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Natasha Kara says
I grew up in South Africa, so our vacations were in December. My all time favorite one was December 1995. It was the first time I went away with girl friends. We first went to Sun City and the Cape Town. We had the time of our lives!
Cathie says
A week on Martha’s Vineyard…good friends, perfect weather. It was beautiful and relaxing. I came back recharged and 5 lbs lighter- how often does that happen?
Tracey says
The best summer vacation I ever had was spent at Virginia Beach. One week at a waterfront mansion, no clocks and no worries. Sun and fun, period.
Darlene Placito says
The best summer vacation was going up to see lighthouses in Maine. I love everything about Maine.
Shelley says
Spending a week at the beach at and old place with no wifi so I was OFF THE GRID for 8 days. I had my dogs and my friends and relaxed. I have to admit tho, I missed being in the know sometimes. 🙂
Sue K says
In about 1987, my husband and I and some of our friends went to Point Sebago in Maine with our young children – it was a combination camping/resort, and at that time in our lives, a big splurge! – and the kids had so much fun! I’ll always remember it fondly as one of our first “big” family vacations.
Denise says
We live 1,000 miles away from our families so each summer vacation we go home and our kids get to see their grandparents and cousins, watch baseball games, eat sweet corn and enjoy the Midwestern summer weather – one more week and we start this year’s trip – can’t wait!
sano says
The best vacation I have ever had was the summer my daughter, two grandsons and myself traveled by car to all the national parks. We traveled for three weeks and enjoyed seeing so many wonderful things. What a great trip!
Kathy W says
The best summer vacation I ever had was as a child; my grandparents took my sister and I on a road trip to Northern California and the Bay Area. I loved the Redwoods and seeing the Golden Gate Bridge. We kept stopping at diners searching for the “perfect” chocolate milkshake. Thanks for the chance to win.
Leigh Ann Baird says
Going to the beach with my best friend and her mom when we were young teenagers. We had so much fun!
Martha S. says
I always loved the two weeks we would spend in the summer with my grandparents in Louisiana. We would bake, crochet, make candy and play with cousins! Loved it!!
Susan T says
The best summer vacation I ever had was with my family and we took a trip to North Carolina and stay on the beach. It was the first time that my children swam in the ocean. No one wanted to leave. Best time ever!!!!!
Coral says
Probably the summer my family drove down to the US and drove across country. We were going to a friend’s wedding in Washington, and we camped and stopped to visit other friends and family & sightsee on our way out and on the way back.
Garnett Andrews says
The best vacation I have ever had was two summers ago when my husband and I went to Aspen, the Grand Canyon, New Mexico, and Las Vegas. We had the best time driving from destination to destination. We saw so many cool things! Lots of awesome memories from that trip!!
Kelly Schirmer says
We go to New Jersey to see my sister and I just loved bringing both of my girls to the beach for the very first time!
Susan B says
The best summer vacation for me time is spent camping with my grandchildren. Thanks for the chance!
Jenink says
We had several holidays growing up at beaches on the East Coast of Australia renting holiday houses, they’ve kind of all blended together in my memory as a great summer family holiday.
beth says
Going to Alaska and up through the New England states
Jessica C says
The best summer vacation I’ve ever had was the year my husband and I took our children to Disneyland and then up the coast to San Francisco and Muir Woods. We camped on the beach, we walked in the redwoods. It was lovely.
Kristy says
We went to Ireland for 2 weeks! Our son was studying there for a semester, so we got there as he was finishing up his classes. It was so nice to see him after a few months of being apart, and seeing Ireland all together!
Elisabeth Larsson says
I think the best summer vacation I ever had was when I and a friend went for 6 weeks to explore the West Coast of US. I had never been to the US before but my friend knew a family up in Washington State. It was weeks of traveling, exploring, visiting lots of different places and meeting new friends.
Carol says
My Mom and Dad didn’t travel much. A couple of years after Dad died, I took Mom and my dog to a relative’s house on Cranberry Island, Maine. She loved it. The house is right on the water and she would sit for hours on the porch or we’d be on the beach. The dog would be lying in the water with the waves lapping and Mom would just sit on a big boulder and poke around in the sand with a stick looking for seaglass. We did that for several years until her death and I am so happy that I was able to give her that.
Carol
Ruby 2 Shoes says
The best summer vacation I ever had was when we visited France and stayed in a gorgeous tower overlooking a river with family and friends. We had a hilarious time together with a bread machine nearly exploding, nearly missing trains meaning we’d have to sleep out somewhere, wine tasting etc. Some really fun and happy memories. Actually you’ve reminded me I must scrapbook them! Thank you for the opportunity to win such an amazing prize, this release is FABULOUS!!
Amanda says
The last summer vacation before we had kids. We went to the UK, were there for three weeks, and we only had three days of rain. The weather was perfect, the food was great, the views and sights were amazing. And we didn’t have any little people to chase. Of course, we didn’t know at the time what that meant!
Cardm8kr63 says
I have to say some of my best summers were spent in Arizona with my Grandparants.
Crystal Shipley says
The best summer vacation for me was 8 years when my family and I went camping for the first time @Lake Erie. We had such a great time,we are finally going back next month I can’t wait. Thanks for the chance to win and good luck to everybody!!!!!!!
Vanessa says
The best summer vacation I had was the summer my son turned one. It was like seeing the world all anew again when he experienced all the things of summer: sand,sun, and water. It was wonderful seeing the newness of it all again.
Janice Williams says
I love history and visiting Gettysburg was a highlight on one summer vacation.
Martha says
The best vacation I ever had was visiting Mexico with my dad. I climbed Chichen Itza, explored Uxmal and swam in a cenote.
Diana says
The best summer vacation was when I went to India for our first Family reunion. Had a blast visiting cousins and their children. Seeing my mom get together with all her brothers and sisters, in one place was so special to me. That week In India will always be the best. Letting my children meet and spend a special bond with their cousins from all different parts of the world was a treasure.
Ann says
Don’t really have Summer holidays but a few years ago I visited my sister when she was working in Romania and we went to stay in a small rural village in Transylvania – I’ll never forget the beauty of the mountains and countryside, the sound of children playing and hens clucking outside our lodge, and the wild flower meadows everywhere. The smell of woodsmoke still takes me back there.
Kelly says
The summer vacation I remember as a kid was after graduating high school. The 3 kids and mom and dad driving from Florida to New Jersey to visit family. Lots of fun at the hotels and then the memories with the cousins. Thanks Nichole.
Victoria h says
Choosing one is difficult but being by the sea and relaxed with my family is my common theme of contentment.
Shawn Wenrich says
We spent a week in a rented condo on the beach in Oceanside. Opening the door and hearing the ocean is simply incredible!
Lou says
10 years ago my in-laws bought a beach house and every summer since we have spent out holidays there…..it’s been where we have played games, relaxed, enjoyed meals together and spent time at the beach. I can’t choose a favorite!
Vicki B says
I think the best summer vacation I ever had was when I was around 8 or 9. My father’s sister lived in Dallas, TX, and we drove there from Baltimore, MD. It took several days, and my parents took the scenic route. I remember stopping in little “ma and pa” motels with fun playgrounds and swimming pools, at campy roadside attractions (which were a wonder to little kids), and marveling in awe at crossing the Mississippi River. I also remember driving down the same road in the back of my uncle’s convertible (unseatbelted at that time) that the Kennedy convoy traveled when he was shot. It was a trip I’ve never forgotten for both its fun and serious moments.
Maureen Merritt says
My best summer vacation was my honeymoon in Aruba. I would love to go back again one day with my husband!
Kelly B says
The best summer vacation I had was bicycling in the Loire river valley of France. Great scenery, food & wine …. so wonderful!!
Cassie Brumbaugh says
Going to a Scrapbook Convention with my Pal-O-Mine! Yippee!
Ginny Schleich says
My best summer vacations were when my boys were younger and hubby and I would drive cross country to Nebraska the hubby’s side family reunion. The boys had such fun on the farm, hubby and I got to visit with family and hear stories and just hang out. I Miss those family reunions.
Mette says
Going to Bermuda 10 years ago with hubby and kids + 20 other people. Our friend turned 40 and treated his family and close friends to a celebration holiday there :).
Stayed in Michael Douglas’s hotel, swam in clear blue water and soaked up the sun on white beaches. Best Holiday ever.
Hugs, Mette
Dee in NH says
My favorite vacation was the 2 weeks off from work and NO PLANS! How fun it was to just get up in the morning and have coffee on the porch and decide what I wanted to do that day. Such a refreshing change from all the running around and hectic pace. I’m thinking I need another one of those!
Cammie says
My best summer vacation was spent touring Ireland.
Happy Now says
I am optimistic… Colorado in July!! 🙂 Thanks for the chance to win!
Jennifer K says
After both high school and college I took a trip to Europe with friends. I’m not much of an adventurous person but those trips were wonderful and I’m so grateful for the experience. Can’t wait to go back!
Rebecca says
My favorite vacation was an all girl week at the beach! My mom and I, the cousins & Aunts, and grandmothers (both in their 80’s!) rented a beach house together. We had an outstanding time. Meals were done lickety split & laundry never piled up. Best of all… I saw these ever important women in my life through a new light. They let their hair down and had fun. The bonds of that trip will be with me forever!
Christine Nixon says
The best summer vacation I’ve had so far was last year. We traveled to Bar Harbor, Maine. It was a trip of a lifetime for me – something I have always wanted to do and it was everything I had hoped for. There are no words to express how much I loved New England and Maine particularly.
Terri E. says
I loved horse showing all summer. I have many fond memories of great trips.
Terri E.
Kristin R. *jcmom04* says
The best summer vacation was when my husband and I celebrated our 10th anniversary several years ago on our first cruise. We had been parents for a few years and had never been aways from our kids for more than a night or two and never at the same time. It was great for us AND them! We relaxed and enjoyed ourselves and missed the kids (always a good sign, lol!).
Kathy A says
Neighbors loaned us their cottage up north every summer when we were young, loved seeing the deer and picking the wild blueberries, fishing with Dad (he fished I read a book)great memories
Teresa P says
My favorite vacation was when my husband had a long term assignment to Seattle. It was a 9 mo paid vacation. We had a great time seeing the sights and taking the ferry boats and going to Canada. What a treat for a family from KS.
Karen says
One of my best summer vacations ever was when I was a teen. My parents took us (me and my 6 siblings) camping to Myrtle Beach. With that many kids, camping was our only option for vacationing and we loved it!
Us kids always had someone to ‘hang’ with and we were never bored. We were very close to the beach and would spend lots of time in the sand and surf during the day and at night we would sit around the campfire telling stories and jokes, singing and just having fun being together. So many years later, all of us kids as well as our parents remember those times with fondness.
We looked forward to those trips every year!
Rachel says
Any summer during Uni. Friends would all come home from various cities and we would spend weeks hanging out, playing touch football and cricket on the beach, board games round a table late in the afternoon…..drinks at night, many laughs and many memories still held close even after 20 years.
Lori Campbell says
It took us 17 years to save up for our first REAL vacation. We spent 12 days in Calgary, Edmonton, Jasper, Lake Louise & Banff, Alberta, Canada. It was my husband’s first time on an airplane, too! He passed away unexpectedly a year later so the memories from this trip are extra special.
Sue C says
I would say last summer when we took a trip to the Wisconsin Dells for a few days. It was a trip that we didnt expect a whole lot from and we loved every part of it. It was relaxing (and I can seldom let go and relax) and just plain fun. We just got back from a return trip there this year where we stayed twice as long as we did last year and we would like to make it a yearly trip!
KateT says
As a kid (and now as an adult) we spend a month at Bethany Beach in Delaware. It’s my second home and I couldn’t imagine summer vacation anywhere else!
Renae Crosby says
I remember a summer camping trip to Yellowstone Park as a kid when everyone in the campground was woken by rangers alerting us to bears in the campground. It was fascinating to watch the rangers smear peanut butter on bread with their hands and use that as bait to lure the mama bear and her two cubs into a big barrel trap. After many tries, all 3 bears were finally in the trap together and they were relocated to a more remote part of the park. It’s a memory that has always stayed with me.
Shelly says
I used to spend the summer with my father’s sister and her family. She taught me to garden, can & pick blackberries. We made homemade ice cream and spent summer nights outside catching fireflies. Simple things! Those have been the things that have been my role model for parenting my own children and hopefully creating wonderful memories for them & our grandchildren.
Linda Richmond says
Hands down, our trip to Alaska. We took the Alaska Railroad tour. Every day had side trips, cruises, hiking, bear searching, a small plane ride, and visiting Denali. Just amazing!
Paula says
Hawaii for sure! It wasn’t really a ‘summer’ vacation, since it was in March and my kids were still in school, but I’ll count it none the less! We began on Oahu, then ventured over to the Big Island! Can’t wait to go back and visit a few more islands!
Marybeth L. says
The last trip my family was all together ,befor they grew up and left the nest. It was the most beautiful trip to Jackson Hole, and Yellowstone National Park. I will cherish every moment of that wonderful trip.
Susan says
The best summer vacation I ever had was a trip to a Bed and Breakfast in upstate New York. We had my immediate family and a whole lot of our extended family attend. It was like a family reunion. The best part of it was staying in the huge Victorian house. It was awesome!!
Katie Sims says
Some of my fondest summer memories were spent at my grandparents’ house. We would go and stay for a week. They lived in the country and had a huge garden and my grandmother cooked every day so lots of meals with vegetables from the garden and playing outside everyday…what fun!
Kate says
My husband and I did a tour of the Loire Valley in France. We had a guide book that listed lots of ancient houses full of charm to stay in. We stayed in age-old mills and rambling manoirs, breakfasted in baronial halls and dipped our toes in ornamental pools. The best one was a very atmospheric petit chateau in the middle of nowhere. The entrance was up a curving double flight of steps. Outside, the heat was intense and the view from the cool of our room was of a field of sunflowers. What made it so special was the faded grandeur inside, a glimpse into a former time enhanced by the gracious hospitality of the artistocratic owners.
Irma says
Going home to the Philippines and having my parents meet my daughter for the first time!!
Ellie A. says
If you ask my kids they will actually say Last year even though my husband had his hours cut & we couldn’t travel anywhere or spend as we would have liked. I made it my mission to plan our Summer & look for Free Fun. We were able to do Free Bowling,Free Movies, Free Museum trips and other free fun. This year already I’ve been told Mama how are you going to top last year? OH Mama has plans! Seeing and hearing the happiness and giggles is the best gift of the Summer to me!
Cristina says
The best summer vacation was two years ago. I live at PR, and all my closest family members (mom, dad, my siblings and their husbands, my hubbie and daughter) traveled to Walt Disney all together for the 1st time ever. It was amazing gathering for a trip all at once and for the most of the group, it was their 1st time ever at Disney. So much to discover! The best friend of my youngest sister with her family members, travel too to surprise her. It was a blast! everything came out wonderful and we had so much fun for 9 days.
I wish we can repeat it again soon…. (*sigh*)
Elise McKinney says
My best vacations were summers at Hilton Head with my husband and kids when they were little. I think about them all the time.
Tracy S. says
I would have to say it was the time we went to Toronto for the World Fair. We had some much fun but our feet were killing us!
Maria E. Benitez says
When our kids were younger, we used to rent a condo on the beach on the west coast of Florida during part of the summer. We were frequently joined by other family members. Those are some of the best times we’ve ever had.
Peg Coleman says
My best summer vacation was when the kids were little, we were poor as dirt, but would spend a week at a camp ground close to town. The women would stay at the campground with the kids while the men would go into town to work.It was the best of times!
Jen Rolfes says
Hanging out in Myrtle Beach with my family!
Susan P says
The best summer vacation I ever had would have to be a trip to Myrtle Beach with our kids. I’ll never forget watching them being so busy building things in the sand and enjoying the water. Such happy times!
Sara Spener says
The best summer vacation memories are spending time at my Grandparents little cabin in southern Sweden. Super cozy and quite primitive right by a little lake. Oh how we loved to play and swim there. Good times indeed. 🙂
Michele aka Derbylea says
When I was a kid and young adult my favorite summers always involved summer camp. How I loved having a week free from my parents, swimming everyday, archery, arts and crafts. It was the best time ever.
Anne Hartschlag says
Summer vacations at Daytona Beach. Money was tight so six of us (four kids and hubby and me) stayed in a small, very small, room with a tiny kitchenette. We always had such a good time and those memories are cherished ones.
kathy marr says
The best summer for me was going to Atlantic beach N.C. Our family had a cottage there.
Karen C. says
The best summer vacation I ever had was the last time we went to Disney with our girls. They were at just the right ages to appreciate all that we got to see and still have the wide-eyed enthusiasm for everything Disney.
Debbie Gaydos says
Up until now, it was probably the big Disney vacation we did when I was about 12! I still remember so many wonderful moments from that. But soon it will be the big Disney vacation that we are currently planning to take our own kids on. I hope they will have as many wonderful, magical memories as I do!
Laura K says
Mexico 2004. Wonderful weather, grate food, amazing history. just perfect.
Celia says
Best summer vacation I have ever had was with my cousin in Sedona at a spa and yoga retreat. It was so relaxing and I came back with a better frame of mind and some great pictures to scrap!
Paula Laird says
Best summer vacation was when my husband proposed on 4th of July under the fireworks in Oklahoma where we were visiting his family. It was a complete shock. Changed my whole perspective on summer! 😉
Pat says
Growing up we ran a resort so our summer vacations were spent working but they were the best summers and best ” working vacations” ever!
misse336 says
My best vacation was when my husband and I took a road trip out west. We were able to see so many beautiful sites – Yellowstone, The Grand Canyon, The Petrified Forest and so many more.
Sherrie M. says
Last summer we went to Maine with friends….gorgeous unspoiled landscapes and water, quaint little island, unplugged from the rest of the world. I didn’t expect it would be as wonderful as it was so that made the trip even better!
Deb Else says
My best vacation was with my family when I was growing up. We drove from IL to CO to see my cousins. My 2 sisters & I in the back seat, mom & dad in the front. And we didn’t take the interstates, but the regular highways and saw so many sites that are missed if you go wizzing by on the interstates.
Rebecca Lovell says
Yay! This release is awesome!!! My favorite vacation was when our family went to visit Glacier National Park, Yellowstone National Park, and Mount Rushmore. We had so much fun, and I will never forget some of the moments we had!
JoAnn H says
Probably a trip to Collingwood, Blue Mountain and Wasaga beach in Ontario Canada when I was a kid…fun times climbing scenic caves and picnic on the beach…ahh the life.
Darla says
My best summer vacations were the ones we spent in Colorado camping in the mountains! There is nothing like waking up to fresh cool mountain air and then making a yummy breakfast outdoors!
Laura says
It’s a toss up – either San Diego, where we loved the zoo or vacation this year which was a road trip through parts of Central Virginia and North Carolina.
Maryanne Degiorgio says
When my son was little we used to go to Queensland (Australia) every year and have a family holiday. Now that my son is a grown man I look at those holidays with a smile on my face and great memories
Andrea B says
Last summer with my two boys visiting our family for a month across country. Nothing like spending time with the ones you love most.
Candy says
4 years ago we went on a cruise to Alaska–Beautiful! we traveled with another family and shared a wonderful, fun-filled, yummy, and relaxing adventure. can’t wait to go again
Stella Paeglow says
We rented 3 cabins in Frankin, NC and we spent a week with the entire family and it was the best time ever.
Amie says
I went to the Outer Banks with my whole family and some extended family a few years ago. It was my first time there and I fell in love with it. It was also a great chance to spend more time with everyone and bond.
Karen L. says
Taking my family to see the Grand Canyon (and more sights too). I had been a dream of mine to travel cross country and re-discover the western USA with my family as my parents had done with me when I was a teenager. It was a fabulous trip, enjoyed by all!
Jay ell says
The best summer vacation I ever had was in San Antonio, Texas. It was a beautiful place and we all had a ball.
Katie N says
I grew up going to Wells Beach at the southern tip of Maine every summer. I have lots of great memories and can’t say as there is any one vacation that was the best, but I treasure all the memories of family and the beach over the years!
Laurie Hunt says
Easy question, but I have a tie for best! My husband and I took a small cruise ship in Alaska. All I can say is it was a trip with amazing beauty everywhere you looked. The other, similar but different, we took a safari in Kenya. Again the beauty was beyond words. Both trips changed the way I looked at the Earth in all her glory!
Stephanie Mino says
The best summer vacation I ever had happened last summer when we finally cleared our lot right near a big river and put our very first camper on it. We spent 2 total weeks there and I did some “Campin’ Stampin’ ” and had a blissful 2 weeks away from everything!!!
Emma Bourke says
My best summer vacation was a long weekend at a music festival in Belgium with my husband and friends. Great music and great company 🙂
Denise E says
I had wonderful summers growing up spent in NC with my grandparents. However, my favorite recent trip was when my hubby took me to Hawaii for our 15th anniversary. What an awesome vacation! Thanks for a chance to win from this awesome release! =o)
Isabel Z says
My best summer vacations were the ones that I spent with my cousins in a little town in Spain. My mother would put my sister and me on a plane and we would spend the summer immersed in the culture of her home. I loved the cobblestone streets, going to the open air markets, the beautiful old buildings, and spending time with my relatives whom I only saw once a year.
JeanD says
Last Christmas (yes it was summer) we stayed in a lovely beach house for 3 nights. Christmas by the beach, my eldest son home from the other side of the world, all the family together (including grandparents), long walks on the beach with hardly anyone else, a new place to explore, lots of birds and to top it off fairy penguins!!!!
Melissa Ladd says
My best vacation was probably when we went to the beach last summer. We had such a fun time!
Barbara T says
My best summer vacation was in California. We spent it with another family who was ‘ the same speed” as we were. All worked out wonderfully and our single boys enjoyed themselves immensely.
Lisa says
The fondest summer vacation memory I have was a trip to Key West with my family when I was in Junior High School. It was my first visit to the Keys and I have been enamored ever since!
Leigh Penner says
Ooh, that’s a tough one! I think I’d have to say, despite being 7 months pregnant and sleeping on the ground in a tent on the way there and back, would be our trip to B.C. for my twin brother’s wedding eight years ago. We’re returning this summer to celebrate our 40th birthday and I’m really looking forward to it!
Thanks for the chance to win, Nichole!
Karen Walker says
The year my husband retired we drove across country from NY to California, stopping at 12 National Parks and ending up at my daughter’s for a week outside San Francisco. We had stunning weather the whole month, and saw so many wonderful places. I’d go again in a second.
Chrissy L. says
My mother and I took my two oldest sons on a tour if the west: South Dakota, Yellowstone, Salt Lake, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, and Colorado Springs. While on the trip, I found out I was pregnant with son #3, so really, they all were on the trip!
Beth says
Camping across Newfoundland starting on the southeast side (Argentia) and covering the entire island over the next 10 days. My favorite place was New World Island and Twillingate (where we saw icebergs) … also the fjords in Gros Morne National Park.
Tosha says
For our 25th anniversary we took off for Pikes Peak, no reservations made. Our intent was to stay in Military lodging as we traveled. A week of exploring with no deadlines, yeah! We called ahead to see if rooms we available along the way almost every time we were told no but when we arrived a room was found. When we arrived at Colorado Springs the same was true, we stopped anyway at the Academy and ask for a room. We were told ok…I sighed relief and said oh good today is our 25th anniversary. The young lady looked at John and asked if he would like a suite, it had its own parking spot and the most wonderful view of Pikes Peak. The whole trip was filled with blessings as such. Just the most fun we have ever had…we need to do that again!
Laura :) says
My best summer vacation would have to be the year I got married. We traveled to the States to get married during summer vacation and had our honeymoon in Florida at Disney World. It was perfect 🙂
Thanks so much for the chance to win!
Euna says
My family has never done much in the way of a Summer vacation. Especially now that we’ve moved to New Zealand, and Christmas and every birthday we can imagine seems to fall in the middle of Summer. However, about 5 years ago, we went to Queenstown for a holiday for a few days. It was short and nothing really special about it, but having my nana from Korea and just having the whole family together was something rather special. Not to mention, we didn’t have to drive all weekend in a rush like our typical holidays! 😉
Marjorie Henseler says
The best summer vacation I ever had involved going nowhere. It was after I had taught for over twenty years. For all those years I spent big parts of the summer either working another job, going to grad school, or teaching summer school. Finally, ten years ago, I took the entire summer off! It was just what I needed and I loved the free, unscheduled time. That summer was wonderful.
Emily Hyvl says
The best vacation was when I was a child and my parents, along with come cousins, took all of us kids to the zoo. It was an amazing zoo and we had soo much fun with the family.
Suz says
December 2000 (Summer in Australia!)I went to Hayman Island in the Whitsundays – heavenly. Even better, my husband of 10 years proposed to me by the magnificent pool whilst under the stars. So romantic.
Manasa says
My best summer vacations were to my grandparents place in India where all cousins would get together and have fun ! That was the best place and best vacation ever !
DiAnn says
We always went to Sanibel Island each summer with the children. Boy do I miss those days. Hopefully once granddaughters are older we can start the tradition again. Thanks for the chance to win. This is a wonderful collection this month
Diane Anthony says
The best “summer” vacation I ever had was in January of 2005 when I spent a week in Hawaii with my sister. We left in a snowstorm and landed in tropical paradise!
Nora Anne says
My sons first trip to Disney World! It was magical watching his reaction to it all 🙂
verna says
I spent an incredible week in Umbria in Italy with my husband. Magic!
veronica says
Dale Hollow Lake State Park, KY. We had a pontoon boat that you could ski behind. And a bunch of our friends had boats, and we stayed the whole wknd, and camped, swam, cooked out. It was a blast!
Julie Call says
Every summer we’d spend a week at my aunt’s house with my cousins, and always had the best times. My favorite was when I was about 12, we had all gotten our own life jackets and spent the week in the pool and boating around the bay playing “Rescue Crew 2000,” our own version of Baywatch! We still laugh about that now, and we’re all going back there this summer for SAF!
Kristen Cohen says
My best summer vacation was spent at Disney World with my family, even though I’m now 35, being back at Disney with my parents always brings back so many great memories.
JulieZ says
Hmmm, I’m going to have to say Disney World as a child. I’d really love to take my kids there some day – there really is something so magical about that place.
Pam W. says
Oh goodness, I’ve had some great vacations. One of my favorites was when my daughter and I flew to California a few years ago. It was a great time.
dana says
As a kid one summer my family got a house boat and spent a week at Lake Powell in AZ. I had the best time!
Pat says
I have been fortunate to share many vacations with my family. but the most memorable was our 3 week road trip from Ohio to the West Coast with four kids ranging in age from 6 to 12. On that trip, we discovered one child had motion sickness and another had impetigo! The trip started out rough, but once we got past those issues we had a great time!
Gladys says
We have year round summer vacation in Singapore. Think is to go overseas with family.
Julie M says
I love all my vacations, the beach, DC, what’s not to love about all of them, after all they are vacation. 🙂
Suzanne Dahlberg says
Going to Cape Cod every year when we were kids – it was so fun just fishing, swimming and riding our bikes. Those were the good ole days!
Glorie says
Evert summer when I was a kid we went to my maternal grandmother’s hometown. She lived in a tiny seaside town in the Philippines. We went to the beach everyday, bought fish straight from the boat, and generally played until it was too dark out.
Wendy ten Hove says
Oef, what a tough question this is… I have more than one… But if I had to choose, it would be the vacation in Mexico! We had six weeks in total (that helped, hi hi) and we saw so many gorgeous places! It was relaxed and we had perfect weather! Loved it!!
Hugs, Wendy
Ange Kelly says
Hamilton Island in the Whitsundays! Such a magical place to spend time with the family.
Marcie Rhys says
Loved the ones with my family, but the year my twin and I went to Washington DC to stay with a life-long school friend (we were all 20 years old — 40 years ago!), was the best. It was July and super hot, but the museums were glorious. After catching a ride with our friend going to work, we’d hang out on the dinosaurs on the mall, and wait for everything to open up. Sigh.
Allison says
Picking raspberries at my Great Aunt’s Farm
liz says
My best summer vacation was the year I graduated college. My roommate’s sister lived in San Francisco and we went to visit her for a week. Lots of wine and food! When I got home, I did the laundry and packed again to leave the next day for Myrtle Beach with my family for a week!
Sandy Kay says
My most favorite vacation was when I was 30 and saw the ocean for the FIRST time! It was on the east coast and I was in awe of the magnitude of that ocean! I did not want to leave when it was time to go! It’s been several years since I’ve been to the beach and now thinking of it makes me want to go again!
Angela Branon says
The summers on Wells Beach in Maine when all the sibs took adjoining cottages for a magical week together.
Margaret says
My best vacation was the time we took our kids to Disney world. It was a combination work/vacation while I was attending a conference. My husband took the kids to the park every day and I joined them at night. We got to stay at the dolphin hotel. The pool was great and the whole week was awesome.
Nbents@tds.net says
Nothing comes to mind right away but working at a school for the last 5 years I get my summers off with the kids and these have been the best summers! I love having lazy days as well as crazy busy ones driving them to different activities…. I feel very best to hang out with them all summer!
Lupe Rocamora says
My best vacation was the summer we took the kids on the Disney cruise. First we went to Disney World and spent a few days there and then went on the cruise. It was such a great experience. We all had such a great time. My kids still talk about it to this day.
Michelle L says
One of the best vacations I have ever been on is when my husband and I drove around lake Michigan on our first anniversary. I little camping, some B&Bs, and a lot of exploring. Great memories!
wendy says
the best summer vacation I have in a long time was when hubby me and our daughter decided to drive from Ontario, Canada to Pigeon Forge…we visited Dollywood and the Ripley Museum and stayed on a few extra days ..loved the mountains, spectacular..we drove up a mountain edge road and at the top stood with one foot on each side of the Tennessee/ Carolina border…this being in 2 places at once just happened to be on our daughters bucket list…she got to check that off
Susan says
My best summers are always spent in Maine. My grandparents lived there when I was a child and I would spend summers with them. Now I am continuing the tradition with my own children by spending the summer in the same town that my grandparents loved.
Lee says
The best summer vacation I had was a trip to see the Tour de France. Cycling up the mountains to watch the race with all the locals was a unique experience.
Judy F. says
My favorite summer vacation was in Williamsburg, VA with my family many, many years ago. We discovered a small sign “Sherwood Forest”. Upon driving up the driveway we discovered a small house with a maid outside. It was the home of one of our presidents, John Tyler. We were the third set of visitors that they had in a year. Our private tour allowed me to hold Mrs. Tyler’s wedding shoes and the infamous Tippecanoe and Tyler Too flag. The tour ended with my family and I sitting and talking with John Tyler III in the library. After all these years I still enjoy remembering this fabulous experience.
Roxann says
My favorite summer trip was spending it with my husband and parents in Alaska to celebrate our anniversaries–our 25th; mom and dad’s 50th! The weather was perfect; the scenery was spectacular; the company was priceless!
Jade says
The last family vacation I took with my parents. We went to Disney World and I was old enough to understand how much they were paying for the trip and to show them how much I appreciated it by treating them to a nice dinner. I am leaving very soon to take my daughter on her very first trip to Disney – I think this trip might become my new favorite.
Kelly F says
Family reunion in Tennessee for my parents 50th anniversary…whole family–22 of us–in one big log home for a whole week. Everyone thought we would be fighting by the end of the week, but instead we had a blast.
Peggy Sue says
Everyone that I have spent in Maine. Love the rocky coast line, water, lighthouses and constant watching to spot the elusive moose!
Loydene says
The best — is really very difficult. When I was a child, the open and free days of summer were the “best” — time… nothing but time …. to lay on the grass and watch the clouds, to make marigold salad, to go to camp, to play, to read, read, read
When I had a child … traveling with him, taking him places … also time … to lay on the grass and watch the clouds, to tickle, to read, read, read.
They are ALL good … there is no best!
LL says
Funny enough, our best summer vacations have been in Disney. We camp at Fort Wilderness every year and spend three glorious weeks visiting with Mickey and his friends. Certainly not what everyone would call fun, but even our 22 yr. old daughter still begs to come every year. We love it there which is why when we find a vacation spot we love and have such great memories of, we keep repeating it!
Christine N. says
A week in the Colorado Rockies on a “dude ranch” with family. We got to go hiking, horseback riding, shopping in Estes Park and more! One of the best parts was the meal plan (no work or thinking for anyone) and all the fun family activities like Bingo, craft classes, trivia night, etc. Great!
Detra Parks says
Sea World and Bush Gardens with the kiddos!! So much fun!!
José says
The best summer vacation was spent with my DH and two gorgeous kids on Zakynthos, Greece about 4 years ago. We were in a wonderful hotel right next to the beach. We had glorious weather, jummie food and the kids had a great time.
Kathy says
Going to Maine and camping and eating lobster…yum
Jackie W. says
My parents took my sister and I to the Virgin Islands when I was 10 and it was such a great trip that my husband and I took our son and daughter when they were that age – and it was a wonderful trip! So glad I could give them the same memory I had in that magical place. We still talk about it!
Karen N. says
We spent one week in August every year at Houghton Lake in northern Michigan. We kept this tradition all of my youth and even after my father past. I have some of the most cherished memories from those vacations.
