I would love to return to Maui for another vacation.  I went for my 25th wedding anniversary, and enjoyed everything.  We stayed near the aquarium in a condo, and were centrally located to all the sites.  We would probably stay in Kaanapali the next time though.  Driving the Road to Hana is a true experience, and there is a reason you are not to drive around the southern end of the island.  Imagine driving on a 1 1/2 lane road, hairpin turns, no shoulder on the road, and no guard rails to keep you on the road with 100 ft drops to the sea!  It was beautiful, but a bit scarey, and we enjoyed it none the less.  We were rewarded with a great Mexican(yes, Mexican) restaurant in one of the towns mid way up the mountain.  The best part of the trip was the snorkeling--you don't really need to go on one of the trips to Molokini Crater, but just go to any beach and put on a mask.  The fish were beautiful.  Well worth the time to fly there!

 

I really think, well hope, that I haven't been to my favorite vacation spot yet.  I haven't really been outside the US (Nassau, but it didn't count) and I look forward to doing some travelling in the next decade.  Of the places I've been, I think I liked the Outer Banks,NC the best.  It was quiet, beautiful, and there was alot of things to see.  We got to take our dog, so that was fun, too.

 

 

My favorite vacation spot is Williamsburg, VA. This is where I go to recharge my batteries. Of course, the best time is when there are few tourists.  The week between Christmas and New Years is beautiful. The historical area is still decorated for Christmas and sometimes there is a light blanket of snow. Where else can you wake up to sheep bleating under your window? It's a great place to take a morning walk when there is still a mist on the ground. My husband and I love Williamsburg in all seasons.  I keep asking  my husband why we aren't  retiring in Williamsburg and then he reminds me of the thousands of tourists that take over the town for most of the year.

 

As much as I love Williamsburg, the best vacation I've ever taken has been to Italy.  Both times it was amazing and worth every penny.

 

Well, here's another vote for Myrtle Beach, SC.  We like to go off-season, and spend a lot of time visiting the little towns to the south.  It wouldn't be a vacation without eating seafood at Ella's in Calabash, NC (great, now my stomach's growling!).  The wonderful aquarium at Fort Fisher, NC is also a favorite attraction (ride the ferry from Southport).  I'd like to retire to the Myrtle Beach area.  My runner-up would have to be Hershey, PA, with it's great amusement park (100 years old this year!), zoo, antique car museum, outlet mall, and of course CHOCOLATE.  We're leaving for Hershey tomorrow!!

 

In the 1970s, my husband was stationed at Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas, NV.  We took advantage of every opportunity to go north, south or west from there for long weekends, and southern Utah was one of our favorite destinations.  Usually we stayed near or in Zion National Park and hiked on the trails there.  We took side trips to some of the other area parks -- Bryce Canyon and Cedar Breaks with some snow on the red sandstone formations are sites not to be missed! I found living in the desert in Nevada a little frightening, but having the chance to experience these beautiful spots made it worthwhile.  (Also enjoyed being able to head down to LA or San Diego when it seemed all of southern California was headed to Las Vegas or down to the Grand Canyon [both north and south rims] and Phoenix)

 

For the outdoorsy adventurous type I recommend Southern Utah-- a hot, desert environment consisting of beautiful orange-red sandstone formations.  There are four or five wonderful National Parks there and a couple other National Monuments.  My wife and I spent a week hiking through Canyonlands National Park a few years ago. We went in April when it's not too hot and you can still find water flowing in the creek beds.  We had the pleasure of camping atop a steep canyon wall (1000+ feet down to the desert floor) and looking out over the lower 2/3 of the park.  We then made our way down below and explored the canyons for several days.  The rock formations are very other-worldly and it gives you a great look at the effect of wind, ice, and water on rock over time.  Arches National Park is also near Canyonlands and features many beautiful arches that have been carved out by the elements over time.  Read Edward Abbey's Desert Solitaire before going to get a feel for the area and learn about the natural and human history there.  Southern Utah is truly a spectacular (and remote) place... can't wait to get back.

