Vacation "Hot Spots"and Tips

Spring in here and Summer is just around the corner.

When people and families plan their trip,it is usually based on whom they’re traveling with. Whether they enjoy family vacation, solo trips, or organized group tours, a break from the day-to-day is a great time to recharge the soul.

Summer is travel time for most people, so choose your destination carefully. I’m sure you don’t want to spend it waiting in lines or in big crowds.   It is already May and before you know it, summer vacation season will be upon us.

Have you already made your plans and chosen your destination. If so, have you set a  budget. What are you looking for in the way of accommodations?  Smarter Travel offers some advice that could save you money and headaches.

Here are a few suggestions when planning your get-away.

• Consider renting a house or condo instead of staying at a hotel. This could result in a big savings especially if you’re traveling with a group.  Rental properties typically keep the per-person / per-night costs down and you get more space for your money.  Real Estate agencies in the area may be able to help.

• It is also a good idea for  renters to pay by Credit Card or Paypal and rather than wire transfers or cashiers checks.

• When booking online be careful of any offers you find on sites such as Craigslist which offer little or no protection against scams.

Some other sites you might want to consider are:

• SearsTravel...where every trip has its rewards
• Kayak
• Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation

Top 10 travel destinations in the US for 2013 as suggested by lonelyplanet.com.

1. Louisville, Kentucky  Could it be that the new Portland is in… Kentucky? Louisville has asserted itself as a lively, offbeat cultural mecca on the Ohio River. New Louisville, also known as the East Market District or NuLu, features converted warehouses used as local breweries, antique shops and the city’s coolest restaurants.

2. Fairbanks, Alaska

Have you seen aurora borealis (aka the northern lights)? The sensation of seeing Arctic skies crackle with smoky blues, greens and reds has long drawn off-season travelers way north. 2013 will be big, marking the end of a fiery 11-year-cycle, when sunspots are particularly feisty, making for a big show in the Fairbanks sky 240 nights a year. Go. From May to mid-August daylight is too strong to see much, but by late summer they start to appear, and Fairbanks is the place to be.

3. San Juan Islands, Washington

Lonely Planet guidebook author Brendan Sainsbury has a new name for these dreamy islands north of Seattle: the ‘Gourmet Archipelago’. Proudly home to a decidedly un-Pacific Northwest-like 250 days of sunshine a year, the San Juan Islands have always gone for self-sufficiency.

4. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Forget the cheesesteaks and tri-corner hat, Philadelphia is becoming known as an art capital. In addition to the world renowned Philadelphia Museum of Art, the formerly remote the Barnes Foundation, a once private collection of Matisse, Renoir and Cézanne, has a new central location. And it’s not just the big museums – Philly’s gallery scene is exploding with new venues like the Icebox garnering international attention and turning the Northern Liberties and Fishtown neighborhoods into the new hot arts hub.

5. American Samoa

Did you know that a US passport can get you to an isolated South Pacific paradise without even leaving US territory? From the US mainland, American Samoa is a longer trek than Hawaii, but the distance rewards the visitor with some of the most stunning, untouched beauty of the Pacific and a national park that even the most ardent park system fans won’t have checked off their list yet. From the US, flights run from Honolulu to Pago Pago on lovely Tutuila, with waterfalls, fishing villages and spectacular beaches nearby.

6. Eastern Sierra, California

This year, hop past Yosemite – just beyond lies the secret California dream: theEastern Sierra, the overlooked flank of the Sierra Nevada range, with other-worldly natural attractions and surprises (Basque culture?), not to mention far fewer visitors.

7. Northern Maine

Moose, white water rafting, epic hiking. No, not the Rockies – we’re talking aboutMaine. Maine isn’t only lobster rolls, lighthouses and rocky shoreline. The woodsy interior, on the top half of the Maine ‘thumb’ reaching north to the Canada border, makes for a wilderness adventure. The Appalachian Trail begins/ends atop Mt Katahdin (which literally means ‘Mt Great Mountain’) in primitive Baxter State Park, with 200,000 acres of lakes and mountains to reach by hiking boot.

8. Twin Cities, Minnesota

Lake Wobegon might be ‘the little town that time forgot, and the decades cannot improve,’ but time has been much kinder to the Twin Cities, Minneapolis and St Paul. Minneapolis is often called the country’s best bike city and the Nice Ride bike-share system with its web of new bike lanes proves the point. The St Anthony Falls Heritage Trail is a 2-mile path along the banks of the Mississippi River. Plan time for Uptown’sBryant-Lake Bowl, an old bowling alley with seriously good food (think artisanal cheese plates).

9. Verde Valley, Arizona

Between Phoenix and the Grand Canyon, the Verde Valley is taking off as Arizona’s go-to destination, and not just among the spa and crystal Sedona-fans of years past. The Verde Valley region is beautiful, with green canyons rimmed by red rocks, and towns like Cottonwood, Jerome and Sedona that have long drawn visitors for good food, art and mining lore.

10. Glacier National Park, Montana

One of the countries wildest, most remote and pristine national parks, Glacier is everyone’s favorite national park who’s been. Its jagged, snow-blanketed ridges and glacier-sculpted horns tower dramatically over aquamarine lakes and meadows blanketed in wildflowers. Most visitors stick to the drive along the Going-to-the-Sun Road, so it’s easy to escape crowds by venturing beyond it.

No matter where you travel or what adventures you partake, I hope you enjoy and safe and memorable vacation.

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