usually up early and enjoy the process of getting some work in.
I do agree with others and if I’m visiting parents/in-laws I may just opt for B if possible. Gets me out of their house and I don’t usually have other active plans I’m looking forward.
If I visit my parents, my dad (age 77) still goes to the gym 6 days a week so I dont get a choice. I go to the gym with him and he always wants to see me lifting something heavy over and over. LOL
C
I insist that parents get hotel with a gym and usually there’s dumbbells up to 50lbs which is enough for me.
I get the exact opposite response. My dad’s a similar age as yours, and in fine shape due to hiking/walking. But, he always gives me a hard time for training so hard, thinking I’m just going to hurt myself and that I should shift to easier activities. You’d think by now he’d be convinced I know what I’m doing, but he’s stubborn and won’t budge on his viewpoint.
That is all dads…LOL
My dad’s company sells spinal implants.
I get a warning every time I call him
Have fun, man! I assume you already left, but I hope you have a great time.
I probably do this more often than most because I know how much it benefits me, but A) is an obvious choice for me. I think if you train really hard like I do, you can see significant benefits from taking a week off on a fairly regular basis, and planning this around a holiday is pretty ideal. I already do it prior to competitions (always a full week completely off before a show), and I would say overall, I take maybe 5-6 weeks off in total per year. Basically a week every couple months. I think it helps me with joint health, and I always feel strong coming back after a week of rest.
I don’t plan deloads any more. I feel that life throws them at me and the gym being closed for a few days over the holidays, or travelling to see family for a week or whatever. It’s just one of those of things that will have more positives than negatives - and something that I probably need and should look forward to.
Sometimes I come back stronger, and if I don’t, progress comes easier in the consecutive weeks.
It’s probably healthy for our minds to just try to not care about all this stuff for a week or so.
I’ll try to go in but more to keep the habit up than worrying about the work I put in.
Completely understand this perspective. The only wrinkle is that all of us here (or most of us) love to train, and for us movement can be therapeutic…especially during extended periods with family 
Well if we’re talking about it from a therapeutic/recreational perspective, thats one thing, and not really something I felt needed addressing. If that’s all you’re trying to do, do whatever is the most therapeutic to you, lol. This is the sort of thing no one should need advice on. I can’t tell you what will bring you the most rewarding personal experience. Im speaking strictly on how to get results, within the consideration that travel/family time is restrictive.