OT: Need vacation destination ideas, please help me :)

[bailsmom]

Hi guys and gals!! I am in desperate need, okay maybe not desperate, but I am in the need for ideas of places that me and DH can go in the US for our first official vacation.

I know, weird, but we've never really gone on a vacation, unless you call going home to visit a vacation. I don't. We'll be celebrating our 10th anniversary this coming December and we've decided to treat ourselves to something special, but we need help on destination sites.

Here's what we've come up with so far:

Hawaii
Las Vegas/The Grand Canyon
Alaskan Cruise
Disneyworld

Now, we're not rich by any means, but we want to kinda splurge on this one. I'm not talking 10's of thousands of dollars, but since we haven't been anywhere we were kinda hoping to get some ideas from you wonderful people. We were thinking of going this fall or winter.

I thank you in advance for your wonderful suggestions!!

p.s.

There are no children involved here, just so you know.

[Hildegard_von_Knittin]

I've never used the company, but my friends have LOVED the vacations they've taken with Contiki . The tours are designed specifically for 18-35 year olds (I hope you fall into that category).

IMHO, Disneyworld is overrated.

Alaska is cold.

Las Vegas is expensive and WAY too bright.

Hawaii is a volcano.

[AnaK]

I would say Havaii. Maui in particular is beautifull I heard. You can check trip advicer for the hotels in the area. Also Fodors website is great help.

[bailsmom]

I've never used the company, but my friends have LOVED the vacations they've taken with Contiki . The tourds are designed specifically for 18-35 year olds (I hope you fall into that category).

IMHO, Disneyworld is overrated.

Alaska is cold.

Las Vegas is expensive and WAY too bright.

Hawaii is a volcano.

Oh Hilde, you crack me up! And yes I do fall into that category. (closer to the 35 )

Thanks for the link.

[Hildegard_von_Knittin]

i live to serve.

[Jan in CA]

You're silly, Hildie!

I think you need to think about this trip. Is it for relaxing? Do you enjoy crowds. What about weather.. prefer one over the other? And then you can go to a travel site like www.kayak.com and see how much it might be ..possibly you can narrow it down by doing that, too.

That being said..I've been to Hawaii 3 times and loved it. The air is warm, the water is warm, the scenery is beautiful pretty much year round. There's whale watching, snorkeling, lying on the beach, etc. It's good for a relaxing vacation for sure. Oh and we've been to Maui twice and the big island of Hawaii once.

Alaskan cruises aren't year round so keep that in mind.

[ecb]

you could come to picturesque Coastal maine
we have honest to goodness Schooners tat go out for cruises, and lobster is cheep to buy nd cook for yourself
nice beaches, great hiking trails. We have many country fairs in the summer months
and folk concerts too

lots of rental cabins on the water (ocean or ponds) you can get for less than a grand for a week
comes with a kitchen and bedrooms and many times with a Dock and or Small boat to go exploring with

just some ideas

Your own private beachfront cottage. That's my idea of a perfect vacation anyway.

My beloved's is opening day at Fenway Park.

[Jan in CA]

Your own private beachfront cottage. That's my idea of a perfect vacation anyway.

My beloved's is opening day at Fenway Park.

That is a wonderful cottage! They might have a ton of rain that time of year though.. I know that one place in Tofino or nearby actually has storm rates and specials.

That's true, Jan. Summer or early fall would be the time to go. Unless storms float your boat. I do miss thunderstorms.