Irene C. says
The best vacation was the summer our family traveled/camped our way to Alaska. We visited family in Seatle, WA then made our way up & into Canada–Alaskan Hwy.–Beautiful mountains & scenery! Also traveled the inside passage by ferry to Juneau & flew to the Island of Sitka ( wedding there) before making our way by car to the main land of Alaska to visit a family friend & see more beautiful sights! Month long trip & a very special time!
Linda in aus says
Summer of 2000 we were transferred to the Aussie outback, it was hot hot hot but we made great friends and our families were up from the city to join us.
Felicia says
I normally don’t take summer vacations, but the best summer vacation I had was going to South Dakota with my fiance a couple of years ago. I LOVED Custer State Park and all the wildlife especially the burrows that came up to our jeep and ate out of our hands. Good times! And Mount Rushmore is something to see first hand. It was amazing!
Sam says
I am reading a familiar theme here! Disney! I was lucky enough to be selected as a cultural representative for Disney in my third year of University a few years ago and worked the summer as a skipper on the Jungle Cruise ride. Loved it! My parents came down to pick me up and stayed two weeks after my last day and we had a fabulous vacation since I was able to show them all the tips, tricks and hidden gems of Disney. It was magical and so fabulous!! I miss everyone there and hope to have a reunion very soon!
Sue says
My best summer vacation is something I do every summer. I leave the Florida heat and escape to the family cabin nestled in the mountains on a pristine lake in Northern Idaho. The extended family is all there and it is a time full of memories, laughter, and rejuvenating.
Lisette Gibbons says
The best Summer vacation I have ever had would have been when we visited Hayman. Such a beautiful place in the middle of the Great Barrier Reef. So peaceful.
Crafting Katie says
Last summer my son and I took a 3 week road trip with my parents. We hit 15 states, from California to Michigan. Aside from all of the wonderful sights along the way, making wonderful memories with my son and parents was priceless!
kprakken says
My best summer vacation has to last years trip to Disney World. Even though it was HOT, HOT, HOT (did I mention it was HOT), we had a wonderful time. It was worth all the heat to see the expressions on the grandkids faces when they saw “Mickey” and friends. We are planning on going back next year, but will go at a cooler time.
Michelle collins says
One of my best vacations was going to the Maldives it is breathtaking my favourite part of the holiday was seeing the baby sharks swim up to the island !!
Lorraine says
I’d have to say the summers we spent on Cape Cod with our children and extended family.
Beachn247 says
My best summer vacation was the last one spent with my family at the beach. It’s been 3 years, and I often relive the pure joy I felt.
Heidi Gore says
My best summer vacation was spent in a little cabin on a lake in Canada. It was so peaceful, tranquil and quiet. You could hear the loons at night and it was just a picture perfect vacation setting.
Lisa L. says
First fabulous new release! So many I want! My best vacation yikes I have two, of course my Honeymoon was amazing in Jamaica the whole atmosphere was amazingly beautiful and we didn’t have to lift a finger for anything! My second was the first time taking my son to the ocean those memories can never be replaced, thanks for bringing the memory forward and making me smile all over again just thinking about them!
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Sonja says
That is about 15 years ago when I visit the US for the first time with my parents!!
Karen B says
The best summer vacations I have had we’re when the whole family spent a week in a cottage on Kiawah Island in SC – catching crabs, building sandcastles, riding the bike paths, finding sand dollars on the beach….
Sue in Grapevine says
I’d say it was going on a multi-state camping trip w/my oldest sister & her family when I was 12.
Karen R says
The best vacation ever was when my husband and I visited his grandparents in Ft. Myers, FL (many years ago). It was the first time I saw the ocean…..will never forget that feeling.
Andrea Jeanne says
I always have great memories of my family going to upstate NY with aunts, uncles, cousins. We went to “dude ranches” & family resorts, swam all day, ate home made ice cream and had ice cold bottles of soda from a huge “ice chest”….I still love to look at the old photos.
Katie B says
We used to drive from West Michigan to Cedar Point for vacations. One year we stopped on the way home and camped in a state park in Indiana. Great memories that keep flooding back.
Zikuzik says
The best summer vacation I ever had was spent in Barcelona, Spain. It was a wonderful city trip with my boyfriend, to explore this fantastic city, the Art Nouveau and Gaudi!
Donelle U says
We took a family vacation 2 years ago and went to California. We went to Disneyland, spent a day at Huntington Beach, and then drove up the coast and stayed with my best friend from school – they live in Arroyo Grande/Pismo Beach. We had a bonfire on the beach and walked to a cool sandwich shop for lunch. Her parents came down for the day and it was soo much fun to just hang out with the waves, the fire and friends! My kids loved the ocean and we loved that trip!
Patsy says
Last summer we took our daughters to San Diego. While living in Arizona, I spent many summer vacations there as a teen, and my husband and I took several vacations there also. It was great to show our kids our favorite spots and activities. They loved playing in the surf and walking along the beach. Magical and memorable.
Nancy Guse says
My best summer vacation was going to Florida with my husband and our three children and canoeing on the Peace River and finding fossils.
susan todd says
The year we went to Cape Cod – beautiful weather, beaches, good food, shopping = bliss.
Paula Ireland says
That would be the first week that my family and I went to Ocean City, Maryland. My boys were young, but not so young that I couldn’t relax and enjoy myself. In fact, they spent most of the time running around with their cousins. It’s a favorite for all of us, good people, great weather and very relaxing and enjoyable.
jolin says
Sitting on the front porch of a litlle house tucked in the woods on a red dirt road. The sun comming up and the birds singing.Doesn’t get better then that. No traffic sounds….no phone…no TV….nothing but the sound of life and your own thoughts. My hidaway twicw a year.
Wendy Rivard says
The first summer I went to the beach with my best friend. Her family had a place at the beach and she was able. To bring a friend. We had so much fun!!
Bonnie says
some of my best summer vactions memories come from summers spent at my Grandparents home!! They lived about a 12 hour drive away, near the ocean, on a farm. I loved going there, we could explore all day long, pick berries and come home to homemade goodies…we would have bonfires on the beach at night, it really was the best way to spend a vacation.
Kathy H says
The best summer vacation I ever had coincided with my 50th birthday. My husband took me to San Francisco, then to the wine country. We went to Muir Woods, drove the Northern Cali coast and stopped in Half Moon Bay for lunch. What an amazing blessing!
Robin Barwacz says
When I was 14 we went to Assateaque Island to see the wild horses. The beach was amazing and the horses were fabulous. We learned how to fish for crab..so much fun.
marilyn says
It’s a toss-up…a Disney vacation and cruise with my sister’s family and cousin’s family… or a week in a rented cottage with five other families and friends. I love to think back on both of those vacations and remember the fun we had.
see mary stamp says
We didn’t vacation much when I was a child, so the thing that stands out most in my mind was a stay-cation. My dad was off for the week and we did all sorts of things locally – the zoo, lunch at a small airport, horse races, a baseball game, etc. Almost every day, a new activity. Loved it. As an adult, we traveled to the east coast visiting college for my oldest son. We had some unexpected pleasures, including finding we were only a short distance from Sleepy Hollow and the home of Washington Irving. As a librarian, that is a fun happenstance.
Sharon says
spending Christmas in Australia-it was summer there-reading a book on Christmas Day at Bondi Beach !
Debbie B says
My best summer vacation was the one I had every summer we were in the states. I was an Air Force brat but when were in the U.S. we would get to go spend the summer with my grandparents and aunt and uncle in Texas. We played outside all day catching bugs, crawdads, riding horses, moving cows from one pasture to the next, just being free to do what we wanted. I wish my children had the same freedoms we had when we were children.
Kelly says
My best summer vacation was the nearly annual trip to Acadia National Park in Maine. Still one of my most relaxing vacations ever. Thanks for the opportunity to win a great prize!
Terri M says
My best vacation was in 2005. I needed a vacation badly as I had not gone anywhere the prior year. I decided I wanted to go on a cruise by myself. I needed some alone time and some sunshine. So I could tell my friends that I did something on the ship, I decided to go to the singles event that evening. It was being held in the piano bar and when I went in there was just a small group sitting at one end of the bar so I sat down at the other end. In just a few minutes, this very nice looking gentleman asked if the seat beside me was taken and could he have a seat? So I said it was available. From that encounter, we eventually spent the rest of the cruise together. Two years later we were married and we will be celebrating our 5 year anniversary this year. BEST VACTION EVER!
Kristen says
I have to start with ALL summer vacations are great!!! No school, time with family, fun!!! Two years ago we took our 7 and 6 year olds on a 2 week trip to see Grand Canyon, Mesa Verde, 4 Corners, Lake Powell, Arches National Park, and a few other spots in Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado. We did great outings like a Hummer ride, search for dino tracks/fossils, white water rafting on the Colorado. It was a great time and the kids (growing up in NC) thought it was awesome! They talk about their adventures and regularly plan new National Park adventures. It was a long lasting memory for all of us!
lisa808 says
Choosing the best summer vacation ever is not easy. Because of the memory of picking blueberries and making a pie with my grandmother, I would say the year we went to Nova Scotia when I was eight was the best.
BethS says
We didn’t really take many summer vacations when I was young and actually haven’t since I’ve had children. Now, with a baseball/football player, there is no such thing as summer vacation as the summer baseball season runs right into the football season. So, my favorite summer vacation was the summer that I went to sleep away camp. It was fantastic and the only bad part was that I was only there for a week! Love the stamps this month!
Kelly Braund says
We don’t get to go on vacation very often, but our first real family vacation was to Disney World 5 years ago and it was amazing! We had never been there, so we got to see it for the first time along with our kids. We left the day after school was out and it was an amazing time! Our youngest was only 1 when we went there so now that he’s 6 we hope to take them all again soon so they will all remember how much fun it is!
Heather P. says
I’m anticipating that THIS summer we will have the best summer vacation ever!! Three days on my parents’ boat on Mackinac Island, followed by two weeks in our new house on Glen Lake (Michigan)!! It’s all a surprise for our three kids…I can’t wait to see their faces!!!
Terri Bills says
I hate to admit my best vacation was before my son was born but it was such an awesome trip. My husband and I drove up to Bar Harbor, Maine and went to Acadia National Park. We climbed Champlain Mountain. We then made our way down the coast of Maine, stopping along the way in quaint little towns. We stayed over a few days in different places then spent the last couple of days in York before heading home. We had the best time.
Barb says
Every year we go to the East Coast to visit my in-laws. It’s always a great time.
Becky P. says
The best summer vacation I ever had was when I spent the summer in Hawaii working as a camp counselor with two best friends. Great memories, great location, great adventures.
Lyn says
My husband and I took our three sons and my oldest son’s girlfriend at that time on a Caribbean cruise. I did things I have never done before – snorkel, swim with and feed stingrays, climb up a waterfall – but the absolute best part of the entire vacation was spending time with my family.
Riette says
The one that stands out was the first time we went to the beach when my daughter was 10 months old. She just LOVED to watch the waves come and go 😀
Mary Webb says
My mom took us to Disney World when my daughter turned 4. She was ill and passed away the day after we returned but I know it was the lasting memory she wanted her granddaughter to have of her. My now 7 year old still talks fondly about our vacation with nana.
Marcy says
We took a trip out West for 2 weeks. Hiked all over in some of our most beautiful national parks. Tetons, Yellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon. Toward the end, my kids said “no more mountains, we want to go home!”
Tracey Holdyk says
This is a tough one but probably my very first overseas holiday without my parents, I went on a cruise to the south pacific. Man I had the best time.
Tracie C. says
The best summer vacation I had was when my husband and I went to Pensacola Florida 10 years ago. We loved it so much that we were going to move there. Didn’t work out but sure was fun thinking about it.
Chris K says
Every August for two weeks with my parents, brothers, sisters and various aunts, uncles and cousins at Lake Wallenpaupack in the Poconos. The great thing about it is that even though we currently live miles apart, we still get together there every summer and it is like we saw each other yesterday!
pommegirl says
As a young teen, I spent the summer at my uncle’s dairy farm tending cows, driving tractor (illegally of course ;o), feeding chickens and collecting eggs, etc. You get the pic. To this day, the smell of manure is like perfume to me because it calls up all of those happy days. My uncle has passed on but he is always in my thoughts because of those great memories of the time we spent together.
Rebecca Deeprose says
A week that my husband booked in a thatched cottage, originally from the 1500’s then added onto and decorated so beautifully… a gorgeous garden too, in an incredible village in the Cotswolds! It was a dream come true!
Lisa F. says
The best summer vacation I ever had was when I was a teenager and my parents took us to Florida!
peg says
When I was 12 years old our whole family went to Yellowstone National Park…….best summer vaction ever.
papercrazy says
I would have to say the year my husband and I took a week in Italy – without the kids. Pure heaven!! 🙂
Geri G says
The best summer vacation was when we took our two kids (then aged 8 & 11) along with one each of their friends to Steamboat Springs, Colorado….in the summer time! A very happy, memorable week! The place is spectacular in summer! Thanks for an inspiration packed week 🙂
s_napcracklepop@yahoo.ca says
Two of my sisters and I went down to the Badlands … 3-man tenting, I’d have to say despite some nasty storms…it was a blast and to me … there is nothing and I mean nothing like family time.
CrafteA says
My very first visit to Disney in Orlando, FL. And, looking forward to giving that experience to my grand daughter for her 4th birthday celebration with the princess’ this fall. She is soooo excited. The anticipation is killing us both! We just can not wait!
Karen B says
Eight years ago we made our first trip to the Big Island of Hawaii. We were lucky enough to return three more times and drink in the beauty of that island. To me it is the most perfect place on earth!
Kristen says
We had a great time in Tennessee and North Carolina last summer and I stayed at The Preserve, which I first read about on your blog, Nichole! It was BEAUTIFUL and the kids LOVED our cabin–so much fun!
jayne cannon says
An Alaskan cruise with my husband just after our 18th anniversary. It was truly a getaway – beautiful scenery, royal treatment, even better company! Nine years later, I can relive every second. And I have a beautiful scrapbook of it too!
Kristie Wilson says
My best summer vacation is a family trip to Cape Cod when I was in my early teens. We didn’t take many trips so that one stands out for me in my memories.
Amrita says
When I was in college, my parents moved to Zimbabwe for a year so my dad could teach as a Fulbright scholar. My brother and I were able to visit them for one month during our summer break. It was an awesome family vacation!
Susi K says
When I was 10 and spent my first summer away from home with my BFF and her family in a cottage in Wasaga Beach. Her and I had so much fun, the memories are still so vivid today and yes, we remain BFF even now!
Jennifer Harvey says
My parents rent a beach house on the Oregon coast to celebrate their wedding anniversary each summer. My brother and his family come out from Minnesota and we all spend a week exploring the beach, hiking, eating fresh crab. It’s great to spend time with the whole family–dogs included. Everyone loves this trip so we do it every year.
Deanna Jean says
My all time favorite vacation was 7 years ago when we went to Maui for 10 amazing days. Lots of sand, lots of sun, and so many wonderful memories.
Dawn says
My best summer trip was my the first road trip I took with my Husband. When I said I had never seen mountains we got back in the car and drove until I had!
Vicki B says
I have many best of summer vacations – but one particular nice one was when we went to Osh Kosh to a fly-in. We had just finished building our plane an RV 9A and we flew it in to Osh Kosh and boy did we have a blast. So many planes to look at – so many great people to meet.
Thanks for the giveaway!
Jen says
We didn’t go on vacation growing up…but my grandma had a cabin (read “shack” 😉 at the lake. I have some very fond memories of spending time there. My first horrid sunburn, which granny treated with vinegar. Her bright colored aluminum glasses which always seemed to keep drinks super cold. Running on the beach…sometimes afraid to go in because the older boys told me Jaws lived in the swampy part of the lake.
Wendy Beck says
I and my older sister got to spend the summer with my Aunt in Italy. We traveled all over Italy and even took a weekend trip to Germany. We had so much fun. I will never forget it.
Jo Ann Mooney says
The best summer vacation I ever had was a trip to Florida and a visit with a Blue Angels trainer at his home. We got to go to Cecil Field and fly a simulator for an FA-18 Jet Fighter and stand on the strip between the runways and watch the jets take off. It was awesome!
peggysue says
Almost impossible to choose, each one was with family and regardless of location, that’s what makes it special and memorable. Blur them all into one montage and that’s my favorite MaineMichiganSouthDakotaNorthCarolinaWashingtonYellowstoneMontanaFlorida. Absolute favorite. 🙂
Kristii says
Our best summer vacation was when our kids were little and we traveled throughout central Colorado. We went camping and fishing and visited several amazing landmarks. The highlight of the trip was an encounter with a bear that ate our son’s fish….we talk and laugh about the whole experience to this day!! It was so much fun!!
Kim Heggins says
When my daughter was 5, taking her to Disneyland for the first time…she loved everything about the park and still does.
Hannah Mize says
When I was a kid, we headed for the mountains. It was the most magical trip that I have ever had. One of those things that can never be recreated.
Robin says
The most rejuvenating and renewing summer I ever spent was one during which I stayed home and completely reworked my perennial border. When I was not gardening, I was reading out on the back deck. That was it. Bliss!
Kriss says
The year after our grandchildren came to live with us, we went to California. It was the first really big vacation they had ever had, and it was amazing to see their faces with every new experience! Who knew the ocean would be more exciting to them than Disney Land?!! It was amazing to experience it all with them!
Amy G says
I have had quite a few awesome summer vacations but I would say my favorite one was last summer when spontaneously I rented a fun little car and my kids and I drove up to the UP of Michigan. We visited the town that is named the same as our last name and got pics of us with the welcome sign. We also went to Mackinac Island. We did this with limited money but it was so much fun.
Mendi M says
The best summer vacation I’ve ever had was the first time my parents took my brother and I to Disneyworld! The sights and rides were a blast! I will always remember how much they scrimped and saved so we could go.
June K. says
My best summer vacation was the first time I went to Hawaii. So warm, so beautiful, so did not want to come home.
Pamela says
Our best vacation was a 9 day cruise out of NY to Martha’s Vineyard, Maine and Canada. We had booked and paid for the cruise and then my husband found out that after 15 years his job was being eliminated, 2 weeks before our trip-what do we do??. We decided to go since it already paid and there was no refund. It was the best thing we could have done for ourselves. This was our last vacation 5 years ago, so I’m hoping we can do this again.
Crisanne D. says
I think one of the best summer vacations was one of our quickest. My husband and I took the kids into the city on a weekend and one day we went to the zoo. This was their first time seeing all the animals they had read about in books and seen on TV and in movies. They were just little (2 & 4) and enthralled. It was so much fun seeing their amazement of giraffes, zebras and elephants! We spent about 7 hours at the zoo that day and loved every minute of it!!
Sarah M. says
I loved the summer when my whole family traveled to Maine from Wyoming for a reunion. It was a completely new experience for us and I returned home to a proposal from my now- husband!
Tracey C. says
The best Summer vacation I’ve ever had is with my family — we went away to a family “ranch style” resort. My parents, sibilings, nieces and nephews — we all had such a great time. It was relaxing, and enjoyable to spend that time together – and I’m sure it will be a great memory for my children, as well. This summer we’re all going on a cruise together – and quite frankly, can’t wait! It’s going to be awesome :).
Nancy Lempinen says
I think the year was 1985, my daughter, my mother and myself traveled to Europe to visit my mother’s home town in Scotland, then on to Wales, and England. My mother has since passed away, but we’ll always have the wonderful memories of that trip, so glad we did it then.
Lee Cockrum says
The best summer vacation I ever had was years ago when I took three of my neighbors kids to the beach with me for a week. They were ages 12,11 and 4; all girls. We had all saved money (except for the 4 year old!), and we stayed in a small efficiency room. We had the time of our lives. It was so wonderful that we never went back, for fear that it would never be the same.
Amy Zwierz says
It was about 5 years ago. A year after we lost a baby, we’ve been through so much we finally took our first family vacation. We went to Kentucky. Our other kids were about 7 and 4. We explored all different kinds of caves and things. It was the best, to spend time together and be happy again.
DeanneR says
Our best summer vacation was a cruise and land tour in Alaska. It was our first cruise and I loved the nature, so unlike where we live.
Colleen says
The best summer vacation I had (which is now a yearly summer tradition) is spending time up in Wisconsin for “Family Weekend” with my husband, 2 kids, and the in-laws. We have such a great time sitting around a fire and laughing and eating great food and enjoying great company. I look forward to this every year!
Denise C says
The best summer vacation was when I was about 10 years old. I spent almost the entire summer on my grandparents’ farm which was about 500 miles from my home. Two of my sisters accompanied me and it started with the train ride there (by ourselves!) and ended with the sweetest memories of my grandparents. I will never forget it!!
Vera W. Yates says
Last year, hubby and I drive down the California coast and visit the Big Sur. The view is so amazing and the weather was perfect. We just love it and we both agree it was one of our favorite vacation!!
Sandy S. says
The best summer vacation I ever had was a trip to the Grand Canyon with my Mom and sister. I had never been to Arizona before and I had thought it would be all desert and cactus so I was surprised at the beautiful variety in the scenery. I will never forget that first look at the Grand Canyon. Also, it was one of my last trips with my Mom.
Sandy
Lisa says
A week in the Outer Banks of North Carolina! It was the last vacation my husband,son and I spent together before our son was married the following year.
DanaW says
I have to laugh when people ask about vacations. My family didn;t have money for vactions growing up, and now i spend extra money to go visit family, which to me is not a vaction, a vaction is not doing the dishes! I don’t make enough to have extra, extra money for vacations. 🙂
Regan D'Agostino says
it was about 3 years ago when we travelled all through the Southern states(im canadian) got to see lots and eat great food!
Christine B. says
The best summer vacation I ever had was last summer at
St. Pete Beach in Florida with my husband. During the day we would sit by the pool and just talk and listen to music…at night we would walk the beach and head next door and listen to the band and dance. Such a beautiful and relaxing time. Thanks for the chance to win.
Amna A. says
amazing release but this time I’m impressed with the new stamp & die sets .. can’t wait for the new sets to be released to give me new order
Robyn W. says
I love this release!! So many yummy things!!!! Way to go PTI! I love summer vacation ! Our fav as a family is going to California and enjoying the beaches and lovely weather!
Teresa F. says
The first time our family went to Walt Disney World! There’s a good reason it’s called the Magic Kingdom 🙂 It was truly magic!
Marty B says
Family reunion in Hawaii…it was beautiful and very emotional. To see all the relatives again and getting reacquainted with them. It was long over due and a treasured memory because we have lost so many since then.
Louisa says
The best summer vacation I ever had was when I was 10 and my parents sent me to England to spend 2 months with my cousins. It was a nice break from the Florida heat and such a great experience to spend time with faraway family.
JenGall says
Our summer vacations growing up usually consisted of going to Colorado to visit family. At the time, I found it B-O-R-I-N-G. And now with my own family we have tended to vacation at other times of the year. My favorite vacation memory is taking our kids to Disney World for the first time. The look on my daughter’s face when she met Cinderella for the first time – worth every single penny.
Diane Oliver says
The BEST summer vacation will begin on Monday when I get to travel to visit my 3 angel grandchildren. Can’t wait! Hugs.
Colleen C. says
The best summer vacation I ever had was the summer two friends and I went to Europe after college. We had so much fun experiencing the wonderful sights of Europe together. I often think back on that trip and how lucky we were to have the opportunity to travel and spend that time together.
andrea smith says
My favorite summer vacation was the summer after my freshman year of college. My family went to the Black Hills in South Dakota for the Harley rallys they hold out there (our vacations always were to Daytona Beach or SD for that reason lol). This particular year though we found this cool touristy place called Old McDonalds farm which essentially was a huge petting zoo…I had two sisters who were 3 & 9 at that time…so it was soooo much fun. All of the animals roamed free. There were these cute mini goats that would climb on your back if you got on your hands & knees and the girls loved that. My favorite was this adorable mini potbelly pig who loved to snuggle up next to you…his name was Wizard…I will never forget though that my brother didn’t love him so much because that sweet lil piggie peed on him!!! Bahaha! 🙂
Cassie K says
Our summer vacations have been and seem to be still with family. One of my favs though is celebrating Christmas for the first time with my family in Seattle. It was also the first time all but one of them met my oldest (then only) son and nefirst time he saw snow.
Mandy says
As a kid, every summer my mom and grandma would take my sisters and I and my mom’s 2 youngest sisters to the nearest city for a few days of fun. Since we didn’t get to go to the city very often otherwise, this was always a special treat and we all have lasting memories of those annual trips.
Jessica Davis says
I would say when I was a sophmore or junior in highschool, we flew up to Boston from FL, then drove to Maine. It was a really great trip! I never knew I’d live in New England one day.
Annie says
We had a cottage on Nantucket just a few feet from the beach, and we spent every every there. At night we would have a clambake and make smores. It was wonderful.
Cindy C says
we took our kids a couple summers ago to Myrtle Beach when they were 7 & 5…..they got to see & touch the ocean for the 1st time! It was wonderful seeing it thru their eyes!
Carrie T says
My best summer vacation was in 1990 when I went to San Francisco, Monterey, Carmel, and Napa Valley. It was a week of sights and sounds that I will never forget.
Penny Peters says
My favorite vacation was with my kids to Toronto Canada. We had such a good time seeing the sights and riding the double decker bus 🙂
Lisa Johnson says
Last year our family rented a beautiful condo ocean front in north myrtle beach. So relaxing and a great time to spend with our kids. Everyone went parasailing one day, that was quite the adventure. We love being at the beach, listening to the ocean, people watching and eating fresh peaches.
Kristin K. says
I think it would be going on or honeymoon to Hawaii. Although growing up every summer was the best because we didn’t have school
Krystal says
My favorite summer vacation was when we lived in Germany and 8 members of my family came to visit us shortly after my second daughter was born. We visited Paris and Rothenburg and several local sights in the Rhineland. It was awesome to show ones we loved some of our favorite places.
Heidi S says
A few summers a go we went to Chincoteague Island. We spent the whole week riding bikes, hiking, walking on the beach and relaxing. It was so peaceful! Thanks for a chance to win!
Holly Allison says
Had to be a family vacation to Adams Lake in Canada. Stayed with friends. Picked fresh vegetables from the garden for dinner. Out in the middle of nowhere with nature. Relaxing by the lake. Definitely an R & R vacation. Lots of family time and fun!
Eileen says
A vacation I will never forget, and my family won’t forget either, was the week we took our “adopted” boy from Ireland to Lake Kabetomgama in Northern Mn. We loved our times there, but sharing with a young boy who had never experienced the wilds, the fishing for hours, and the black bears which we went to watch at night as they dug in the dumpsters, made that week stand out forever in our minds. (He had never experienced mosquitos,either! They about drove him nuts!)
D Golly says
Every year we go to the Cape and spend our time at the beach, bike riding and just relaxing. Life doesn’t get any better than that!
Nicole Maki says
When our boys were 1, 2 and 3 my husband took us on a 3000 mile camping road trip. And while that may sound absolutely AWFUL on paper, we made some of the best memories of our lives. It was a balst!
Julie says
My favorite vacation was when I went to South Haven, Michigan with my husband and children. We picked blueberries and raspberries in huge quantities, ate yummy ice cream at a sweet little old srore, went to the beach and hung out at our condo playing and reading with the children. Ahhhhh! Headed back there this summer. Can’t wait!
Jodi e says
A two week tour of DC, NY and more with four kids in a large car. We saw tons of cool things, laughed, enjoyed history, and oooooooh and ahhhhh in Boston for the 4th of July.
Alice Golden says
Summer in Europe with my husband and two oldest boys – who were 2 1/2 and 10 mos at the time… hectic, but fun!
AllysonA says
Every year becomes the best one yet. We visit our time share condo, which is located in a beautiful, lush canyon valley, for an entire week. I love taking our little family to get away from everything and spend that week having fun at children’s museums, nature walks, swimming, movie watching, eating out at our favorite restaurants…. And as the children grow older, it just becomes more and more fun each year. Thanks for the fun release week, again. 😉
conny says
my best summer vacation was 2 years ago, the whole family, especially my dad, was on an island in the North Sea. It was the last vacation with my dad, who died 7 months later. We enjoyed riding by bike, sitting in the sand, swimming and laughing. everything seems to be so easy.
Conny
Lemur says
The best vacation I’ve had to date was last summer. I took my Texan family to meet my extended family in northern Wisconsin and then to southern Wisconsin to meet my best friend. One never knows how much we miss people until we spend some time together. It was absolutely magical.
Jackie Solomon says
Every single summer vacation from my childhood was awesome! We would go camping every weekend all summer long with a big group of friends. There was nothing like the freedom of running around the whole campground free from parental control and without thoughts of bedtime!!
Carol says
My family went for a road trip to Niagara Falls from Kansas. My kids first road trip…they were pre-teens…had the best time!!!
janet wilson says
I would have to say when i went to Disney World, with my mum and daughter. We met up with my sister, who was working in Washington DC at the time 😀
SandyBinNC says
Summer vacations at Ocean City, MD are my favorite. Great food, fun at the beach and swimming at the pool with my daughter when she was young = priceless.
Rita says
At first I was going to say the summer I went to Italy. But today my thoughts are filled with memories of fishing on the lake with my dad. Those are the moments I cherish the most.
Larissa Heskett =) says
When I went to Maui with my husband!! =) If you’ve NEVER went, its a MUST!! THANKS for sharing and for the chance to win!! =)Have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!!
Julie says
A Carnival cruise to St. Thomas would be my favorite vacation! Hope to be able to go again sometime! 🙂
Judy Stiles says
My best summer vacation …. visiting family in Oregon! Love the trees, flowers, the beautiful coastline, and the wonderful weather!
Michelle Bala says
Wow…it was years ago!!! I was only 17 and I flew down to florida to spend some of my summer vacation with my grandfather. I felt so grown up!
Barbara Ann Cowan says
While not technically a vacation (as any new mother will attest), August 1995 was my favorite summer “vacation” spent on maternity leave with my beautiful daughter.
lainey says
My parents used to take me to an all-inclusive resort in the Poconos. They had so much to do – swimming, row boating, shuffleboard, hiking, miniature golf, games, crafts, etc. There was so much to do the week was over so fast! We used to stay in cabins that made you feel like you were in the woods camping. It was so much fun! Ah…the good old days of innocence.
Jen Arkfeld says
As a stay at home mom – I think every summer is a great vacation! It’s so fun to watch the kids grow and play and be free-spirited. It reminds me what a joy it is to be a kid. To let loose and run. To go outside even tho the wind is super gusty, or the temps are 90+. The kids don’t mind – they make summer wonderful!
Sallie says
As a child, traveling with my parents to almost all of the 48 continental United States…it was fun and I learned a LOT!
Anna says
One summer we went camping and a friend and I got lost in the woods for several hours. We ended up about 3 miles from where we started, and had hundreds of mosquito bites. While at the time we weren’t amused, to this day I remember that vacation fondly!
Lisa Calhoun says
I am blessed to have 2 summer vacations that I consider the best. The first was the last summer my parents, older sister and I would all go on vacation together. We traveled up on side of Michigan, up to the Mackinaw Bridge and back down the other side. Lots of fun playing in the great lakes and treasured time as a family. The second was a trip my husband and I took to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. A friend had loaned us his beach house and we spent a glorious week relaxing on the beach and enjoying being with each other.
Sara Mac says
I’ve had many amazing summer vacations, so I couldn’t pick just one. Right now my top pick would be the vacation we just took to Bald Head Island, North Carolina. We went with two other families whom we adore. What a great beach vacation!
Julie says
The summer of 2002 we took our kids, then 9 & 13 to Disneyland … We smiled for 7 days! It is one of my most treasured memories of time spent together…we just had so much fun!
Pmm says
When college students, my husband and I drove my sister’s car out to Oregon for her. We took state roads and lots of detours, seeing all sorts of incredible sights across our amazing country. It took us starving students almost a year to be able to afford getting all that film developed, but it was the beginning of a lifetime of memories with the wonderful man who has been my love for 33 years.
Joyce says
The best summer vacations I’ve had have been at the beach with my boys!
Felicia says
The BEST Summer Vacation I every had was when our entire family all showed up as a surprise to my Grandmother in Georgia. We had something going on each and every day and she loved it; noise and all.
Hannah Aitken says
One of our last holidays all together as a family when we went to Majorca. 🙂
Annette says
20 years ago, in my mid twenties, I spent a hole summer on the Isle of Wight, UNited Kingdom. I had the best summer ever and till today I am dreaming about going back to this lovely little Island with the kindest and most friendly people I ever met abroad.
Amy Dann says
My best summer vacation will be THIS summer! The family is headed to Roatan, Honduras for a week of scuba, snorkeling, sand, and sun! Thanks for the opportunity to win!
Amy says
My best summer vacation was a few years ago when we took our daughter to the beach for the first time!
Linda says
We took our Grandsons to the Black Hills two years ago. We had been there a few times alone but seeing it though their eyes was the best ever. We still look at the videos and pictures and think what a great time we all had.
Donna Hoppe says
Although it isn’t the most original, Disneyworld. I got to go often as a child but when we surprised my 2 boys with the trip last year, it was vacation that will be hard to beat.
Barbara Hale says
Summer vacations were always visiting family who lived a distance away from us. And now I live about 2,000 miles from most of my cousins and aunts and uncles. 2 years ago I was able to go to our cousins reunion for the first time in almost 20 years – so great to see everyone.
