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February 2014 Moms
RedSoxGirl10
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NBR: Family Summer Vacation Destinations?
RedSoxGirl10
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I realize this has almost nothing to do with babies, but since you all live many different places I thought I'd seek out some advice.
Every year my husbands family skips Christmas presents and goes on a family vacation. We live in Boston, so 2 years ago we flew to Sedona, Arizona in February. We hiked, enjoyed some wineries and restaurants and hung out. Last summer we drove up to York Beach, Maine and rented a house on the water where we mostly just enjoyed the sun and some restaurants.
We are looking for a place to go this summer and we are open to a lot of possibilities. There are 9 of us, his parents in their 50s, 3 brothers (33, 31, 30) and their wives/girlfriends and then LO who will be 5 months or so when we go. We would definitely be willing to get on a plane but preferably a direct flight (and if we don't have to get on a plane, that's great too). Ideally the weather would be nice, not too hot. We love visiting wineries and breweries, going for hikes, swimming in lakes ocean, eating at good restaurants.
I realize this is pretty open ended, but does anyone have a favorite vacation spot that would fit this? I should also add we'd need to rent a house for all 9 people, and it would be ideal if the house could be $3000 or less for the week, especially if we have to fly.
Anyway, just looking for some possible ideas. Thanks for playing along!
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Re: NBR: Family Summer Vacation Destinations?
Charleston is a great place too, but I doubt you'll find a big enough house to rent for 3K or below. You could go north to Myrtle Beach area, but not actual Myrtle (too commercialized and crowded). Murrel's Inlet is pretty nice and the rentals are less expensive. It's about 15 miles south of Myrtle.
I will second PP that Outer Banks is pretty nice too. If being on the ocean is not terribly important, look into Asheville, NC. Mountains, hiking, ziplining, lakes, rivers, state parks and history (Biltmore House with vineyard tours!!!!). Rentals are better priced in that area than ocean. We are heading there in April and can't wait.
I was going to recommend the Gatlinburg, TN area! We went there for our honeymoon, and had a great time. We plan on going back with LO in the future-the aquarium was pretty neat
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I'd second Traverse City, MI. It's so beautiful, but the travel logistics would be tricky.
Colorado has lots of options too. Just depends what type of hiking and other activies you want to do. We have rented a house on a lake, and did so many different outdoorsy activies (hiking, boating, fishing, swimming in the lake, SxSing).