# Sims 2 next expansion: Bon Voyage **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 1, 2007, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-2-next-expansion-bon-voyage/406389 "2007-06-01T19:29:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2007, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-2-next-expansion-bon-voyage/406389/1 "2007-06-01T19:29:44Z")
From the [official Sims 2 site](http://thesims2.ea.com/about/ep6_index.php) : > [@](#): > > Whisk your Sims away from their everyday routines and take them on exciting trips to three exotic locations! Whether relaxing on a lush tropical island in a luxury suite, camping outdoors on a pristine mountaintop, or exploring the culture of the Far East, your Sims will enjoy all-new activities to relax and rejuvenate them. Send your Sims packing for the trip of a lifetime! > > More info to come… & From [Snooty Sims](http://www.snootysims.com/bonvoyageindex.php?id=bonvoyageinfo) : > [@](#): > > Travel to Three Dream Destinations > Each location offers unique landscapes and local residents, such as the Fire Dancer and Ninja, for your Sims to meet and learn from. Try local cuisine and admire cultural landmarks as your Sims explore these new locales. > > Send Your Sims on Tours > Glass bottom boat rides, adventurous van tours, and other excursions are fun new activities for your Sims, but there may be some surprises in store! > > Buy or Find Unique Items > Shop for unique objects found only on your Sims’ travels, including rare jewelry they can wear or take home as gifts. Stumble upon hidden locations, collect shells on the beach, or dig up treasure. > > Stay at New Travel Accommodations > Splurge on the luxury suite for your Sims or save Simoleons and choose a more cozy lodging. Your Sims will enjoy the comfort of room service, get pampered at the spa, and more. I LOVE the Far East theme - that will go perfect with so many of my families! Vacation was one of my favorite expansions from the original The Sims, so I’m excited about it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2007, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-2-next-expansion-bon-voyage/406389/2 "2007-06-01T22:30:42Z")
Although Brandine and Cletus Spears kicked off to the big trailer park in the sky, maybe one of their children will be able to visit an exotic location some day. ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2007, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-2-next-expansion-bon-voyage/406389/3 "2007-06-01T23:49:03Z")
I still have Brenda and Willie Nelson kicking around, though they are teetering on the edge…perhaps they have enough Elixir of Life to make it to one really nice vacation. 😛 Oh! I wonder if your Sims can die while in vacation…then you could have a haunted hotel. 😃 I’m assuming there will be three new districts for these locations. I really hope they allow for some ocean swimming with this one. It was frustrating in Vacation to be there right on the beach but you couldn’t send your Sims in for a swim. I mean, they _could_ mark off an area for it in the water - like they do IRL when there’s an undertow. There are tutorials for swimmable lakes and stuff for users already, so why not? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2007, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-2-next-expansion-bon-voyage/406389/4 "2007-06-30T15:43:57Z")
Update from the official site: [[QUOTE=TheSims2.com](http://QUOTE=TheSims2.com)] Ship date for North America is Sept. 5, 2007 [/QUOTE] There are also four new screen shots, the first showing a hotel interior, complete with maids and bellhops. There’s a very stylish Sim\* taking a picture with a small camera (wonder if that will be a new Inventory item like the MP3 players and handheld games) and new furniture and building decor - very tropical looking. The second shows Sims playing with fire while wearing grass clothing. BBQ Sims anyone? 😛 I do love the costumes, especially the tattoos. I imagine they’re part of the outfit though, like that one Paranormal Career Track outfit. The new lush tropical plants look great and it shows a bit of beach in the background. As my above post, I hope the Sims will be able to get out some into the ocean with this expansion. I’m not even sure what to say about the next pic other than it’s just disturbing in so many ways. It’s a very country scene where it looks like lumberjacks are doing a jig in front of a huge Paul Bunyon-type statue that looks like it’s about to murder them all and spread their innards on his flap jacks. :eek: There is one Sim off to the side with a cute hiking backpack though. Last pic shows a group of Sims doing a Tai-Chi type exercise in an Eastern themed room. I have so much of that type decor I’m actually not sure what’s new and what just looks like stuff I already have from downloads. The alter with the two dragons has to be new, as well as flower decoration in the corner, but I’m not sure about the hanging lamps, wallpapers and floor coverings. - Gotta love the fanny pack and the socks with sandals look. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2007, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-2-next-expansion-bon-voyage/406389/5 "2007-07-01T15:48:48Z")
