What is your favorite vacation spot or where would you like to take a vacation?

I don't necessarily have a favorite spot, but I know I would love to go to Florida (any touristy city), Hawaaii and see some of the states I haven't been to yet.  I went to California when I was eight with my parents and on the way, we stopped at the Grand Canyon.  And while I'm sure it's beautiful the memory that sticks out in my mind about the Grand Canyon is my dad locked the keys in the car and I ended up crawling through the back of the station wagon to unlock the car.  (We must have had the rear window open)  I remember climbing over suitcases, but I'm not sure I really remember the Grand Canyon too well.  I would love to go back and this time get to enjoy the majesty of it all.

Plus, Vegas.

There are two places I've always wanted to go...the Grand Canyon and Hawaii. (sigh) Maybe someday.......

I guess my favorite place that I've been to, although only once, was the Bahamas. Wouldn't mind going back there, either.

we go down to florida every year to see my parents...other than that my favorite weekend or four day weekend spots are new hampshire and pennsylvania...

my dream vacation spots are california, hawaii and arizona...

My favorite vacation spot has been the same place for my entire life. I love going to my family's summer home in central Pennsylvania as often as I am able. My seven siblings and I would spend our summers there every year once school was out. The house, a big seven bedroom place. is situated on many acres of land in the country. Today we all try to get together and go even though we are scattered from the east to the west coast. My brother, a retired priest, lives in the house full time now so it is even more enticing to go becasue he is there.  I also like to visit Virginia and Texas where two of our children are.

We have been fortunate enough to travel a little bit, but our absolute favorite place is the Outer Banks of North Carolina.  It's only about 4 or 5 hours away, but we make it a priority every summer.  Most summers 3 or 4 generations gather.  We call it our family retreat.  It's a nice time to get to know the newest members of the extended family-the new fiances and fiancees and the new babies.  It's a nice less commercialized area of the coast.  It's by far my favorite place to be!

Well, I hope all your dreams come true!

That does sound pretty neat.  Maybe one day I'll go to Miami where the Golden Girls took place, lol.  And Flagstaff or take a trip to the Grand Canyon and actually see it this time.

My husbands family all live in MI.  We have been there, it's definitely cool.  I cannot count that as a vacation if you are forced to visit in-laws!  One time we had two wedding type things two weekends apart and they are by the UP, so we decided to get a cabin the week inbetween parties, we stayed on Spyder Lake, in Traverse City. Beautiful there, and we drove up to Suttons Bay, another beautiful place.  They certainly live in a nice state, gotta give them that.

Not too many years ago, my oldest sister lived in northern Arkansas.  The rest of my family (I've got 4 brothers, 4 sisters, 13 nieces and nephews) lives in Indianapolis.  Anyhow, because of tight budgets my sister and her family couldn't make it here too often and of course, most of us couldn't really budget a trip to Arkansas very often.  So we decided to compromise.  We decided to spend a long weekend at about a halfway point between North Arkansas and Indy.  We rented cabins at Meramac State Park in Missouri.  I forget what city, but it's about an hour drive from St. Louis.  The cabins were really nice and fully equipped.  Well some might have microwaves and some might have toasters, but they were for the most part equipped with cooking utensils, stoves, oven, refrigerators, etc.  They had two or three bedrooms, sofa sleepers and I think one or two might have had murphy beds.  They also had grills and fire pits.  They have walking trails, a cavern, a general store.  It's beautiful and so peaceful.

It's a little more than a few years, now that I think of it.  I now have a number of great nieces and nephews, but it was a great experience. 

This year, my mother, my oldest sister, my older sister, my youngest brother and I are planning on taking a long weekend trip about 2 hours from here.  The area we're planning on going has some nice walking trails and some good shopping.  It ought to be fun.

I keep telling myself one of these days I'll make it to Hawaii.

           The Laura and Nellie contests are really neat and cool to see. I would love to go to all the Laura Ingalls Wilder and Little House places again for summer vacation.