Michelle Thornton says
The year my daughter was born we went to Orlando, FL. My sister and her husband met us there and we made a lot of memories.
Jan Larson says
My best summer vacation goes way back to the summer I graduated from high school. I spent a month in Europe singing in a choir with kids from all over the USA. The sightseeing, friendships, and memories from that trip are dear to my heart.
Nancy Penir says
Best summer ever, this one! All 10 grandchildren are here with us for a fam reunion. Thank God for a big old house and a pool! Looking forward to the happy memories and scraping in the fall. June release is fab!
Karen Ramsey says
My son and his family live in Juneau Alaska and we have been there many times. However, two summers ago, my Mom and I went up to see them and we just had a wonderful time. It was gorgeous weather and we spent a lot of time outside with my grandsons. I love Juneau!!.. Thanks for a chance to win!
Pam D. from MI says
The best summer vacation I have had is in Cades Cove in the Smoky Mountains of TN. Saw my first bear up close and personal!
Hollie says
My favorite summer trip was a mission trip to Virginia to help with hurricane clean up. I got to go with a good friend and work with some great people. I felt like I grew up a lot that summer.
Trinka King says
Bestsummer vacation for me was when my husband came home from Desert Storm and we took our kids to Disney World. They had the best time staying in one of the resorts and we were so glad their dad was finally home.
Gabriela says
Easy!! In 2010 my husband and I went to Paris and Rome for 10 days. We left the kids with the grandparents and had celebrated our 12th Anniversary enjoying sights and falling in love all over again.
Oh, and the year I met everyone from Papertrey Ink at the CHA supershow was a very close second!!!
Gail Elizabeth says
The best and most memorable summer vacation was the year we took our sons to the ocean for the first time. We all spent a glorious week at Ocean Isle with my sister, brother-in-law, and nephews. The cousins are extremely close and had a blast hanging out all day and night. Such wonderful memories!
Linda says
Four years ago, at the age of 53, I finally got to drive up the coast of California and visit Hearst Castle. I had dreamed of doing that since I was 12, when a friend went and brought back photos to show me. I was living in Illinois then and never thought I’d ever get to do it. When we moved to AZ, the dream got a little closer.
maryrose says
Had a great vacation in a rental cottage on an inland lake in Michigan with my family and my sister’s family. Fun, food, sun and water. Good memories! What could be better?
Kanani says
At the beach almost every week for almost the entire summer! Best.Summer.Ever! Fishing, snorkeling, campfires, good food, good music, PRECIOUS MEMORIES!
Deborah jh says
I was 9 and my family went to Stuart Island in BC. No electricity or cars there then – we arrived by boat. We ate huckleberries we picked, fresh caught salmon and homemade bread baked on a wood stove. We hiked, had picnics, explored and enjoyed each other.
BONNIE MILLER says
Our family reunions at the beach … they are the best… spending time with our family . we would go canoeing.. so much fun !!!
Michelle W says
My best Summer vacations have been spent with my family at the beach – sunshine, swimming, and fun!
Cecilie says
I think one of my best summer vacations was an impulsive trip to Greece in May 2000. My husband and I bought a cheap trip and ended up at the Greek island Naxos. We also managed to stay two days in Athens and generally just had a really wonderful week at a time when we needed a break.
Cassi says
Kauai with my DH in 2010 — it was heavenly!
Sue D says
My best summer vacations were spent on my grandmother’s farm–I just loved the peace and quiet and the animals.
merryf says
When I was a child, in the mid 1970s, for several summeres my parents took us “family camping” — the local YMHA has a children’s camp in Pennsylvania that they would open to families for a week after the campers went home. Each family got a bunk, and there were counselors for children’s activities, lifeguards at the lake, the arts&crafts house was open, there were evening activities for everyone to enjoy. My father taught me and my brother how to row a boat, how to fish (and put the worm on the hook), and he even dissected a worm to show us what was inside. My mom taught me how to do rug-hooking, which was big in the 1970s. It was a week without distractions, just being together — or apart for a while in a safe environment. That’s when I learned to love and appreciate Nature. Now that my parents are gone, I look back at those photos as if we were in Paradise.
Chris Cross says
My sister and I went to Los Angeles a couple of years ago. Had the time of our lives. Hit the ground running and never stopped the whole time we were there.
Danielle Pajot says
The best summer vacation I’ve ever had was the trip my husband and I took to Italy…it was amazing and an experience of a lifetime. It inspired us to start our family and now we are looking forward to taking our two little ones to Italy when they are older!
Cindy Otto says
My favorite summer vacation was the trip to the Canadian Rockies with our 4 sons. This was the last family vacation we took together before they were married, or off to college or the military. It was a memorable trip back to my husband’s birth place. Many happy memories were shared that summer.
Pat Baker says
My best would have to be going to the beach in ‘Jersey every year when I was young through probably my early 50’s. My Aunt and Uncle had a house that they rented out all summer and the family would descend on it in the month of Septemer to get it “winterized” – of course that was between enjoying the beach, the bay, the ice cream and the LARGE group of family members there at any one time that month. After they sold the house, my parents rented another place for years and we continued the tradition until they could not do the drive by themselves. The ocean, and specifically Stone Harbor, NJ, is still my favorite vacation destination!
Diane says
The best summer vacation was my first trip to Colorado with my family. We went by train.
Lisa G says
A few years ago we went on a family vacation to Virginia Beach. We rented a house right on the beach, the weather was perfect and it was a fantastic time for all! We also hired a photographer to take pictures on the beach. What great memories!
Cindy O says
All those summer vacation memories to choose from! When I was little, we had wonderful days at the lake in SW Michigan with my parents and grandparents. Out with my dad every day in the rowboat, fishing for bluegills with a cane pole and (ewww) worms.
Karen Corbett says
The first year that I retired, we spent 2 weeks touring Ireland. It was a long wish of mine to go there and it was wonderful. We saw so much and visited so many different places. When I got home I spent many long days scrap booking all of our pictures and memorabilia. Great times!!
Jayne K says
The best summer vacation I ever had was one to see my mom in Texas while she was still alive. All we did was help her with the house and lie around reading, but it was such a relaxing good time spent with family.
Judy C. says
The best summer vacation I’ve ever had was to Canada. Two weeks traveling all around Vancouver as well as a cruise to islands close by and ending up in San Francisco. What a trip.
*Alison* says
hmm.. well I would have to say.. when my Mom and I took the kids to disneyland, and left the guys at home.. it was amazing.. we get along so well.. and we never had anyone saying they didn’t want to do small world for the 10th time.. 🙂 thanks so much for the chance to win.. hugs
linda gibbs says
Spending time on a friends boat exploring Glacier National Park. We caught and ate fresh fish, shrimp and crabs all week! The scenery was breathtaking, and it truly was the trip of a lifetime.
Debbie says
Best memory of vacation is being a kid and spending a week in a little cottage in the Thousand Islands with my family. My dad and I would go fishing in his little boat, those were the days.
Kristen Carpinello says
The best summer vacation I ever had was last summer. My entire family went, and we just had a really good time together. Lots of laughs, joking around, sun, sand, and sea.
Kelle Williams says
Although it sounds like a nightmare (and it probably was to my parents), my best summer vacation was the summer between my 5th and 6th grade years (probably around 1991 or 1992) when my family drove from Eastern Montana to Northern California. There were 4 of us stuck in a 1980 Ford Escort for 10 days. The tape deck was broken, so we were stuck listening to the “Top Gun” soundtrack the entire trip! My brother and I fought in the backseat almost the entire way (after he left my crayons out to melt on the already questionable interior AND kicked me and gave me a bloody nose, which ruined my favorite T-shirt.) It was during the time that neon was cool (or so my mom thought) and we all had matching neon jackets. At Fisherman’s Wharf, I remember hearing people mock the “neon family”, but at the time, I thought we were awesome. We almost got stuck going down Lombard Street and had the worst Chicken Nuggets of my life at a sketchy McDonald’s in China Town. Even with all of that, it was an amazing trip. It was my first time in California and I loved it. I still remember the excitement I felt when I saw the ocean for the first time and to this day, there’s no place I’d rather vacation than the California coast.
RedGem says
My best summer vacation was two years ago with my girls… we went up north to PA and NY visiting all the scrapbook places that were near on on Route 95. We even included several scrapbook conventions, we came home broke, but some great values. Fun, Fun, Fun!
Gail Genrich says
Definitely a road trip to Northern Minnesota from Madison, WI with my Mom, Grandma and 5 siblings all packed into a ford falcon station wagon and camping in a 6 man tent! So many fond memories of how close we were as a family back then and how we truly weathered every situation you can imagine a trip like that would bring.
marlo says
One of my favorite vacations ever was a trip my husband and I made to Wisconsin Dells. We had so much fun!
Heather Lusk says
The best summer vacation I had was two summers ago in Kauai Hawaii. It was a mother daughter trip and I had the best time ever.
Emily Keaton says
The best summer vacation I’ve ever had was the one my family took last summer–a 9000-mile camping road trip across the American West, visiting 25 national park sites between our home in New England and the Pacific Ocean. It was the mother of all vacations!!! And the gift of family memories to our kids for a lifetime. 🙂
Diana K says
Two weeks spent driving around France in late summer. No itinerary, no advance hotel reservations, just exploring country roads and staying at small auberges. Fantastic weather, total serendipity!
Miriam Prantner says
Best vacation. That’s hard. I’m gonna say when the hubby and I went to Sweden pre-kids in 2003. First time to Europe, and we had a blast. BUT, I fully expect that vacation to be eclipsed by the one we’re leaving on next weekend…..post-kids, but without kids to Hungary and Romania. SO excited. and I have SO much to do before then!
Brenda says
My best vacation was last summer – we took the extended family to an exclusive resort in Mexico. Even my father, a seasoned traveler, said it was the best vacation.
Greta H says
By far our best vacation(s) is houseboating on Shasta Lake in California. Sun, swimming, watching for wildlife (eagles, osprey, bear, waterfowl)–no schedule–total relaxation!
Kathy Grimsdale says
The best summer vacations I ever had were spent camping in Saskatchewan with my Grandparents.
PF Goh says
It must be my vacation in Bali. The sun, the sea, the sand, and THE fab food!
Kelli G says
Every summer my brother And I would spend 2-3 weeks with my grandparents in Canada. We had so much fun and grew very close to them. Family is the best vacation. My son now goes with his grandparents for a week every summer. Love tradition.
Jana says
Last summer up at the family cabin on the lake. Perfect weather, perfect company, it was refreshing and just wonderful.
speanburg4 says
The best summer vacation I have ever had was 4 years ago. We were moving from Seattle, WA to Pittsburgh, PA. My husband was already in PA, so the kids and I drove down to CA and spent a few weeks at my parents house. Then my mom made the cross country drive with us to our new house. We stopped at the Grand Canyon, the Oklahoma City Memorial, and several other scenic stops along the way. It is a trip we will remember forever!!
Louise says
Participating in the Hill Cumorah Pageant in up state NY for 9 years. Doesn’t get better than that!!!
Suzy Girl says
I can always remember growing up going to my cousin’s cottage on the lake and we had so much fun every summer. Now the cottage has burned down and we are all grown up. lol
Jamie Greene says
The best summer vacation ever was when I was a little girl and I went to see my grandma. We went to the beach, the penny candy store and camping out front in the motor home:) Priceless memories
LeAnn says
By far the best vacation was also my honeymoon. 🙂 How can you ever top 11 days in Ft. Lauderdale, the Bahamas, and Disney World? We keep trying. But that will always be super special to me.
ayn says
I JUST HAD THE BEST SUMMER BREAK I HAD THIS PAST WEEK WHEN I VOLUNTEERED IN A MEDICAL MISSION TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. THE PEOPLE WERE SO NICE AND SO ACCOMMODATING. THEIR LEVEL OF MEDICAL NEED HUMBLED ME…SO BASIC YET SO UNSELFISH…I DID AND DO REALIZE HOW FORTUNATE WE ARE THAT WE ARE LIVING HERE IN AMERICA WITH LOTS OF AMENITIES THAT WE TAKE FOR GRANTED…
Amy O says
I loved our summer vacation at a family camp in the Ozarks in Arkansas. It was so secluded with no television nor cell phone reception. Our only entertainment was horseback riding, hiking, rafting, etc… Heaven!
Ellie Bellies says
The best summer vacation was going to Martha’s Vineyard. Our family had so much fun there.
Linda Hopton says
My favorite vacation memory is of one at the Jersey shore. My family rented a huge house, and we beached and biked and walked the boardwalk. Such a good memory.
scrapthat/dolly says
Best summer vacation…hmmm aren’t all summers great?
I think it was when I was little I would board a plane by myself in Wpg. and go to visit my sister and family in BC. Beaches, pools and my sis who I adored!
Fun times.
Chris L says
One of my best summer vacations was taking my kids to Disneyland for the first time–seeing the awe in their faces was the best!
Chris L.
Carol B says
A month in Europe with my husband 28 years ago. SO MUCH FUN!
cindy vernon says
Best summer vacation was spent on the beach with my family
alex says
By far without a doubt would be last year. We told our 2 little girls we were going on vacation to Albuquerque NM and drove forever to get to CA. When they woke up in the morning we went to the Ihop across the street and then when we walked out, we asked them if they knew where we were. They saw the parks and were so excited, it was definitely the best summer ever, we all had a blast for a week! We are planning our next visit for December to see Disneyland during christmas. Great release, thanks for the chance to win!
Teresa B says
Summer vacations were a rarity around here, as a child we left the day school was out to spend the summer at a campground where we had a permanent 42′ camper ,we came home the day before would start back. As an adult, our boys played baseball and DH was a baseball coach, so the summers were spent at the ball field . I do remember when our boys were young going to Tennesee for a family reunion, which was wonderful to see family that I rarely get to see.
Aimee says
Growing up on the California coast summers were always the best! Long days of sun, sand, beaches and evening bonfires. But as an adult, the best summer vacation I’ve had was going to New Mexico, and touring all around Albuquerque, Taos …and of course Santa Fe during Indian Market. What a spectacular state!
ccorbitt says
We went to Disney for the first time last summer. It was the first time that all four of us went somewhere by ourselves. It was awesome!!! We had so much fun, and I loved all the wonder & excitement in the kids’ eyes! I really want to go back! It was so nice to just be our family hanging out with no work responsibilities!
Clare says
I’ve had so many, it’s hard to pick one! I guess the most memorable ones were when we went down to Hilton Head. 🙂
Lee Anne says
I had a wonderful childhood spent with cousins and grandparents that lived in the same town. In addition to that, we vacationed quite often with extended cousins and some of my best memories are of them and our family trips to Colorado in the summer. It was nice to escape the Texas heat for awhile.
Pat Whitley says
A friend was gettng married in RaleighDurham, so 2 GF’s and I took a road trip to surprise him by coming to the wedding! It was so much fun to see his face when he realize that 3 friends were there. He was expecting only family! We went on to Charleston, SC, the Outer Banks and Willimasburg. What a fun trip!
Maria F says
Going on a Disney cruise with my twins and husband. A good time had by all.
Debbie says
My husband and I drove cross country from Seattle to Atlanta to visit our daughter and her husband. We had all kinds of weather adventures, lots of geography and history to explore and of course a wonderful time with our daughter!
Laurel S says
Every year my family camps together with my parents, aunt and uncle, my cousins and their kids and sometimes my brother and his kids. It is so much fun and we look forward to it every year. Now, after this year though… my answer may be CHA! as I am going this summer!
Rosemary D says
some of my best summer vacations were spent in british columbia, canada. but my most memorable summer vacation was the one we took to colorado when i was 12. my mom and dad decided to let my older siblings drive in a second car while my younger sister and i drove with my parents. as we were driving through utah, my older brother thought it would be funny to speed past my dad and disappear down the road. i don’t think i had ever seen my dad so mad at them, but boy was it was hilarious!! just thinking about it still makes me smile!
Mary V says
Best summer vacation is a toss up between Las Vegas when my son turned 21 or when I took my son to Orlando to a Star Wars convention. It was such a joy to see him having a great time at both places!
Necola says
About 10 years ago, I was having a really bad year. That summer I decided to treat myself to a week at a spa. It was hands down the best thing I have ever done for myself and the most relaxing week of my life.
Leslie Rodriguez says
Last year hubby and I went to Europe for the first time. We spent a couple of days in Barcelona before taking a cruise ship to several ports of call in France and Italy. Little did we know then but it would be our last summer vacation just the two of us 🙂
Joy Hadden says
The best summer vacation I ever had is when we rented a large house and our whole family – children, grandchildren, parents and grandparents got to spend time in Maine. We all had a blast, since most of us are from Texas, Maine was absolutely a vacation to remember.
Dayami says
The best summer vacation? Wow! That is a hard one for me… I’d say a week we spent celebrating our son’s 5th birthday at Disney World where we did so many things and the staff just made it extra magical for him. It was beautiful. And also a Cruise we took to the Bahamas with my boy and 6 month old daughter where we had a wonderful time, swam with the dolphins, ate amazing food (especially at Oh Andro’s), etc… It was so awesome that we missed our ship and had to come back by airplane…it was more like a bird really, ha!
Thanks for the chance to win!!! So many goodies I “need” ;0)
Mimi says
The best summer is when we went on our very vacation to Disneyland and Sea World in San Diego. I was 10 and it was also the first time we ever slept in a hotel! I’ll never forget that summer!
Sharon J. says
The best summer I had was spent in Japan for working holiday, it’s a very great experience, made lots of friends and visited wonderful places !
Jill S. says
My best summer vacation was when I was in grade school. We spent time with my grandparents at their mountain cabin. Days were filled with swimming in the river and nights were about counting stars.
laurazitzer says
We went car camping with my dad through all of Michigan and then up and over Lake Superior. It was great.
Juli says
As a teenager I went with my family to a beautiful resort in North Carolina that had this gorgeous old inn on the grounds where we had lunch,strolled through beautiful flower gardens and took paddle boats out on the most beautiful lake with the clearest waters and mountains right at the edge of it.
Sheila says
My best summer vacation was when we took our two sons camping up in Door County, WI (they were about 6 and 4 years old at the time). Everything was just new and exciting to them.
Tammie Koehnen says
The best summer vacation I’ve ever had was camping and fishing with my parents! I love and cherish those wonderful days! Thanks for a chance to win!
Brenda B says
The best summer vacation I have ever had was my vacation in New Zealand. I had a wonderful time exploring and playing, but most importantly,I fell in love with my husband!
Margie Visnick says
Gorgeous cards! The best summer vacation I ever had was couple of years ago, when we went to Florida for my sister’s wedding, and spent the week with the kiddos-a fun week!
Laraine R says
The best vacations are the ones we have taken as a family. Getting away and spending time together are always the best! Thanks for the chance to win!
Patty J says
My best summer vacation gets repeated every two years ala “Groundhog Day” movie. It’s a wonderful week with my siblings, my parents and all the grandkids at the lake swimming, boating, eating and just enjoying each other. As we all age, I cherish these moments as much as possible.
Mary Lewis says
The best summer vacation I had was the time my husband and I and two other couples went to Hawaii. We visited three of the islands, Maui was my favorite stop on the trip.
Martha says
Atlantis in Bahamas!!!
Sara Miller says
The best summer vacation I ever had was spending a month in Colorado with my grandparents.
Christinescraps says
It was a family reunion at a state park where there were cabins, fishing, a swimming area and beautiful scenery. We had so much hanging out and just having fun. It was about 10 years ago and we so need to do it again!
Thanks for the chance to win this fabulous prize. This month’s release has been amazing AGAIN and I can’t wait until tonight when we can order all this fun stuff!!
Have a wonderful day!
xoxo, Christine
jeanc says
My husband and I took the “EmpireBuilder” train trip from Chicago to Glacier National Park and then on to see our son and daughter-in-law in Oregon. He surprised me with a tea-time experience at Prince Edward’s Lodge on the Canadian side on the day of our trip that was our 30th anniversary!
Emma S. says
My best vacation ever was our cruise to the Mediterranean, a total splurge but so worth it!
Chris H. says
I think my best summer vacation was going to the Oregon coast with my own children as well as my extended family. It was so much fun to be on vacation with your whole family!
Linda Monroe says
For the summer of 2011 our family rented a 5 bedroom house on the ‘beach block’ of Ocean City New Jersey. We had my husband, 22 year old daughter, 17 year old son, his girlfriend, my sister, brother in law and 10 year old niece plus my father and my stepmother. The weather was fabulous and we really enjoyed a relaxing beach week together. My brother-in-law is a great cook and offered to cook for us every night. Trust me, no-one talked him out of it. I went to yoga everyday (on the beach) rode bikes, walked, shopped, read, ate soft serve ice-cream and fresh made donuts from Browns. I sat on the beach for hours under an umbrella. It was divine! I hope we can do it again sometime.
shari walker says
Best summer vacation was the two weeks spent in Nags Head with my whole family..
betty lou says
The only summer vacation as a family when I was a little girl was one of the best! We drove to Carlsbad Caverns, then up to Colorado, and back home to Texas. We didn’t miss a historical marker, and Daddy froze us with the air conditioner…good times!! Daddy died of cancer a few years later. Thanks for the chance to win!
diana says
Camping with my family every summer when I was a child. I don’t remember any bugs! LOL
Lennie says
Traveling to Alaska with my best traveling buddy!
Lady Kady says
The best vacation I’ve had so far is a trip with my husband to Ireland last summer. We had an amazing time and beautiful weather. We saw many sites and ended each night at a local pub with fish, chips, local brews, and singing. I learned the words to some of the favs by the end of the trip. It is such a gorgeous country with wonderful people.
Becky S says
My best summer vacations were spent in Door County, Wisconsin. We stayed a week in a cabin, a short walk from the beach. Lots of relaxing fun…AND Wilson’s ice cream cones!
Patti Bolechala says
the best ever was on our 25th anniversary when we rented a BIG house and all 9 of our children and their families came from all over the U.S. to be with us for the week. Memories to last a life time.
Chrissie says
A beach holiday in the Maldives… just the sun,sea and quietness all around since the place is far away from any other island. Paradise on earth !
Nussy says
My best summer vacations were when we took the kids camping when they were little. Now we take the grandkids! Thanks for the chance to win!
P.J. says
I don’t have a favorite. I just enjoying anytime I get to go and relax with my family. Truly any vacation is a good one for me!!
Joyce Mehrberg says
After graduation from business school, I spent the entire summer traveling around Asia and Australia with a couple of classmates. We covered 6 countries, met lots of locals and fellow travelers, and had the time of our lives.
PJohnson says
The best vacation that I have been on was my honeymoon which was in Hawaii! We had the best time together and didn’t want to leave after 12 days! It is on our list to visit again…maybe on our 10 year wedding anniversary!
Quilter422 says
ireland in 1988 for my grandparent’s 50th wedding anniversary. they had 9 kids, 25 or so grandkids, and nearly everyone was there.
Monique says
I loved the summers when I used to go on sailing camp in my early teens! Being away from home, without my parents, meeting lots of other kids while learning to sail was wonderful!
Hanne says
The best summer vacation I ever had must have been a vacation when I was little… Staying with family, an abroad camping trip with my family… Happy memories…
Chris Biljan says
One summer my husband and I spent 3 weeks driving through France – it was so nice not to have a schedule and to just spend time with each other – exploring little villages and having great food every day- it was the best!
Bernadette M. says
I’ve had a lot of great summer vacations, but the one that comes to mind now is when we rented a house in Hawaii right at the beach. It was great to pretend we were local.
karen m says
Our trip to Venice, Italy. it was lovely weather and this city amazes me!
Holly says
Going across the country and seeing the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone Park, and Disneyland with the entire family.
Connie F. says
Growing up, we were poor and never had money to go on vacations. One summer, my parents had saved some money and we went to Yellowstone Park. We saw so many animals we had never seen, old faithful was amazing to us and each of us three kids were given money to buy a souvenir…something we wanted to start to collect. I picked a spoon…..I now have a huge collection of spoons from places I have been. It is so fun to look at them and remember the good times I have had at so many places. My parents sacrificed so we could have this special time together and it means more to me than any other vacation I have had since.
Irene S says
The best summer vacation I ever had was our first trip to Europe. It was a cruise from Barcelona through Italy and France. The sights were beautiful. Thanks for the chance to play!
Linda Nicholson says
My best summer vacation was when I went back to Germany with just my mom when I was 12. It was wonderful seeing the small town where she grew up. Such beauty and history there (Kelheim).
Linda
Angela Person says
My best summer vacation was a couple of years ago my husband, two children and I spent a week in Yosemite National Park. We had a lovely cabin we stayed in and each day was filled with hiking and enjoying all of the gorgeous scenery around us.
Carolyne Aarsen says
My friends family bought a huge Winnebago and were planning a cross Canada trip that would take six weeks. My friend wouldn’t go unless she could take someone. I was so honored that she chose me. That was an amazing and memorable trip going from Alberta all the way to Newfoundland. We saw all the provinces except B. C. I still can’t believe t he generosity of my friends parents in taking me along.
Gina says
The best vacation I ever had was when I went to New Hampshire about six months after my parents moved there. Spent two weeks traveling all over New England with my parents, my sister and nephew (brother-in-law and my husband had to stay home and work). Loved it!! Especially all the American history – since I’m a history buff. 🙂
jeni allen says
best summer vacation…would be our family reunion last year! it was perfect! it was great to see all of our family, and my kids had a BLAST and it was perfection!
Shirley K. says
We’ve taken a couple roadtrips up and down the Pacific coast and those were great to get out of the heat of Phoenix and to do things we couldn’t do at home (e.g., U-pick farms with berries)!
Maureen P says
hmmm, that’s a hard one as I’m a teacher and enjoy them all for different reasons. So I’ll go with the easy answer…july 2007, my honeymoon 🙂 Went to Victoria, BC, and then up north to go salmon fishing 🙂 It was more the feeling of being a newlywed that made it so special 🙂
Renee says
My best summer vacation is always from the most recent summer – time at the beach with my husband and 2 sons, the ocean and sun, and R&R…what more do you need?
Becky Carafa says
This last fall, hubby and I went to NYC. Love that place! The weather was PERFECT, we walked down to Times Square after dark, had dessert every night at 10, and ate breakfast in Central Park!
Kitty says
The summer before my daughter left for college we traveled out west for several weeks and stopped to visit relatives and friends along the way.
Deborah says
The best summer vacation was going to the Redwoods. I love how peaceful it was.
Pam A says
It would be impossible to pick one. My parents always made sure we went on a fun vacation every year and gratefully I saw most of the USA as a child. This instilled a love of travel and adventure which I now enjoy with my hubby! Thanks, Mom & Dad!!
Liliana Worley says
Without a doubt, The Isle of Mauritius, a real paradise!!
Kathy McDonald says
Hmmmmm. . .I think it would have to be the first time I went to Europe. It was the summer between my junior and senior years in high school, and I went with a group of students from a high school about 3 hours from my home. We spent 6 weeks traveling and studying French with students from all over the world. My life was forever changed from that experience. And the fact that I saved every penny to pay for the trip by babysitting (at 50 cents per hour!) made it all the more fulfilling.
Elaine Wilson says
We went to Montana in the mountains vacationing as a family for about ten years in a row for two or three weeks in August. I loved the peace and tranquility in the little town we would go to called Cooke City, Montana. I have wonderful memories of it!
Pamm says
It had to be the summer I got to go to Florida and spend a week RIGHT ON the beach!! Our room was in Clearwater….you could lie in bed and listen to the ocean roar and then get up, walk out the door with your coffee and sit on the beach and feel the ocean breeze, smell the wonderful smell of ocean, while the seagulls hovered overhead……ahhhhhh!
Christine N says
My best summer was the year I graduated from grad school, probably because it was the beginning of August and I felt a huge load off my shoulders and was able to enjoy it like a normal person.
Carson says
One of my best friends in junior high rented a beach house one summer and took me along for 2 weeks, what with the sun, the sand and the gaggle of neighborhood boys, life was at its best!
Cynthia Burke says
My favorite summer vacation was one which was spent at home relaxing and being a locat tourist. It was a great summer!
KathyFL57 says
The best summer vacation I had was the summer I turned 12. My Grandma took me on a “mission” trip down the Calif coast. We visited the old missions all along the way…It was great!
Lauren Brekelmans says
Best summer vacation would have to be the year we went camping for 3 weeks to LaConner Washington. Nothing fancy by any means but it was just a fun relaxing time. My daughters were 9 and 16 at the time, and still wanted to travel with us, lol.
Now my idea of camping was our trailer, latte machine, tv and satelite dish so not really roughing it but still alot of fun.
Holly Saveur says
Going to spain with my husband and two boys…I even cried on the way back in the plane..I wanted to stay there!
Betty says
The best summer vacation I have ever had was when I was a kid, and we spent most of the summer in Los Angeles with my Grandmother and Aunts. Wonderful new release! Thanks so much for the chance to win!
Libby Waterman says
My best summer vacation was renting a cottage on Marthas Vineyard with my hubby when we were first married!!
Kelly St Pierre says
Vacationing in Maine!!! Love going to Maine where it is so beautiful. Traveling along the coast and eating “lobsta.” Will be going back in a few weeks.
Nancy Miller says
For many summers, me and my friends rented a house out in the hamptons on long island. It was a vacation every weekend with lots of funny moments and great memories – meeting my husband there being the best.
Oakleafdesign.wordpress.com says
I would have to say it was the summer when my honey and I got married. We traveled from southern Cali to Lake Tahoe…and on the drive back, we drove the Cali Coastline, stopping in a different place each night. It was fantastic!
Moira says
I have 5 siblings. When the oldest 3 were young my parents would take them along with grandparents and their siblings (aunts and uncles) fishing on Rangeley Lake in Maine. About 10 years ago we planned a family trip (5 of the 6 of us and our families) along with Mom stayed at the same cottage colony my parents and grandparents did over 50 years ago. It was wonderful for my Mom to reminisce and share the times they had. It was especially sentimental to all of us as she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s a few short years later.
Jodie M. says
My best summer vacation was when I spent a long weekend in Rehobeth Beach, DE with my girlfriends. Great weather, great seafood, great friends…great time!!!
Melissa Bove says
The best summer vacation I ever had was going to Disney with my son. It was so great to see the excitement in his eyes!!
So excited about this release!!
Donna Gabbard says
We took a Mediterranean cruise last year. The most beautiful port we visited was Mykonos, Greece!
Marcy says
As a kid, I used to go away to camp during the summers. I loved it. I couldn’t wait to give my kids the same wonderful experiences as I had…but they didn’t like it so much. 🙁
jsstamper@sbcglobal.net says
The best summer was when I was 15 and my parents rented a camper and we drove from Illinois to San Francisco and back. It was 3 weeks and so many fun memories. We actually at breakfast, lunch and dinner in 3 different states. Never realized my Mom was afraid of heights until we ended up in a campground 10M feet above sea level.
lindagk23 says
The best summer vacation was when we went to Bogata Colombia with my daughter and her husband. He has family there and it was just beautiful! They took us to this beautiful place on top of this mountain where there is a Church and it was just breath takingly gorgeous! And was also wonderful to meet his family and see where he grew up. It was very special.
Wyndi Sanchez says
My best summer vacations are spent anywhere with my family! But in particular, I really enjoyed our stay at Horseshoe Bay In Marble Falls, Texas a few summers ago.
Danny says
A sun filled week on Cape Cod with a side trip to Nantucket was a wonderful summer vacation.
Luv2talk says
My best summer vacation was the one where I fell in love with my (now) husband. In was an intense, wonderful, unforgettable 3 months that ended up lasting a lifetime. I love you, Ken. 🙂
Regina Mangum says
So far, our my best was hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in Peru. BUT, that was before our son was born and this summer we are going to Disneyland! Peru was cool, but I can’t wait to see my little guy’s face when we hit the park. Thanks for a wonderful release!
Billie says
The Summer after my freshman year of college, one of my roommates and my boyfriend followed around a certain band and went to every concert we could across several states. I worked my butt off, with no days off waitressing from mis May through the end of June and took the rest of the Summer off – it was great to be able to do whatever I wanted 🙂
Amelia says
Best summer vacation I ever had was taking my kids to Disney World for the first time. The experience was magical!
Karen Wigent says
I just got back from Orlando where I enjoyed Disney World with my son and six year old grandson. There is nothing like sharing Disney with a child seeing it for the first time. It had been over 30 years since I had seen it through my boys eyes on their first visit.
Yvette says
My best summer vacation was last summer, we spent 4 days in Banff, Alberta, Canada. The mountains are just stunning and the people are so wonderful there.
Yvonne says
My best summer vacation was traveling to the Philippines with my husband. We stayed on Palawan Island at the El Nido resort and it was truly heaven on earth. The clear blue waters, wonderful people, breath taking scenery and the best travel companion made it the trip of a life time.
Maureen says
Two summers ago, I took my children on a 2 1/2 day train journey from Texas to Connecticut, to spend a precious week with their grandfather. It was a trip of a lifetime for them, filled with laughter, joy, and beautiful memories!
Elizabeth V. says
The very best summer vacation I ever had was the week I spent at Lake Michigan with my grandparents when I was eight. It was the summer after my parents divorced and it was a very bright spot in an otherwise very sad season of life for me. Up to the point, I had never been anywhere by myself, much less for an entire week. My grandparents were older, retired and fairly set in their ways so I’m sure I rocked their world a bit but I felt like a princess that week. Every kid needs some great grandparents! Thanks for offering the great prize!!
