Since I'm snowed in with 3 feet of snow and I want nothing more than green grass and sunshine, i figured what better way to torture myself even more than to drool over other people's vacations? I need to think warm thoughts!
So let's see them ladies! What was your favorite vacation you've been on? Where was it? When was it? Share any details!
This past summer when H and I were going through our rocky patch, we had a scheduled vacation to spend a week on Cape Cod with all my ILs. We decided last minute that we desperately needed something for just the 2 of us. So decided to bail on my ILs and booked a cruise to Southern Caribbean a week in advance. I think our honeymoon was definitely better, but this trip holds such a special place in my heart. It was in beginning of August that really got us back on track and allowed us to just get away and forget about all our stressors back at home and just focus on each other. The cruise went to St. Thomas, St. Maarten, St. Lucia (where we went on our honeymoon!), St. Kitts, and Barbados. It was the last vacation we went on and probably our last big vacation like that in a long time!
Post by lgsdesigner on Jan 28, 2015 14:36:54 GMT -5
I went to Rivera Maya, Mexico with DH for our honeymoon last September, and it was beautiful. It was like 85 every day, beautiful ocean view, GREAT drinks, good food and entertainment, and fairly inexpensive. It was an all inclusive resort, and we were there for 6 days. Pure bliss. Here are some pics:
Did I mention the drinks?!?! Homemade mojitos. NOM.
Post by orangepickle on Jan 28, 2015 14:54:39 GMT -5
I'm going to cheat a little and put my two favorite vacations because they happen to be in the same place. I LOVE Amsterdam... it's one of my favorite places in the world. Both times I've been there, I've just loved everything about it. There's so much to do and the people could not be nicer. My first trip there was in 2010 and my second trip was about 8 months ago.
Last May after we found out i miscarried we made a rash decision to book a cruise 2 weeks out. It was eastern Caribbean going to Nassau, St. Thomas, San Juan, Grand Turk.
I went to Rivera Maya, Mexico with DH for our honeymoon last September, and it was beautiful. It was like 85 every day, beautiful ocean view, GREAT drinks, good food and entertainment, and fairly inexpensive. It was an all inclusive resort, and we were there for 6 days. Pure bliss.
We went to Playa Del Carmen for our honeymoon, same vicinity you were at. We had a great time!
Post by snapdragon on Jan 28, 2015 15:33:46 GMT -5
Gonna be super lame here for a two reasons. One, my H and I have never been on a real vacation together, so I'm going to talk about my favorite family vacation. Two, my family vacations have always been road trips.
My dad, sister, brother, the dog(s), and I used to take road trips in our big conversion van up until we were all in our early 20s. Usually they were to Seattle or Wichita, KS (from CA) because my dad had business there, and we really never planned what we were going to do on the way and where we were going to stop because the fun of the trip was just to be together in the van, listen to music and Phil Hendrie, watch movies and all the shows we brought with us, play video games, and read all the new stuff we bought for the trip. My dad would often drive through the night or just park at a rest stop for a few hours, so we didn't even stay in hotels every night. We'd drive thru wherever we felt like at the time to eat, stop by whatever national park looked exciting, and everyone (including the dogs) would wait until Dad stopped before demanding a bathroom break.
One year we got especially ambitious and drove from CA to New York, then down to Florida, and back. On that trip we visited Niagra Falls, New York City, Washington, D.C., and Discovery Cove in Orlando. We probably stopped at the Grand Canyon on the way back, but I've been there so many times that I can't remember. This trip sticks out in my mind because it was the longest and because it was the only time we made it to the East Coast, and it was also the only time we spent any time at a real "vacation-like" spot (Discovery Cove), but really I loved all my family's road trips. They were just super low-key, non-stressful, lazy fun. I miss them.
Post by brittneysandra on Jan 28, 2015 15:35:13 GMT -5
mlbrooks Thats the same cruise we went on! (see above) But we went in March not May!.. Did you go through Carnival Cruises? My favorite was of the whole trip was Margaritaville in Grand Turk!!
mlbrooks Thats the same cruise we went on! (see above) But we went in March not May!.. Did you go through Carnival Cruises? My favorite was of the whole trip was Margaritaville in Grand Turk!!
