The senior bankers in our dear old private banking market appear mostly solid and conventional professionals when it comes to their day jobs. Stiff upper lips abound.

When it comes to their vacations, though, many of our private banking types have a much more exciting time.  No doubt, this is to make up for the stresses and strains of their challenging management roles.  Happily, adventurous holidays have prevented dreaded burnout from depleting their ranks-as long as they don’t travel Ryanair.

We asked a number of top people, all good eggs, about their best and most enjoyable breaks. The responses were surp...