I love the Tai Chi. I wonder if that can be used at home. I’m also curious to see if the pictures the sims take can be viewed in the photo album. ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2007, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-2-next-expansion-bon-voyage/406389/6 "2007-07-01T16:06:51Z")
I’m wondering also how the camera will work - can you only take pics of the new ‘cultural landmarks’ or of anything. I like the Career Reward camera that’s in the game now, but first you have to unlock it (though that’s easy enough if you don’t mind cheating) and then it’s kind of bulky to keep out for use. ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2007, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-2-next-expansion-bon-voyage/406389/7 "2007-07-28T21:38:13Z")
Lots of new info, gathered from around different Sims communities and holy crap! this game is gonna be hot! 🆒 I think it will change things up even more than Nightlife and Seasons! Forgive all the cut-n-paste but my internets hand is out of commission. [www.edenstyle.it (definitely check out the pictures!):](http://www.edenstyle.it/espansioni_bonvoyage_speciale_engl.htm) > [@](#): > > Let’s go on Vacation! > Vacation time! Our Sims can now go on vacation in one of the 3 new vacation neighborhood: Twikki Island (Sea), Takemizu Village (Far East) and Three Lakes > (Mountain). > > You can also create your own destination and send your Sim in the same places you use to go on your vacations! > You don’t need to accumulate days off at work, but you can go on vacation whenever you want. Just take the phone and book a travel! > You’ll be asked to choose the lenght of your travel (3-7 days) and the Sims you want to bring on vacation with you, friends included. > Toddlers and pets are not allowed in the new neighborhoods, but don’t worry: a babysitter will take care of them! > > Lodgments > Do you prefer a luxury hotel, a little inn, a bowngalow or a camping? > You just have to choose! If you wish, you can also buy a vacation home. > The various premade lodgments are really nice and detailed: you’ll find for sure something good for your sims family! > You cannot own an hotel, but you can build all the hotels you have in your mind by using cheats. > > On the beach > You’ll spend for sure great moments at Twikkii Island thanks to its view, the ancient ruins, the pirates ship a and the white beaches. > > Our Sims can now sunbath, comb for seashells and swim in the ocean! > > Your children will enjoy the pirates ship, searching for hidden treasures. > > You can interact with the ship in several ways. For example, you can raise pirates flag, walk the plank, explore and so on. > If you are lucky you’ll meet the pirate ghost that will teach you an old sea chantey. > > The fire dancer will delight you with his performance and may also teach you his art, so you can impress your friends when you come back home! > > Mountain relax > Nothing is more relaxing than a mountain vacation! > Enjoy the spa with its hot springs, saunas and massage tables. > > If you are looking for adventure, your destination is the camping. > Sit around the fire, learn mountain dance, play axes throwing and relax on the hammock… vacation end is still far away! > > Far east misteries > Be fashinated by pagoda roofs, beautiful gardens and temples. Rake the zen garden and play mah jong: stress will fly away! > > In the secret lot you can meet the Wise Old Man: drink tea with him and he’ll teach you a misterious dragon legend… or tai chi! > You can also meet the Ninja and learn how to teleport: you may need this ability one day… > > Secret lots > Every vacation destination have its own secret lot. > You can reach them by founding a map while you dig for treasures. The most of the time you’ll find only bones, stones and sculptures, but if you are constant you’ll find your secret map too. > > Bigfoot! > Bigfoot is the new Bon Voyage race. They are hairy and rude sims that never like to get a shower… try to ask them to clean up, if you are courageous. > Souvenir > Vacation shops sell great souvenirs that you can put on a new display. > Do you prefer a mini pagoda or a fake treasure chest? > > Tasty foods > At every vacation destination you can try different kinds of foods (3 per destination) and order room service. > At Takemizu Village you MUST eat with sticks, of course! > > Wedding > Our Sims can finally get married in community lot. You just need to place the wedding arch in the lot. By clicking on the telephone, you’ll also see a “Book Honeymoon” option. > At the end of the celebration, an airport shuttle will come and take them to their destination. > > Tours > Tours are the best way to discover all the best places and the culture of the new neighborhoods. > We cannot follow our Sims on tour, but messages will pop up asking us to make our choice for several situations (like with jobs messages). > At the end, our Sims could come back with more skill points, money or… bad motives and itchiness! > > Long lasting memories > Vacation experiencies will be registered in a new memories panel called “vacation mementos”. Every time your Sim experience something new, the correspondent memento will appear in the panel and the vacation experience bar will increase. > > Where’s my wallet? > If you meet the charlatain, be