Yes! We went on Carnival out of Port Canaveral! Funny!
Our favorite was St. Thomas- we went to Magan's Bay and it was so serene and just beautiful! We definitely want to go back there for a vacay. We loved all stops really- we had been to Nassau before so that was probably our least favorite.
mlbrooks Thats the same cruise we went on! (see above) But we went in March not May!.. Did you go through Carnival Cruises? My favorite was of the whole trip was Margaritaville in Grand Turk!!
Yes! We went on Carnival out of Port Canaveral! Funny!
Our favorite was St. Thomas- we went to Magan's Bay and it was so serene and just beautiful! We definitely want to go back there for a vacay. We loved all stops really- we had been to Nassau before so that was probably our least favorite.
Ahh we went to Magen's bay too on our cruise. That was our favorite spot! Holy shit it was gorgeous. And I loved the bar there too. It felt so authentic.
I have to hold myself back from posting fifty pics and going on and on. Number one has to be our honeymoon to Vietnam. We were there three weeks and it was awesome. We spent two weeks in ecuador the next year - beautiful! Then two weeks in panama the year after that which was really fun. The following year we spend a month in South America doing four countries. It was the trip of a lifetime. Unforgettable. Last year we went to greece for 12 days, ate like pigs, and swam in THE most clear blue water ever. Ugh. Lemme figure out how to add pics. Might need to hop on desktop.
Post by purpleroses on Jan 28, 2015 16:07:25 GMT -5
DH and I are very lucky, in that he has traveled regularly for work his entire career, so we have been able to go on some pretty awesome vacations using FF miles and hotel points. Of course, I don't feel as lucky about that now that we have DS and am often on my own! Anyway, our best trip was our honeymoon. We went to a couple of locations on the North Island of New Zealand and stopped off in Fiji for several days "on our way back." A volcano erupted in South America the day we were scheduled to return from Fiji, causing a bunch of flight delays and cancellations, so DH ended up being able to use his airline status to get us rerouted to Honolulu for a day on our way home, rather than our original plan of a long layover at LAX. Pretty awesome all around.
I have to hold myself back from posting fifty pics and going on and on. Number one has to be our honeymoon to Vietnam. We were there three weeks and it was awesome. We spent two weeks in ecuador the next year - beautiful! Then two weeks in panama the year after that which was really fun. The following year we spend a month in South America doing four countries. It was the trip of a lifetime. Unforgettable. Last year we went to greece for 12 days, ate like pigs, and swam in THE most clear blue water ever. Ugh. Lemme figure out how to add pics. Might need to hop on desktop.
DH is on his first work trip to Vietnam this week and has really enjoyed it. I know how you feel about holding back -- I felt like I could have talked about at least five vacations that we've been on.
My favorite as a family has to be Kaua'i last year. DD had a blast!
Before we were married, DH and I went to an all inclusive in Cancun. We did nothing and it was amazing! Cancun is tied with a trip we took to Peru. Cancun was amazing for relaxing but Peru was such an adventure!
We went on a cruise to Alaska with H's whole family. There were 6 of us total. It was amazing. I had such a great time. We went on the Celebrity Infinity ship which was insane and gorgeous. We drank a ton, gambled in the casino, ate lots of good food and had a great time in each port. It was just an all around fun and enjoyable vacation.
We wend to Aruba for our honeymoon, stayed at all-inclusive and spend all day on the beach, eating and drinking and watching the World Cup, which was awesome because the Netherlands made it to the finals (Aruba is a Dutch colony).
It wasn't warm at all- in fact it was some of the coldest I've ever been, but DH and I took the Trans-Siberian railroad. We started in Moscow, went through Siberia, through Mongolia, and then ended in Beijing with lots of stops along the way. I don't have the pictures with me (and I don't think I'd know where to begin!) but it was incredible. We were in Red Square, saw Lake Baikal, slept in a hut in the middle of the steppes of Mongolia, and climbed the Great Wall.
We wend to Aruba for our honeymoon, stayed at all-inclusive and spend all day on the beach, eating and drinking and watching the World Cup, which was awesome because the Netherlands made it to the finals (Aruba is a Dutch colony).
