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hello there to U...good for you...there are lots of beach resorts near your place...that's really cool...well, in my situation, i live near the city, so me and my friends really needs to travel far from the city just to enjoy the Lent Season... I've always wanted to go to beaches, take a vacation to my grandparents hometown, or go to other places like in the mountains to experience cool adventures... Although, i did promise to myself not to do the "adventure thing" anymore...well, that started when i was still in College...we passed and journeyed 7 mountains, and over the hilltops...that experience was really terrifying and scary...i almost fell down over the cliff that time...so i did promise myself not to do adventure stuffs again... But things have changed...i really did miss going to other places with my friends...i want to have a vacation from work...because i'm always working, and i'm always in the air conditioned room...i want to breath fresh air too...i want to go to beaches and get relax... Spending money for a vaction, in my own opinion, is a good thing too...it's not about the money, it's about the wonderful experience, and those beautiful places that makes it worth spending... Well, in your case, good for you...because you need not to go or travel far away just to enjoy and spend your great vacation...i hope you will have a blessed and Holy Lenten Season...this is really a cool discussion...have a blessed day ahead of U...may GOD BLESS U & UR family always!!!

Maybe it depends on my budget for this coming summer. It is very nice to go to the province and spent the summer in the beach or something new, but here in our country it is very expensive. Sometimes here in our house we have a big pool and we pour it with water so the kids can swim even here in our house.

if me yes, i love to travel & explore new places, specially beach, i love to be in the beach specially summer is on the way in our place. i really love to go fishing too hmmm i really feel now.

Oh the beach, I love the beach. When we lived in Samoa we would retreat to the beach and spend the whole weekend in a fale (a beach house with thatched roofing). It was very refreshing sleeping by the sea. Whoever owned them would provide 3x meals a day and then we would spend the rest of our time swimming and basking in the sun. Now that we don't live anywhere near a beach, the last family holiday we took was to Florida which is about 2 1/2 hours away by plane. It was the best family vacation ever and we had a lot of fun too. I hope we get to do that again one day in the near future. Summertime for us will be spent at home, either at parks, playgrounds, museums, and even at the local community center with other kids.

I think it is great that your home country has sunny weather and gorgeous beaches. Where I live we only have warm weather in June, July and August. It can be pleasant in May and September but the rest of the year is cold. I am very keen on traveling overseas and have only in the last few years enjoyed seeing more of my own country. I love to go to tropical islands and these are far from where I live. The best ones of these that I have been to are the Seychelles, Samoa, French Polynesia and the Cook Islands. I like to see native wild animals that come from different countries in the world. I have been on a safari in Kenya, have seen kangaroos and koalas in Australia and penguins and dolphins in New Zealand. I like to see interesting architecture and have seen this in Prague, Budapest, Dubrovnik, Salzburg and Lisbon. I like to go to historical places and have been to Pearl Harbor in Hawaii and seen the Mayan ruins of Guatemala.

when i was in college i was more adventurous. i liked to travel to different places. now i'm more of a home person. i don't like flying. if it's 1 or 2 hours it's still ok, but any longer than that i don't enjoy it. not to mention the hassle we have to go through at the airport with security and everything. so yeah, i'd prefer to go to places nearby where i can just drive.

The only reason I would want to go far away would be to see family. We do have some nice places around to vacation at all times of the year. I hope you have tons of fun.

the best vacation for me is at home , in my room , in my bed. away from work and the hassle of everyday life. i got everything i need and i do not need to go somewhere to have a vacation. when i go somewhere , it is not a vacation for , it is actually an activity , an adventure to have fun and it is not really what you call a vacation.

If you have beautiful places close to home, why go far away?

You are so lucky Raijin to live close to the beach. Hope you and your friends/family have a lovely time.

oi raijin! do you live Island Cove? have you gone there? is it great there? my family aren't used to going on an outing during the Holy Week. we usually stay at home during that holy time. and watch tv/dvd all day. ^__^;; some of my nephews and nieces and cousins go to a local "beach" spot though. if you have heard of the "malakoko" beach, that's where they go. its an underdeveloped hot spring spa near the lake which is really popular during the Holy Week. hey, i've told you about this before right?? anyway, that's where they go usually. if not, they'll just take a dip in the lake to take off the heat.

I rather travel far to spend vacation specially if I already enjoyed the places near me. Experience something new makes it more interesting and exciting. I miss beach Hope you'll have a great vacation!

Hi...and I notice you are almost to your 6,000th post. Good for you! I finally made my 2,000th and now I am settling into waiting and watching to see how long it will take me to climb up to the next thousand. Anyway on to your discussion. Yesterday was the first day that it felt like Spring is actually starting. Whether it will last or not is hard to tell. David and I also enjoy the beach and there are a few within an hour or two from where we live. Grand Beach is East of Winnipeg and one of the 10 best beaches in the world...at least it used to be. I enjoy getting away and it can be near or far. We love the Southwest part of the U.S., Vancouver and would like to travel to Alaska and Costa Rica some day. We have one dog and five cats so we have to consider them when thinking about vacations. At this point we are taking mini-vacations throughout the year rather than having to concern ourselves about leaving the animals in someone else's care for too long. Raia