Can you recommend a great vacation spot?

do you golf? we had a great time at pebble beach.

 

You can hook up with Marriott or Hilton for one of their deals if you have some points...also we have done the sales job where you have to attend a sales session, but you get some free days. We did Aruba and Hilton Head that way and we liked both places. But you are in CA so I don't know if you want to go East.

 

Can't speak for the airfare today but one unknown overseas spot that completely blew me away was Muscat, Oman. Very cosmopolitan in a good way, a center of Arabian, Persian, African East Coast and Indian trade routes for centuries, cool people, a decent government that works (hence we never hear of it in the news), actual forests and rivers in the interior, a souk and an outdoor fish market to die for, amazing handicrafts all over the place, the true "Heart of Araby". Would go back there today in a heartbeat for an exotic honeymoon etc. I was there on business that one time.

Another hidden pearl is Malta, a former British/Italian/French/Spanish/Crusader/Roman/Carthaginian colony, although it can be full of Europeans seeking sun & fun. The only nation with a base Arabic language that is written in Latin - hence the incomprehensible-sounding village names written in Latin alphabet on its map. It's culturally as rich & varied as a Brooklyn that is overlaid with a Smithsonian Museum's worth of historical bric-a-brac at every single corner. A foodie's paradise. Might be hard to get to without a lot of air travel segments.

 

Just returned from Hilton Head, so another vote for it. While golf is king there on the island, the resorts are deluxe (eight Marriotts alone) and the beaches are great. There's plenty to see in the area too. Several National Wildlife Refuges dot the landscape along the coast. If you like to tour old cities, historic Charleston or Savannah are very scenic, within 50 to 100 miles away and excellent restaurants are abundant. Temps can get steamy in the summer, though. In the middle of January, it was dead slow, tourist wise, which is how we like it.

 

Thanks for your post, I have been to 47 countries but never considered either on of those. You got my attention.

 

If you go to Hilton Head, I think you want to be in or near Sea Pines area, they have bike paths and its great. The Marriott Ocean Club is close to Sea Pines and other hotels too. If you can so Sept the price is right and its warm.
Invariably tho a Hurriance breaks out when I go on a shore vacation.

 

Med cruise but may be hard to find on your budget. Sights, history, shopping, eats it has it all and you only have to unpack/pack once while visiting multiple locations! Have fun!

 

Sometimes the journey IS the destination.

7 Night Pacific Coastal Cruise on Star Princess from Los Angeles sailing September 29, 2013 on CruiseCheap.com

 

St Johns. Rent a villa and it is great. You must fly to St. Thomas, then take a ferry over to St. Johns, there is no direct way of getting there. This makes it very touristy and quiet. It is also very very small, so it is quiet and the beaches are nice. You can take boat tours to lots of islands or just sit on the beach. Snorkelling is great.



If you want something more "resorty", Azul Beach in Cancun, Mexico is very good. All inclusive 5-star resort.