sure he won’t pickpocket you! > > Voodoo > At Twikkii Island you may receive a voodoo doll with positive and negative powers. You can stinkify other people, make them fall in love with you and… much more! > > Vacation Benefits > Once at home, you’ll receive vacation points to spend in vacation benefits. > For example, you can add a wants slot, skill points bonuses, “green-lasting” needs, romance benefits and so on. > If the vacation gone bad, your Sims can soffer jet lag too! > > Walking to Community Lots > Now your Sims can walk to community lots. So, you won’t loose time waiting for a cab. > > New turn ons and offs > Bon Voyage adds new turn ons and offs options, like hard worker, charismatic, cook, plantsimism, lycantrophy, logical etc. > > Pics > Our Sims can now take pictures and ask others to take them a picture. > These pics will appear then in a new photoalbum menu. > They can also order stamps and albums online. > > New Objects > The new objects are great! In the catalogue you can find everything to build every kind of hotel and to decorate the landscape. > There are also new terrains for faboulous beaches and new neighborhoods decorations. > With this Expansion Pack you can really reach an high level of realism in the game. > > New clothes and hairstyles > There are many new theme clothes, like kimonos and tours outfits. > > We appreciated the female hairstyle you can see in the picture below. > > Jewelry > We finally have jewelry in the game! We can buy them in community lots or find something special while combing for seashells. > You’ll then need a mirror in order to wear them. > Every age and sex have its own pieces of jewelry (rings, bracelets, necklaces, piercings, clocks…) and you can also choose to wear them only with one kind of outfits. > > The new family > The game introduces a new family: the Travellers (Trisha, Trent and their little Tina). > Trent left his job for a more adventourous life. Can you help them to discover every little place of the World? > > New game launcher > Now when you launch the game, you’ll see a new launcher with a list of all EPs and stuff packs installed. If you want to start the game, you have to click on “Play button”. > > Liliana “Eden” Morosini [New video and screenshots at the official US site.](http://thesims2.ea.com/about/ep6_index.php) **Pre order incentives thus far;** Hula Happiness Skirt for children from [play.com](http://play.com) (UK) Brite Nite Camping Lantern; the fun won’t stop when the sun sets on your Sims’ campground with this durable lantern. This exclusive item will be yours when you pre-order The Sims 2: Bon Voyage from [HMV.co.uk](http://HMV.co.uk). **PRESS RELEASE** from [www.gamesindustry.biz](http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=27085) > [@](#): > > Whether your Sims are relaxing on a lush tropical island in a luxury suite, camping with the family on a pristine mountaintop, or exploring the culture of the Far East, they’ll enjoy new activities to relax and rejuvenate. From building sand castles and catching rays to meditating in the Zen garden after a visit to the pool, players can quickly transform their Sims from bumbling tourists to savvy international travelers. Sims will also learn new customs including local greetings and traditional dances to take home and teach to their friends. With The Sims 2 Bon Voyage, players can send their Sims packing for the trip of a lifetime!.. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2007, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-2-next-expansion-bon-voyage/406389/8 "2007-07-28T23:04:03Z")
That looks like a really great xpack. Almost a whole new game. ---
**Author:** ![nevermore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a587f6/32.png) [@nevermore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nevermore)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2007, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-2-next-expansion-bon-voyage/406389/9 "2007-07-29T14:27:06Z")
wow, that is a lot of new features. besides all the vacation stuff, I am SO GLAD Sims can finally get married on community lots!! really, who the hell gets married at their house? (not that there’s anything wrong with it, but it is rather boring that you don’t even have a choice!) and I can’t wait to see the new turn-ons/-offs. I think it’s dumb that the only ones we have now have to do with physical, changeable traits. anyway, yay for bon voyage, and here’s hoping that it’s the last expansion, because my god, I spend way too much money on this game. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2007, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-2-next-expansion-bon-voyage/406389/10 "2007-07-29T17:09:27Z")
Tell me about it. I just bought within the last year 2 new Radeon 7900 gt cards and they aren’t even listed as supported. :rolleyes: This is just like a completely new game with all the goals you can achieve now. I kind of like the time is limited because I’d be tempted to keep my Sims there indefinitely. My first vacationing family will be visiting Takemizu Village for a 7 day stay. It’ll probably be my Tanaka family visiting their homeland. I wonder if I put ol’ grandma’s urn into an inventory, if I would be able to leave her there…kind of like returning her body home. 😛 It does say they can die while on vacation, so why not? I might could dump a few bodies that way by the time Bon Voyage releases. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-2-next-expansion-bon-voyage/406389/11 "2007-08-20T18:40:51Z")
