By the time you get around to reading this, I will be on my way to Taos. You guys know I get up there once or twice a year. I especially love going this time of year because our place is at 8500 feet…which means, cold nights, cool days. I cannot WAIT to get out of this heat. And I really like going to the mountains because there is always so much to do. Hiking, trail running, horseback riding, hot air ballooning, 4-wheelers, fishing, shopping, eating.
But today, I got one of those social media alerts about a deal on a beach house in Cabo San Lucas. That’s kind of hot, too. But there is the ocean right in front of you to cool off. And there is beer and mojitos and cold drinks in pineapple shells. There is zip-lining and snorkling and jet skis. I think I could be very comfortable on the beach.
A few weeks ago, we were in New York. I would like to go to New York on vacation, and not for work. Because even though it is hot, it’s not as hot as it is here. And there is shopping and walking and shows to see and great food for gnoshing and cosmopolitan living.
I wish I could do all three in the next couple of weeks. Can you imagine the nightmare of packing for the mountains, the beach, and the city? Anh….I think I will stick with the mountains. I will think of you guys next week when I am sitting on the deck in the middle of the afternoon and not burning. I will think of you when I drink my wine and eat my steak and laugh with my family. I will think of you when I realize I have no phone service, no internet, and only a kindle to pass the time with. Yeah. Can’t wait.
Which would you prefer? A vacation in the mountains? The Beach? The city? What are you summer plans? What’s the best vacation you’ve ever taken?
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Best vacation ever was the 12 days I took to drive my daughter’s car out to her from NY to CA. Alone. I highly recommend it to everyone at least once!
Sherri, I love the Disney vacation, too. It’s just so relaxing. They used to have all these classes to take (animation, gardening, etc), and I would love to do that.
I think mountains on my favorite vacation destination, although I would like to try a spa someday. I could totally get into that.
Oh, aha, see- they have spas in WDW, too. Okay, not the same as a complete spa vacation. I would join you on one of those. Whine Spa Vacay!
I am so a beach girl. I love to sit on the beach with a book in my hand and just soak up the rays for the whole day. Not to mention the great natural pedicure you get from just rubbing your feet in the sand all day. It’s nice too if some cabana boy brings me drinks in some kind of fruit with the little umbrella sticking out of it and I can hear the sound of the steel drums wafting through the air…*sigh*. Now I can’t wait for vacation!
Cabana boy! Now that is the way to do the beach.
I love the mountains. I like going to the beach, but I prefer the beach at sunset. Like Sherri, I would happily try the desert. I think the lack of humidity would be wonderful!
I think my most enjoyable vacation would have to be DC. The weather was perfect, food was perfect, and even though it was raining, the Aerosmith and Motley Crue concert was perfect. I think the most memorable part was the Vietnam Memorial Wall. I was just speechless. I stood there and cried. Everything about the National Mall was amazing, though.
BEACH!!!! Although I love exploring big cities. NYC, London, Paris.
Have a great time in Taos!
I love my Disney vacations. People always just think of the theme parks, but there is so much more- themed hotels (some with beaches), great shopping, dining, nightclubs, wine spots, wilderness trails for hiking, fishing, horseback riding, watersports. There’s a surf school (at one of the waterparks). A race track if you wanted to take a spin in a NASCAR car. (I don’t). Golf. Tennis. Probably no Pickleball, for Jacquie, but if you wanted it they might add it in. Segway tours. Always so much to do.
My other favorite place to be is the beach. Any beach. I’m not a mountains girl, probably not a desert girl. I would try both happily, though. And I do love big cities.