Island resorts are typically luxurious, but Shipwreck Plantation, on Hilton Head Island , still managed to blow my expectations out of the water. My husband and I couldn't have planned a better weekend trip. Not only are we nature junkies, but we also happen to be (not-so-talented) sports fiends...
It was all set! We had a babysitter (my parents) and my husband and I were off for a romantic three day getaway close to our Atlanta home. The destination? The stunning Sea Pines Resort in Hilton Head, South Carolina . Islands Magazine calls Sea Pines "real...timeless...and magnificent." As...
Do the winters seem too long ? Missing seeing green?Do you long for the sun and breeze to give you a warm kiss? Are you prone to the "Christmas blues" particularly when the holidays are near? Weeks before thanksgiving,do you already worry about overcrowded airports, traffic jams and teeming...
Speaking as a baby boomer, when I was a kid, Ft. Lauderdale meant one thing - spring break! Like most of us, however, the things we found enjoyable 40 years ago don't quite meet our expectations now. I really don't like staying in a seedy motel, sharing the bed (or the floor) with 5 or 6 other...
As a teenager growing up in Ft. Lauderdale in the 1960s, I was fortunate to be able to spend Spring Break on Ft. Lauderdale Beach every weekend. The beautiful two-mile strip of sandy beach and azure ocean on A1A from Las Olas Boulevard north to Broward Boulevard was always packed with young people, loud...
Ah, Ft. Lauderdale, original home to that annual party fest known as Spring Break. And while many students still flock to its sunny shores, Ft. Lauderdale is also a great destination for a family vacation, with all sorts of activities for kids, from tots to teens. Adults will find plenty to do, too,...
As much as I love the sugar sand beaches and emerald green waters of Panama City Beach, you couldn't pay me to go there in the spring. As a middle-aged adult (actually, I prefer the term "baby boomer"), I don't wish to spend my vacation surrounded by throngs of scantily-clad teens and...
If your parents say no, or want to chaperone - Share this article with them, and let them see what it's like from a parents perspective. When my two daughters were 17 and 18, they finally convinced me that they were old enough to experience the rite of passage known as Spring Break in Panama City...