Aruba is my favorite place!!! DH and I were just looking today to see if we could squeeze in 1 more trip there with DD before DS is born
Post by Starbuck128 on Jan 28, 2015 17:12:05 GMT -5
It wasn't the most exotic vacation, but at the spur of the moment DH and I decided to ditch our families during the holidays and drive to California. We hate the holidays with our families and every year we would talk about how great it would be to just leave so they couldn't find us. One year we did. It was last minute and we couldn't get boarding for our dog, so she came along. We hadn't saved any money for the vacation, and we wanted it to be as long as possible, so we camped a lot. Christmas Eve night we ended up camping in Tuscon, and it was marvelous.
Yes! We went on Carnival out of Port Canaveral! Funny!
Our favorite was St. Thomas- we went to Magan's Bay and it was so serene and just beautiful! We definitely want to go back there for a vacay. We loved all stops really- we had been to Nassau before so that was probably our least favorite.
Ahh we went to Magen's bay too on our cruise. That was our favorite spot! Holy shit it was gorgeous. And I loved the bar there too. It felt so authentic.
I went to St Thomas with friends about 8 years ago and loved it! Magens bay was gorgeous!
Post by veganontuesdays on Jan 28, 2015 17:15:38 GMT -5
We rented a house on St. John island. By far the best vacation I've ever been on. Not only was it stunning but H proposed on that vacation as well. I can't wait to go back!
Ohh im loving all these pics, I'm pretending I am in all these locations lol.
My favorite vacation was the big island in hawaii. Ugh absolutely beautiful ,dh and I went for a 12 day honeymoon. My only downfall id never been in that water therefore developed swimmers itch and it sucked . we did so much dh surfed, sunset cruise ,night time walks in downtown waikiki, hopped on a scooter and toured the non touristy parts of island, visited different beaches, pearl harbour tour, pig roast luau. The list goes on and on sorry in advance for the pic overload. There wasn't night that didn't have a breathtaking sunset, however we missed the sunrise bc we couldn't wake up for them.
Italy- 1st pic was on our honeymoon. Picture taken at Piazza Novona in Rome. We went to Rome, Naples, & Sorrento. I had been to Italy once before and went to Rome, Pisa (2nd pic), Florence, Venice, and Verona. There is no other place on earth like it.
Post by rocksforludo on Jan 28, 2015 17:25:00 GMT -5
Oooh, good one! Mine was going a two-week vacation to Germany/Austria/Amsterdam with DH. We started in Amsterdam, took the train to Cologne and then stayed in Stuttgart with a family friend. Next on to Munich and Salzburg. I love visiting cities, going to museums, eating and drinking out, but to finish up we went to Zell Am See in the Austrian mountains and laid beside this mountain lake for two days.
It's so hard to pick just one! I guess my number one favorite vacation was to a Sandals in Ocho Rios, Jamaica for our second anniversary 3 years ago. It was SO relaxing, and you really can't beat the all inclusive experience and laying in a bed on the beach all day! Ohhhhh I wish I was back there right now! (Runner up would be our trip to Napa for our 1st anniversary. Drinking wine all day is the best kind of vacation in my book!)
Backpacking Australia for a month last April with DH (no kids!). We got to see our Canuck friend marry his Aussie wife. Beautiful beaches and an abundance of beer. We missed DS terribly - when we landed there I was contemplating buying a ticket to come right back home. Sure glad I didn't but wow I've never had such heartache from missing someone. Thank goodness for FaceTime.
My favorite vacation is when we went to Myrtle Beach, SC this past summer. It was DDs first vacation, and she loved it! The second picture is blurry because a friend took it on her camera, and snapped a picture of it with her phone instead of sending it to me.
All of these pics makes me want to go away!! Our "go to" place is Aruba (we try to go about once a year-year and a half) but my all time fav trip was our honeymoon. We spent 2 weeks traveling around the Greek islands. We went to Mykonos, Santorini & Rhodes.
Each island was so different and amazing. Amazing food and fun nightlife! The hotels and beaches were gorgeous. I miss it
I went to Maui a few years ago for 2 weeks and it was unreal! DH and I went to Costa Rica last summer and it was nice. But I can honestly say that out of everywhere I have ever been Hawaii was by far the most beautiful and relaxing! I want to go back with DH sometime, maybe when this one is a few years old.
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