Not having set days off and working weekends sometimes (and I say only sometimes) pays off. I was randomly given 5 days off in a row – Monday to Friday without even having requested it. At the time I was only working 14 shifts a month and my boss did not insist I work a particular number per week, so in the month of July I felt like I was given a little mini-holiday for free and when there is an opportunity to travel or explore, I am hard pressed to give it up. After arriving back from Bali only 5 days previously I felt a little overwhelmed at the thought of another international trip so myself and Chris settled on Macau.