[QUOTE=harmless] Tell me about it. I just bought within the last year 2 new Radeon 7900 gt cards and they aren’t even listed as supported. :rolleyes: [/QUOTE] Well, turns out I was wrong about that. I just wasn’t looking in the right place. :o There’s some new info from the[chat held last Thursday](http://thesims2.ea.com/community/chat_08_16_07.php). Some highlights: The new camera is very similar to the University camera. The Snapshots will be added to your family photo album UI and you will be able to order individual prints or put your favorite 8 images into the album from your computer at home. The new game launcher will NOT require you to be connected to the internet as many have feared. Toddlers, Babies, & Pets cannot go on vacation. When you plan a vacation you will be given the choice to leave the toddler at home with an adult or elder of your choosing or you can decide to hire a nanny for the duration of the vacation. Children can learn the local gestures and dances, Tai Chi and how to teleport. Sims can get married on Vacation lots as well as Community lots now. Your Sims vacation can be a honeymoon - supposedly they get an actual Want and have a memory of the Honeymoon. Sims can get pregnant whilst on vacation, but will not deliver until they return to their home lots. Sims can die whilst on vacation. Your Sims can own more than one vacation home in different locations and you can build custom vacations homes. Your Sims will be allowed to be saved while at Hotels, Vacation Homes or Campgrounds. You can modify unowned vacation homes and community lots. When you own a vacation home you have to visit it to be able to modify it (like open for business). Hotels are like Dorms and can be redecorated but you have to use cheats to actually rebuild them. Even if you own a vacation home you can still only vacation there. You cannot live in any of the vacation neighborhoods. Sims can live on a beach lot, though. You can use one of the terrains provided that can accommodate beaches to build a neighborhood. Not all neighborhoods will accommodate beach lots. The official Vacation Destinations are: Twikki Island (a tropical paradise) Takemizu Village (the Far East) Three Lakes (a mountain town) It is possible to make custom vacation neighborhoods, but only the pre-made ones we provide will have the secret lots. New NPC’s include: Tour Guides Ninjas (you can learn his ways if you can pass his worthiness quiz) Big Foot Bell Hops Wise Old Men Witch Doctor Hotels are very similar to Dorms. You get first choice of rooms before other people arrive. As people check into the hotel with you their room will disappear. You will be able to knock on doors like you did in University. The room price is based on the stuff in the hotel room and the size of the hotel room. Each hotel description has a little guide to how expensive it is to stay at it. It helps when planning your trip You can reserve as many or as few rooms as you want. You can make 8 Sims share 1 room or get them each their own. All weather will occur in your vacation neighborhoods (assuming you have Seasons, of course). There aren’t mosquitoes but you might run into some Bees if you aren’t careful… Most of the new vacation objects will be available to use on home lots; they just might have different functionality when you’re on vacation. You can use the new tents to camp in your back yard on your home lots, even. You can have tea at home. Just buy the tea table and place it in your house Sims can now Woohoo in the tent, sauna and hammock. Each of the new food booths offers unique local foods! Eating new foods in each place can contribute to your Vacation Mementos. Sims unlock mementos on their travels and build up their “savvy traveler” status. Jewelry can be worn by Toddlers and up. Jewelery is like Clothing. You can buy individual pieces from a Jewelry Rack. For a jewelry store with Open for Business you will just use jewelry racks. Jewelry will not appear in your Sim’s inventory. Guests - Your non-family guests you invite on Vacation are selectable so you can see their wants and needs but you cannot directly control them. If you run out of cash while on vacation, you’ll actually get a bill when you get home. ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-2-next-expansion-bon-voyage/406389/12 "2007-08-20T18:42:17Z")