Lori Cullen says
I took my favorite summer vacation in July of 1995 when my husband and I went to Williamsburg, VA. It was our first summer vacation working our first jobs out of school. It was relaxing, fun, and we truly felt like we had earned it!
Anne G says
Spending a week in a cottage overlooking the ocean on the Maine coast with friends and family.
Meghan says
My best summer vacation was a trip we made to Disneyland by car with our gently used tent trailer. We had both thrills and spills but overall, it is my best summer trip memory!
Nola Werner says
We have been blessed to be able to travel over the years so it is hard to pick just one because we have visited so many wonderful places. But I think my all time favorite summer vacation was when my husband and I traveled to Shanghai, China, to spend 10 days traveling with our daughter and son-in-law who live and teach there. We were able to see a lot of the things that you only read about, but never dream you will see. The best thing about the whole trip, besides traveling with our daughter and her husband was the fact that all I had to do was get us to Shanghai. Our daughter planned all the rest of it. It was a wonderful experience seeing Shanghai, Beijing, the Great Wall, the terracotta warriors, and the river cruise on the Yangtze, just to name the highlights.
Penny Reed says
My best memories are of a trip to Hawaii that my husband and I took in 1984. It was just the best. We met some people at the airport when we landed and we did a lot together which only made it more fun. The weather was perfect and we had no problems. Rare! My husbands health prevents us from traveling now so memories are sweet!
Mel H says
Hands down, our Disney cruise last year. It was for our 20th wedding anniversary, and we took the kids. It was amazing!
TammyButz says
We go “up north” (northern Wisconsin) for a week getaway – always relaxing & fun.
Jasmin@Wildflowerscraps says
The best summer vacation I ever had was a staycation in our home state of Arizona. We visited Sedona, Flagstaff and went to the Grand Canyon, it was by far the most relaxing trip and definitely less stress than flying out of town. Great memories!
DanelleB says
My husband and I took our two young boys on a road trip through the Grand Canyon and ended up at a dude ranch in Tucson. They rode horses, mountain bikes, swam and just were little boys. It was so much fun and we still talk about it often.
Dawn G says
Best vacation ever … Outer Banks with a group of friends and our families!
Thanks for the chance to win!
Jan D. says
The best summer vacation I ever had was in 1983 when our boys were ages 8 and 11-
We borrowed my in-laws RV camper and went cross country -coast to coast- via the Northern route-
What an exceptional way to see this beautiful land of ours !!! Our kids, now men, say it was as special for them as well!
flossez says
Las Vegas – wow!
Margaret Kaznowska says
In 2007 my dreams came true and I visited Egypt, to see Cairo and pyramids that was on my list was great. The two weeks I got to spent there were amazing.
sandra m says
The best summer vacation i ever had was a week at a cabin on the lake with my mom, dad, siblings and a few friends shortly after i graduated from college.
The projects from the DT are fab!
Theresa Sweet says
Some of my best summer vacations were spent visiting friends that have moved out of town and checking out the location attractions with the kids! My main focus for my crafting inspiration 🙂
MJ (good_day1214) says
My first actual summer vacation was the year I got married, Summer 2008. We’re from Chicago and we took a road trip to CO Springs (it was just me, our DS, & hubby-to-be) to get married. We then traveled to SD – stopped by Mt Rushmore, Crazy Horse, & the Badlands. Then we traveled through MN to visit family before finally heading back home. It was the best summer vacay-wedding-honeymoon all in one!
Regina aka Mrs. Ham says
The best summer vacation I had was in 2010. I spent 3 wks at my sister home. We just talked, drank and hung out together. I was wonderfully fun. She and her hubby spoiled me. 3 weeks and I only cooked twice, heaven.
Gerry says
This is probably cheating a bit…but our vacations are usually in the fall. So, my favorite vacation was an 18 day trip to Italy. We did so much in that time, Rome, Florence, Venice, the Cinque Terra, Lake Como..and more. There were six of us and we had just the best time. Hopefully we will go back again.
Tanya Phillips says
Our best summer vacation was in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Georgia. We had a sweet little cabin, oh, I wanted to stay forever!
Dana says
Whenever I think of summer vacation, I recall family campouts. The real kind of camping: tents, coolers, tarps and campstoves. Those were the glorious days!
Samantha Burns says
I grew up right by a beautiful lake up in British Columbia and practically lived in the water all summer long 🙂
Carol S says
The best holiday I had was the first time we visited the US for our Silver Wedding anniversary. We visited New England and stayed in some wonderful Bed and Breakfast Inns. I saw whales for the first time, ate lots of the food I’d only read about and made lots of lovely memories.
JoAnn Dettbarn says
Every summer in July, we would spend a week at a cabin on Leech Lake with our two young daughters. Several of my siblings would also go with their familes, and the cousins still talk of their great summer memories spent at the cabin at “Bayview”. It was such a peaceful time spending quality time with those we loved to be with. Sometimes I wish I could go back and relive those wonderful summer weeks.
Harriet Skelly says
My favorite summer vacation I ever had was last summer when my family spent two weeks in New Zealand.
cathy says
My beat summer vacation was with family at a small fishing village in Tasmania.So calm and peaceful.
Loricabo says
My husband had a couple rough years healthwise. Last summer we were finally able to take our first vacation in 3 years. We (husband & 2 kiddos) spent 12 glorious days on Kauai. It’s an understatement to say this vacation was much-needed. We truly enjoyed each moment & treasured the time we spent together. This vacation was exactly what we all needed.
Julie says
The best summer we had was the year we moved to live by the sea. Our children were young and still at home. The weather was glorious and we felt like the holiday continued long after we were back at work and school….Ah happy memories!
Jessica says
The best vacation for me is defined by wholesome relaxation, great connection with friends and loved ones, gorgeous surroundings and spectacular food. All these components were aligned ever so lovely on our vacation trip to Florida a couple of years ago. It was just my daughter, husband and me which made it so close and personal. We gazed at stars together, enjoyed our favorite food and visited over 8 attractions in a period of 1 week (lots of these were nature walk oriented which aided the relaxation aspect). When we are feeling blue this is definitely our go to “happy memeroy”. The best of it all is that we are planning on doing a repeat this year 🙂
Ally V. says
The best summer vacation we had was two years ago when our family drove down to Chicago. There were so many fun things to do and our boys were 7 & 2 at the time and had an absolute blast! We’re going again this summer and I hope we have another wonderful time!
Kim G. says
The best summer vacation would have to be when I was in 8th grade. The whole summer was spent with friends going to the pool everyday, and experiencing my first summer love!
blogless Jean says
Best Summer Vacation — my Aunt and Uncle were house/dog sitting for family friends who lived on a lake. I spent the entire week with them, learned to swim (my poor uncle’s balding head was scorched, he spent so much time in the water with me), read with my favorite Auntie and played with Lad, the frog hunting Collie. Grandparents usually came for picnic supper. I think I was maybe 10. Thanks for helping me remember that great time!
erin t says
Summer is my busiest time of year at work, so I really think my best vacation was my pre-summer trip to Africa earlier this year, such a treat to explore new places with my husband (and no kids).
Kari D says
The best summer vacation I ever had happened over Labor Day weekend and week! I took a Backroads bicycle tour through Napa/Sonoma/Russian River Valley. NOTHING like biking in the sunshine; stopping and tasting wine; meeting new, interesting, amazing people; and eating GREAT meals….and not gaining an ounce! PERFECT week!
GREAT release! CAN NOT WAIT to place my order!
Kris says
The fondest summer vacation memories are those spend on Lake Osakis in northern Minnesota. Just me, my brothers & sisters and my parents for two magical weeks every summer. Priceless.
Stacy Simpson says
Last summer, my hubby and our two boys took a road trip to Florida (from MO) with my parents. We were a little nervous about having 6 of us in a vehicle for that long. But it worked out fine. We had a fabulous time. We visited Graceland, the town in GA where they filmed the movie Fried Green Tomatoes. Not to mention seeing beautiful Siesta Key Beach and parasailing. With my Mom’s recent cancer diagnosis, I am so thankful we were able to take that trip together.
Hannah says
Best summer vacation ever was spending the time in the Great Smokey Mountains. It is without a doubt the best place ever! In fact, usually every vacation has been spent in the mountains. To me it truly is God’s country. Now with all our animal rescues we don’t really go on vacation. We spend the money and time on them. Which is wonderful in itself 🙂
Vanessa says
My favorite summer vacations were the ones where I got to go to summer camp with my friends. We had the best memories staying up late, swimming in lake and running around all day. I loved every minute of it.
Kerry says
My favorite summer vacation was also my honeymoon in 2006. We went to Canada and camped and saw 5 different cities in a week and a half. It was the perfect start to our marriage 🙂
Patty Chalas says
The best summer vacation I ever had was summer of 1994 when I was leaving abroad at Sonoma, California with a USA family and with my USA sister JoAnn(which is my lovely sister)and my best friend Nomar from Honduras we took a trip to Disneyland, San Francisco, Sacramento and walked along the Golden Gate Bridge. Those were good and happy times – of course! I was 19!! It was so bonding time and had so much fun… I still remember all the details of the trip… No one wanted to leave. Best time ever!!!!!
Wendy F. says
My best summer vacation is simply enjoying the summer with my kids, going to the beach, the pool…and having no worries about school in mind.
Julie Rae says
The summer of 1999 my step-mother invited everyone to visit she and my Dad at their home in Custer, SD. This was a surprise for my Dad and was he ever! We rented cabins on the edge of town and the kids went crazy hiking, walking across small streams (and falling in). The kids got acquainted with cousins they had never met. I visited with relatives I had not seen in years. We all immersed ourselves in the surrounding sites: Mt. Rushmore, caves, wildlife (buffalo). It was so fun and we have memories to cherish forever.
A Facebook User says
My best summer vacation was back in the 70s when all the neighborhood kids would come over and rollerskate on our blacktopped driveway..Mom would make lemonade or Kool-ade for us and we listened to KC and the SUNSHINE Band and others on the radio.
char says
The best summer vacation was when I went back to Wisconsin and spent the summer with my cousins that I had never met. We became fast friends and I had so much fun! When we returned home I missed them so much I called to talk to them….not knowing as a kid it was long distnce lol!! Boy, did I get in grounded from the phone lol!!
Cathy Weber says
There wasn’t just one best vacation…it was all of the summer vacations when my kids were little. They were so happy, they got to swim all day and there was no stressing over homework or “having” to be somewhere every day. Summer was also a time when everyone was healthy and “sniffles-free” all at once. I really miss those days and think of they often!
Kryssi says
Best Summer vacation was our family drove down to Florida and had a beachfront suite on a private beach. We were younger then, so carefree and kid-less, lol!
Janell says
Because my kids have been in year round school, we have traveled during there breaks. So most of our vacations were in November or March. But last year we got to go camping in July in Yellowstone. We got to hike, see different geysers and we even saw 4 bears. Fun times!
Julie says
July 2007 – our nephew (we hadn’t seen for 20 yrs) came out to give my husband a kidney – it was an amazing reunion!
Stacy Breidenbach says
Without a doubt, traveling to Charleston, SC, and staying at The Sanctuary on Kiawah Island last year. Amazing!
Roxana Hill says
My best summer vacation without a doubt is when I was a kid I got to spend the entire summer camping and gold dredging with my older sister and brother-in-law in various towns in the foothills of northern Calif. We had to hike into town to get the mail once a week, addressed to General Mail! It was absolute heaven; all day on the river and a dinner by the campfire–didn’t even have an outhouse! THAT’S camping!
Anja curvers says
Best summer vacation ever was for two years, the last year our eldest son spend his vacation with us. We went to france and did lots of fun stuff, had a really great time with the whole family.
Sheila M Jones says
It’s going to be this year! We’re all going to Hungary, but travelling by train all the way from Scotland. We’ll be stopping in Brussels and Munich on the way there and Prague on the way back!
Karie B says
The summer before my husband went back to school we both quit our jobs and had fun. We spent three weeks at Lake Powell, took a road trip to see the southwest and then drove across the country. It was the most carefree I have ever been.
Emily Midgett says
Definitely the best vacation I’ve ever had was the summer after I graduated from high school… my high school bff’s parents took her to Mexico and invited me to come along. It was the first time I’d ever ridden a plane before, so that was exciting. They had a timeshare at a fancy resort with all kinds of amenities, including a spa and 7 themed restaurants in the hotel… all-inclusive *everything*. I was a skinny mini back then, and I got the best tan ever. That was an awesome week.
Elle says
The best vacation I can remember is one that I took a few years ago with my mom & niece Alexis. We went to Discovery Cove in Florida where we spent the day & got to swim with the dolphins which is something that I had always wanted to do. It was a wonderful experience that I will never forget. The next day we went to Sea World which was also fun. Now my 5 yr old nephew wants to go so we are going to plan a trip to take him & I can’t wait to do it all over again. I absolutely LOVE dolphins so this was a dream come true.
MicheleT says
The best summer I have ever had was going to Gold Coast, Australia with my friends.
Debbie Archer says
One summer, when I was a child, we traveled by car from our home in North Carolina to my maternal grandmother’s farm in the mountains of Alabama. After a week of playing with my cousins and enjoying time with family, we drove to visit my paternal grandfather in Miami, Florida. From laid back farm life to beaches, parks and restaurants, we had a blast!
Kayla says
I just went on a super fun 2 day vacation with some of my best friends! BUT the vacation that I am looking forward to the most is my honeymoon in August!!
Kimberly says
My favorite summer vacation was to visit my Grandmother. My sister and her husband were able to go with my Dad and me. My sister had just graduated from the first 4 yrs of college and had not been to Grandma’s since she was a baby. Since she had no memory of this, it was like the first time for her. It was a lot of fun taking my Sis around and showing her our family history. We have since lost my Grandmother, so this will always be a special time for us.
Becky (MplsBetty) says
The best summer vacation I’ve ever had would definitely have to be roadtripping across the western united states with my parents and brother: across North Dakota, Montana/Wyopming (yellowstone, Devil’s tower), stopping in seattle to visit friends/relatives, then heading down the coast to California, and coming back through Colorado/South Dakota. Amazing!
Marilyn C says
My best summer vacation was last summer when I went to visit my brother in Amsterdam.
Christy D says
My best summer was when my family would go camping every summer to Western Reserve campground. It was my first really camping experience and every time we went, there was always so sort of weather disaster that we ended up calling each of our campsite a name, kind of like how they name hurricanes in the south. We always had loads of fun and made some great memories in the process!
Sue S. says
Our best summer vacation was spending a week in North Carolina at the Outer Banks a few years ago!! It was so fun and relaxing!
Anita J. says
This will date me, but the best summer vacations were when our children were small in the 60’s & 70’s & we took a 2 week vacation every summer. We lived in the midwest & they were usually to Florida & the beach … Daytona & Fort Lauderdale most of the time. Then DisneyWorld opened & we were there the 1st year (& many times since then). The kids would play monorail each night with the sliding closet doors in out hotel room. It was a great, carefree time!
Theresa says
I would have to say that staying at our cabin, out in the country. It’s so quiet at relaxing. Plus I bring all kinds of stuff to make cards:)
Susan from Colorado says
I was raised by a single parent so we didn’t have many vacations. I did spend my summers with my grandparents so there was much excitement and anticipation in getting to spend those long lazy summer days with them. Reading Black Beauty in the lawn swing, running thru the sprinklers and the many picinics with teddy bears and my mother’s old dolls are what I remember most. Lovely days!
SamJan says
Years ago my late husband and I spent a week on a Dude Ranch in Montana. No phone, no TV, no radio or newspaper. Just the two of us, the ranglers, the Montana mountains, horses and eating breakfast in the wide open spaces. This was bliss!
Cyndy G says
Best summer vacation was Boundary Waters Canoe Area! We were out there for 4 beatiful peaceful days. Saw only one other camping party paddle by. Always talked about going back, but we never did make it. Now we’d never be able to carry the packs, or portage the canoes.
Carolyn Mustopa says
The best vacation I ever had hasn’t happened yet — it is coming up next month: a cruise of the Black Sea! The trip of a lifetime!
Sandy Ramirez says
As I get older I look back to when my son was little and the vacations shared with him. We would spend a week every summer camping in the little town of Trinidad in Northern CA. Rain or shine, we camped and loved every moment. I can still see the look on my 4 year old’s face as he stood on the beach and watched a whale in the wave’s with her baby. The memories are so vivid.
Eva Dobilas says
I grew up in Hungary and the best summer vacation I had with my family and friends was going to the Adriatic Sea and we camped on the beach for a week. I remember getting up in the morning and the beach was right there. I had to most fun in a Paradise like place.
Emily Henry says
My best summer vacation ever was the trip to Ireland, home of my ancestors. We went with the Glee Club from the all boys high school. They sang in some beautiful cathedrals and outdoor venues. It was so fulfilling on so many levels.
Nicky says
The best Summer vacation was with my husband, the first non kid vacation to mexico. We had to deal with a hurricane half way through the trip, and helped clean up afterwards, but it was still a wonderful time.
Cresta Woodruff says
The summer I spent time with my grandparents just after graduating from high school. They are both gone now, and the memories we made that summer are some of my very favorites.
Lisa Cole says
We took a Disney Cruise to the Caribbean as a family when my daughter was 7 – and to this day she still talks about it being the most fun she ever had!
Super Jen says
Road trip as a kid. My dad rented an RV and we drove from California to Yellowstone with my visiting grandparents. I have vivid memories of this trip even though I was only 6.
Jen W. says
My best summer vacations were the ones spent at summer camp in Vermont. I met amazing people every summer and still have many friends from those wonderful days.
Jennifer says
The best summer vacation I ever had was when my mom, my grandmother, my sisters and I took a *girl’s only!* road trip through several states and national parks! Such great bonding time for us — and memories I’ll treasure forever!!
Jilly says
The best “summer” vacation was 20 years ago when we went camping with my brother’s family in the U.P. of MI. We did lots of hiking, eating smoked fish, sight-seeing, staying up late to see the racoons invade camp, played on the beach of Lake Superior, kid-napped my nieces for a day to visit the falls and the Soo Locks … wonderful memories.
Gabby says
My forever, best summer vacations were all of the childhood summers I spent with my Grandparents. Learning, growing, living, singing, running, playing, swimming, Bozo, making Jello w/G’pa every Fri., dancing to music on Lawrence Welk w/G’ma, G’pa’s pigeons, Mike the Collie, my yellow and red sandbox, my purple bike, the ringing bells on the ice cream truck, G’pa taking me to the zoo, community picnics … endless memories of wonderful, blessed days full of happiness and love. 🙂
MARY H says
Camping up in the Sierras!! Nothing but beauty, quiet and peace for a week. And scenery was gorgeous!!
Connie Pruitt says
The best summer vacation I ever had was when I was in the 8th grade and we went to the grand canyon.
Jennifer says
My best summer vacation was the first cruise that we took as a family of five! my children were very active in sports, band and other activities so there was very little just family time….it was so wonderful!!!
Kellie says
The best summer vacation was when I finally go to take my kids to where I grew up, Traverse City, MI. They loved it and we got to stay with our great friends and go enjoy the outdoors. We canoed, hiked around Sleeping Bear Dunes and enjoyed the downtown area. Then to top of the awesome vacation we traveled to Sandusky Ohio and took in Cedar Point! My kids talk about this at least once a week and it happened 2 years ago!
Chaitali says
It was with my husband when he was interning in San Diego. Lots of sunshine, Disneyland, Vegas, beaches, Sea world… need I say more? 🙂
Kathryn says
I still have wonderful memories of camping as a child, with my family, in the mountains. The scent of pines on a hot summer’s day can still bing back those memories, as does the scent of canvas (that’s what tents were made of back then!)
Tammy W. says
I just plain love vacation! Each one is special in its own way…my most recent favorite is when we drove to Santa Barbara, Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo and then the final stop at my son’s to visit in Paso Robles. It’s always nice to see my son and drive on the California coast!
Anne-Laure says
Firsttime coming back home when my husband and I were living in Japan. We spent the summer visiting our families and friends and that was so great to see them after a whole year…
Tammy C says
The best summer vacations were spent in Wisconsin at my Grandma’s cottage.
Flo says
My husband worked in MA for a few years and the family went with him a couple of times . We had the best time exploring.
Enchanted Stamper says
My best summer vacation was on my 16th birthday!
I did not want a lavish Sweet Sixteen. Instead my parents took me and my sisters to Disney and we had an extended vacation because we visited other parts of Florida as well. We also went with other family friends and it was definitely the best time and many years later we reminisce with fondness.
Cindy H. says
One of my most memorable summer vacations was spent with two girlfriends at Lake George in NY where we rented a cottage for a week. It was my first vacation without my parents, it was the week that the 4th of July fell in and it was fabulous!! Ah, sweet memories:)
Megan says
I’d say the best summer vacation I had was when my father and I flew up from Arizona to Detroit, Michigan to visit lots of family and friends.
It was so much fun; I still remember the sound of the sparklers and the beautiful glow of the fireflies. We took a boat out onto Lake Michigan and had a front row seat for the fireworks out on the water.
Thank you so much ladies!! =)
christianne says
I loved road trips with my family while growing up and one year we went to Aspen Grove in Provo Utah as an extending family and that was really fun but my favorite might be the first family vacation we had with our kids – we went to Sea World and the beach in San Diego. The kids had so much fun.
missy k. says
The best summer vacation I had was at Disney World.
Sue says
The best summer vacation I’ve ever had would be an entire summer’s worth of swimming, biking and just hanging out with friends. My BFF and I would ride our bikes 7 miles to the beach every day, hang out until someone would trek us back home in the evening and wake up the next morning and do it again!
Kathy M. says
My best summer vacation was in Hawaii. We went to Maui and did all the touristy stuff, snorkeling, helicopter ride, fishing boat, all that!
Janet B says
The best summer vacation? I would have to say the summers at the lake with my boys. Life was so relaxed and we made some great family memories.
I’m looking forward to making new memories when I can take my boys to Scotland. That’s been a life long dream of mine, and was supposed to happen this month, but due to being newly diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome we had to postpone it. I’m really crossing my fingers that we can make that trip in 2013.
Dee says
My best summer vacation was as kid camping at the beach all summer. The beach is not the same now but then it was the bee’s knees
Jenny Peterson says
Hands down, the best summer vacay I ever had was when I was about 13 years old, my family and our cousins went houseboating on Shuswap lake in BC! We drove all the way there in my grandpa’s beat up old motorhome (4 adults and 6 kids), which crapped out halfway there. We then had to hitchhike and caught a ride to the nearest town in the back of a truck camper! Totally illegal nowadays, but it made for some great memories!
Debbie says
Growing up, my dad worked two full time jobs – one in the day and one at midnight – so I didn’t see him much except for supper. In the summer, he would take us camping and he would commute to work. I have fond memories fishing with him. My favorite time was when he took vacation and we traveled to Maine. We had lobster every day! Warms my soul to thinking about it.
Thank you for another month of fabulous stamps and ideas!
Barb K says
The very best vacation I’ve had was with 14 of my Highschool girl friends (that I’ve known for over 40 years) on a cruise. Being all together on a boat for a week was a real Blast!
Lisabee says
Best summer vacation…
I think it was back when I was a child. We would fly out to SC (from WA) to go stay several weeks with my grandparents. While we were there we would go up to Gatlinburg, TN and go to Dollywood. Then we’d go to Carowinds (amusement park) and then we’d go to Charleston…and of course there was the awesome back to school shopping trips that my grandmother ALWAYS paid for!
Just one of those was exciting enough, but to have a summer with it all—priceless!
Jan in Tucson says
My favorite summer vacation was the year we took our son to Disneyland, Knottsberry Farms and Sea World! Incredible amount of fun!
Joni Kix-Moore says
We planned our last vacation for years! It was the year that my daughter graduated college AND my son graduated high school. Two big milestones! And we celebrated it with 3 weeks in Europe! It was FABULOUS!
Linda says
Some of my best summers were spent with family and friends at Tablerock Lake. The water is calm and beautiful. It was our one week away from work, sport schedules, phones and computers and our family ate every meal together. No one was in a rush to be somewhere or get something done….we could stay up late or sleep in. Great memories. Thanks for a chance to win a great prize!
Zehra says
My father took us many places for summer vacation, the best one I had was in India in the south, he took us to a coconut grove, everwhere there were coconut trees and you had one fresh one each day, all the dishes made from it had coconuts and we ate on palm leaves, there was a lake and moutnains, it was gorgeous, this was in 1989. It was so peaceful and beautiful.
laura l ellis says
The best ones were when I was a kid and we would go to Maine for a week every summer. I remember one where we were exploring the coast line and found Thunder Hole, which was a rock formation that the waves had carved that made a hugely loud noise when they came in and sprayed upwards. We would cheer for the biggest waves since they were the loudest! very fun! and a beautuful memory.
Emily W. says
I think I was about 10 when my mother woke me and my sister up early on a Saturday and said “Do you want to go on vacation? You have ten minutes to get packed.” (Our extended family would go every year, we normally didn’t, and she was asking if we wanted to go that year.)
We got up and got ready, and I don’t think we forgot a single thing and had a great time. And now we spend weeks planning what to pack. Maybe this year I should just do it all ten minutes before I leave!
julieann60 says
when we took the kids to myrtle beach just relaxed on the beach first time the kids saw jellyfish and we even saw a fisherman catch a baby shark! I wouldnt go back in the water after that too many jaws movies!
tammyK. says
The kids were young and we spent a week at a large lake, rented a cabin in a remote area. No telephones, no tv, no laundry(until we got home), no yard work, no homework. The cabin had a screened in porch and one day it rained and rained and rained. The only thing to do was sit on the porch and play board games with my kids. Yep, I loved it!!
Debbie says
My best summer vacations were with my family when we went on camping trips together. We were a really close family and loved spending time together.
Chunyuan says
My best summer vacation was before we had kids, we spent a week in a cabin on Washington coast in Olympic national park.
Jessica S says
You’ve always got amazing releases! I’ve been saving up for a big buy and hope to get a few of these sets this summer.
The best summer vacation I’ve had was touring Europe when I was 25. I spent 4 months and covered… a LOT of countries. As a medieval history graduate this was a dream come true. I saw so many castles and cathedrals… And took a TON of photos.
MOI says
Years ago the entire family went to the Outer Banks for a couple of weeks. Rented a house on the beach and just had a ball. No tv watching or computer games. Just a lot of good food and a lot of laughs. We would sit on the upper balcony and watch the stars. One night while we were there we saw an awesome meteor shower.
Simply Sassy says
The summer vacations I most looked forward to as a child, were the ones spent with my Grandparents in Wisconsin.
Susie says
My best vacations were the weeks we spent at Gulf Shore when my niece and nephews were little. We’d rent a big house directly on the beach and spend our days lounging under a big sun umbrella, building sand sculptures, floating in the water and looking for sea creatures. We had a lot of fun and made some great memories.
Stacy Buller says
Each summer my brother, my parents, and I visit the same lake in New Hampshire. The years have passed, my brother and I have both married. I have two boys and my brother is expecting his first child and now new memories are being made and new firsts have taken place….first crawls, first steps, first swim, first rollar coaster ride, first fish caught and many more to come. being able to share these memories with my extended family makes it all the more special.
Kyrsten says
The best summer vacation I have ever had was last summer. I got married last summer and my new hubby and I went to St. Lucia for our honeymoon. It was beyond fantastic and no summer will ever compare! 🙂
Beata K. says
Best summer vacation EVER – Beaver Island, MI. A beach house rental, a beach, beautiful weather, and NO TV-video games-computers – internet! It was the funnest time with the kids.
Tammy W. says
Best summer vacation would have to be the trips we got to make back home to Milwaukee to see family. Our children would get to see their grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. When I was a child, our family was close and often went camping together with everyone! Being a military family stationed on the East Coast the entire 20 years of my husband’s Navy career, our children missed out in the closeness of all those relatives like I had as a child. Now my husband is retired from the military and we stayed out here in Virginia (for many reasons) and unfortunately these trips are becoming less frequent. Of course, my entire immediate family did come out here for a week last summer and we all stayed together in a beach house for the week…..wait THAT would have to be my favorite summer vacay! : )
Lorie says
All of ’em! I haven’t had too many actual vacations in the summer but I loved the trips I took with or to see my grandparents. All of my grandparents are gone now so they are even more special!
Mary Mac says
Best summer vacation, two weeks at Sanibel Island in Fla. a few years ago. The most beautiful beach I have ever seen.
jeannine says
when my kids were young we flew to disney world. the kids had so much fun, it wasn’t crowded yet & the weather was perfect. thanks.
Jen Carter says
The best summer vacation I ever had was my honeymoon! We went to Colorado and enjoyed taking in so many sights and just being together! Yesterday was our 15th wedding anniversary and we’re looking forward to many more to come!
Nancy says
My favorite family vacation was when I was in high school and we went to the Northwestern states! Washington, Oregon, Idaho and up into Canada. BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
Jennifer Jones says
My Aunt and Uncle have a huge farm in Idaho and every five years we would have a huge family reunion there. Our family is NOT small. My mom was the oldest of 11. They would butcher a cow, make tons of pies, and we would eat most everything they grew there on the farm. It was such a wonderful time. Most of them are gone now, but the memories of that place will always live on.
Anna says
My best summer vacation is when I went Europe for the winter.. Summer in Australia is pretty hot.. it was bliss to escape 🙂
Lynn Lipchak says
Best Summer I ever had included a trip to New England to Paul Neuman’s Camp for kids called “Hole In The Wall Gang”. All kids has been given a free vacation cause either they had cancer or they were sibblings of cancer kids. Paul brought in only the best teachers, talent, musicians, etc…first class all the way. I spent most of my time giving free massages but met so many wonderful people. We all ate together, sang and laughed together and I was touched to be a part of a great undertaking….a great memory.
Betty says
The best so far was simplest and least planned out. My husband and I made a quick trip to the beautiful Oregon coast and stayed in an ocean front hotel. Long walks on the beach, browsing in shops, all of life’s stresses were far away.
Elena says
The best summer vacation I ever had was in high school when my family stayed at a beachfront hotel in Nags Head, North Carolina, and all we did was play at the beach, watch the beach from our balcony and fall asleep listening to the beach right outside the hotel. It wasn’t a glamorous hotel or anything but something about being so close to the beach like it was your own backyard was magical!
Trace says
We did a driving tour of Kentucky, visiting bourbon distilleries and shaker villages. We called it the Virtue & Vice tour and it was good fun in a beautiful place. Very relaxing.
Kim Howard says
I think some of my most favorite summer vacation memories are from spending summers at my Grandparents in Wisconsin and being able to hang out with all my cousins.
lauraisham says
I don’t have one specific best summer. I just have fond memories growing up in the country and biking for hours with my sister searching for wild flowers to bring home to our mother.
Pam Sparks says
When I was 18, I went to Switzerland! I met my (now) husband on the airplane flying over the ocean.
Carolyn R. says
I love everything about the summertime! It is hard to pinpoint just one summer that was my favorite. I grew up in Southern California and went to the beach, the mountains and the lakes. When I had children of my own I would get together with some friends and their kids and take them to enjoy the beach. Now that I live in Colorado I take our family camping,hiking, and swimming.
Jen R says
2 Summers ago I spent a week at a house on the Jersey Shore with my family..it was awesome!
Casie says
My best summer vacation was a couple years ago when the whole family went out to the Black Hills. It was our first big family vacation and the kids are still talking about it!
Magdalene Yeo says
Hello! I live in Singapore so you can say we have summer all year round! To me, the best summer vacation would be a bit of everything – beautiful beach, hiking, and theme parks!
Jennifer says
I never really had summer vacations growing up where we would go on a vacation as a family. Now that I have my own family I’ve made it a goal to take the time and celebrarte summer with lots of camping and trips to the beach!
Carolanne says
Spending a week in NY city with my husband and our son and daughter. Lots of walking, coffee and terrific food!
Lauren says
Best summer vacation….hmmm…I would have to say visiting with my grandparents. I ALWAYS had fun with them! They were amazing people. 🙂
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Jen says
When I was a child my family traveled to San Diego. I don’t remember exactly where we stayed I just remember we were at a hotel with a pool that also was next to the beach… best of both worlds! And then we took day trips to Sea World, the Zoo, Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm. I don’t know how my parents did it. I just remember it was *heaven* or me and my brothers and sisters.
Mary Millar says
My very best summer vacation involved a cross country trip with my husband. I ponder it often as there were so many perfect moments– the way the sunlight fell on the surrounding plants and landscape, the beautiful blue of the sky that day with just a few so perfectly placed and shaped clouds. A gentle breeze graced the wheat in the field resulting in a mesmerizing field of waves.It seemed I was caught in a delightful bubble!!
Esther Yee says
A road trip with my amily through Evanston and Chicago. The one year that we were in USA (I was an international student then).
Jen shears says
I think I was about 12, and I got to spend what I thought was the whole summer at my grandparents house swimming, playing & having a great time. My mom says it was only about 3 weeks, so I clearly remember it larger than life!!!
Tanis P says
My best summer vacation was definitely the summer, as a youth, spent at my grandparent’s acreage, when I would do chores in the morning and spend time with the horses in the afternoon!
