You're jumping to the conclusion that I base my opinion on how she looks in a few photos that is just not the case, it's the actions, ie the ability to travel to another destination. This is not someplace she had to go, she chose to. She was able to make the decision to go, make the travel arrangements, in theory pack, and follow through with those plans. This is a HUGE undertaking. Compared to this, the daily work routine is easy. I'm not saying that this is something I wouldn't do or that she shouldn't have done, I am saying that when I was clinically depressed it is something I couldn't do. Lonegael put it well, I couldn't do it if my life depended upon it.

I have no control over how the question "if she can go on vacation, why can't she work" strikes you, but it is a legitimate question. In fact, unless I'm very much mistaken, the qualifications for disability (whether through the government or private insurance) depends entirely on that exact question.