After the fan event some people still had questions, so **MaxoidDrea** posted an additional[Q&A thread on Bon Voyage](http://bbs.thesims2.ea.com/community/bbs/messages.php?threadID=b2ee0cf3e0d22b95522637203fa468cd&directoryID=189&startRow=1&hideFramework=true&openItemID=item.189,root.1,item.43,item.104,item.41,item.127,item.23). [QUOTE=MaxoidDrea] Hi everyone, We recently held a Bon Voyage fan event here with our top fan leaders. They’ve submitted some follow-up questions to our game team. There’s some great inside scoop here that we wanted to share. Enjoy! -In the game there’s a new launcher. How it works? When you start the game, the launcher loads instead of going straight into the game. You can see which packs you have installed; headlines from the Sims website about Sims news or information; and links to patches or updates. You’ll then be able to click on the giant “Play” button and go right into the game. If you aren’t connected to the web you’ll still see the launcher window. -Can teens go on vacation by the themselves? What about young adults? Teens, no; Young Adults, Yes -Could a Bigfoot have children? Can you marry him? No. Bigfoot cannot be romantic in any way. -Can toddlers go on vacation? Toddlers, Babies and Pets cannot go on vacation. -Are there new lifetime aspirations? No -Can you marry the Ninja or the Wise Old Man? No. They are both unique NPCs (non-playable characters) -In the “Mementos” screen there’s a vacation experience bar. Can you please tell us more about that? What happens when you collect all vacation mementos? It’s an achievement tracker. You don’t unlock any rewards or extra points. The bar and title update based upon how many achievements you’ve unlocked. -If you create a hotel with cheats, can you choose the price of the rooms? Not directly. The hotel room price is based upon the size of the room and the value of the objects in the room. -How does the Voodoo doll work? You unlock the voodoo doll by meeting the witch doctor in the tropics and helping him out. Once you have the doll in your inventory, you can click on another Sim and choose to “Voodoo…” them. There are a variety of interactions available from the voodoo doll with positive and negative outcomes (you can make a Sim be your friend for instance, or make them stinky). If you use the doll too often, it will backfire on you. -Can elders pass vacation homes to their children? Vacation homes pass on just like owned community lots. [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-2-next-expansion-bon-voyage/406389/13 "2007-08-20T18:50:57Z")
And finally it seems the Thursday chat _also_ left many Simmers questions unfulfilled, so **MaxoidDrea** over at the official BBS held a [chat thread to answer more questions](http://bbs.thesims2.ea.com/community/bbs/messages.php?threadID=fac3d5d417a13c7477de8c5965bdb459&directoryID=189&startRow=1&hideFramework=true&openItemID=item.189,root.1,item.43,item.104,item.41,item.127,item.23#8ea40832b7fd4275bef558e7e88ad9ab). 🙂 It’s closed now, but here’s some of the more pertinent info for those who don’t feel like wading through it; You can place hotels in your base neighborhood. Your Sims can check into them and sleep there but they cannot save there. There aren’t new deaths but there are bees and poison ivy!! You have to leave someone home with the pets. You can choose to leave a Sim at home or you can hire a nanny. Sims always apply some sun screen before sunbathing. It doesn’t affect whether you burn or tan though. You can run a business on a beach in your home neighborhood if your neighborhood has space accessible for beach lots. When a family leaves for vacation you will load into your vacation lot during the same season “segment” as it was when you left. So if you leave during season 2, you’ll get to vacation and it will also be season 2. Think of it this way. > [@](#): > > I want to take the Goths on vacation. Their seasons are set up like this: > 1 - Winter > 2 - Spring > 3 - Summer > 4 - Fall > > They leave for vacation in Spring (season 2) and go to Three Lakes. The seasons in Three lakes are set up like this: > 1 - Fall > 2 - Fall > 3 - Winter > 4 - Winter > > So when the Goths get to Three Lakes they are in Fall (season 2) You can still change your seasons in your vacation neighborhoods if you wish. Bigfoot is totally controllable! You will be able to build relationships with NPCs on vacation. Once you’ve gone home you’ll be able to invite those Sims over as house guests for 3 days or you can always just talk to them on the phone. New vacation foods are not available on Nightlife restaurant menus. You can only get them on vacation. You can’t fish in the ocean. You can hire a nanny to take care of kids that you leave at home to go on vacation. You can also take your kids to a vacation home and hire a nanny if you want to go out without them. There are 14 new Turn Ons/Turn Offs (though most of them are still things that you can change, there are supposedly some ‘permanents’ like ‘Servo’) Time will be suspended at home for the Sims you did not take on vacation. You can’t play that lot until you take all the Sims back home. If you place travel souvenirs on a shelf in a certain combination, something may happen. Example given; if you have 5 far east souvenirs on the rack, Sims in the nearby area can build skill faster. You can not control Sims that are not in the household when a Sim is booking a trip; friends or family. You can’t control anyone that is not living in the house at the time when you go on Vacation. You can play the household of a Sim that is not already on vacation as a controlled Sim. If you take Dina Caliente on vacation and invite Don Lothario you can still go play as Don Lothario. While on vacation, you will be charged as you go. If you run out of money the remaining balance will be sent home in a bill. Jewelry cost 50 simoleons. You can have a jewelry store. You can’t sell individual jewelry items but you can sell from the jewelry rack.