If you could have a vacation or 2nd home, which location would you pick?

I would have to choose a central location in the state of Wisconsin, as I have been enjoying the entire state over the last 4 years for vacations and weekend get aways. Maybe Oshkosh, or Chippewa Falls. Wisconsin is like a haven for relaxation and great people. They are very festive in Wisconsin - and I seriously doubt any cow on the West coast is treated any finer! Sawdust days festival is a blast. Apostle Islands too. Now as much as I like the Northwoods there's also Michigan's west coast and U.P. Both states are so fine. Michigan from Ste Joseph to Mackinaw has a treasure cove of lighthouses and wonderful scenery. Glenn arbor with Cherries, South Haven with Blueberries. And Taquamenon Falls in the U.P.! Whitefish point? I could on and on about these two states. I'll just have to stay in Missouri and visit I suppose - I could never choose between those two. OH - and the LAKEs Holy wha do they got lakes! Ride the USS Badger from Manitowoc to Ludington. I'll never stop - Thank you for asking.

I would choose Gatlinburg, TN. I love it there! I have made many, many trips there and can't wait to go back!!!! We went there on our honeymoon and I try to go Christmas shopping there every year.

Near the mountains out west. Montana, Oregon, Northern California, Washington, Idaho, Colorado. Actually that is where I would like my first home to be. I still live in an apartment also.

Hmm.... well since I live in Australia I'd say I'd have my second hom in Byron Bay, NSW. It's a beautiful town that's very relaxed and laid back. It's only about a couple hours away from where I live so it wouldn't take too long to get there plus I could rent it out to tourists. I'd just be worried about my furnishings being damaged or things going missing. In fact I'd feel a little odd having someone else live in my house for 3/4 of the year but I couldn't think of any other way to be able to have a second home.

Mmmm...this gets me thinking as there would be so many ideal spots I would love to have not only a second home but a home period outside of my apartment...Think a nice quaint country cottage somewhere in the countryside of one of the British Isles...surrounded by a beautiful garden area and lots and lots of wooded forest nearby-- Actually since I'm a Lord of the Rings fan, I'd absolutely love to live in a Hobbit hole type dwelling...LOL

since i love the beach, i would love to have a small house with a my own private beach.

If I could go on a vacation or have a second home,it would be in Alaska .I have always had a fascination with it and would love to be able to visit or have a second home.I know a lot of people think of florida but if they knew what i knew,they wouldn't lol!

I'm a mountain person, so I'd like to have a nice cabin in the mountains, southern Colorado or northern Arizona would be perfect. It's where I have always felt at peace with the universe.

When I was a kid, my grandma and grandpa had a small two room summer home in northern Minnesota. They would spend the whole summer there and come back to Illinois in the winter. It was beautiful there. My grandpa built the little house and dug a well for water. Great spring water. I use to go there for a week or two in the summer with my dad. It is beautiful in northern Minnesota. Lots of lakes for fishing. So I would choose to have my 2nd home there.

actually i have been looking at south of Spain. a friend of mine,an expatriate like me working here, took my wife and me to Andalucia where he has a very very very nice vacation home. i always wanted one and dreamed of one often. when we were there he introduced me to his father-in-law who happens to be a big land owner. maybe i can offer the old man for one of the homes facing the sea overlooking a cliff?

Oh I would love to have a vacation home in Israel. The scenery there is so beautiful and the history of the place would be so interesting..

Well there are a few choices. Don't know why but I'd probably pick coastal South Carolina. Tons of stuff to see plus I found it relaxing. There's also Florida, Northwestern Canada and others.

I think Maldives is the best place as a second home. Because it has blue sky,blue sea,many beautiful trees. There is a lot of beautiful views and coast. The most important reason is it has fine weather to live,it will good for our health!

I'm lucky in away, I have purchased my second home in Abruzzi, Italy. I have bought my birth house, and now I in the process of restoring it, it has been unlived in for 25 years. It is a challenge, especially dealing with all the legal, and permiting required. It has take 3 years to do the above. Hopefully this week we get started.

Hi AmbiePam I would love that so much. I would have to pick where my sister is living because I miss her so much. And she lives in florida. I wouldnt want to live there all year round because of the ungodly heat and humidity. So I would only go and live there in the winter months. Like some many people do. I could never understand that but now I do.LOL

I already have a vacation home. It is at Penneshaw, on Kangaroo Island. A top tourist resort, I was very fortunate in haviong bought the property & put a tansportable house on it before the land price hike. If I was to choose another location for a vacation home, it would either be oin the River Murray, or on york Peninsula next to the beach.

I'd be torn between a couple of different locations. We love Florida particualrly the Gulf Of Mexico are and would love a beach house in Destin but I couls also easily be swayed into getting a place in Las vegas which is probably my favorite city in the world.

If I could ever afford a second home I would want one in New Brunswick because I went up to visit my best friend last year and this was where they just got a home . I loved it so much , I found it so beautiful and the prices of everything was so much cheaper then in our area . I wanted to stay and have said ever since I came back home that if I were to ever move this would be where I would want to live for sure . I just loved every bit of my vacation and it was so nice seeing my best friend again .

I would move up to Northern Minnesota or Wisconsin and live in a log home on the lake. I love being near the water and trees! It's so inspirational!

Your Mom has the rigt idea there! Colorado Springs has some breathtaking views. If money were not a concern and I culd have another home anywhere I wanted....I would love to live in Malta right in the heart of the Mediterranean. To have a small coastal spot of my own I could scuba dive til my hearts content! I would travel all over Italy ( especially Tuscany) and Greece...yeah I'll quit dreaming now, but thanks for the daydream for awhile, it was really nice!