Travel and I have a love/hate relationship. I already told you how I like actually traveling but hate the getting-there piece of it. T, only the other hand, loves planning travel, loves getting there, loves being there… which pushes me to travel more. (If it wasn’t for him, I mayyy only travel every couple of years.)
We were looking at our summer calendar the other night and discussing where we will go next. I’m definitely looking for suggestions, so let me know where you think we should go! A looong time ago (12 years ago maybe) I said I wanted to visit all 50 states before I turn 50. I have quite a few to go! The “rules” are that it can’t just be a stopover on a flight – there has to be either an overnight or something touristy involved. (Otherwise, I’d be counting more states than I do!)
I have a hard time committing to travel in the summer because it’s the only time we have actual nice weather here in New England, so we’re definitely going to stick around with some trips to the Cape and Nantucket thrown in. This next trip may be within the next couple of months or may not be until the fall. Regardless…
For our next trip, here are the places we’re considering:
- Hawaii
- Yellowstone National Park
- Charleston & Savannah (though I hear it’s too hot and humid in the summer months?)
- Jackson Hole
We haven’t been to any of these places yet. If you’ve been – what do you think? Where should we go?
P.S. See my other travel-related posts here. I’m also putting together specific travel guides to places we’ve been, which you can find here.
Some good choices. I was just in Hawaii this past winter. I went to Oahu and Kauai. My husband and I loved it so much we’re thinking of doing Maui next winter. I found one of the best views of Hawaii is the one you see underwater. Rent snorkel gear! Even in my crowded Waikiki hotel I saw amazing fish. I was in Jackson Hole 6 years ago and spent time in both Yellowstone and Grand Teton. Other than the geyser basin, I found Yellowstone a bit dull. It was late May and I remember driving through endless roads of nothing but snow-covered lodgepole pine trees. The scenery doesn’t change much. The town of Jackson has wonderful restaurants and I loved staying at the Wort Hotel. I haven’t done Charleston and Savannah yet. Thinking that would be a good springtime trip sometime down the road. I wrote about Hawaii on my blog http://shipwreckedandcomatose.blogspot.com/2016/03/10-days-in-hawaii.html . Unfortunately, I don’t have a post about my Jackson trip except for the food (I was still blogging about my vacations on MySpace at the time I took this trip) http://baconandrhubarb.blogspot.com/2010/05/my-wyoming-food-adventures.html
Yellowstone is awesome! You must have not seen the best places. If you really want to see Yellowstone, you have to back country hike. Most back country trails aren’t open in May because of bears coming out of hibernation though. You just have to know where to look and be a huge nature fan to really enjoy Yellowstone. 🙂
Kiersten @ Autumn Country Girl
That’s great to know!
Thanks for the info! I’ll have to check out your post on Hawaii. It’s definitely on my list, just not sure we’ll get there this year!
You can do Yellowstone and Jackson Hole in one trip! Fly into Jackson Hole, then rent a car and drive to Yellowstone! I used to work in Yellowstone and it was so much fun! Totally a great place but I would wait until fall to go. Summer is overcrowded in Yellowstone! Jackson Hole is a quaint little town with friendly people and nice shopping.
Kiersten @ Autumn Country Girl
Awesome- thank you!
Hawaii always! Went to Maui a few winters ago, magical! Can’t wait to go back!