Other Vacation destinations

[newarknut]

Just curious...It's obvious that we all love visiting WDW. However, where else do you all like to vacation?

Newarknut

 

[dianeschlicht]

Our other "regular" spot is Hawaii, and we like to do road trips to scenic areas of mountains etc.

 

[bres@westernMA]

Freeport on Grand Bahama Island

 

[Firefighter Mickey]

Let's see.....

New Mexico
The Mountains of Colorado, actually most of Colorado (even the plains can be interesting)
Alaska
California
South Dakota
Wyoming
Florida (not just WDW)
Canada

Actually, we've not been to a place yet that didn't have some redeeming feature/value.

 

[TrudyZ]

We were pretty free wheelin' money-blowin' DINKs for a while--usually 3 weeks in Hawaii (1 week on Kauai, 1 week on Maui, and 1 week on the Big Island) every winter; and then the occasional get-aways to places around MI, Sanibel/Captiva and extended family trips to Chincoteague Island, Vegas, and Naples, Florida, etc. (Those trips to warm weather venues were to balance out the winter sports trips my husband took....)

Now, we have a 3 year old, and we have put the brakes on most of that. We stick to non-stop shorter flight destinations--WDW being the most frequent--2, 7-10 day trips a year (spring and fall) until she is in school, then we will re-evaluate. We also have no family where we live now, so we have to include trips to Minnesota and OH/PA in our schedule as well (and DH still slips in a couple of long weekends for snowmobiling with the guys).

When she gets older, I can see that we will sprinkle in the "educational/see America" trips that I was fortunate enough to do with my family when I was young (we did quite a lot of traveling)--the "out west" circuit, Grand Canyon, Gettysburg, etc., etc.

But hey, I can pack in a minute and am open to suggestions !

Trudy

 

[MaryJ]

Colorado in the summer (it's cool there when it's hot here)
Ft. Myers Beach in the winter (it's warm there when it's cold here)
Indiana State Parks (too many to mention, good for a quick camping getaway)

 

[kel3420]

We do Disney one year then a beach vacation the next. We actually combined the two this year (our beach year) and did Vero and loved it, we may not ever have to leave the country again, although we do love Mexico

 

[AnnaS]

Not sure if you mean with points or not, but have vacationed (some numerous times) these places:

Mexico
Bahamas
Canada
Italy
WDW
Magic Cruise
Virginia Beach
PA - Lancaster, Gettysburg, Hershey
Willimasburg, VA
Rocking Horse Ranch, Upsate, NY
Florida (Ft. Myers, St. Augustine)
Niagara Falls
Shores in NJ
Pawley Island, South Carolina (2002 - no points

Just to name a few - Nothing beats WDW though.

 

[BobH]

We have tried Vero Beach and the Woodstock Inn in Vermont through DVC. Outside of the DVC our other favorites are the Grand Canyon South Rim El Tovar Hotel accompanied by a hike down into the Canyon and a 5 day Colorado Raft Trip. Sedona, Arizona is also fantastic with its redwall canyons and buttes and I can't forget to mention the Pink Beach Club in Bermuda. DVC has a Colorado River Raft Trip but I think it takes so many points you might wish to consider paying for the trip. There should be a bumper sticker that says "I'd rather be vacationing."

 

[darner]

New England...
Boston area
Maine (L.L. Bean, Kennebunkport ... we saw G.Bush the father at the helm of his powerboat in the great little harbor of Perkins Cove, Ogunquit, Maine)
Rockport, Gloucester
Cape Cod - Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, all the way up to Provincetown
-- particularly lighthouse sightseeing...

-- darner

 

[Caskbill]

Wow, that's tough....

We've been so many places, 49 of 50 states (Alaska yet to see), and 10 other countries, plus the Caribbean and Virgin Islands. Every place has something going for it.

We enjoy Florida the most, Sanibel Island on the West, St. Augustine area on the East, Disney in the middle.

We do some RV'ing and love the State and National Parks. We go to Smoky Mtn NP a lot, but love Yellowstone, Bryce Canyon, Grand Canyon, and Arches NP. Haven't really done the California parks up right yet though.

The top of the list probably includes Hawaii, the Northeast areas, and the South from Texas to California. Las Vegas is also one of our favorites. Next come all the mountain areas including the Rockies, the Smokies, and the Applacians.

Besides Disney several times a year, places yet to see include Alaska, China, Russia, Australia, and Africa.....

So much to do, so little time.......

 

[POOH&PIGLET]

Cape Cod & Vermont every year. They are easy drives from New York City.

We'd like to go back to a few places we were before our DD was born, especially Ireland and Germany.

 

[perdidobay]

when not at WDW we love to go to :
San Francisco
Lake Tahoe
Southern Colorado
Yellowstone and Jackson Hole
Perdido Key Florida
will visit someday:
Las Vegas
Seattle/ Vancover
anyplace tropical