 

My vote also goes with Myrtle Beach, S.C.  We go camping at Lakewood Resort usually every other summer.  The campground has its own beach, two pools, mini golf, and more.    It's never too crowded.  You can put your umbrella & chairs out in the morning & leave them all day while you go back & forth to your camper for lunch etc.  The water is not too cold & the waves are not to strong. Great for small children.  There are also alot of things to do in town, although we spend most of our time at the campground & on the beach.My family is going in 2 weeks.  I can't wait!!!! 

 

 

My favorite vacation spot is Beaufort, NC. I've been going there every year since I was a child. My great aunt lived there. She was a teacher and she would have summers off. My family (6 of us) would move in with her for a month every summer. She had no air conditioning and some of us would sleep out on her screened in porch. We went to Fort Macon State Park where they had a lifeguarded beach. I learned to swim at Radio Isle. The water was calm here. We'd go there if the weather looked like it was going to get bad or if we didn't have much time because it was closer. Now I have other family members living there and we visit them. When I retire, my favorite vacation spot is going to become my home, too.

 

I'll add to this! I have two very different favorite spots. One is a family summer home in Northern New York. We have a cottage along the Racquette River. It is just in the back waters of a dam so it's like being on a large lake. The area is called Higley Flow and it's in Colton and South Colton NY. There are a lot of cottages that are available for rent. You can hike/walk and there are all sorts of water sports. It's just a very relaxing mind rejuvinating place. My second favorite vacation spot is Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the big island of Hawaii. I've been there several time because the Navy, in a generous mood, stationed my husband in Hawaii for 10.5 years. It's away from the congestion of Oahu, where most tourists go. There are so many things to do and see at HVNP! You can see an active volcano in action, how many places offer that? There's the Jager Museum, lots of history of Kilauea. I love walking through Thurston lava tube. A lava tube is where the outer part of the lava hardened then the inner part drained away leaving a tunnel. The Thurston lava tube has electric lights through part of it so you can walk through. Another part of Thurston lava tube doesn't have lights but you can walk into it (not through, blocked at one end). It's amazing how dark it can get when you turn off your flashlight, like a cave. Didn't get to go to either of those this year, but I did get to go to Goshen Boy Scout Camp in VA with my son's troop. I was one of a handful (literally) of women at the camp. It was beautiful and fun but not very relaxing. I needed a vacation to recover from that vacation. Now to go and blog about writing this!

 Picture of Kilauea from the National Geographic website

 

 

My (so far) favorite vacation spot is Myrtle Beach, SC.  Actually, nearly any beach is fine with me, and I have lots on my list of "places to go someday".  My goal is to hit as many as possible, but of course, money is ALWAYS an issue.  I would love to live at the beach, but with hurricanes, etc., I think visiting is probably the way to go.

 

 

 

 

In keeping with the Carolinas theme, my favorite place to vacation is the Outer Banks of North Carolina. We've gone there almost every summer for vacation and when we do go somewhere else for a change, we all end up missing OBX. Even though I'm a born and raised Marylander, I've never been to Ocean City and I don't know if I'd ever really want to. There may not be as much stuff to do down in the Outer Banks, but it's the perfect place to just get away and relax. It's so peaceful and quiet. I would love to have a summer home there. Different and new places are always fun to visit, but I love coming back to that old standby that is the Outer Banks.

 

 

 

My favorite vacation spot is Vancouver, BC. I was raised in a small town and, like Lou Reed, found that there's only one thing a small town is good for, and that's to hate it.

I now live in a major metro area and like to vacation in cities where there's people of all sorts doing wonderful and artistic things at all hours. And great food prepared by imaginative chefs and home cooks from different ethnic backgrounds alike. And museums and clubs with a variety of music virtuosos performing. And a Chinatown. And, in the case of Vancouver, a big public library with a sushi bar on site. Actually, you can't walk more than a block or two in downtown Vancouver without passing a sushi bar, in the most Asian (51%) city in North America. Actually, you can walk just about everywhere you want to go in Vancouver. The downtown is nicely compact, like San Francisco or Toronto and unlike my city, DC. Oh, but there was supposed to be a beach, huh. Vancouver has it covered.  So you're walking right where the big department stores and the fancy boutiques are in the commercial district and you turn left and walk about 3 blocks and you're at the beach. It's Pacific NW, so too cold for most people to swim, but there's sand and big logs to sit on and ships passing and seagulls...

