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One or the other. If you're on vacation, someone else should be designated to handle your work until you return. If no one else is trained to, then cross-training on the basics should begin immediately. Use a temp agency if necessary. What would they do if you hit the lottery or got hit by a truck?

Calls forwarded to your cell phone? If it's your personal phone, change the number and don't give the new one out. You pay for a phone for your convenience, not the company's. Remote from the hotel? "Gee, I'm sorry, there's not broadband / wireless / analog line here at the Creekside B & B." Better yet, don't take the cell or a laptop along. Your spouse will appreciate it.

You're not being a baby about working on your vacation time; you're being a slave. If they wanted you to work 24-7-365, they wouldn't give you the vacation in the first place.