I think this article is petty. It's not really a "working holiday" as much as "working remotely" because, let's acknowledge the fact that this job doesn't really shut down. He'd have to be on call, so it's not really vacationing. That said, I guess when you're in public office, the optics matter. Or are supposed to matter. But I think that he's likely a better premier if he gets time away from his desk. Given the research indicating that we reason more thoroughly and effectively at a distance -- like when we're sleeping, or in Costa Rica -- we'd all do better with more time away from our desks, since, let's face it, we're thinking about work all the time, anyway. Maybe we all can go? I like what he said about the border remaining porous for Muslim refugees from the Un-united States. If going to Costa Rica helps him retain his awareness of what the rest of the world is really like, I think I'm all for it.