re: Would you do a long road trip vacation?

We usually try to do 3 days there, 4 days vacation, 3 days back. In total it is only 6 actual work days taken off.

But as others point out, during the 3 days of driving we often stop and do stuff in the area for a few hours so it's rarely 4+ hours of nonstop driving. More like 3 hours drive, stop for a while and do lunch, 3 more hours, stop for a while and have dinner, than 3 more hours and stop for the night.