Laura Q says
My hubby and I took an unplanned road trip through the back roads of West Virginia taking pictures. It was a beautiful trip!
Jessica H. says
My fondest summer memories are the summers I spent at camp. No phone or air conditioning was always a big change but the friendships and fun totally made up for it!
Steph Hill says
My favourite holiday was definately a summer spent in Rome. Magnificent sightseeing, pasta, red wine and gelato! Life doesn’t get any better than that!
colleenk says
Growing up in MI, we didn’t have money for vacations. But one summer, when I was about 11 years old, we saved up enough and planned a trip to Disney World in Florida! Even the drive there was fun!
Shannon says
Best summer vacation? We (brother, myself and Dad) had a 3 week trip through N western US and Canada starting in Vancouver, through the Rockies back into the Grand Tetons, Yellowstone and through Idaho and Oregon before ending in Washington. It was epic! Full of lost shoes, no bear sightings (but other wildlife), fishing, sunshine, amazing vistas and jokes. OMG! The personal jokes and memories that we made during that trip still stick with us, even 15 years later!
Francie says
Believe it or not, my trip to Montana with my dad and cousin to visit my uncle and his family, ranks above my Italian vacations. While we were in Montana, we went to Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks, Jackson Hole, WY, and more. It was great to get to know my uncle’s family better and to have so much time with my dad in one of the places he loved most.
Angela Fehr says
Our best summer vacation was the trip we took to Kelowna when our youngest was one. We usually take our vacations in the winter!
Michele says
Every summer we would go to my grandparents cabin in Island Park, it is just outside of Yellowstone National Park. We would go fishing, hiking, and of course there was always cooking s’mores around the campfire. Just hanging out with my family. It was the best!
Laura Q says
My husband and I took an unplanned road trip taking pictures along the back roads of West Virginia. It was beautiful!
KayA says
My best summer vacation was a cross-country road trip with my husband. We love road trips. We packed our favorite snacks and music CDs and drove to Ohio to visit family. It’s a great way to see our beautiful country. We floated on my cousin’s boat, played corn toss and horseshoes, enjoyed BBQ and even a zip line. Wonderful memories.
Gena Shever says
One of my best summer vacations was going on an Alaska cruise for our 25th Anniversary with my in-laws and sister and brother-in-laws. We had a fabulous time! Living in AZ, it was wonderful to be nice and cool!
Carolyn says
My best summer vacations were when I was a kid and we’d go up to Southern Alberta to see all my mom’s side of the family. We loved staying up til 10 when the sun was still up, eating out of my great-aunts garden, riding ponies and playing Rook. Good memories!
connie d says
Boy…best summer vacation?? We homeschool, so I always appreciate the summers because there is no school!! I would have to say my favorite, though was the summer after my two oldest finished kindergarten. It was a picture perfect summer of doing absolutely nothing but playing, swimming at the pool and just enjoying being together. It was almost like a honeymoon with kids! 🙂
Marion says
I live in the UK and love, love, love the Lake District. So beautiful and life there is at a slower pace. So many lakes to visit and the Cream teas – way too nice to resist!!! Best holiday there was in 2010 when we rented a very old property in Windermere village with a stream running through the garden. Every day we’d come home from walking and the girls would get straight in for a paddle or practice building dams.Great place to visit was Hill Top Farm – former home of Beatrix Potter.
Sheryl B. says
The best summer vacation(s) were the last two years when our family went to Colorado. We rented a house for a week and hiked every day. The scenery is just majestic! I think it’s the most relaxing place to vacation!!!
Kathy V. says
Our best vacation was in 1985. We went to the state of Washington. The reason this was the best is the last vacation that our than 15 year old son(who’s our youngest). It was great and he still talks about it today, and he enjoys telling his children about that time.
Lori Kistler says
All vacations are great! Best one had to be to the Olympics. Watching USA get a gold medal and seeing our flag go up and the National Anthem!!! Proud moment to be American!
Bec Mc says
Last summer watching my 2 year old discover the beach for the first time, priceless
Deb K says
My best summer vacation was the year we went to Gilly Lake just about every day and made friends with some guys from another school. In my memory the sun shined every day.
Susie says
Summer vacations to the Outer Banks, NC with my family, aunt, and grandmother have a special place in my heart. Time seemed to stand still. Lots of good times and good memories!
angelina orta says
It was the first vacation to the beach with my three kids, they were very small, but they fell in love with the beach, the pool, being outside. priceless!
Audrey Tokach says
We pretty much went to the Jersey shore every summer for a week as our vacation, and those weeks at the summer were wonderful. We all looked foward to playing on the beach, the waterslides, mini golf and walking the boardwalk every night. I miss being so far away now.
Cyndie says
Great question! I think the best vacation might be a recent one where we took my parents on a trip to Lake Michigan–we all four had a wonderful time and took the Lake Michigan ferry (the Badger) from Manitowoc WI to Ludington MI.
Leslie says
We go to Mammoth every summer and it’s the best! But last year we got to ski in June too! What a blast!
cards by cara says
My best summer vacation would have to be backpacking through Europe with friends. I bought a Eurailpass and traveled all over – it was an amazing experience!!
Brianna Byman says
When I was 12, I came to help my brother and sister-in-law with their one year old since she was on bedrest with twins. That was so fun, because I met friends that I know now and a few of us still live in AZ! I came back every year on spring break-THAT MUCH FUN!
Krista W says
I spent a week at Loon Lake in the Adirondacks the summer before I went to college. I went to help babysit 2 girls and we had a great time. We picked blackberries every morning to put in our cereal, swam, walked, learned to water ski, and saw the most amazing Perseid meteor shower. It was a magical week!
Sonya says
I haven’t had a summer vacation since I finished school. However, I could say those summers during school were the best: hanging out with family and friends, being outside until the sun went down and the street lights came on, eating popsicles and mostly the endless feeling of it all.
Linda Friend says
The best vacation I have ever had was going to Lake Chautauqua. My sister has a lakeside house there where we stay. My parents, my sisters, my children, and some of my nieces and nephews all go. We make crafts, sit outside, go on the boat, have bonfires, and eat delicious food. It’s fun and relaxing!
Brittany says
Summer vacations are always fun, but I’d say my most favorite was with my best friend and her family on a road trip through Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana. We mountain biked, hiked, visited small mining and farm towns, and had the best 2 weeks ever. I’ll never forget that trip and it was over 20 years ago!
Lani says
Fabulous release! As a little girl, my favorite summer vacations were at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. I ended up living nearby so now I love our annual family vacations in Black Butte Resort near Sisters, Oregon with our dear friends.
Angela B. says
My favorite summer vacation was when I was 10 years old. My grandparents promised me and the other 3 grandkids at the time they would take usto Disneyland! We had a blast. My grandfather is gone now but I have the best memories to hold on to…
Colleen AF says
My best summer vacation was several years ago with both my daughters and their families…we were at Lake Coeur d’Alene in Idaho. we did so many lake activities, boating, water surfing, skiing, inner-tubing, and just having a great time with each other…a very memorable time. Also both my husbands parents and my dad was with us, so to spend the entire week with all the family was truly a treasure.
Angie Tieman says
The best summer vacation I ever had was after my first year teaching, 6 years ago! I had no idea it was going to be so hard to be a teacher (it was a mid-life career switch for me), and I spent the summer relaxing, getting healthy, and just vegging out! It allowed me to survive to teach the next year! 🙂
Cibele says
One of the best summer vacations I had was going to Turkey for a month with my mother to see family. We took a private boat and sailed along the coast of the Mediterranean. It was so much fun being with family and exploring the country with an “insiders” view. We made a lot of memories and had a blast.
Chris says
Best summer vacation was our first visit to Califoria. The kids were 4,6, and 7 and we visited Knotts Berry Farm, Disneyland, the San Diego Zoo, and Universal and then attended a family wedding. Really busy, but so much fun packed into a week.
Beccy says
The best was the summer my husband and I spent touring Northern Ireland and Ireland. We had the BEST time!!
Rebekah F says
Going to the cottage on the lake and catching up with all of our cousins young and old.. Eating breakfast on the porch overlooking the beach… walking the beach with my sister..gorgeous sunsets.. best summer getaway ever!!
Laura Bassen says
Best summer vacation was Maui. It was actually my honeymoon, sixteen year ago, today:)
Michelle says
So many fun summers. I’ve enjoyed summers in Lake Tahoe, Yosemite and family reunions in various lovely places. So many fun family memories! LOVE SUMMERS!
Vicki A. says
The best vacation I had was when we took our kids to Disneyland after I graduated from college. It was to thank them for all their help!
Kim Faucher says
When I was in High School, that summer, I went to Lake Tahoe, Disneyland, Santa Cruz beach and boardwalk and Arizona. It was a fun summer of different places and shopping and sun! I spent it with family and close friends and remembered it was so fun to be alive to enjoy our country and beautiful places to visit!
stephanie hines says
My honeymoon with my husband..we went to Maui 🙂
Kris E. says
A few years ago we went to Colorado and used a company condo. It was the most relaxing (other than the drive home in snow/Aug!) vacation we have ever had! Loved it.
Susan Beauchaine says
When I was a young girl my Mother & Dad & I went from southeast Kansas to Seattle in a truck camper. We thought it was the best thing on the road (it wasn’t!). It was a 2 week trip up through the Dakotas & Yellowstone to Seattle at my Aunt & Uncles house and back to Kansas through Utah! I’ll never forget it!
GREAT memories!
Thanks for letting me share!
Susan
Sue Symens says
So that kind of brings us back to being a kid. We had a family lake cottage in northern MN. No running water(outhouse trips at night), lake(with leeches) and a lot of area to explore. That is a time I will always remember and treasure. Time with family,
Diane says
One of the best summer vacations was in Blairsville, GA – where my siblings and parents each rented cabins – everyone had a cabin within walking distance of each other. Cousins could fish in catch and release pond, wade in the creek, play volleyball and stay up nights playing board games in each other’s cabins. The adults could enjoy ice coffee on our porches, and take turns fixing meals for the family at our own cabins. It was affordable, relaxing, and lots of fun!
Amy Martinez says
The best would be my trip to Cancun with my husband. We stayed in an all-inclusive resort (no children allowed) and got to swim with dolphins. So much fun.
pat smith says
My best summer vacation was in 1961. My husband and I took our small cabin cruiser, my daughter and mother and we spent a month on a lake in Canada. Several nights we had a cabin on a small lake, but the rest of the time we camped. Lot of strange critters came into our campsite. We were early in the season and the only campers in the park
Hugs, Pat
Cheryl K says
August 2004 – a 2 week back packing trip to Isle Royale National Park in MI with my now hubby – he proposed the day we got to the island, what a way to start out a trip. It just added to all of the natural beauty on the island. Best trip ever!
Ryan says
The summers that we spent at the beach with our cousins and grandparents.
ElizabethB says
My best summer vacation ever was two years ago. It was the first time I had been to Europe. Cruise and lots of time in Italy. Being with my family for three straight weeks with not work or technical interruption was AMAZING!! We’re doing it all again in 2013. 🙂
Karen B. says
My best summer vacation was last summer with my family. My husband and I took our children on a ‘back east’ adventure. We covered 9 states! We saw New York and Washington DC for the first time, among many other awesome sites our country has to offer. We enjoyed being together and had a wonderful time. 🙂
Jenswords says
My best summer vacation was 2 weeks at a resort on Lake Garda, Italy. We had all kinds of weather – not sunbathing weather (end of May/first of June). But the food in our hotel was to die for……mmmm. And the Italian ice cream….double mmmmm.
Lea Ann says
My favorite summers vacations happened when I was a kid. Mom & Dad would put me on a greyhound bus, and send me off to spend a few weeks with my Auntie & Grandma. Staying with them was magical, with so many simple pleasures. Uncle would make me stilts and hula hoops out of scraps of building supplies, Auntie would roll my hair in rags each night so I could have curls the next day, and Grandma made the world’s best chicken & dumplings. Add the occasional trip to the community pool, and the summer couldn’t have been any more fun!
Dee says
the summer our son came home for his 2 week midtour leave in Iraq just in time to see his younger sister graduate college!
Connie P says
My best summer vacation is when the kids are out of school. We get to sleep in and just hang out at the pool. No worries!
Cynthia B :) says
The best summer vacation has to be when we took a two week cruise through the panama canal. That was our “big” trip before we had kids. 🙂
Vanessa Robles says
My best vacations, are when i went to Cancun,Mexico, the beach is so beautiful.
Kay says
The best summer vacations were spent in the Great Smoky Mountains with my family.
Lynne Phelps says
We lived in Italy when I was in high school. One summer we went through Monaco and France then on to England. We stayed in London for a week or so, then went to Edinburough. Then home again to a house over the ocean on the Italian Riviera! It was a magical place and time, I will never forget it.
Zena B. says
Best summer vacation was sleepover camp! It was a vacation for me to be away from parents, and a vacation for parents to be away from me:) Being from a very urban city, I had the opportunity to do things that were very different for me…camping in a tent, canoeing, cooking on a fire, etc. Would never do it at my age today but I am very glad I had the opportunity when I was young.
Karen C FL/NY says
We have had some great vacations but I think the favorite was a trip to Bar Harbor Maine. We ate lobster until we were sick, went horseback riding and just enjoyed the area and the fact that we were with family.
Keri says
My best summer vacation, which also happened to coincide with my 10th wedding anniversary, HAD to be the 8 glorious days my husband and I spent in Hawaii. I didn’t want to come home. 🙂
Rebecca Ednie says
When I was 20, I had just graduated from college, had a new group of amazing Christian friends and went camping with them, my first time camping. I finally felt like a grown up and had a blast! My mom and dad gave me all new camping gear and I had such an awesome time! I didn’t know it was my last summer before finding out I have a serious medical condition and that I’d be too sick to see them or go camping again. So while it’s a good memory, it is also bittersweet. But then I suppose many memories are that way. I can’t wait to get all the fun new hexagon supplies and anxiously await my Stamp-a-faire box especially since I ordered lots of other goodies too.
LaurieJ says
Best summer vacation – that would have to be my husband and I’s trip (prior to being married) to the southwest U.S.
We spent a week touring around the national parks in Utah and Arizona. Zion, Bryce, the Grand Canyon – all breathtaking! But best part was, while looking out over the Grand Canyon at Powell Point, my husband/then boyfriend pulled out a ring box and proposed.
Cynthia says
Thanks for the chance to win. A 2007 Mediterranean cruise with my husband!
janet mack says
My parents were divorced when I was really young so we didn’t really didn’t vacation much but My Dad took my sister and I, 8 and 4 years old, to Virginia Beach one year. We had the best time that included burying my Dad in the sand. He was up for anything.
Liesl van Vuuren says
My best summer holiday was in December 2008,we bought a holiday home in Paindane Mocambique and it was our first holiday together with friends and family. Perfect beach, amazing snorkling around the coral reefs and just having the time of our lives!!
marcia says
A week on Prince Edward Island
Marisa says
Think last year’s is up with the best we’ve had as a family. Went to Alberta to visit family and friends, had wonderful visits with everyone along with some great touristy things (Drumhellar Dinosaur Museum, Calgary Zoo, Fort Edmonton tour and a great family photo of us dressed in Western garb – I was thrilled to be a saloon girl LOL) and a weekend up at a cabin on a lake. So blessed with my in-laws and miss our friends that moved dearly but it is always a great reunion when we head out that way.
Judy says
The best summer vacation I had, was spent in France. I lived with a French family for 1 month and went camping at the end with a group of kids.
Donette B says
My best summer vacation was when I was 9yrs…my family rented a motorhome and we trekked from CA to NY, entered Canada a drove across to re-enter the US in Washington. It was my family of 5 plus my grandparents and their poodle. Almost 30yrs later and I still have soooo many fond memories of that trip.
Megan says
My best summer vacation was spent in Hawaii a few years ago. It was my first time there, the weather was wonderful, the scenery was gorgeous and there was so much fun stuff to do. I didn’t want to leave 🙂
Beverly Perdue says
My best summer vacations were the vacations at Myrtle Beach with my sons. They are both grown now and it is difficult to plan family vacations with their schedules. I miss those days although my husband and I enjoy spending time together at the lake now.
pamela says
The best summer vacation I ever had was spending 4 months in Asia! I went to Beijing for internship, Hong Kong to visit my relatives, and Hokkaido Japan to celebrate my grandma and my birthday!
VikkiCH says
I drove my 2 & 6 yr old sons from Oregon to E Montana for a reunion with 188 of my Grandma’s family. then followed my Mom & aunts thru Yellowstone Nat. Park and on east to my hometown of Lincoln, NE. My husband flew back for the July 4 wknd and then we all drove back thru Mt. Rushmore, camped 4 nights again in Yellowstone and home again. We were away for 5 wks – great memories.
stampyblock says
Oh that is an easy one, 2 summers ago was my favorite summer vacation. My hubby travels a ton so my twin girls and I spent the summer going where ever he traveled (within 6 hrs of our home). It was the summer before the girls stared Kindergarten so it was such a fun age for zoos, child museums, local candy stores, and of course crafts in the hotel room. It was a blast! The girls favorite part of the trip was probably the hotel rooms. Crazy I know! Minneapolis was probably our favorite stop of the summer.
Kristie H says
One of the highlights of every summer was our annual late summer weekend trip to the beach. It was routine in that we knew where we were going, what we were doing for the weekend since we went to the same place with the same friends. But it was always a great way to end the summer and it was always guaranteed to be beautiful at the beach (which doesn’t always happen in Oregon).
Dori says
Back in 2004 I went to London for a month. I was actually taking a couple of college courses while I was there too, but it was a fabulous time!
Jacque D. says
The best vacations I have was when I was a kid, each year when we were state side (my Dad was military), we would go see my grandparents in upstate New York. They had a ‘camp’ on a lake….it was the best! Beach all day, fishing, water sking, camp fires at night, miniture golf, soft serve ice cream, etc. Family and friends….what could be better.
Jacquie says
My best summer vacation memories are going every year to the same beach resort south of Parksville on Vancouver Island. Low tide exposed a mile of wet sand between the beach & ocean where we would build massive sand forts to defend against the evening tide. Every night we lost & every day we rebuilt – the sun baked the sand all afternoon & heated the ocean as it came back it. We were salty, sandy, suntanned kids at the end of the day.
Luanne Ford says
Being from Michigan, we usually took WINTER vacations to head south!! However, I remember every summer heading to Green Lake in Interlochen for wonderful family time fishing, waterskiing, horseback riding and picking wild blueberries! 🙂
Debbie says
My family took a 5 week car trip and made a big circle around the continental United States. The station wagon was full of Mom and Dad and four sisters age 25 through 5. We had a ball and we still talk about things we did and saw on that trip! Wish everyone could have wonderful family memories like we have!!!
Amy Kolling says
My best vacation was our honeymoon…..it was the best time of my life!
Jan Garber says
A cruise I took 30 years ago to the Carribean islands! It was beautiful and the people so very friendly! It’s one I would love to repeat, this time without the ex-husband! LOL! jgarber5@cox.net
Leah C. says
When I was about 12 my family took at long, 6 week vacation to visit family and tour neat places such as the Grand Tetons, Yellowston, Crater Lake and some of BC Canada. It was a lot of driving but it was really neat to see wide open spaces and drive for so long as I grew up in Hawaii and you really can get island fever. It was pretty amazing:)
Banu H says
The best summer vacation was spent with my grandparents when I was in Highschool. MY grand parents were also in good health then and so we had the most wonderful time doing all kind of activities. Not that my grand father has passed away, I will always cherish that summer vacation spent with them.
Jennie Cottrell says
Our best summer vacation was the year that we took our 4 kids on the train from Denver to Sacramento to Portland, then went on a backpacking trip to the Olympic rain forest. There were so many new adventures and great memories.
(My best winter vacation was December in Paris!)
Maria says
The summer we took a road trip from Florida to San Antonio. We had the time of our life! Kids loved it and so did the adults. To this day we still talk about that trip and how much fun it was.
Wendy Gould says
Actually, one of my favorite vacations was a trip to Disney World/Orlando. We didn’t have kids yet and it was really great. We went in Nov so there weren’t any lines the parks (I know, technically not summer but coming from Seattle it felt like summer to us!) we can’t wait til our 2yo and 3 mo old girls are old enough to make another trip.
Jenny says
The best summer vacation I ever had is a few years ago when my cousin opened up her home to all the female cousins at a beach house she owns. It was the best time!! We were there for 4 days of food, sun and laughs!!
KathleenA says
One of my favorite summer vacations was when my husband and I went to Kuai, Hawaii. It was an amazing place – beautiful scenery, fabulous beaches, lush flora and amazing wildlife. It was my first experience snorkeling and I am now addicted!
Marge R. (mer) says
My best summer vacation was in 1981 a few months after my Dad passed away. We took my Mother and 1 1/2-year-old son to Branson, MO for a much-needed respite after my Mother had cared for my ailing Dad. Best memory was our little boy ‘clogging’ in the street with a group of pros performing that day — fun, family, laughing was the best medicine!!!
Kemma says
My best summer vacation was the second year camping at Pennsic, what a wild year that was!!
Looking forward to the release!
Kemma
teresa says
The best summer vacation for me was the trip we took to Japan in 2002. I had my side of family reunion in my sister and brother-in-law’s home in Japan. We went to do a lot of fun things together. Hopefully, we can do this again soon.
Ohhh Snap says
The best summer vacation I ever had (and I’ve had some wonderful ones), was the summer I took my daughter to Acadia National Park. Our second time camping on our own. She fussed and fussed the whole drive up, and she scowled in the obligatory photograph at each state line. And once we got there, she was a complete convert.
I should also mention there is still a blue streak hovering over the campground when I was assembling the “bow” cots. And the gravel bore the scars of the epic battle lol. But after that it was all smooth sailing. We ate pop overs at Jordan Pond, drove to all the sights with the Audio Tour CD, went to the campfire programs. Ate picnics on the beach. And were genuinely sad when our 5 days were over.
Angela NJ says
I had a chance to vacation with a friend of mine in Santorini, Greece – back when we were both a little bit fearless and before we each had children. We still talk about our crazy adventures, and it was the first time I’d seen the Mediterranean. I remember looking down through that water and thinking this is what God meant when he created the color blue. My daughter was born years later with eyes that color, despite my brown ones, so now I remember that vacation each time I look at her.
Sadie says
My favourite summer vacations were spent heading to the cabin up north. We picked wild strawberries and blueberries. Went swimming with my cousins and lived in a place with no electricity. We invented lots of our own entertainment.
Cat says
I have been lucky to have several ‘best summer vacations’ I have ever had! From the time I was 9 until I was 16, I went to my Grandparents Farm for a month….it was ALWAYS so much fun, even with the ‘chores’ I was given!! Sure miss them and that farm!
Becca says
I have a feeling this summer’s vacation may top them all- but the best from the past was our road trip to OR to see my then newborn niece. We had a blast!
Lynn says
Thanks so much for the chance to win! Best summer vacation I have had was with my family, my brother’s family and my cousin’s family. Our moms (both widows) came along too…so fabulous to spend time with so much family from Ohio and England!
Beka says
I’d have to say my best summer vacation was when I was a teenager and lived in Spokane, Wa. We drove all the way up to Edmonton, Alberta to visit the Edmonton Mall. We had a van at that time so I had the entire back area to myself. When all was said and done and we were driving back home, I remember munching on a stash of candy I bought and watching the mountains as we were driving through the pass. They were so beautiful!
LorraineN says
Definitely Disneyland when I was little. Sooo loved it, LOL!
Sari says
The year Expo 86 was in Vancouver we bought a family pass and almost lived there!
mary bartolotta says
I’d have to say a vacation I took when I was young to Maine with my family and my cousins. We shared a duplex and had a wonderful time that I still remember almost 40 years later.
pegg says
My favorite summer vacation was the year we went to London and the Cotswolds. It was a great combination of city sightseeing, theater, amazing restaurants and then country relaxation. We stayed at wonderful B&Bs which served amazing English breakfasts and then drove through quaint small towns and stopping to have tea. I have such fond memories of that trip!!
Lynn N says
A trip to Sanibel Island, FL with my husband, 14 month old daughter, and my parents and brother. It was the first trip to the beach for my daughter and now that my Mom has passed away, the memory of that trip and remembering the joy of watching my Mom with my daughter, holds a very special place in my heart.
Kristy Alexander says
It was technically Spring Break vacation, but last year we went to Pigeon Forge and spent some much needed family time together. The kids really enjoyed it and it was great to get away for a week.
saral says
Best summer vacation was going to Jamaica with my husband and kids. It was beautiful and we had an amazing time together.
Kathy Mc says
Summer of 2008 we went back to my hometown for their Centennial and saw SO many families who also returned for the activities. Hadn’t seen some of them for 30 years so it was great fun seeing younger children as adults and meeting their offsprings. Also hosted a surprise 40th wedding anniversary celebration for my dear Sister and BIL during their 4th of July celebration. All but one of their original wedding party were in attendance. It was the BEST surprise ever!
Dionne says
My husband and I and the kids drove to Minnesota to visit my brother and his kids.. We played baseball, had picnics,went on hikes and went to the Mall of America. We had so much fun.
Erin says
Some of my best vacations were visiting my family in Wisconsin, especially my godmother and favorite Aunt!
Stephanie says
My best summer vacation was a week long cruise to the Southern Caribbean. At the time i was a stay-at-home mommy with my first son who was two years old. My husband’s parents came down to our house and spent the week with my son. I wouldn’t have been able to go if they hadn’t been able to stay with him. Although it was very difficult leaving my son for a week, it was just what I needed at that time……to be totally taken care of 24/7. No wet towel was left in our room for more than two hours, waiters who knew my name and brought me a Diet Coke every time they saw me, and for my bed to be turned down with a mint on my pillow. Total spoilage and relaxation.
Kathy Rosecrans says
My best summer vacation was spent visiting family!
Ted says
I would have to say my favorite summer vacation was when my parents and I RVed across much of the western U.S. 🙂
Martha says
My husband and I love to travel to the mountains in beautiful Colorado, to get away from our heat.
Thanks for the opportunity to win this fabulous prize.
Annette Hindes says
The best summer vacation was when we went to Disney World with our 10 & 15 year olds. We left right after they got out of school before Memorial Day. We had the best time and hardly had to wait in any lines.
Kathy R says
The best summer vacation I ever had was visiting my daughter in Argentina after she got married. It is such an amazing country with so much to see, from waterfalls, rain forests and glaciers, to vibrant city life and colorful Tango shows. It was breathtaking!
kim dalton says
My best summer was playing at my Grandmother’s catching fireflies and running around barefoot all day playing and being carefree!!
candice a says
I backpacked through Europe in 2003. It was amazing I went with my best friend and stayed in hostels. My favorite countries were Greece, Italy, and England.
Margaret Peltier says
my Mom and I went to California and Idaho when I was 17 – we were gone for almost a month – we had the best time with family and friends – Mom and I still travel together……………
Marsha says
I haven’t had it yet …
We leave tomorrow for Alaska. We board the yacht Perseverance on Sunday ( my birthday too!), and then we will fish the inside passage for 6 days. The scenery, the wildlife, the freshest seafood everyday, crab … Oh my. Off to go pack …
Linda Carson says
The best summer vacation was a trip to London and the surrounding areas.
Marie / Legojenta says
The best vacation I’ve ever had… I remember really enjoying spending time in a cabin in the woods when I was a child, picking blueberries, going on daily trips to the lake nearby for swimming and reading old comic books during the day =)
Jovan says
Best summer vacation was to Cancun with two of my girlfriends and cousin! We partied so hard it was AMAZING!
DebHamd says
Summer vacations have meant different things over the years. During college, it’s about scraping enough money together to go someplace fun; Marriage, it’s about the two of you; with kids, it’s about breaks from school and routine etc. So, my most memorable would have to be after high school graduation. That time when you know you are becoming an adult, you’ll be separating from your friends you grew up with the last 13+ years, to move on with the rest of your life. We made the most of it and the entire summer was filled with the best moments of any rite of passage I’ve experienced.
Lynne in NI says
My best summer holiday as a child was one we spent up on the North Coast of Ireland in a caravan … there must have been about 14 of us in a caravan made for 8, and it was the best laugh ever! Best holiday as an adult was definitely our week in Rome, I’d go back there tomorrow!
Annette Snyder says
A safari in Kenya with my family. Amazing!
Angie says
LAKE POWELL with the family. The most peaceful time is as night, on top of the houseboat, snuggled in the sleeping bag holding hands & counting the shooting stars. The opportunity to experience this even inspired a “serenity” tattoo 🙂 ……idea…..make a serenity stamp set. I’ll be the first one to buy it!!!
Helen F. says
My birthday is June 30th, so my summer vacations were always spent on a beach somewhere fun when I lived in MA.
My BEST summer vacation was on a trip to Sicily with my husband three years ago.
kristinkat2 says
My favorite summer vacation was the first time I got to go to Paris. Everything we saw and did was magical – from the Louvre to St. Chapelle to the Champs Elysee to eating a late dinner at Le Procope. What made it more special was the fact that we saved for a year to go … that investment made the time all the more valuable! I have since taken a group of my high school students back with me, and it was so fun to show them my “favorite spots in Paris.”
Cheryl says
The best summer vacation was a cruise a couple of years ago with my husband, siblings/in-laws and parents. No kids, beaches and zip lines. Awesome.
Sandy Vincent says
My favorite vacation was when our family and close friends took a trip to South Dakota to see Mount Rushmore and the badlands. I LOVE Mount Rushmore. I could stand there all day gazing at it and wondering how in the world they managed to carve that impressive thng out of a ROCK. Talk about a design team! LOL.
Rebecca White says
When I was a child and we took a family vacation in a camper and stopped at relatives homes all the way up and down the east coast and ended up at Disney World we had a great time together and I just remember it with such fondness- I would have to say that has been my best summer vacation.
Yvonne F. says
The best summer vacation we had was when we visited the United States. First me and my husband spend some time in Florida. After that we met my parents, my grandfather and my sister with his boyfriend in Washington, they also came from germany. Then we all went to Indianapolis to the parents of my sisters boyfriend, because he and my sister married there.
Naz says
One of my favorite summer vacation memories was a summer I spent with my dad. He would take me and a carload of my crazy teeny bopper friends on road trips (he’d let us honk at all the cute guys), we’d play in the pool for hours and he’d make us his yummy food. He was the best…
Jary Riolo says
when I was a young girl, my sister and I went to a Camp Fire girls camp for one week each summer! I t was a much anticipated treat every summer-11 years worth for me!!!
Cele Schaffer says
My best summer vacation was as a kid at my Aunt Edna’s farm picking cherries,gathering eggs,feeding the hogs and riding in the combine with Uncle Pete! I can still taste the fresh black rasberry jelly she would make and spread on my toast warm from the batch…
Krista says
my wish list exceeds my budget this month! going to have to do some extra chores around the house (& maybe the neighbors!!!) to earn enough to buy all that I’m wanting. *sigh*
Lisa K says
I don’t really have a “best” summer vacation. My best summers were always spent at a cabin in the White Mountains in Arizona. It is God’s country. Our family would spend 2 weeks just relaxing, hiking and fishing. We would generally overlap our time with some friends so part of the time we would be with them and the rest of the time it was just our family. I still go there around Christmas and it always feels like home. 🙂
Cara says
I once spent the summer with my Uncle’s family in New Jersey when I was 12. I have 7 girl cousins there and it was so fun to have older sisters for a change. I loved it so much.
Amy says
One of my best summer vacations was when my parents and my brothers and I met my Aunts, Uncles, and Cousins at my Grandparents and we went camping, hiking, canoeing,and fishing in the Porcupine Mountains State Park in Michigan.
Kerren says
My husband and I went to Turkey for a week long summer break before I had my children. What a FANTASTIC week full of colour, pattern, history and culture…amazing trip that I would love to do again.
Krista says
we’ve never done a lot of vacations but I’d have to say the one that we did actually do was amazing. the 3 of us went to Mexico for a week at a resort. the boy went jet ski-ing and para sailing and soaked up the sun. we all got so much sun that the last day of vacation we spent inside watching a Closer marathon. was still great because we were all together.
Missy Alber says
Best summer vacation was 2 years ago when my sister and I traveled to England to visit my daughter and her boyfriend who were studying there. Even managed to find a little rubber stamping and papercraft shop to buy some special souvenirs!
Brenda Torgerson says
The best summer vacation I’ve ever had was going back to my family home in Northern Ontario Canada, and picking blueberries with my husband and son, something that I did growing up.
Marlena M says
The best summer vacation I ever had, was when my husband returned from a 15 month deployment. We took advantage of every spare weekend he had, just living and spending time together. We visited sites in Europe (where we were stationed) that were within a stones throw. What a blessing!
Cheri Mosgrove says
My husband and 2 boys and I took a 6 week vacation last summer. We towed our tiny 19 foot trailer and toured the Pacific Northwest. Even better than the spectacular places we saw. . . Yellowstone, Glacier, Craters of the Moon. . . was just relaxing and getting to be together 24/7. It was wondrous!!!!
Tema says
A few years ago we rented a little apt. in Italy in a seaside town called Castilioncello.It’s An hour drive from Florence ,Lucca,San Gimanano & many other amazing towns.The weather ,the scenery & of course the food was heaven on earth.It was an unforgetable month!!
