Every time Iāve had to take an extended hiatus from guitar (more than a day or two,) either by choice or due to life circumstances, Iāve actually played better when I got back to it. Iāll be interested to see how you react, given that itās the first time youāve ever experienced it.
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In bay of plenty, Papamoa, pretty packed schedule seeing family and touristy stuff though! Where are you at?
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ah wrong island, in Christchurchā¦
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Yeah, holidays are good, plenty of eating bad food, drinking and no guitar thoughā¦ hmm, is it doing me good? 
If the recycle bin is anything to go by, for sure Iāve tried a few of the local craft beers 
. I donāt mind a good hazy pale ale.
And based on the smell by the beach lookout in the evening the locals donāt mind some more plant based pursuits. Not my thing though.
Good tips on the fretboard stuff. Iām using justinās apps for some of that. And AVOYPsā¦ not just yours
Alcohol and ice cream. Not mixed though.
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Itās terrible!
Based on your AVOYP youāre doing as well as ever. Iām hoping a couple of weeks isnāt enough to lose callusesā¦ that would be a PITA.
Wow, I did not even know that was a thing. Not cheap but looks pretty cool. How does it sound & play?
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You could always crack on with Chris Liepeās course in the evening down by the beach lookout
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A kiwi bach will typically have a washing up bowl or laundry basket, mop and certainly no8 wire hanging around somewhere.
So get on and build your own
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@jkane The sound is quite good, not as loud as Iād like it to be, but keep in mind my daily play acoustic is quite loud. The nut size is 1 3/4 which is my preference. It has built in static pickup so I use a headphone amp and feed that to a battery powered speaker when I need volume. That worked well for me on a trip to the US where I played for family outdoors near a busy road. Not a gigging setup but gave that extra bit of volume.
The body size I would describe as 7/8, not quite full size but not small. Iāve previously owned a maton mini which I gave up on due to lack of volume unplugged and the journey is definitely better than the mini.
Iād say itās all about compromises. The compromises I get with the Journey suit me because I can take it all sorts of places I canāt take my full size acoustic. I like it well enough that itās my spare guitar while we travel in our RV where I have room for it and my acoustic.
Several friends have bought the wooden Journey models, also collapsible and cheaper and several of them complained about the build quality.
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Yes! Of course! We all should look further than to the fretboard from time to time, even if itās hard! See it as a chance to look outside of the āguitar is always on my mindā box
Better said than done, I knowā¦ Iām a enthousiastic skier and love outdoor sports, but since I touched my guitar for the first time, I find myself always thinking about guitar related stuff, even in a chairlift I find myself thinking about how much practice time I miss while waiting for the ascent. Completely stupid 
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Well I arrived back home a couple of days ago, exhausted. Played some guitar of course.
I can still play fine 
although Iām a lot sloppier than before and my fingertips hurt a bit! Not newbie pain but Iām certainly feeling it after half an hour of playing.
Time to get back on the practice wagon.
I think Iāll look into one of those travel guitars if I end up on another trip in the future. Road trips I just take my cheapo Yamaha.
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Iām also currently on vacation, with family, away from my guitar, for five days. Itās been a nice trip, but I have thought about guitar practice many times.
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Torture! 
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