| Those who use their vacation time each year | | | | place. I havent been back since, but I intend on |
| often opt to use it in the summer months when | | | | getting back there some day soon. |
| gas prices are high and everyone else is | | | | While Hawaii is nice, so is the Caribbean. Words |
| vacationing too. This often leads to flaring | | | | cant describe just how nice the beaches of the |
| tempers on the road and at the destination due | | | | Caribbean islands are. The Dominican Republic is |
| to overcrowding and the rise in prices. Taking | | | | also a nice place to vacation (I did so last year). |
| your vacation in the summer means inevitably | | | | However, make sure and stick to the tourist |
| having to pay more because this is the time of | | | | areas and the gorgeous beaches for your own |
| year when travel companies and tourist | | | | safety. |
| destinations raise prices in an effort to bilk as | | | | All of these destinations have provided me with |
| much revenue as they can get within the short | | | | one great beach vacation after the next, but my |
| three month window in which their businesses | | | | personal favorite was St. Lucia. Though it was the |
| operate in the red. | | | | most expensive vacation I ever took, it was well |
| A vacation is supposed to be about relaxation and | | | | worth it. I have a memorable picture of a |
| freedom from frustration and worry. I find this is | | | | beautiful sunset that I personally took while I was |
| easy to do if I take my vacations in the winter. I | | | | there. |
| hate winter and the uncontrollable shivering that | | | | On a sentimental level, Puerto Rico is a personal |
| comes with it. For this reason, every year when | | | | favorite of mine. It was not the best of the |
| my vacation rolls around I pack my suit case and | | | | islands I have visited, but it is where I met my |
| head for a warmer climate, such as sandy beach | | | | wife and remains a place that has etched many a |
| destination. | | | | memorable moment into my mind. |
| Its pointless to go searching for a warm beach | | | | One of the best parts about taking an exotic |
| destination in the winter though; especially on the | | | | beach vacation in the winter is that it is easy to |
| East Coast, as well as on the West Coast (yes | | | | find great travel deals. Oh, and did I mention the |
| people, California is not always sunny and warm). | | | | crowds are not nearly as bad. Keep this in mind |
| This is why I choose Hawaii. I had one of the | | | | the next time youre dragging the family to |
| most spectacular beach vacations in a Hawaii a | | | | Disneyland in August with a hundred-thousand |
| few years ago. It was filled with beautiful | | | | other families in 103 degree temperatures, and |
| landscapes, crystal clear water and activities I | | | | maybe next time youll give the beach a try in |
| never would have imagined could exist in one | | | | winter. |