Cindy Holshouser says
I would say it is the first time I went to Birch Bay 6 years ago. We’ve gone back every year since. It is a quaint little beach town on the coast between Washington and Canada. It has it all: bike riding, swimming, golf, go-carts and water park. It’s the perfect vacation spot for kids!
Julie Learned says
The best summer vacation I had was when I was in 4th grade growing up. My family went to visit relatives in California. It was my very first trip to Disneyland and all of the other parks. We created lots of wonderful memories and enjoyed visiting relatives we hadn’t seen for a very long time! Thanks for the chance to win!
Julie L.
Jennifer Fisher Barkdull says
Last year when we took our kids to their cousin’s wedding in Utah. We took the long way to and from and visited the Grand Canyon, Bryce, Zion, and Yellowstone. I loved showing the kids the beauty our country has.
colleen.manning@gmail.com says
My most memorable summer vacation was to Disney World many years ago. We stayed in DW, and I was in awe of all the attention to detail and the overall awesomeness of Disney.
Megan LaBelle says
My aunt and uncle always used to pick me up on their way up to Door County, WI for a week of swimming, sunshine, and ice cream. Those were the best trips!
Julia Muscari says
My best summer vacation was when I was a child and we went to Daytona Beach…happy memories with my family…nothing earth-shattering, but time together…
Haejin says
The best summer vacation I had was actually in the fall when I visited Korea with my hubby. I hadn’t been back since I was a little girl and it was just so amazing to be back. It was even better cuz I also got to travel with my mom and stayed with my little sister. I met relatives I hadn’t seen in over 18 years, so it was really the best vacationever.
Jean R-T says
The best summer vacations would have to those spent at the beach in California. The first week-long stay, when I was in elementary school and other family friends were there, will always be special.
Jan says
A great vacation memory…celebrating my mother’s 80th birthday with my sister at Disneyland. We stayed at the Disney California Grand and enjoyed being kids at heart for 3 days–eating, laughing, & loving being together! : )
Kerri L. says
What a good question. My best summer vacations have been with lots of family. Camping at Hershey Park with friends, nieces and my son have been a blast. Looking forward to it this summer too!
Noreen says
A few years ago we took a trip through Virginia and Pennsylvania, stopping to visit whatever site or memorial, etc. interested us. We spent time visiting with people we met on the way, and just had a really great vacation. We still talk about what fun it was.
Donna C says
Cape Cod with my DH and kids. It is perfect there — laid back, beautiful, good food.
Elizabeth S. says
The summer vacation I will cherish is when our oldest granddaughter (the only grandchild we had at the time) was about 2 years old and we were able to take her and our three youngest on just a sightseeing trip. We trabeled through and camped at a few states and drove down the coast of California. Beautiful sights and family time are the best.
carol j says
My best vacation was.in 2010.when my husband and j went on a two week Mediterranean cruise and then spent a week in Paris after that to celebrate 35 yrs of marriage.
Pamela A says
My best vacation is win I was young, every summer I would go to the lake with my grandparents. My grandfather would take me fishing. My grandmother would have the best breakfast waiting for us.
JJ Bolton says
Before marriage and kids, my best summer vacations were spent at my grandparents house on the lovely island of Kauai (Hawaii). Paradise on earth!
After marriage and kids, my best summer vacation was our first trip to Disney followed by a week at the beach. We still talk about that trip almost 8 years later:)
Steph Lee (Arty Carty) says
Our family trip “round the world” .. we traveled to 4 continents and 12 countries and took a month off work! what a revealing and enriching trip in every sense of the word.
Stacy says
My best summer vacation was as a child when our family went to four corners, Mesa verde, and the Grand Canyon. My mom would read to us from a Wrinkle inTime and sing silly songs. We had a great time and would stop at every historic marker along the way.
shirley rea says
My most memorable vacation starts tomorrow when my grandson Kevin and his family arrives. He has had a really tough year and a half due to brain cancer but is doing quite well. I can’t wait to give him a big Nana hug.
April W says
The best Summer vaaction I’ve ever had was a couple of years ago when my hubby and I took our girls to the beach for the first time. They were AMAZED!! We had such a fabulous time. 🙂
– April W
Lindsey says
We spent a week or so on Kiawah Island (South Carolina). It was absolutely beautiful! It wasn’t too populated, we road bikes everywhere, saw tons of wildlife, and enjoyed a beautiful beach…I’d go back in a second!
Gaby says
Best Summer vacation for me was spending a month in Spain!!!!! Thanks!
kim lemear says
This is a hard one. I am going to go with Summer 2009. We rented a house in Intercourse, Pennsylvania. Did Hershey Park, Dutch Wonderland, Gettysburg, wandered the Amish Farmlands, Cherry Crest Farm, Farm tour. Awesome week. My family and niece were so excited by the buggiess driving by. Lots of fun, but lots of relaxation too.
Pam T. says
Happily, I can say there have been quite a few memorable vacations with my kids but one that I loved best was the two weeks we chartered a 42′ cruiser (without the kids!) and toured the San Juan islands and waters of the Northwest. Beautiful scenery and it was awesome to be so near the killer whales and dolphins. Thankfully, I married a guy who was a boater! A wonderful time!
Kate Block says
Having lived many summers, thus many summer vacations, I have a lot to choose from. Each is special in it’s own way and each contain many wonderful memories.
I think my very favorite was in 2003. We went to the Wisconsin Dells. It was our 3rd time at The Dells, so we knew what as on our “Must Do” list (Noah’s Ark and Big Chief Go Carts we top of the list). The kids were 10 and 13, so we didn’t have to work around nap schedules and early bedtimes. They were both big enough to not have to worry about meeting height requirement for any rides we wanted to go on. They also were at an age where they got along well and still weren’t too cool to go on a family vacation. Oh yeah and neither of them had a cell phone yet! The weather was perfect, mid 80’s the whole week. AND we stayed in a hotel. Most family vacations involved camping. Don’t get me wrong I do enjoy camping…but it really isn’t a vacation for mom. Trying to cook over a campfire, and there are still dishes to do.
I enjoy anytime I can get away with the family, but that vacation is my favorite for many reasons.
Weenie Thomas says
9 days spent travelling round Turkey last year. Glorious weather, fabulous sightseeing and fantastic food.
Dina M says
I was 13 years old and my parents and I drove 17 hours for a week long trip to Prince Edward Island to visit my cousin and her family who had just moved away the previous year. Since we are the only girls in our immediate families, my cousin, whose birthday is a day and a year earlier than mine was like a sister to me and I to her. We went horse back riding, toured their town, laughed all the time & just spent all of our time together as only teenagers can. I had the best time there & miss my cousin dearly since she still lives there. But I’ll never forget that time we went to visit.
Jessica Wekenman says
My best summer vacation ever was a 7 day Disney cruise. We had a balcony room, and it was absolutely dreamy! I even cried when it was over!
Kerry says
My grandparents owned a house on a lake. I loved Summer vacations at the lake with all the cousins, aunts and uncles, and Gram and Pop. Swimming, boating, fishing off the dock, running around barefoot, softball games, cards when it rained, fresh clam bakes and corn on the cob dripping in butter, bonfires, sparklers and catching fireflies. It was magic.
Beverly BL says
Might not technically be summer, but early fall, we went to Camden, Maine. Were there for a week and went to the Lobster Pound every night for a lobster dinner and a couple of times for lunch, as well. Yummy, yum, yum.
Laura says
The best summer vacation was spent with the whole family in a huge beach house on Corolla Island, NC, right on the ocean! Great memories! Absolutely love PTI, thanks for this great giveaway, very generous!!
Amy Hadley says
Honestly, I’ve never had a real summer vacation – we farmed during the summer when I was growing up and now we live away from all our family, so all our “vacation” are going to see family.
Renee says
Our family went to St. Louis, MO to watch the Cardinals play and it was awesome. There was so much to do there, the Science Museum which is all hands on which the kids loved and they have a really nice Zoo also. We also went up in that huge scary Arch and we loved every minute of that trip!!
Jennifer says
Let’s see if it works this time… The best vacation I’ve ever had was a couple of years ago when we took our daughter to Disney World for her fifth birthday. She got to meet Cinderella and Tiana and discovered It’s a Small World, which quickly became her favorite ride. My parents went with us and it was definitely a week of magical memories.
Rachael says
I think the best summer vacation I ever had was when I was a little girl. My sister and I spent 3 weeks with my grandparents and we went to the Grand Canyon, Disneyland, and spent lots of time with our cousins in their pool in Arizona. It was a blast! I will remember that vacation forever. 🙂
Cheryl I. says
My first official vacation was when I was in 8th grade and we went camping. It was a new experience that we all enjoyed so much. We visited Banff and Lake Louise in Canada. It was beautiful and more fun than I had ever imagined! Thank you for the chance to win. This was an awesome release, as always!
Carolee Jones says
The best vacation I ever had was with my 5 children camping in Seward at Primrose campground over the 4th of July weekend. It’s a smaller campsite near a lake about 3 hours from where we live in Homer, Alaska. We took a truck and our mini van crammed with kids. Prior to leaving I created an organized chart to help us have fun. Every one had a color (so I bought colored bandanas for us all to wear through out the week) The chart had color dots to prep crew & cooking crew & clean up crew for all the meals. We had a daily FUN activity such as a scripture treasure hunt using the wildlife & surrounding nature, we had beading crafts & card playing tournaments, we had two days of family hiking, one for fun and the other to climb Mt Marathon. Everyone was paired in teams, with one older to one younger to help the work & fun happen. Our fondest memories together was of that camping trip & I feel it was due to the organization of that silly little chart we followed. PRICELESS MEMORIES now as my kids are young adults & one is married with a little one of their own on their way. Someday we’ll all go back their with our extended families and DO IT AGAIN!
Melanie C says
When hubby and I were in college we packed up our Jeep and went on a 2 week road trip…no reservations…we just explored! It was carefree and fabulous!
D'Ann says
We hardly take summer vacations but I have to say my best summer vacation was last year hanging out with my boyfriend and driving to Dallas. Sounds ho hum but it was just great to spend time with him without a care in the world!
Cheri Parish says
The best summer vacation I’ve ever had was in 2004 when we spent 2 weeks in Queensland, Australia. Loved the sites (can you say “Crocodile Hunter’s Zoo?), the food, and the new friends we made.
Pamela Burke says
My best summer vacation was a six week driving trip throughout Mexico in 1959 (and again in 1968). We went everywhere–the ruins, the jungles, the ocean, the small villages, the big cities–just everywhere. I had always envisioned taking my kids there someday, but unfortunately it is too unsafe to do what we did then.
Love your stamps/dies. Pam Burke
Mary B says
My parents didn’t take vacations, so I didn’t have any summer vacations till I was grown. We have always lived quite a ways from family, so most of our vacation time is spent in family visits. As much as we love those, my favorites are the times we’ve been on a “just for fun” trip with our kids, just looking at local sights or attending baseball games (dh is a big fan). I’m hoping now that our kids are getting out on their own our best vacations are still ahead of us. In a few years I’d love to be the grandparent who pays for the whole family to take a great vacation and make lots of memories. Thanks for the chance to win!
kelly says
my mom and i went hiking in ireland one summer. it is a stand-out for sure!
CC says
As many wonderful vacations as I’ve had, I’ll never forget a wonderful childhood trip touring so many of the historical sites of the Northeast. I was always amazed at how many places we were able to visit on that one trip. And it was probably the reason I came to love studying U.S. history so much.
Ashley Lydia says
The best summer vacation I have ever had was a trip to Puerto Rico when I was 12 years old, my entire family went, and we just had such a great time together. For me the best times are those spent with the ones I love.
Viki says
Hawaii. I love the hot weather, sandy beaches, swimming in the ocean, etc… Thanks for another great release.
Jodi (Jodi&jade) says
Hands down it had to be when my dad rented the Randy Travis estate in Maui for 2 1/2 weeks, for our entire family a few years ago, before he passed away there was 14 of us.
He always wanted to do it again, so next summer my step mom is taking all of us again, there will be more of us now since our family has grown (7 grandkids have been born)
I have a feeling it won’t be the same without my dad, but I can make new memories with my 3 little girls (3 1/2 year old triplets).
Tonya says
It was the time we went to Disneyland with our son. We went in August and we got lucky because it was not overly crowded or hot the week we went! He was seven and it was a blast!
Alicia Graham says
The best summer vacation I ever had was the summer of 2010. My 19 year-old son had received his mission call to go to Costa Rica for 2 years, and we spent 7 weeks getting him ready to go and saying our goodbyes. Such a sweet, sweet family time for all of us. The summer of 2012 will top that one. He arrives home on August 2, 2012 and we will all be at the airport to welcome this boy-turned-man back home!
~Alicia
Maryse N says
In our early 20’s my husband and I backpacked in Europe for 5 weeks. It was amazing! We had little money but still had the time of our life.
Monika/buzsy says
Hmmm… not easy to pick. It’s between my first cruise after I got married and when I was a teen and we went to Greece with my parents (that’s the first time I saw a real cruise ship as we drove by). :o)
Iris says
My best summer vacation was travelling the West Coast on highway no.1!
Alessandra Loiacono says
My best summer vacation was a family trip to Italy and France, it was FABULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can’t wait to go back! 🙂
KathyL says
The best summer vacation was taking our boys on a Disney Cruise. We love anything Disney and the cruise experience was fabulous.
Tatiana says
It was on Disneyland, back in 2010, with my friends. We had so much fun, everything is so beautiful and “magical” there. We really felt in a fantasy world.
Penny H says
My best summer holidays were my childhood ones when we went to a holiday camp – a very British institution! – with all the family and loads to do. I look back very fondly on those summers!
Penny H
Lori Oglesby says
I just returned from my favorite vacation! We just got home from the beach. Growing up I never got to go on vacations. My dad always said we had a ranch to tend to and cows to be fed. Vacations with my husband and daughter are aways fun but sometimes it is hard to keep our daughter entertained. This year for the first time we went with some great friends of ours who have a daughter the same age as ours. We had a blast!!!! We plan to return with them later this summer with our travel trailers this time. We can’t wait!!!!!!
Lisa Kind says
Last summer my hubby and I went to Poland for two weeks and I got to meet family from my father’s and mother ‘s side. We spent the weekend at the home of my father’s family and they were so welcoming and fun! A vacation I will never forget!
Cherie Chavez says
I met my husband in South Korea (we were both in the Air Force) and we took leave to get married in Hawaii. During our “hop” on military cargo planes, we stopped in Japan and Guam before we made it to Hawaii. Best vacation ever!
Carin Moe says
I love, love, love this months release! Especially the hexagons and sunshine set. There are so many possibilities, I must add these to my collection!
Joni Andaya says
Two years ago when my husband and I went to Paris for our Wedding Anniversary was the best summer ever no worries for 1 week just him and I, it was great vacation with great food all around us and the best part I got to spent it with the one I love.
Jeni says
Definately the first time I ever went to Disney World! It is a trip I will never forget & has led to a bit of a Disney World obsession for my husband & I.
Linda w says
The best vacation for me personally was my trip to CHA a few years ago and being able to walk the floor for days and see well known people in the stamping and crafting industry. This was definitely my most memorable one. Although this was not sun sand or thrills of going to famous vacation spots, it was still the best time for me.
gettin’ inky…
Laura K says
My anniversary is the end of July so on our second we took a trip to Napa Valley. It was such a beautiful place and I will always remember every minute of it. Thank you for a great chance to win!
sandygail says
Now that I’m older, the best summer vacations were when we were little and our parents took us to the beach. They rented a beach house for the week and our aunt and uncle and cousins and our grandmother came and it was the best memories! I wish all little kids have good family memories like this.
roxej says
Summer vacation when I was 13 was the best. My family drove across country from Minnesota to California. Of course we went to Disneyland but what I remember best was all the fun we had in the car and camping in the many different locations.
Chris Blanshard says
Our best holiday was flying all the way to Calgary and spending two weeks driving to Vancouver via the Rockies – a never to be forgotten experience!
Vanessa Menhorn says
On the Maledives – amazing!!!
miriam daniels says
I’m a school teacher, therefore all summer vacations are GREAT! 🙂 My favorite was when our family went to Hawaii and my husband surprised us with a limo ride and other fun indulgences. ALOHA!!!
Lisa Dolson says
I loved going to Glacier Park. We don’t live very far from there, so I’m hoping to go back this summer now that the kids are older and we can hike some trails.
Anita R says
One of my best summer vacations was a trip to Switzerland with my husband. We went to cheer on a friend who was running the Mountain Marathon, and also to hike. We stayed in the Lauterbrunnen valley, same place, for a week, and took different hikes every day in the Alps. The weather was perfect, and the views breathtaking everywhere we went!
Sue says
We had a wonderful trip to Costa Rica a few years ago to celebrate my BIL’s retirement. That trip-and others-were fabulous, but in the end, there’s no place like home!
Sarah thieke says
Best Summer Vacation was Gulf Shores Beach, ALabama. Beaches are great and great weather too!
Sarah
nancy faith says
My best summers were spent in Germany with my grandparents. I would go almost every summer without fail…
wonderful memories…
tracy says
best i ever had?… tough question to answer – there’s the kind of summer vacation when you’re a kid (we would go to the beach and rent a large house with my aunts and cousins – we had the best time) or the kind of summer vacation where you get on a plane to a far off destination and do a lot of sightseeing (with my husband and two kids – wonderful memories) or the kind of simple easy vacation to the beach house – just my husband and two kids now – long days at the beach, lots of reading, meals prepared by all of us, no schedule – we just do what strikes us at the time, board games at night – those are good times. Can’t wait for this year’s trip to the beach house.
Heather says
Back in 1991, I got to study in Ireland for the summer. I was a hotel management student and my boyfriend was a chef. We apprenticed and lived at a hotel and got to study with a master chef. We met wonderful people and the town was beautiful. And the icing on the cake was when we got 4 days off and on the spur of the moment, we flew to Paris. We didn’t even have a hotel reservation when we landed, but we found a great place to stay and spent the next 4 days drinking in all the sights of that magical city. It was a summer I’ll never forget.
rae barthel says
My favorite summer vacation is going to be THIS summer, the one that I just booked TODAY, since it will be our family’s first “real” vacation…. at a condo, at the beach, with a healthy budget to not worry about souvenirs and meals at restaurants!! Our family of five reallllly needs this vacation to regroup and to prepare for the upcoming school year, when we will have three kids in three different schools for the first time!! However, since I just booked this dream vacation, I won’t have any extra spending money for this month’s PTI release, so choosing me as your winner, would simply be the right thing to do 😉 happy summer!!
Sarah Jay says
The 10 days I spent in Alaska as teenager, exploring an entirely new landscape with my family and other teens.
Kerry from PA says
The most memorable vacation was the year my family bought a pop-up camper and drove out west, spending 6+ weeks one summer seeing everything from Yellowstone to Pikes Peak to the Painted Desert and then some. We took pictures of our snowball fight at the Continental Divide somewhere in Colorado on July 4. There were lots of other “adventures” and mishaps along the way but we all remember it fondly.
Suzette Weber says
The best vacation I ever had was in 2009 when we spent two weeks on Outer Banks. It was a dream come true! It was one of the places I had always wanted to see. My husband had to work and we were along for the ride! The light houses were beautiful as was the ocean views!
Tanis says
I think the best would have to be our Roller Coaster Honeymoon. 47 roller coasters in 17 days. Cedar Point was our favourite!
Beth says
I would have to say my Honeymoon was the best, we went to Kuala Lumpar then Langkawi in Malaysia, sooooo amazing! Champagne with breakfast every day, hot sunshine and my lovely new husband! Bliss!
Love Beth xx
Selina McGinn says
A month long trip to Sweden for a family reunion.
Hlee says
Best summer vacation was my summer honeymoon in Aruba. Best place ever to relax and lay in the sun on the beach. Such a beautiful place, and I hope to go back soon someday!
Valerie H. says
The best summer vacation was my trip to Japan. Loved the people and the food! Had a great time experiencing the culture.
Dee says
Our best summer vacation was when our children were 6 and8, we spent 3 weeks traveling throughout the state of Colorado. From the mountains to the dessert areas, we loved it all! The kids still talk about all ofthe fun things we did and that was 20 years ago.
Mutzy Mia says
Going camping at Fort Wilderness in Wisconsin for a week with our daughters. It was the highlight of our summer during their growing up years and they still talk about it today!
Stephanie J says
The best summer vacation I ever had was when I was 6. My dad was living on St. Thomas Island (US Virgin Islands), where my soon-to-be step-mom owned a SCUBA shop & was a dive master, and I flew down to visit them and to be there for the wedding – which took place under water!
Priscilla from California says
Actually, it was a series of vacations when I was a kid. My family always rented a house on the beach in Long Beach Island, New Jersey. We stayed for about two weeks and were able to walk out our back door onto the beach and down to the ocean. It brings up wonderful memories just writing about it…
Beth says
All the FUN road trips we got to take with my grandparents in their motor home! I miss those days!! Another FABULOUS month PTI!!!
Michelle Leone says
Loved our trip to Rehoboth Beach, DE……. only one house from the less-crowded beach, peach picking, lovely restaurants, great farmer’s market, outlet shopping (no tax!). What more could a woman ask for??
MelTallman says
When I was 15 a Canadian cousin of mine was getting married. My mom, stepdad and my grandpa all hopped in the car and drove from Cali to Saskatuan, Canada. It was a two week adventure and I got to meet a ton of relatives I didn’t even know I had.
Nancy S says
Two vacations come to mind. The first would be 2 summers ago when my husband,daughter and I went to France. The second would be many years ago when my parents, sister and I went to the virgin islands. It was the last vacation we took as a family before my Mom died. So many laughs and smiles!
Lori O. says
The best summer vacation ever? A couple of years ago, spending 2 weeks with 50+ family members in Oregon for a family reunion. Fun, fun! Over this weekend and for the next week, 60+ family members will be gathering on Oahu, Hawaii for another family reunion! Extra fun!
Allene Frederick says
My best summer vacation was spent at Bald Head Island, NC. I enjoyed experiencing the ocean and beach through my children’s eyes. It a wonderful place to relax. We drove around on golf carts and explored the island.
Deborah K. says
Last year I did a road trip from Arizona to San Diego. A week of perfect weather, good food and good times.
Karen Rose says
Summer vacations are always great, and I’ve had lots of memorable ones over the years, but one of my favourite’s was taking my daughter to Disneyland for the first time … I will never forget the look in her eyes as she took it all in!
Thanks PTI for the release fun and the contests!
Avital says
The best summer vacation I have ever had was our trip to Norway, 6 years ago, where my husband had proposed on Strin’s riverbed. I cannot imagine a more joyful moment 🙂
Cindy Keller says
The best summer vacations I have ever had have been those summers that I’ve been able to stay home all day every day for the whole summer. Stay-cations are the BEST!
M says
I would have to say the best summer vacation I had was when my husband when went to Italy and drove through the countryside to a very small village where his father was born. We saw the house his father grew up in and walked around the town. It was such a meaningful trip for my husband as I never got the chance to meet his father. He passed away when my husband was 31 years old. My husband always tells me how much his father would have loved me…
nina says
Does a summer honeymoon count? We spent 4 weeks in Turkey. The history, the people, the food were all amazing!
Barbra says
For a few summers we went down to the Jersey Shore to a town called Lavalette. My Aunt lived down there and had a little 1 bedroom cottage behind her home which she rented to us. There is nothing like walking out of your little shore cottage that is only a few blocks from the sea and bay! How I wish my little family could afford the same luxury so our son could have the same experience I did!
Barbara Axmacher says
One of my best summer vacations was driving from Maryland to Florida with my family (parents and four girls). We met up with more family and friends and went to the beach, saw Jaws and spent a couple of days at Disney World – this was more than 30 years ago and Space Mountain wasn’t fully operational yet. Great fun and great memories.
Ngan R. says
My favorite “summer vacation” was my honeymoon on Kauai. Can’t beat a week of sun, surf, and good food with your hubby! This was a great release week and I am looking forward to getting these products in my craft room!
Nona says
The best summer vacation I had was last year when my sister & I spent 15 glorious days in France and Italy- leaving our daughters with our respective husbands!! It felt like college days to be able to pack and move without worrying about diapers and meal times 🙂
Full marks to our hubbies for making it possible!
ReNae Allen says
The best summer vacation I ever had was when our family drove out to the Pacific Northwest. I loved the natural beauty of the area, including the tall trees, the ocean, the misty weather, seeing Mt. Rainier and the city of Seattle, Pike’s Place Market, and going by ferry boat up to Victoria B.C.
Most of all, I loved the artisans and the creative people we met while there! It stayed with me and after I got married we actually moved there! Both my children were born in Olympia, WA so it still has a special place in my heart!
Tammy says
I would have to say the 10 day Mediterranean cruise we took in 2009. We sailed from Barcelona and stopped in Rome, Athens, Ephesus, Egypt, and Malta. It was a wonderful experience!
coco says
When our daughter was about 12, we loaded our bikes and gear in the car, and headed for a cottage on the coast. The night we arrived the fog was very thick but we knew there were boats on the water by the calling and foghorns. In the morning it had cleared, and there were many schooners and some tall ships gliding on the sparkling blue water among the humps of green islands, and so began a wonderful August week on vacation in Down East Maine.
Sheryl says
as to have been my best summer vacation ever…I just got back from 3 weeks in Belgium visiting my daughter, son-in-law, grand daughter and brand new grand son. It was so nice to have time to share their day to day life…not to mention the waffles and the chocolate!
Angela Dennison says
Camping with my parents, brother and a bunch of other families when I was 10. It was just so much fun that I remember it fondly 29 years later!
karen q says
When I was 14 my grandparents took me to Boulder, Colorado for the summer. We stayed in a trailer park that had an amazing outdoor pool. I had a blast that summer, I will never forget it.
Sue says
Absolutely must be Jackson Hole WY, Yellowstone National Park and Teton National Park. Beyond beautiful!!!!
Anne B says
The best summer vacation I ever had was definitely the 3 weeks I spent in Italy seeing Venice & Florence. It was a long time ago now (over 20 years!), but I still recall the wonderful time I had with friends exploring those 2 great cities. Makes me want to go back again 🙂
k.mishmash says
when i was 5 or 6, my family and i went to north carolina (from Kansas) to visit my grandparents. I had so much fun at the beach with my cousins and grandparents and brother. i think we were only there for a week, but when i think about it now, it seemed like soo much longer because of all the things we did and all the fun we had! I miss vacations like that where all you have to do is worry about having fun and not money or work or anything else…sigh
Carol says
Some of my fondest summer memories are from our family vacations spent at the lake. We spent all day in the water – could not have been better.
Jill Norwood says
My best summer vacation was taking a houseboat ride down the mississippi river with my entire family of 9! We had so much fun that we did it all over again 2 years later!
Norma says
My grandparents lived at the shore in New England. We spent many weeks for years at the shore and loved to swim in the Atlantic Ocean. Good times. Live in the Midwest now, but still miss the ocean! Thanks for another super release!!
Beth says
All of the summers that my sister and I have spent together. She is my best friend and the best sister in the whole world!
SusieQ says
My best summer vacation, I believe, will be this year. My daughter, three grandchildren and I will travel in RV across the country. It should be great. I live in Ga., they live in Ca, so we’ll be spending a month together. Can’t wait.
Peggy Allen says
When I was growing up my family went to Palm Island. We took a ferry over to the island and no cars were allowed. It was great. We stayed in a time share apartment with a swimming pool and the beautiful beach. They had the best and biggest shells ever. A good time was had by all. Thank you for the great memory.
God bless,
Peggy
anita says
In 2008 my husband and I took the kids to Disney World for the first time and it was awesome. It was an amazing week it was so great that we’ve been going every year since.
Jennifer says
My best summer vacation was the year I went to Arizona to visit family with my big brother, Mark. Lots of fond memories with family across the country that I got to know much better.
Margaret C says
I have been lucky enough to enjoy a huge variety of summer vacations, from being a culture vulture in cities, to camping on windswept beach dunes. Tomorrow, 5yr old DD and I are planning to write our summer bucket list – I hope she gains as many wonderful memories as I have !
Thanks for the opportunity and inspiration !
Miriam P says
Last summer my extended family met in Colo near Cottonwood Pass for a few days. It was great to do activities & catch up with all of them in the mountains!
Donna K says
One summer my family went up north (in MN) to a cabin – I learned to waterski that summer. My mom’s sister, husband and 5 kids met us there. Probably the only time both families were together. I just saw one cousin this past winter after about 40 years. I’ve always wished we lived closer.
Rebecca G says
The best summers for me were those months during college, between semesters….bumping along and figuring out life. I sometimes miss that freedom.
Sharon D says
My honeymoon in Banff and Lake Louise in the Canadian Rockies.
ALOC says
In July of 1992 I attended a family reunion in Hungary. I was able to meet family members for the first time to becom acquainted and it piqued my interest in the Family Tree which I maintain religiously.
Carrie P says
The best summer vacation I’ve ever had was when I went to Europe to visit my friend working abroad. I got to visit Paris – a city I’d admired in all my school years of French class. It was breathtaking!
Avonlea says
I have 2 favourite summer vacations. One was in 1990 when my family & I went to Germany for my cousin’s wedding and my Oma’s 70th birthday. That would be the last time I saw her alive.
My other favourite summer vacation was a few years ago just south of Vancouver, BC. I went with my friend and her 3 sons to relax and go to the beach and just enjoy Summer!
Thank you to everyone for sharing more inspiring projects!
miriam says
One year my brother had a brit (Jewish circumsion & celebration, see url for info) for his newborn son. He goes to “the country”, ie upstate, for the summer and had us all shlep there from the city, a 3 hour trip each way, for the brit. Once we got there, it was a really nice event. Because of the distance, mostly family showed up so the crowd was small and friendly, and the young, unmarried brothers got honors in the cermeony. We watched the video which inspired the parents to choose the name they had just given my nephew. The meal was held outside, as a picnic. It was an informal but special celebration and worth the 6 hours of travel!
Nancy L. says
The ones we used to take when we were younger, with the whole family! We would take about one month and a half and just relax in Mexico, no worries!
Yeva says
I can’t pick just one favorite summer vocation! But I must say, that the first thing that came to mind was my church teen camps by the lake! It was none stop fun!
Susan in AK says
One of my best summer vacations was traveling around south central Alaska with my children when they were younger.
April Z. says
My favorite summer vacation was a trip to Yellowstone.
Bobbette says
A week with family and friends in Hawaii, The Big Island. It was magical.
Connie Covemaker says
It would have to be when I was a child and my parents stuffed mountains of camping gear – and the four of us kids – into the ol’ station wagon and we drove 1,500 miles to Yellowstone Park. My fondest memory of that vacation? When a black bear chased my sister and I into a restroom!
— Connie C.
kimberly boliver says
My favorite vacation was Hawaii. My husband (boyfriend at the time) and I went to visit his sister and brother-in-law. While we were there he proposed. Of all the islands we have been to since, Hawaii has always been my favorite.
Eva M. says
Since we cannot afford to travel our summer vacations are always spent at home. Which means I have to try to get creative. With 3 boys between 5 and 15 their interests are very different, so I try to do things that appeal to all 3. Like taking them to a near by lake or maybe going to the movies. Going to a theme park or just spending the day getting wet with the spinkler. Nothing fancy but, always super fun and most important spending time together.
Mary H. says
I have the best summer vacation every year — two weeks up north in Ontario, Canada. No phone, no TV, no computer. Just family, our dogs, the lake, and relaxation. Love it!
Rachel B says
For many years, we would go on our end of summer vacation to the Great Sand Dunes in Colorado. So much fun. The best year was the year the underground river was actually above ground and we camped in the park – waking up to dear in our camping area!
Erica M. says
My husband and I always take our children on vacation in the fall. So, I would have to say that my favorite summer vacation was the summer after I graduated and my parents took me and my siblings to Disney World. It was my first time to go!
Claudia Lapos says
My best summer vacation was when my daughter and I went to Santa Barbara for a week. We had such a great time having fun and bonding! Thanks for the chance to win.
LR says
One of my fondest memories of a fun summer vacation was when my sisters and I went to Hawaii with our friend, who is like a sister to us even to this day!
Connie says
One of my favorite summer vacations was along weekend in the White Mountains of New Hampshire with my husband, our son and his friend. There was a little tennis, ping pong (table tennis) and lots of swimming. Love the great outdoors!
Voegelchen says
My best summer vacation was our honeymoon in Maine. I loved the the nice bed & breakfast hotels and especially our stay at mount desert island.
Beverly LoPinto says
It would have to be when I was growing up and was 12 yrs old. My parents took our whole family to Europe. We camped all over in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Lichtenstein, and France for 6 weeks! It inspired my love of travel for the rest of my life broadening my horizons at such a young age. It was a life-changing trip for our whole family.
Jayne says
The best summer I ever had was when I was about 8 yrs. old. My parents ran a restaurant so we didn’t do family vacations…the park pool was it. I set a goal to be able to swim in the “deep end” of the pool for that year. No one expected me to do it, but I did pass the test in June and swam like a fish for the rest of the summer! I was in heaven not being treated like a “baby” anymore!
Cassandra says
My fondest memories are of summer time, which for me is Christmas time, at my grandparents farm. I didn’t grow up with them nearby so the plane trip and time with just me and them was extra special. Oh, and that Christmas was around the corner made it extra special.