 

 

Vancouver sounds very nice.  I'll have to put that on my "places to visit."   I believe most people are either "beach people", "mountain people" or "city people" vacationers.  However, I don't fit into any of those categories because I like them all!  Nothing is more relaxing than a beach vacation with the salty sea spraying against rocks and lapping the sand.  You can't get closer to nature than in the majestic mountains and the big blue skies of places like Montana, Wyoming and Colorado in the summertime.  No place is better than New England with it's colorful changing leaves in the fall and of course if it's history or art you like, visit some cities in a different culture from your own.  There's so much to see, so much to do.......aah, to only make the time and just do it!

 

 

One place I'd like to revisit is New Mexico.  My brother got married in Sante Fe, so my mother, brother, and I all trooped to New Mexico.  Now I know what a velvet night is.  The air is soft and clear.  The colors of the landscape are earthy and vibrant.  During the day, the air is hot but you don't mind it like you do here in the East.  In the evening, a light shawl feels good on your shoulders.  There are unique cultures to explore, intriguing vistas to view, interesting flora and fauna.  Truly an enchanted land.

 

My favorite vacation spot would have to be Yellowstone National Park.  With its geysers, the Mammoth Hot Springs, the incredible scenic views, the animals, and the tranquil Hayden Valley, its variety is breathtaking.

 

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My new favorite vacation spot is Gatlinburg,TN. I like the fact that the area is so diverse. If you like the mountains, which I do, you can hike. If you like the city (which I do, too), you can check out a plethora of museums, shows, amusement spots, shopping, crafters, etc. It's also got a lot to offer kids. My husband's family has a trailer out there so it looks like it'll be a spot we'll be returning to often...it's quiet and peaceful if you want that, or bustling in the city...Happy Vacationing!

 

Thanks to my father-in-law's estate, we own a condo in Hilton Head, SC.  I love it there, I just wish it wasn't so far away.  The water is usually warmer thanks to the gulf stream and the beaches wide, soft and clean.  It's a great place for bike riding.  Go in the spring or fall, great weather and you'll practically have the place to yourself.  I recommend Hilton Head Vacation Rentals  www.800beachme.com.

 

 

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So my favorite spot to visit ever was Niagara Falls, Ontario. The wonderful miox of the natures power and beauty along with such cool things like gambling, cuban cigars, fine wine, and people from all cultures really made it feel like a relaxed, yet bustling trip. Photos from my trip there can be seen at http://sig.bounceme.net/niagara . We stayed at the Oaks Fallsview hotel, in a suite on the 14th floor, from bed, I could see the American and canadian horseshoe falls. It was amazing. The last night we were ther,e the remnants of hurricane dennis caused the winds to blow from the south, directing the mist on to the canadian side, were we got to spend the summer evening playing in the mist of Niagara Falls. I also won $200 in the casino and had my first cuban cigar. 

 

 

 

My favorite vacation spot is Big Pine Key, Florida because it is quiet, has alot of working watermen there and if you want to go out to eat, you'd better get to the restaurant before 8:00 because everything closes up early.  It's my kind of place.

 

 

 

 

My favorite vacation spot is Great Britain.  I've only been once and may never get back again but it will probably always be my favorite.  The countryside is beautiful, the people are very friendly and the historic buildings are awesome.

 

Well, I can wake up at home and "hear a sheep bleeting"under my window, so I have to go a little farther afield to find my favorite vacation spot. I have been a lot of places I really enjoy, but when I return to Maine, it always reminds me that this is what I have been missing. There is simply nothing like seeing the ocean on the coast of Maine, rain fog or sun.

 

Mexico!  Lots of sunshine, lots of food, lots of frozen drinks!!!!!

 

So many!  I loved Ireland and wish to go back some day.  Emerald Isle NC--nice beaches.  And the kid in me loves Disney World.

 

The Greek Islands  The water is so blue and warm.  Lots of history and great local wine.

 

I guess I would have to vote for Tuscany.  Can't beat the food, wine, scenery, art, and the people

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