we're looking to book a family vacation for august. we are trying to think of ideas on where to go and what to do. we want to go somewhere we haven't been before. there will be 6 of us (all adults), all but one have passports (application in process). we would like for there to be a beach. we like ziplines too.
places we have been:
mexico
caribbean
california
florida
vegas

places we are considering:
hawaii
greece
italy

any ideas on where to go, where to stay, and what to do are welcomed. ok, start brainstorming!

6/17/2007 7:35:12 PM

passport application in process = good to go

6/17/2007 7:39:25 PM

you dont need a passport anymore for the islands or Mexico(listen to the news lately?) So you dont have to worry about that...go to Mexico......

6/17/2007 7:46:01 PM

Quote :

"we're looking to book a family vacation for august. we are trying to think of ideas on where to go and what to do. we want to go somewhere we haven't been before. there will be 6 of us (all adults), all but one have passports (application in process). we would like for there to be a beach. we like ziplines too. places we have been: mexico caribbean california florida vegas"

i know we don't need a passport for the caribbean or mexico. we don't want to go to the caribbean or mexico.

reading comprehension folks...we learned this in grade school.

6/17/2007 8:47:40 PM

greece

6/17/2007 9:08:16 PM

step 1: look at globe
step 2: pick place that isnt a 3rd world country (unless you are really into that)
step 3: make sure nothing shady is going on via the news/internet
step 4: go

i mean really, it isnt that hard. the whole point of vacation is to go somewhere you want to go. if you just want a hotel on the beach, pretty much any tropical place is gonna suffice.

[Edited on June 17, 2007 at 9:20 PM. Reason : but i mean you arent giving us much to work with. hawaii, greece, and italy are gonna be pretty dif]

6/17/2007 9:19:22 PM

costa rica

6/17/2007 9:20:10 PM

do a cruise and on one of the excursions do a canopy tour

6/17/2007 9:31:18 PM

heh i wanted to do that on mine, but it was 1.5 hours away from the boat. the actual excursion was only 2 hours or so. that works out to more time in a sweaty bus than having fun. oh well.

[Edited on June 17, 2007 at 10:30 PM. Reason : and you had to be ready to go at like 7:30]

6/17/2007 10:29:52 PM

sweden

6/17/2007 11:25:32 PM

hopefully you applied for that passport a while back, or expedited it...mine took 4 months when i got it back in the spring, and i hear there taking even longer now due to the summer traveling season and the new passport rules

6/18/2007 9:53:05 AM

I suggest Nicaragua, Costa Rica, or Panama. Which would depend on how much money you want to spend and level of safety.

6/18/2007 10:49:14 AM

we considered costa rica too, but apparently they get a LOT of rain around that time of year.

6/18/2007 11:10:20 AM

If you are going in August, I would suggest going to Alaska. Everyone I know that's went there absolutely loved it and in August the weather would be fantastic.

6/18/2007 1:22:46 PM

i think my parents said something to the effect of "we're not old enough to go to alaska yet" lol

our problem is that we all want to do different things. my brother and his gf want a tropical beach and bars, my bf and i want eco-tours and a pool, my mom doesn't want to go somewhere that'll be 120 degrees, and the person who makes the ultimate decision regardless of what the rest of us want hasn't weighed in yet.

i was looking for suggestions along the lines of "my family and i went to __________ last year and we stayed at _______ hotel and did ____ and _____ and it was great fun for all!"

6/18/2007 2:52:03 PM