Colleen says
The very best summer vacation that I have had to date is when my husband, daughter and father-in-law flew to London and took a 15 day cruise around the British Isles, the weather was great and we had the best time. My husband and daughter agree (I will have to ask my father-in-law) it is their best vacation to date also. Thank you for this wonderful giveaway and thanks to all of you for all of your creativity, you really know how to create and make great products!
Andrea McCulley says
My best vacation was a trip to Florida with 2 of my college friends a couple of years after we graduated. We drove along the coast and took a 1 day cruise to the Bahamas. I will never forget the beautiful sunsets over the water!
ChrisTea says
In 2001, my brother and I both had jobs on different coasts as high school physics teachers. We took a month of our summer break to travel to Madagascar and stay with a friend who was a peace corps volunteer. There also happened to be a total solar eclipse in the capitol city right at the moment our plane landed. Our friend met us with souvenir eclipse viewing glasses, and we geeked out right then and there. I declared at that moment, that if I was ever flush with funds, I’d become an eclipse chaser. And, nothing will ever compare to my month of backpacking in Africa. Not even living in Bordeaux, France as a student for a year when I was 21, and traveling all over Europe. I love Africa.
Veronica Z says
When I was younger my family and I took a vacation to The Great Smokey Mountains National Park. I have so many wonderful memories from that trip!
Judy Workman says
Last summer I hiked a good portion of the Appalachian Trail, some of it by myself. I loved the solitude and the can do it attitude, but the blisters and lack of paper crafting possibilities? Not so much!
Dottie W. says
I happen to be on the best summer vacation right now. 🙂 My boyfriend, our dog and I are at these amazing beach cabins. It’s so peaceful here and very relaxing. We can hear eagles, see seals and enjoy nature. This place truly feels like a little slice of heaven and will be great creative inspiration when I get back home! Thanks for the chance to win 🙂
DeAnna L says
Back-packing in the Rockies!!! We planned, practiced and prepared for almost a year! It was fabulous! Will never forget it!
Julie says
The best summer vacation I ever had was a mini-honeymoon weekend with my husband in 2006 taken a few weeks after our July wedding. We spent the weekend in a B & B in Virginia after a day at Mount Vernon.
CHONG mcafee says
Trip to Spain!!! Sangria, flamenco dance and beautiful Mediterranean Sea…
Melissa says
The best summer vacation I’ve ever had is the one we take each and every year…to Michigan. The beaches there are wonderful and we get our fill of fresh, delicious blueberries at the pick-your-own blueberry farms! It’s relaxing for DH and I as well as our three little ones! They dig in the sand, we relax on the beach and we all sleep so well after all that fresh air and eating blueberries until we can’t possibly eat any more!! 🙂
LOVE-ing all the new sets and thank you so much for an opportunity to win!
Susan O says
As a child, my favorite was probably the year we drove to Texas to visit cousins. At that time it was the longest road trip I’d been on. More than 50 years later I still fondly remember so much about the trip.
LizPryz says
My honeymoon!!!!!
Victoria Nelson says
I think last year’s vacation was the best yet. My family and I went house boating on Lake Shasta. It was so relaxing and nice not to have to do anything! I brought some stamping supplies with me and made a ton of cards while we were away. Now that is my kind of vacation!
Jen B. says
My best summer vacation was a cruise to Bermuda with my family. It was the summer of 1989, and we didn’t know that it would be our last vacation as a family. My dad died the following April, and I am so thrilled to have that last summer trip with him.
Jennifer Delaurier says
I would have to say that my best summer holiday was when my whole family went to Hawaii to visit 3 of the islands. It was the last time we were all together before my parents separated and I cherish the few memories that remain from that trip.
Susan B says
In July 2001 I was able to travel with my son and sister to England (where he was scheduled to dance). Since we were so close and might never get another opportunity we extended our visit and went to Paris. Truly a vacation to remember.
deenie says
The summer after the third grade. We went to Disneyland. Being from Hawaii..it was my first trip to the mainland. I remember not sleeping that night. Then we all put on our NEW clothes to catch that plane. It was truly magical!
ScrappyKsue says
I love the new designs! The best vacation I had was when I sent to Disney World with my family back in the 80’s. They let my boyfriend (now my husband) go with us and we all had such a great time. Thanks for the giveaway!
ScrappyKsue says
I love the new designs! The best vacation I had was when I sent to Disney World with my family back in the 80’s. They let my boyfriend (now my husband) go with us and we all had such a great time. Thanks for the giveaway!
Diana F. says
When I turned 40, myself and several of my friends when to Hawaii. I had the time of my life!
Simaryon says
My best summer vacation was hands down a Disney vacation! I don’t care how ‘old’ you get, you can always feel like a kid again at the happiest place on earth!
ScrappyKsue says
I love the new designs! The best vacation I had was when I sent to Disney World with my family back in the 80’s. They let my boyfriend (now my husband) go with us and we all had such a great time. Thanks for the giveaway!
Pat Bustin says
My best summer vacations were tent camping with my parents and 10 siblings…yes, 10! It may sound crazy and crowded, but those were the best days of my young life.
Cheryl B. says
My favorite summer vacation was my 1983 honeymoon. We spent 3 days in Paris and a week in London. The weather was great. It was fun, romantic and dare I say educational.
Meredith says
We actually do more holiday-ing outside of the summer months… my favourite trips are usually to Disneyland. I love it there to begin with, but watching my two little girls get caught up in the magic is the MOST fun thing!
Nancy says
1977 when I took my two sons, two nieces and two nephews – ages 13 to 15 – on a three week camping trip from San Francisco, to Yosemite to San Diego. Six teenagers and me in a small camper and a couple of tents – more fun than a barrel of monkeys!
Amanda says
Before we had kids we went to New York City. We saw a broadway show, had great food and did a little shopping. I would love to go back.
Mélanie says
The best summer vacation was definitely the one i spent in southwest usa. As a swiss girl, it was my first time i came to America! With my now husband, we traveled through California, Arizona, Nevada and a bit of Utah, mostly to see National Parks. It was so beautiful!! As we’re both graduated in geography, it was awesome for us to see all these natural wonders in person! We loved it so much that we come again to usa in just a month from now : our dream destination, yellowstone national park! Can’t wait!
Sherry 107 says
The best vacation I ever had was ten years ago when my husband and I drove down the coast from San Francisco-it was AWESOME! The feeling of being close with God in that setting-I could feel his hand in the beautiful cliffs and shoreline.
Ruth G says
Actually, it might not sound awesome, but my hubby and I went backpacking on North Manitou Island which is in Lake Michigan, on the Michigan side. Our first night or two were spent on a bluff overlooking the lake with a nice path down to the sandy beach. The beach was beautiful and we had it all to ourselves. Anytime I need to go to my “happy place”, that’s what I think about. Sadly I’m not sure I have any pictures of it, it’s just all in my head and I should probably make a scrapbook page about it soon before I forget about it. I picked up the Summer Camp stamp set last month because I loved all the actual camping symbols it had that I could use for all of our adventures “pre-kids”. Thanks for all the inspiring products and projects!
sanketi says
My best summer vacation would be my annual vacation to my grandmother’s for a month…lovely food and lots of pampering!
Susan Warner says
Best summer vacation was 5 years ago, we celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary with a 3 week camping trip out west. Saw all of the sites. Relaxing and beautiful.
Lori says
My favorite vacation was spent with my husband and kids in the smokey mountains. My kids have since grown up and have familys of their own, but I hope to plan a family vacation with my husband, kids and now the grandchildren!!
Marilyn says
Summer of my 14th birthday. dad took me to Myrtle Beach for the first time. Stayed in a beach side home. Met my first Summer love and saw the movie Grease on it’s release date. My girlfriend went too. It was a blast. Best of all… I got my first Summer romance kiss. It was… PURE MAGIC!
Sally says
One of best summer vacations I ever had was to take 25 girls to FCA summer camp in Black Moutain, NC. We had so much fun competing in athletic games and talking throught the night!
Becs Attwood says
I went to a summmer youth camp for many years in my teens that was the scene of many of my happiest summer vacation memories – awesome beach location, great friends, bands and motivational speakers – loads of fun every time.
Lesley H says
My best summer vacation was traveling out west to Yellowstone with my family when I was a kid. As much as we hated the long car ride and the fighting with my siblings, it’s one of the best memories I have of my family.
kbikegirl@aol.com says
My best summer vacation was traveling for two weeks with my hubby to Colorado, 18 years ago. We were strong, and healthy. We mountain biked amazing trails at altitude, hiked in moutainous fields of wildflowers, camped a bit, and met up with dear friends for the time of our life. I’m unable to do those activities now, due to Scleroderma, so that summer trip holds very special memories for us both. I know to live each day to the absolute fullest! You never know what can change.
Luray says
Michigan–little shop hopping! Train trip to get there was fun too!
Kathy M says
My first and only trip with my parents and my husband to the beach. We stayed in a condo and it was just perfect. My Dad died from a terminal illness a couple years later so we never got around to doing it again. Now we can’t.
LuAnn says
The best summer vacation I have ever had was the summer my Dad, my brother and his wife along with is 5 kids and my husband and I along with our 2 kids went camping for a week. it was the best vacation except that even though my Mom wasn’t there with us (she had passed away the year before but we all went in her memory because it was a yearly event for the entire family), my Mom was there with us in spirit. The week was filled with “Remember when Grandma…” stories.
Karen says
My best summer vacation was when I was just 17 years old. My best friend and I hung out and went to the beach everyday, talked and laughed, and enjoyed our youth. We had no money, but we sure had a good time.
Ruth says
The best summer vacation is heading north to our cabin in the middle of nowhere an enjoying family, reading, listening to the trees rustle in the breeze and loving not having to get up at the crack of dawn or go anywhere.
Rachel Izakowicz says
Our honeymoon to Kenya & Seychelles! It was amazing!! Feels like a long time ago now even though it was only 2010. I can’t imagine ever taking a trip like that now that we have a little one!
Dana Bilson says
My favorite summer vacation was the last week we spent in Cape May, NJ before my Dad passed. Awesome memories!
Alisa Conner says
The best summer vacations were spent with my family camping in the mountains, especially memorable was going to Yellowstone National Park and seeing the wildlife and nature’s wonders. Simple, but so memorable. Thanks for the contest. 🙂
Missy Terry says
My best vacation was when we took my son to the beach for the first time. It is such a wonderful memory.
Tracey Kuzniak says
Oh my best summer vacation was spent at my friends cottage in Muskoka where they taught me to waterski 🙂
Melissa Flieg says
Most of our vacations are spent going from Virginia to Missouri to visit all our family. My three daughters have some much fun spending time with their cousins and grandparents. Since all our relatives live there it is nice that we can see everyone in one trip.
Nora says
The best summer vacation we had were something we did every year growing up-going to visit our cousins’ in Upstate NY. We slept in a huge bunch on sleeping bags in the middle of the floor, stayed up late, played games, created plays for our parents (mostly our moms!) to watch-it is some of the fondest memories I have growing up. The best thing about it was we did it every year and we looked forward to it!!
Lin says
My favorite summer vacation was when I went to Walt Disney World for the first time – growing up in Southern California, trips to Disneyland were a staple, but WDW opened up a whole new world for me – I’ve been going every other year since!
Kati says
The best family vacation we ever had was the first time we took our daughter to Disney World. The look of excitement on her face when she saw the castle was worth a million dollars.
Great job on the new releases. Beautiful!!
Tiffany H says
After my junior year of college, I took a week long trip to NYC with a few of my closest friends. We had a blast taking in the sites of the Big Apple, seeing shows, walking in Times Square, and eating lots of yummy food!! Such an awesome girls trip!!!
Giovana says
I went to Puerto Varas in Chile few years ago, it has been the most wonderful and vacation I’ve ever had. I wish I could go again 🙂
Yvette F. says
We took a cruise with the whole extended family to Alaska. It was so beautiful and peaceful!
Wanda says
Each year we do a multi family week long camping trip . We enjoy the peace and quiet of being outdoors!!!!
Meagan Boyce says
My favorite summer trip was when I went to Europe for a few months to explore when I was 18. Full of adventure!
Stephenie Smith says
I have been blessed to have had a few wonderful vacations, but I think the best one is the Road Trip I took with my Mom, my Sister, and my Daughter. We drove from Dallas, TX to Vermont and down to New York City by way of Maine. My Mother LOVES Lighthouses so we drove over to North Carolina and drove to as many lighthouses as we could find while driving north. We stayed in KOA cabins every night to keep our costs down and since I do not see well at night and I was the navigator, we inevitably got lost after dark and by the time we found our next stop we were laughing so hard, I can not believe my Sister could still drive. We finally made it to Vermont to see our other Sister and completed our trip through Maine to New York with her and her family. My Mother stayed in Vermont and the rest of us flew home. We managed to do all of this in one and a half weeks…we were exhausted, which probably accounted for all of the laughter! A trip we will never forget!! 🙂
Mirta Sanchez says
Visiting my cousins and aunts in Florida when I was a kid-best times every! Still young, strong, healthy! Nothing could stop me! These days, going away for a vacation sometimes seems like more trouble than its worth. I know, that’s sad!
Kris Prokopec says
When I was 12, my grandparents took me on a trip through eastern Canada and the Northeastern US, including Nova Scotia, New York and Boston. We stayed in a camper and had so much fun!
Sew Sweet N Crafty says
I think one of the best summer vacations is when we went to New York City, New Jersey, Niagara Falls and Canada. What an awesome time we had and I was in total awe of the Falls. ..so beautiful.
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annheidel says
Best summer vacation? It’s a toss-up between the summer of ’85 when we spent a week traveling in Germany and Denmark or the summer of ’86 when we spent a week traveling in England, Scotland, and Wales. There are definitely perks to growing up in a military family! We were stationed in Holland at the time. Good memories!
Erika T says
Ahh that’s an easy peasy answer….at The Breakers Hotel on Palm Beach Florida sipping pina coladas and eating a fruit and cheese plate….be still my heart!!
Ramona West says
The year I drove to Kansas to see my dad. Four kids in the car and a 2 day drive from Virginia. We took our time and had a blast there and back, not to mention the week with daddy. That’s a whole ‘nother book!
Wendi Roppolo says
My parents used to have a house at the beach…I have so many great memories of those summers…
Pam says
My best summer vacations were all spent with my grandparents in the Adirondacks. Life was so much simpler then.
Janie C says
My best summer vacation last year when I had both my daughter and new son of 6 months in the pool. It was so heartwarming to have the whole family spend time together and enjoy each other every day.
Cheryl SD says
I loved the two week vacation we spent in Greece visiting friends in 2007! Beautiful weather, wonderful food, walks through history and time spent with warm and loving friends!
Dally says
Now that my children are grown up and I have grandchildren to enjoy, my best summer vacation is when we can be all together (we live in different countries). The last time we did that was about 2 yrs ago, and we spend a few days in Disneyland. Unforgettable memories …
Laura Boyd says
The summer of 1980. I spent the summer with my grandparents. As a bonus I was able to watch the Olympics as my grandparents lived in England.
Dee Rose says
Definitely our honeymoon in the Bahamas! We spent a week in Nassau and it was such a beautiful place to visit.
Dally says
Now that my children are grown up and I have grandkids to enjoy, my preferred summer vacation is when we can be all together (we live in different countries). The last time we did this was about 2 years ago, when we spend a few days in Disney. Unforgettable memories …
Jackie B. says
Alaskan cruise with my husband and 2 children – best summer vacation ever! Thanks for the chance to win!
laura j says
My best summer vacation was a few years ago when our family decided to set aside one week in the summer to spend time together at a cottage up north. Not an easy task with everyone’s busy work and personal schedule but so worth it to see the happiness it brings to my father to spend time with his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren!
DeLisa says
I went to Australia when I was 17. My dad worked hard to send me and it was AMAZING!!! It was also the first time I had ever been on a plane and overseas. I have so many great memories of that trip and learned a lot of myself on it as well. It was the summer before my senior year of high school, so it was perfect timing! Australia is a VERY dear place in my heart!
Kristina says
The summer before my senior year I took a trip back to my home town to visit my old high school. Good times. 🙂
Autumn C says
The first time I visited the Outer Banks of North Carolina…there’s nothing better than sea breezes and salt spray.
Kim Badelt says
It would have to be summer(s) as a kid, they all blend together, spending time at a holiday house my parents had on the coast. Going for walks on the beach, rock hopping, exploring, rolling down dunes and coming home with pockets filled with shells 🙂
Gwen says
The best summer vacation I’ve ever had was going to my parent’s house with my husband and my brother’s family. We ate so much good food… Korean food, American food, sweet corn, watermelon, a bushel of steamed blue crabs with Old Bay seasoning… all spread out on a picnic table outside. They live in the peaceful country with Amish buggies going by their house. Just spending time with all my family makes it the best!
Teri says
The best vacation I ever had was visiting the Smokey Mountains & Mammoth Caves as a child-soon cool!
karen barker says
i love camping so the best holiday iv’e ever had was in our old vintage VW camper touring France, belgium and germany. It rained nearly every day. But me and my hubby loved it
Amy Papale says
My best summer vacation was when I was about 8 or 9 years old. We would spend about two weeks in Keuka Lake. They were wonderful memories.
Helen says
About 8 years ago, we rented a townhouse down the shore in NJ. We stayed for a week and during that week various family members came and went. We didn’t look at the clock the whole week, just doing what we wanted, when we wanted. The kids, my husband and our family members loved it. Family, no stress, beautiful weather…couldn’t ask for anything more.
Sonia says
The best summer vacation I ever had was when I was in my last year of high school. My friends and I got together almost every evening and barbequed, swam, and hung out. it was our last summer of leisure, and we enjoyede every minute of it!
Anna K. says
I live on Cape Cod, where thousands of people spend tons of money to go on vacation. Sadly, being an adult here, we have to work hard during the summer to make sure everybody else has a great vacation, but growing up here, I can’t imagine a better place on the planet to be in the summertime!
Laurie W says
It’s hard to narrow down because I have had lots of great travels over the years! My trip to Chicago 2 years ago was pretty fantastic! CHA, seeing my sister and spending several days driving around the area for my 10 year anniversary was a lot of fun!
LisaE says
Wow! Those are some gorgeous cards. My best ‘summer’ vacation was summer in Australia so it was February here. We were there over two weeks, it was fantastic – so beautiful and the people were just great!
teresa kline aka va.sunshine says
I would have to say the first summer I was married, my husband and I had the best time….we stayed in a B&B for a couple of days…so romantic and fitting for our honeymoon. Thanks for the chance to win!
enjoy *~*
Kara says
My honeymoon! We got married in May , but waited until the end of the school year to take our honeymoon cruise! It was such a wonderful, romantic trip!
Pam G says
The best summer vacation was when my husband took me to San Francisco. We went up and down the coast too exploring and to Napa. The weather was beautiful, the wine and food were wonderful. So many happy memories.
Pat says
when the kids were younger we would go to the same resort every summer for a week. It was like home in that you knew where everything was, and there were activities for everyone. But it was better because someone else did the cooking and cleaning!!
Andrea r. says
My family traveled to Hawaii for an amazing vacation a few years ago. I dream of going back!
QP says
6th grade class trip, we cruised to the Bahama’s. First time I went anywhere without my family! Loved the freedom and had a blast!
Diana F says
One of the best summer vacations that I have ever had was a month long trip out west. We traveled to all the southwest states and went as far north as Wyoming. Even though we were gone for a month I still feel I could have used another month just to do justice to the places we visited.
Margaret Eichenlaub says
Last year we spent a week in September at Cape San Blas, FL with our children, their spouses and our first grandson, Max. It is a beautiful pet friendly beach on the Gulf, so even our 4 legged children went along. Can’t wait to do the same this September!
Eveline van Heijst says
The best Holiday ever? Without doubt the 3 weeks we travelled in a RV through your beautiful country, Arizona, Utah, Nevada and California. The National parks we visited were breathtakingly beautiful, we enjoyed the trip and would love to make a similar one again, but maybe in some other states.
Eveline.
Jennifer L. says
My favorite recent vacation was trip to Washington DC with my husband. It was our first true vacation together that didn’t involve visiting with family at some point in time. And it was fun to see DC as adult. Thanks for the chance to win!
Sandy P. says
My best summer vacation was going to Las Vegas. What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas! 🙂
Ann Marie says
My very best? Last summer, home with our newborn son, who we had waited for for so long! But if you mean a trip, the summer before when we went to Wyoming. Beautiful and we’ve found somewhere to retire. 🙂
Bette manning says
3 years ago my daughter and I took my grand daughter to Disney for her 8th birthday. She knew nothing about the trip till we got to the airport, boy was she surprised! She had so much fun, it was great seeing Disney thru her eyes. What a great time. My husband and I are taking our other grand daughter this August for her 8th birthday. Can’t wait!
Mia says
Our best summer vacation (so far!) is the time our family went to Rhode Island. It was a week of unplanned, wonderful adventures – both the city kind & the beachy kind. Just wonderful!!
Helen LeBrett says
The best summer vacation that I ever had was the summer when my kids were small and we went on mini-excursions every Thursday with my sister and her kids and a friend and her kids. We went to Mrs. Grossman’s sticker factory, to the Jelly Belly Factory, to the beach (several times), to the Museum of Natural History in Golden Gate Park, and to a Cheese Factory, and several parks for the kids to play in. It was the best summer ever!!!!
Kim A. says
This is cheating because we combined our honeymoon with our summer vacation but it would have to be Tahiti. Amazing. Those pictures of unbelievably gorgeous lagoons? They don’t even do it justice.
carmen says
I love to go to different places, but a staycation is the best to me
Louise Brown says
This is in every way an awesome release. There is not one thing I wouldn’t love to have.
Norma says
Last August. We went back East on a great tour to many historical sites. It was so fun and interesting, not to mention all the great food. Finally got to see all the places I’ve been reading about for years.
Donna Klimek says
My best summer vacations were spent at the beach house that my brother, sister in law, my then husband rented together with our then small children. We had so much fun all together. Those are such wonderful memories!!!!
Donna K, Whitestone, NY
Claudette says
Best summer vacation? I’d have to say last year when my dh took me to Europe! I absolutely fell in love w/the UK! It was the the best and most memorable one to date! Thanks for the chance to win such an awesome prize. Love everything in the new release!
Louise Brown says
Got so excited about the release I forgot to answer the vacation question. It was a stay at my aunt’s. She lived in the country. I loved her and I love being in the country.
Becky M. says
Hmm, I think my favorite summer vacation was my honeymoon last summer to Chicago! A week of sightseeing and spending time with the love of my life… priceless!!
Shaunna Lasley says
My summers growing up were all my favorite vacations. My dad was in the army, so each year we would go back to Colorado and stay with my Grandparents. Visiting, Fishing, playing with cousins and the sparklers and “snakes” on the Fourth of July – the best memories! I can still smell the mountain air and see the mountains when I close my eyes.
Donna says
Spending the summer with my brother and his wife, no parental supervision! It was awesome.
Theresa says
The best summer vacation was when we went to Italy for 2 weeks ! It was an amazing trip.
ktalford says
Fishing at grandma and grandpa’s pond were the best times ever! And, we always had watermelon seed spitting contests and lit sparklers…the big ones!
Mary says
2 weeks in Paris! France is my favorite place to visit!
lisa m says
as a child me and my brother went out west with our grandparents to mount rushmore and yellowstone park it was a lot of fun, also lots of summers spent camping with my dad. thanks for a chance to win!
Imcath@excite.com says
I spent the summer of 1985 with my sister in Maine. So beautiful!
jelenzini@att.net says
For me it was going to camp every summer and getting away from my three brothers!
Karen S. says
My best summers have been spent at the lake with my grandparents, parents and now my kids. We always spend a week together just having fun!
Heather C says
Shortly after my husband and I got married, we drove across a few states to the redwoods in California. We pitched a tent on the sandy beach and camped out for a few days. It was the first time I ever saw the ocean, trees that tall, and yellow slugs. Even though my husband got stomach sick on that vacation, we still had so much fun. Although camping for a week every year with my husband and son is pretty amazing too.
anat15 says
My best summer vacation was in Northern Italy, August 2003.
Paulette S says
My favorite vacation is in the Florida keys, renting a condo on the ocean, sleeping in or staying up as long as we like, eating easy breakfast and easy lunch, then going out for dinner all week long. And sight seeing during the day with family.
Jenny W says
A family trip to Thailand where we got to ride elephants, visit beautiful places, eat all kinds of interesting food, and get to know my father’s family.
Vicki Stys says
My husband and I have always been huge Disney fans and have been there many times. However, the most memorable vacation we ever took was when we took our 2 boys to Disney for the first time. They were 4 and almost 2 years old. Seeing the magic of Disney through their eyes for the first time was priceless!
bevyb says
My Mom and I would spend Labor day week at the Jersey shore. It was fun either sitting on the beach or shopping in Stone Harbor,followed by walking the boards in the evening and eating junk food.
And we always had to stop for hand made ice cream on the way back to our room.
I have fond memories or those Wildwood days
JenCozz says
Probably going back to Sweden to see childhood friends over 20 years ago!
Sofia says
Last summer, a week in Kefalonia, Greece!!!! Amazing waters, food and people!!! As every island in Greece it was unforgettable!!!
Beth S. in MN says
Trips to the northeast corner of Minnesota, also known as the North Shore. Stayed at Temperance River State Park, but visited all of the State parks in that area with lots of hiking and waterfalls to see. Even something called Devil’s kettle.
Thanks for all the great inspiration on the blogs!
Roula says
Two years ago, my trip to China!!!! An unforgettable and sooo different than any other country!!! Loved every moment of it!!!
conil says
Spending 3 weeks in Maine with my adorable husband. It and he are the best ever.
makalah says
Annual camping trips with family as a kid and now with friends as an adult. 🙂
Allisa says
My best summer vacation was a week spent at the beach!
Charmaine Ikach says
THe best summer vacation was probably when we went to Cape Cod with my husband’s family. Such a nice time.
Connie Conlon says
The best summer vacation was when I was a kid. My grandparents would take all of us 12 cousins camping at a hot springs. What a blast.
berryblue says
Last summer we took our kids to Disney World for the first time! It was magical!
Jen Cuthbertson says
For sure, our trip to Europe in 2009! We toured Belgium, The Netherlands, Denmark, and Germany for a leisurly 3 weeks and I spent my birthday in the former East Germany! Rad!
Rhonda says
Wow, I would have to say my best summer vacation was when my mother took my brother, my husband and me to Europe for 10 days. We visited Germany, Switzerland and Austria. It was an awesome trip. So glad we got to take this trip as she passed away the following year.
Susie B (United Kingdom) says
My favourite summer holiday was the one we spent last year on Lundy Island, just off the North Devon coast in the UK, where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Bristol Channel, with nothing between it and America! The island is only three and a half miles long and half a mile wide, and wherever you stand you can see the sea! There’s no electricity after midnight, no mobile phones, no computers, no cars, no street lights – it was fantastic. A chance to really get away from everything. We stayed in an old converted schoolhouse with nothing but rabbits, birds and seals for company. The sun shone all the time we were there and it was the most relaxing holiday ever!
Brenda says
My best and most memorable summer vacation was the summer I stayed with my beloved grandma and grandpa on their farm in Porkypine Plains, Canada. I learned to slalom ski, helped with the enormous garden and my grandma was the first “crafty” person I knew.
Tricia says
I live on a lake in Maine and grew up on a lake so I feel very fortunate to able to call lots of my summers favorite. As I write this I am sitting on my deck looking at the lake, listening to the soundtrack from CHICAGO and enjoying the smell of lobster being prepared for dinner. Hope all of you have had nice summers too.
Tricia
Stephanie W says
The best summer vacation I ever had was when I was 13 years old. My Dad had a sebatical from work and we took a 6 week vacation driving around the country in a minivan. I didn’t appreciate it as much then as I should have, but I am amazed at what my parents showed to us and what they put up with – all without the internet, booking hotels in advance, and two kids (13 and 6) in the backseat!
jan farnworth says
the best summer trip i ever had was when hubby and i took our young son darrel to yellow stone. we drove from washington and it was the most fun we had. we stopped at bear world, we camped and saw lots of neat things. thanks for the chance to win.
Angela H. says
Most of our vacations are fairly close to home, but that doesn’t make them less fun in my book — for instance, we go to Chicago almost every summer (only a 4-hour train ride away), yet we make a point of never doing the same stuff twice. It’s a new city every year that way!
Leslie L. says
My best summer vacation so far was probably the family vacation in 1997 to N. Ohio for my dad’s family reunion (we live in FL). It was the last family vacation before my siblings and I got to the age where the family summer trips ended. We had a blast with the cousins and even got my dad to ride his (and our) first upside down roller coaster (Cedar Pointe!!). After that you couldn’t stop us from going upside down; dad on the other hand wasn’t doing that ever again. Now that we are grown and married off we should probably try to get a family vacation planned with the parents and our spouses.
mandyb says
my best holiday will be the ones i remember as a kid. Long hot times at the beach in Taupo NZ…..lake, walks, sun….and spending all day in the water!!!
kathys says
My best summer vacation I ever had was backpacking thru Europe as a college student with my two very best friends in the world:)
Krista Tracy says
A few years ago, we went to South Carolina shore. With a husband who doesn’t like to travel and the expense of four kids, it’s not something we do very often, so it was a very special treat.
Sharron A. says
My favorite summer vacation coincided with my 16th birthday. I spent my birthday in London, England. A trip to remember!!!!!
Nita k. says
My honeymoon trip to Paris was the best summer vacation. I was giddy with newlywed excitement and in a beautiful city. Absolutely the best!
TinaH says
The year we delivered our youngest to college, my husband & I set out on a cruise to Alaska and it was our 25th anniversary year. There were only 32 passengers on the ship, and it had to be the best time ever. Thanks for the chance to win.
Kate C. says
For me, the best summer vacation was spent on a Florida beach while celebrating my grandma’s 85th birthday and introducing my 6 month old daughter to all of my family!
Sugacatz says
My best holiday was a trip to my grandparents caravan at the seaside in the south of Scotland. It’s where I first learnt to rid a bike. I was so proud of that achievement I will always cherish the memories of that holiday. Lesley
beth h. says
My favorite vacation was a beach trip when we rented an ocean front cottage.It had a front porch with rocking chairs. It was such a treat to sit on the porch in the morning and wake up and watch the waves.
Heidi says
When I was very young, my parents were moving over the summertime. They dropped me off at my grandparents for several weeks while everything was taken care of at the old and new houses. Thirty years later I still remember that summer and encourage my boys to spend lots of time making their own memories at Camp Grammy 🙂
samtha johnson says
when I was 10yr’s old my Dad(parents newly divorced at the time) took my sisters and I to visit our Grandpa in buffalo , ny… we went to niagra falls and ever since I’ve been in love with the place. I now have my own 10yr old and can’t wait to take him and his brother.
Janet dowell says
Busch gardens in Tampa , Florida . Kids saw animals and we all loved it !!!
Toni Storie says
Undoubtedly, the best summer vacation that I ever had was the summer that I had my daughter. I was working for a school district and got out early (maternity leave) in mid May with her birth. I spent all summer getting to know my precious girl! Each summer since has never been the same, but is always a joy as I get to spend it with her!
Jan Pufall says
These stamps hold such for me. Can’t wait!
Reva Brightman says
My best summer vacations are spent walking with my dog and hubby in the forest that surrounds our home high in the New Mexico mountains. Then we watch the magnificent sunsets and later at night the stars shine brightly in dark skies. Peaceful
Rachael Taylor says
The best summer vacation I have had so far (I am holding out for more!) was when I was 15 and went to Spain, Italy and France for three weeks with the school music group. My mam was the female shaparone which meant my little sister had to come along so it was like a family holiday too! The places we visited were beautiful (Barcelona being one of them) and we performed at many campsite along the way that added to the fun! Ah the memories!!!
Jen A says
As a kid I remember spending a summer in the WI north woods at my grandparents…swimming in lakes, catching fireflies, picking berries…just a good old fashion time!
Nanette Church says
The best summer vacation I ever had was when my husband and I took in my 3 very young grandchildren, and after we got them settled in and comfortable, we took them on the first vacation they ever had. It was so exciting and heartfelt to watch them have fun and have no worries about what was happening to them. We Took them to Mackinaw City, MI. We stayed in a hotel, and had passes to Thunder Falls Water park for 2 days and 1 night. Then when we were done with the water park, we took them on their very first camping trip to Alhoa State Park in Cheboygan, MI. They had a ball and still talk about it to this day. Of course they went on many more vacations with us, but this was by far the most bonding and enjoyable vacation I have ever had.
Flor Rojas says
My favorite vacation was the summer I turned 18. We had gone to Mexico for the summer to spend time with family. My Dad arrived there about two weeks before we were all coming home and he took us to Mazatlan. It was the first time I had ever seen the ocean. It was an unforgettable summer!
Elizabeth Campau says
The Best Summer vacation I ever had was with my boys in May. We went to Gatlinburg and just took in the sights at a leisurely pace. It was awesome!!!!!
Janet S says
One best vacation was when my 2 daughters and I spent time in Santa Fe together. We talked, we shopped, we visited art galleries, we went to cooking school, we visited natl parks, we ate great food we walked in the desert but most of all we laughed together until we were totally silly. We all three often say,”Let’s go back to Santa Fe”!
Sue Ann says
The same one we have EVERY year……. MONTAUK!!! The very east end of Long Island NY also known as “The End” Family, fun, surf, margaritas, NY Yankees baseball on the radio and evening walks ……… does not get any better!!!
Liliana says
Best summer is traveling to Texas with my husband & daughters. We stopped to sight-see and just took our time. Thanks for the chance.
Grá O'Neill says
Each Summer with my family is just the best, so my best ever Summer vacation is still happening 🙂
paula e says
The best summer vacation I’ve had was last week – My husband and I rented a house on the beach in sea pines resort on Hilton head island. We spent the week with the kids, my sister & brother-in-law, and our ten month old grand baby, Logan! It was wonderful to spend that time with everyone…lots of great memories!
Peggy Nickelson says
thebest summer vacation I have had was when I bicycled with friends along the California central coast from Monterey to Santa Barbara. Great memories!
Emily says
My best summers were visiting my great aunt, great uncle, and aunts … time with family is always great!
Sheri Elmont says
I look back fondly on the 8 summers we spent with my paternal grandma when I was a child. Dad had summer off so we went up to Basalt, CO from Denver and spent 6 weeks with Gram and all the relatives, going to thrift shops, picking apricots, gardening, playing horses, deer and whatever other game we could invent. Precious times with Grandma that always included pancakes.
Janet Goshorn says
My favorite memories are those from Long Boat Key Florida. I love sitting under the thatched top pagoda listening to the surf.
Caroline says
When I was growing up I got to spend my summers at my Grandparents house in Santa Barbara. There were so many things to do–go to the beach, park, shop downtown, movies,Fiesta, Mission and on and on. Those
were the best summers in such a beautiful place.
DebbieD says
Best summer vacation was a trip throughout the Mediterranean. So much to see! We can’t wait to go back and see more.
Dana Klinkner says
I have to say the summer we packed the kids in the car and went on a road trip from WA state to CA – so fun, exhausting and crazy all wrapped up into one trip! We loved it! 🙂 Thanks for the chance to win!
Brenda W. says
We love visiting historic places. Recently we took a trip to George Washington’s home, Mount Vernon, as well as the museum and grounds. It was one of the best family friendly vacations we’ve had. It was an amazing experience, we learned a lot, and the kids loved it too.
KarenAnn says
The best summer vacation was in my childhood and involved a week every summer that I would spend on the farm with my grandparents. Bliss for a city girl! Besides the fact that I didn’t have my 4 younger brothers along to bother!
Lorrie says
Every summer I get to visit my parents and family in Pennsylvania. I live in Texas and see them so rarely.
Lynne says
My favorite vacations were always to Washington DC. The history, museums, memorials and smithsonian to this day remain on our top 10. So grateful to those that serve and have served. Thank you,! And thank you for fabulous release
Theresa Tyree says
I was 14 and my sister was 8 when our parents took us to Disney World in Florida. My parents were still young enough to get out and have fun with us- riding rides, splashing around at Wet N Wild. It was one of my most fondest memories of my childhood that replays often in my mind.
NJ Thompson says
The best vacation I ever had was travelling across the USA with my family. Dad was lucky enough to own his own business, so we would load up in an old station wagon and make our way across the USA. Oftentimes we could find no where to stay, so actually stayed under a blinking hotel sign in our car one night….needless to say, no one got any sleep. Great memories.
shelly k says
Best Summer Vacation was had in September!(…we were working all summer) We spent a week at Disneyland and then 3 days at the beach. Stayed at Pacific Edge Hotel in Laguna! It was so great we did it again the next year!!
This from my Mom point of view. From my childhood…a week spent with my cousin at their home – away from my siblings!
ALWAYS Fun Times with Family!
Renee says
I’m probably the odd one here…
but I don’t like Summer vacations!
I love the kids being out of school and no schedule…
but not traveling because it’s always hot…
long lines…
I prefer to wait till Fall! 🙂
But I do enjoy going to visit my husband’s family up North and escaping the Southern heat…
spending days out on the water…
no stress…
no worries…
just relaxing!
What a “vacation” should be!
Plus…
my hair never frizzes up there!*giggle*
Janet Logsdon says
My favorite summer vacation would be camping in the Black Hills of South Dakota!
Deb C says
My family took a trip to Philadelphia during the Bicentennial. It was amazing to be a part of that historical event.
De Nied1965 says
the last summer I spent with my mom back in 2005 with my daughter. We had a blast!
Janice says
When I was 17 I got to go away with three girlfriends to Aberdeen in the north of Scotland. It’s not the most glamorous place but we had a blast and felt so grown up!
Good2bT says
Trip to St. John, USVI with my future husband and good friends – we snorkeled, swam, and explored the island. After seeking out the pharmacist on the island to treat our insect bite reactions, we embraced his advice, and it became our mantra “Keep your feet above your beverage!”
Linda Webb says
My favorite Summer vacation would have to be last year, when 8 of us to our motorcycle from Maryland to Tennessee. We rented a house on the TN River in Chattanooga for a couple of days and then headed to Nashville for 3 more days. It was a great trip and we all gotta along too!!
Thanks
Linda Webb
Barb B. says
My best summer vacation was a trip to Hawaii years ago with a great group of friends. Had the trip all planned and tickets purchased and then was told that my company was downsizing and I was being let go. I immediately thought “I can’t spend all that money on a trip now” but my friends convinced me it was just what I needed. It was the best decision. We had the most wonderful time. PS> My company reversed their decision to let me go so ended up keeping my job also.
Denisse Cherry says
The best summer vacation was when we took my daughter to Disneyland for the first time. I still remember her surprised happy face when we got there! Priceless!
Renae Roberts says
My best summer vacation was to Santa Fe, NM. I loved the mountains and hiking. The weather was great and the food was wonderful. I would love to go back.
Denise Bryant says
I went to Yosemite with my family. We rented a travel trailer and spent about a week there. I was about 10 or 11 at the time. I have some great memories of that trip.
DeniseB
Bridget P says
Spending the summer on my Dad’s boat at the lake. Every summer it is a time a wish I could relive! Thank goodness for memories.
Josiane says
Our first trip to Japan! We had never dreamed that we would ever be able to go there since it has a reputation of being one of the most expensive countries in the world, but we were able to take advantage of an inaugural airfare promotion for a new route. The airfare was cheaper than the railway pass! We were able to view cherry blossoms in bloom and geishas! We fell in love with Japanese people who are so friendly and helpful and have been back a few more times. Japan is our favorite country to visit!
Thanks for the giveaway and asking such a fun question – it makes me want to go on vacation!
Karla J says
The best summer vacation I ever had, was when I was little. We went on a road trip out to Washington, DC from Iowa. Needless to say it was an experience camping out in the little trailer. One day we went to the beach in Delaware. It had been raining that day, so my sister and I were worried that we wouldn’t be able to play on the beach. My dad said, “It never rains in Delaware.” He was right, as we neared the beach the rain stopped and we were able to spend the day at the beach
sarah_metro@yahoo.com says
My summers in Maine throughout childhood. Now I take my own children there!
Bridget says
In 2008 we went to New Zealand. Such a beautiful country!
Connie G says
That is a very hard question…… rafting and camping on a remote river in Montana only accessible on horseback for two days is right up there!! I do love just staycations in my backyard with my pool though too!!
Michelle A.T. says
I remember a fun filled family summer vacation in Ocean Beach, MD when I was young….boardwalk fun, beach fun and the pet hermit crabs!
Cynde says
The best Summer vacation we ever had was one we took our kids to a small town called Solvang. We stayed in a nice hotel with an indoor pool. It gets very hot there, so we would wonder the town in the morning when cool and again early evening when it cooled down. We languished the day away in the water, playing games, reading, playing video games with the kids, eating and relaxing. It was one of the best relaxing and fun trips we ever did. We ate out every meal so was a real vacation for me too. Loved it!! The kids still talk about those trips. We went back several times and enjoyed everyone.
Diane Larson says
Anytime with my family where I can forget about work, the bills piling up and cooking! A cruise usually does the trick!!!!!
kris says
Last summer in the Outer Banks. I loved watching my two boys ages 13 and 10 throw football and play at the beach. It was perfect!
Julie Carlisle says
By far…the summer we took our son to Disney World. It is simply magical to visit Disney with a child!
Heather j says
My best summer vacation was the year of my parents 50th anniversary. We went to the beach and surprised them with a party…family and friends traveled from all over, and many they hadn’t seen in years. Just a special time.
Amy says
Family Disney trips!!
Amy says
Family Disney trips
Ann says
As a kid, I always loved our summers spent with my grandparents. My brothers and sisters had a blast every summer for a few days with them. Great memories.
renee says
A cruise to St. Thomas and St. Marteen to celebrate my in-laws 50th anniversary. Great weather, magnificent ship, delicious food…loved a week of family time!
Linda E says
My sisters and brothers-in-law surprised my husband and me when they rented a house for all of us on the Outer Banks – what a glorious time we had!
Pat from sd says
One very memorable summer trip was a trip back to Hong Kong and to China with my husband and in-laws. It was an awesome trip, visiting our true roots, eating great food and go shopping/site seeing.
StepH says
Growing up we spent summers at our house on Lake Crescent in Olympic National Park. We took it all for granted in those days, not realizing what a privilege that was. During a stressful day, i need only think back to the moment I dove into that crystal clear cold water and am instantly refreshed!
Shelly Greybeck says
The best summer vacation was when my husband and I drove from Washington state (our home) to Northern California to visit my in-laws. We drove the coast back. It took 3 days because we took our time enjoying the sights along the way. We had so much fun camping in the car (SUV) and playing on the beach. We had a DVD player in that car, so at night when we parked in the campground, we would watch movies and sip wine together.
Krissie says
Every summer I loved going to summer camp with our church friends and family. It was one of the true high lights of summer when I was in junior high and high school. So much fun and so many things to learn.
Karen B. says
Oh my, it had to be when I went to Myrtle Beach with a group of high school girls and guys. We were too young to drink, so we found fun in other ways and had a blast!
Julie R says
I think it was traveling to Yellowstone by truck with my husband, son and daughter. Such precious memories of simple things like playing games, seeing wildlife and singing songs together. Thanks for the chance to win!
Debbie says
My best summer vacation was spent at DisneyWorld when my grandsons were small; the little one’s first trip, he was three. In every photo taken, he was so happy. Such great memories.
Patty says
Loved going on road trips with my family. My parents would always bring simple meals with us to help save money but it was still a lot of fun and full of memories.
Jennifer says
When I was 15 I spent a month in The south of France
I loved it!
Bonnie Kramer says
The vacation we loved best was a split vacation. We spent a day driving to Macinaw Island, then spent 3 days there. We were very lucky because the weather was perfect and there were a lot of activities on the island–the best of which was a children’s parade. It was just so All-American. Then we traveled another day to Niagara Falls and spent 3 days there. So much to see, such beautiful gardens, and the Maid of the Mist was a hoot. Perfect, Perfect, Perfect
Wynn H. says
Summer, 1970: 1 pop up camper + 2 parents + 3 kids = the best vacation ever. Loved spending time as a family seeing such wonders as the sunrise over the Grand Tetons, and bears at yellowstone national park. It was so much fun.
Barbara Philips says
My entire family had a 14-day dream vacation right outside of Puerto Vellarta Mexico in a giant mansion. We had our own rooms, a private heated pool and a housekeeper that made us breakfast and did our laundry!
Jessica says
Ohhhhhhh…summer of 1990 at San Francisco, California 🙂 Three months packed with awesome experiences!!!
Connie Boyd says
I love the beach with my family!
Calliezant says
Growing up our family vacations were to the coast…. Stayed in cottages that were re-purposed barracks from WWII modernized with a lean to bathroom! We were on the water but there were no sandy shores….but we were free to roam, swim, fish and go crabbing…and if you were lucky you could ride in the back ofe the pick-up truck to the dump! No phone, no TV just simple, good times.
Lori Weinberg says
Two recent vacations immediately spring to mind. Renting a house in Door County, WI and biking everywhere and cherry picking. Pure bliss! The other was the first time I took my kids to Disney World. It was Mother’s Day AND my birthday. The staff treated me like a queen! And what a magical moment to share with my kids!
Ann Y says
Last summer we took our kids to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. That ranks right up there with my favorite trips.
sara says
The best vacation was when I was about ten years old my Dad who always worked took time off and took us to Galvaston Texas. Back in the day you could camp on the beach.Such fun!
Kristyn S. says
The summer my husband was laid off from work so we had time to drive from northern Minnesota to south Carolina to Michigan and then home. It was all visiting family. That was the best time we as a family have had. It also followed on the heals of a very difficult time for our family. It refreshed all of us.
Marlene V. says
Our trip to a cottage last summer was so far my favourite. Our children are getting older, so we could relax more, and didn’t need playpens, strollers or diapers anymore.
Jana says
I go to Cape Cod every year with my extended family. Each year is better than the last. I can’t wait to go again this year.
MA says
Going to Nantucket to stay with my sister-in-law. She’s a retired high school teacher.
Sandra K says
My dad worked very hard and took few holidays, so a road trip to Cairns was a specially sweet family adventure I had as a child.
Tanya says
Canada’ s Wonderland when I was 9. It was my first time on a plane and my uncle had to have ice cream everywhere we went. My uncle passed away last month so I am happy to have these memories with him.
Julie Fiehler says
When I was 12, we went to Hawaii to visit my sister, whose husband was stationed in Hawaii.
Sheila says
My favorite summer vacation was when I was 15 and
my mom took us kids all over the united states for a month, we stayed all over along the way learned a lot and had a lot of fun no real plans just stopped when we found something interesting, visited family along the way and had some pretty awesome adventures!!!
Silke Ledlow says
I actually just finished my favorite vacation with my family in San Antonio, TX. We went to Fiesta TX…riding some crazy roller coasters, visiting the River Walk and showing our girls where we got married on St. Mary’s Street 18 yeRs ago….I’m one lucky girl 🙂 !!! thanks for a chance to win…hugs ~Silke~
Elizabeth says
For me, it is not one vacation but rather a number of summer vacations that I spent with my parents on the farm where I grew up. I would hang out with them on the back porch, eat wonderful veggies from their garden, and take nice long walks. I wish I could have those times back again.
mary@rawbw.com says
The best summer vacation I ever had was the year my husband and I did a 3-month road trip traveling through the majority of the 48 states. We were between jobs at the time and decided it was a perfect time to see ALOT of this country without having a ‘hard stop’ requiring us to be home in a week or two. We had a blast!
Heather says
My favorite summer memory is camping with my grandparents – s’mores, dirty bread, campfires, beaches, etc. Fun!!!
Meagan says
My husband and I just recently got home from Seoul, South Korea. It was everything I was hoping it would be and so much more!!
Valarie Hilchey says
The best summer vacation I ever had was when my children were younger; we drove only ninety minutes from home to a rustic cottage near the ocean where the children could ride bicycles on a very quiet road and play on the beach all day. Looking back it seems so simple!
Sandy W, says
My best summer vacations were spent camping when our son was little. We had a travel trailer that we pulled with an old truck. We met so many nice people and experienced a lot of activities that were held in the different towns that we stayed at.
Betsy says
My best summer vacation was spent with my family in Yellowstone National Park. So many truly beautiful sights to behold!
Aussie Emma says
We went to a small beach town. It was so relaxing and we had amazing weather. It was a great time to just spend with the family. Thanks
Connie says
A favorite vacation for me was going to Colorado and spending a week hiking in the Rockies. The views were fantastic and the cooler weather a welcome relief from the hot temps we left behind in Missouri.
LynneZ says
Some of the best summer vacations I ever had were when I was a child and got to go and spend a week with my grandparents. Both sets of grandparents lived in a very small town. I lived in the city so it was alot of fun in a smaller setting. I had an aunt that was only a couple years older than me and we always had fun together.
Darnell J Knauss says
The trip to the Grand Canyon, Bryce, and Zion when our son was 2 1/2. We not only saw breath-taking nature, we potty-trained our son by stopping every two hours and putting the potty chair on the tailgate. By the time we got back home, he was totally out of diapers!
Erika H says
My best summer vacation was the first one my husband and I went on together. It was a camping trip in Michigan with my entire family. It was so great seeing my husband really be incorporated and accepted into the family by my parents, siblings, nieces and nephews, and grandparents. So many wonderful memories were made on that trip.
Jenny says
My favorite vacation was spent n the beach with my family.
Mary Lou Kemp says
The best summer vacation I ever had was a driving trip across country to Glacier National Park. How beautiful this country really is when you see it by car. Most people are in a big hurry to get where they are going but we took our time and enjoyed everything there was to see along the way.
Sheryl says
The best summer vacation I ever had was when my family and I went to The World’s Fair in Montreal, Canada. We went to Toronto also where I had French onion soup for the first time. I’ve been hooked ever since!
Tracey McNeely says
The absolute hands down best vacation I have ever had was in 2009 when we took our travel trailer and drove from Toronto, Ontario across Canada to Vancouver, B.C. and then back across the northern U.S. This was three weeks of perfect weather, amazing sites and 1,500 gorgeous photos.
Michelle Thompson says
Going to Schlitterbahn with my family including extended family. Love it!
Deborah Wilson says
My favorite vacation was a trip to Destin Florida with my entire family just a few years ago. There were 17 of us that went and stayed in a million dollar house on the beach (my sister-in-law won the use of the house for 1 week). My elderly parents were able to go and be with all 3 of their children, all their grandchildren and great grandchildren. This trip created some awesome memories for all of us!!
Michelle Thompson says
Going to Disney World with my family. It was so much fun!
Amy G. says
Every summer vacation is good as far as I’m concerned, but if I have to choose one as “best,” I’ll go with last summer’s vacation. My husband and I returned to Montreal, where we had gone for our honeymoon, to celebrate our 10-year anniversary. It was the first longer-than-a-weekend trip we’ve taken together since our 6-year-old was born.
Michelle Renee says
I always love going to SeaWorld and Schlitterbahn in the summer! anytime I go there.
Wendy Hoff says
When I took my daughter to Mexico on a trip
Mary Sue says
Horseback riding in Mexico
Karen (carefree creations) says
I always got to spend a couple weeks at my grandmother’s house – along with my cousin. That was always a lot of fun.
Bethany S. says
We went to the adirondacks once, I loved that! We were there for the 4th of July and we saw fireworks over a lake! Thanks for the chance to win 🙂
Veronica Reed says
My favorite and best summer vacation was just two years ago. We took a road trip across country to Chicago with a 2 year old and a 4 year old. Brave, right? The kids were amazing! They traveled like pros, no fussing or complaints at the 15 hours of car seat time (each way!) and were angels as we saw the sights. We loved the city, saw so many wonderful things that we’re planning a repeat next year.
Jessica says
All the summers when I was 12-16. I spent all day, every day at the local outdoor pool with a giant group of friends. we had a blast!
Jenn Copeland says
Spending a week in Disneyworld with our boys. So much fun! Of course, summer in February is an awesome thing!
Lesa W says
We usually go on vacation either in the spring or fall because it’s so hot here in the south. I guess my favorite vacation has to be when me, my mother, my daughter and her friend went on a cruise to Mexico. We had a wonderful time and I would like to do it again.
Anne C says
My best summer vacation was taking a very long vacation and driving across the country with my then boyfriend. It was amazing to be able to see and spend time in such incredible areas of the country. And when we drove back we took a different direction. It was breathtaking to say the least.
Jeanne says
It would have to be the summer we took the train to Colorado with two other families to attend a family camp in the mountains. I knew it would be a special time when we followed a double rainbow to Trails West. For an entire week, we enjoyed exciting activities for every age, lots of conversations and only the very best meals. It was difficult to leave. Everyone had such fond memories….we retuned home on the Fourth of July and were able to view fireworks as the train crossed Kansas and Missouri! Only good memories
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Charlene D says
The best summer vacation was in Kauai with my hubby. It was also our honeymoon….
Pat Q says
Just now returned from Outer Banks. We were with children and grandchildren–what fun with different age groups. Great seafood, long walks, ice cream every night, and donuts every morning. Can’t wait until next year.
Kristi Lewis says
The best summer vacation I had was probably the summer I surprised my family and we went to Catalina. It took years of secretly saving but it was well worth it to see the looks on their faces the morning I announced we were leaving in an hour to a fun place. It was 3 years ago and they still talk about it like it just happened. Loved every minute spent with my hubby and kiddos on the beach. Great memories.
Betty Sue says
We go to the beach with family every year..Garden City, SC. My parents went and and my best friend and her family…(also related). Our kids have grown up together and become young adults over the years and my father has passed away but we carry on the tradition in his memory. It is the only thing my children consistently talk about all year and wanting to go back. It’s magical and the best memories!
laura says
Best summer vacation was to Chile…and winter there! Thanks for a chance at this amazingly generous prize.
Rema Timm says
My best summer vacations where spent fishing in northern Wisconsin with my family years ago when the kids where little. Loved every minute of it…
Christi Lavengood says
My dad rented a house in the Florida Keys. The 2 of us went kayaking for the day with a guide and learned a lot. My dad was brave enough to swim thru this cave under water. It was nice spending a week with him.
Nathalia Habibuw says
Two words: Disney World. Going there the first time as a child with my family was truly magical.
Deb F. says
My best summer vacation was my 10 day trip to Europe. I had a friend who was living outside of Zurich at the time and we just got on the train and went someplace every day.
Glenda J says
We went to Australia this past winter for Australia’s summer! It was amazing!
Tami M. says
My best vacation memory is traveling to Florida with my grandparents in their Airstream trailer.
Staying right on the beach and going for early morning walks with my grandma to look for sea shells. My Grandma is 94 years old now and still remembers those walks we shared together.
Kari Webster says
Hands down for me is after graduating high school in ’95 – I had the opportunity to go to Europe on a band trip for two weeks – and play with some of the best students in the state – and play for various countries in a concert setting in places like London, Paris, Switzerland, and Germany to name a few. Those memories will stay with me for a lifetime!! Thanks for the chance to win the SUPER awesome prize!!
Dena Rodriguez says
Almost every summer was the best because my parents would take me and my brother to Palm Springs to visit my grandparents. It was hot but we would see all of our extended family and that was the best time.
April Joy says
The best summer vacation I ever had were probably summers growing up with my sisters. No school, lots of playing and using our imagination to build forts out of couches and recliners.
Jamie N says
The summer I got to spend on maternity leave with my new baby girl!
Vickie says
My best summer vacations were spending a week with my great grandparents each year. Fresh vegetables, cornbread, cantalope, watermelon, the best tomatoes. Helping in the garden, gathering the eggs, and going barefoot to the creek. This was a great time for a city girl. I miss them so much. Thanks for the chance to win.
Jennifer Hagfeldt says
The best summer vacation was taking the family to Disneyland!!! What a FUN family vacation!!! (= Thanks for the chance to win!!
Chris Deleeuw says
My best summer vacation was motorcycling throughout the midwestern states with friends.
Jeani says
My husband and I took the boys to Hawaii 2 summers ago . . . it was so much fun – the boys still talk about it and want to go back. It was so great to be able to take the boys and to have them enjoy the beach, the turtles, the lizards . . .they LOVED it!
lesa wolfe says
There are so many stamps and dies, I hope I win!
Sue McRae says
Going to the Grand Canyon! It was just so beautiful, it took my breath away.
Jocelyn Olson says
I’ve had some good vacations, but my favorite was in college. My same-age cousin and I met at our grandparent’s house for a couple of weeks and had a blast!
Toni K says
Every summer we went to Cedar Point, an amusement park in Ohio. And every year it was amazing! There’s no way I could ever pick one year over another. They were all awesome!
kristy says
it would definitely have to be my honeymoon last May. We took a cruise and went to Haiti, Jamaica, and Mexico. The most fun I ever had!
Kim P says
I think my favorite was the year we went west. We camped in Colorado and got to see a lot of beautiful scenery. It was a good experience for my kids, too.
Katerina says
Spending a few months with our grandchildren in NY.
Mariana says
We had a great vacation 10 years ago touring Mexico with our older daughter. It was beautiful to be able to show her our country!
Jessica M says
THe best vacations I had every summer from the age of 4 -19 was with my Great Grandmother on her farm… As an adult going to the outter banks NC was the best…..
Audrey says
The summer of 1984 was spent touring Europe, it was fantastic.
Barb Turpin says
We took our 15 year old son and two of his friends to Victoria Island, British Columbia by way of Seattle, Port Angeles and the ferry to the island…beautiful, beautiful place!
Angela Graves says
I just had the best summer vacation last June with my husband and kiddos. We spent a week exploring Charleston. Lots of quality family time, beach time, and good food…ahhhh heaven!!!
Mint McKeever says
When I was younger, my mother, brother and I drove cross-country from California. At the time, part of it seemed like such a drag, even though we saw some really great states. But most of it was great! Now that I’m almost 40 and have 3 kids of my own, I really appreciate my mom doing that and would love to do that some day with my own family.
Kristy says
My best summer vacation was spent with my mom, dad, and brother traveling across the U.S. Our destination was New Mexico, where my great aunt and uncle lived. It was wonderful because our family got to spend all of that time together.
Betty says
My best vaation ever was when I went to Disney World with my 2 grandchildren and watched with delight as the believed in the magic at the Magic Kingdom!!!! love the whole 10 days I was there…
Jen Adcock says
My best summer vacation was visiting my godmother in Galveston Texas as a small child. As a kid all things Texan sized seemed ginormous! Everything was huge! Such fun!
Tricia says
A week on Cape Cod with my husband and three young children was heavenly. We were right on the water and the weather was beautiful! The children were 9, 7, and 5 – just the right ages to do all kinds of fun summer things!
Heather DG says
Oooh that’s easy – it was a trip to Cozumel Mexico. A bunch of friends celebrating a friends milestone birthday. Was my first time out of the country – soooo beautiful!
Another amazing release – thanks for that and the inspiration!!
Elizabeth Boxler says
I loved spending summer vacations on my uncle’s farm in South Dakota. We don’t have fireflies here in Colorado, so it was so exciting to see them there.
Monica L says
Camping at a local lake with the family throughout childhood and teen years. I still remember my sister and I getting our “giggle box” going when we were supposed to be going to sleep. Or buying red hots at the dock and seeing who would break down and chew on it first.
Dhez says
I’m sure a lot here will agree… it doesn’t matter where you go but it’s who you’re with that makes a vacation special. So for me, last year’s vacation is the best and I look forward to this year’s which will be better, lol, specially with the new addition in the family. When you have kids, you get a second chance to enjoy all the kidstuff again, right?
Forkeeps1@gmail.com says
My first trip to california. I was in my twenties and I saw the ocean for the first time. It was breathtaking! I later moved there and started my family.
Steve says
My favorite summer vacation was the first time we took our kids camping.
Chris Simon says
We traveled by train a lot when I was younger, because my dad worked for the railroad, so we could ride Amtrak for free. My favorite vacation was a train trip from Kansas to California, where we visited Disneyland and also did a lot of sightseeing. I was about 12 or 13 years old, and it was a wonderful family trip.
Donna C. says
Our family reunion of 2005 on the Oregon coast. It was the last family reunion with our oldest son as he passed away the following Jan, 2006 of sudden cardiac arrest. So this family reunion will always be my favorite vacation.
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Peggy Lamb says
My best vacation ever was exactly 10 years ago when I spent 3 weeks in London, a very special trip paid for by my very special brother!
Natalie Winterstein says
Best summer vacation was to yellowstone! It was just a great, fun, magical family trip – one of those vacations where simple things like sandwiches tasted so much better just because we were outside in the beautiful park eating and having fun as family. I can’t wait to go back someday! 🙂
Debbie Wright says
My best summer vacations (plural) were spent at my grandparents summer home in Ocean City, New Jersey. We spent two weeks there every summer of my childhood. My Dad teaching me to body surf, my sister and I collecting shells and making sandcastles. Getting dressed up to go to the Boardwalk, Shrivers salt water taffy if we were good! Four generations playing Yahtzee and Mille Bornes. I could go on and on….
Lori A says
The best summer vacation has been the trip my hubby and I took 4 years ago. It wasn’t even where we went, buy why we went! We were celebrating our 25th yr anniversary – but on our 26th year due to my journey of recovering from breast cancer. We went to Yosemite and had some obstacles, but it was
meaningful!
Thank you for everything 🙂 I am thoroughly
such awesome inspiration
Penny says
Lots of memories from my childhood of camping with the family. Didn’t seem fun at the time but those trips have provided a lot of laughs and fond memories for my siblings and me.
Ivette says
The best summer vacations were when I went camping with my family when I was growing up. We had a blast playing in the river, biking, hiking and living with nature. I have fond memories of those days.
Pam Young says
I have to say some of my best vacations were spent with my grandparents at Indian Lake. There used to be an amusement park we went to and I just loved it!!
Therese says
It’s gotta be camping at the beach! I used to love walking to the shop with my family for an icecream!!
Thanks for the chance to win!
Connie Smith says
The best summer vacation is a toss up between when I was a little girl and one as an adult. When we were young my parents didn’t have a lot of money so my 2 sisters and I never went on family vacations accept for the year our family and my parents best friends family all went to Disney World. They rented an RV and both families piled in and off we went for at least 3 weeks I believe. We did sight seeing all the way down and a few places on the way back but the majority of it was spent at Disney World. The kids tented it outside the RV and the adults were inside. It was absolutely magical! As an adult I’ve really only had 1 “big” vacation to speak of, in 25 years. We treasure 4 days weekends and have as many as possible. To us it’s almost better than one big vacation a year. My most memorable vacation was only 4 years ago for Memorial Day Weekend. My DH and I spent it with my sister and her DH. Usually we spend Memorial Weekend, 4th of July and Labor day Weekend in large groups of family and friends camping or renting cottages, boating and sitting around a camp fire. For what ever reason it was just the four of us and it was amazing. We rented the most rickety, run down, horrible little cabin but we didn’t pay much attention to it since we were having such a wonderful time. Leisure boating, sitting on the dock talking till all hours of the night, sitting by the camp fire and visiting the little bar on the grounds. It was slow paced and relaxing and I’ve never laughed so hard in my life. It was the BEST! I will treasure it FOREVER. It’s unfortunate that the husband had a falling out and we don’t do that any more. Who knows, maybe one day things will turn around. Thank you so much for the walk down memory lane. I know I’m just suppose to write a few sentences but when I get going…..Lol. It’s an amazing release. My bank account thanks you. Thanks for the opportunity!
Karen says
Summers spent at my grandparent’s farm were the best vacations. 🙂
Erin T says
Vacation/honeymoon in June in Belize. Snorkeling on the reef with sharks and rays. Amazing!
Lori A says
My phone went crazy! It should say…I am thoroughly enjoying such awesome inspiration from PTI! You all ROCK!!!
Fiona Platzer says
The best summer vacation is by the beach anywhere in Australia.
katevdp says
My best summer vacation was travelling up the coast of Queensland up to the great barrier reef. I’ve been there 3 times in my life, and each time was an absolute joy – scuba diving, snorkelling, gorgeous beaches. Truly a world’s wonder.
Barb W says
I think this is one of the best releases yet – I am blown away with what you have shown all week. My mind is racing with possibilities.
Marchelle says
My dad was in the military so it seems we moved almost every other year so home base was with my grandparents were my mom and twin sister would spend almost every summer in Miami. Grandma taught us knitting, working with clay, play dough, painting and sewing felt animals. Well, you name it she taught so many wonderful skills. We even played school with worksheets and each of us got to be the teacher. I can’t narrow down which summer vacation was the best because with my Grandma everyone was.
Robbie Baker says
Driving across the USA with my family when I was a kid. We took our time and stopped at all of the tourist attractions and natural wonders. It took us 4 weeks! But it was the MOST fun vacation ever.
cassi says
I’m on it right now! Family vacation in Florida. 🙂
Lori Y says
Favorite vacations! Camping with the kids. I especially loved our trip through Michigan and Wisconsin (Lake Michigan, Mackinac Island, the UP, the Dells. Fabulous vacation!
Heather Mills says
The best summer vacation ever was the summer before I got married (13 years ago). My parents bought a class A motor home and we drove across the country from New Hampshire to Idaho and then back on a more southerly route. It took 3 weeks and my two sibblings and I had a blast (my parents too). Such great memories.
Sherry says
My wonderful hubby and I went on a 25th anniversary trip out West. We did all the National Parks and had a marvelous time. As far as family trips go, we always have a great time in DisneyWorld!
Helen says
We love going to Door County, Wisconsin. It’s the perfect vacation. Nothing but pure relaxation!!!
Betty says
The three years we lived in Charleston, SC. The kids were both under 10….and every day in the summer with them home was like a summer vacation. There was so much to do with the water parks, sightseeing, beach, and just hanging out. I miss those days. Fun times growing up kids!
Mindy says
We are driving back from our vacation to Colorado right this minute so I’d have to say this one! White water rafting was a blast!
Rebekah says
I was lucky enough to grow up with a Grandmother who has a house right on the ocean in New Jersey. Every summer that I spent there was amazing. You just can’t beat laughing all day with family, & then waking up to the sound of the waves while watching the sun come up over the beautiful ocean!
HB (Carol) says
What a fabulous release!
My favorite summer vacation was camping as a kid with my parents in the Black Hills. Jellystone park had a pool! (40 years ago and a very big deal! LOL)
Dee says
Love the year we camped at the beach for the WHOLE summer.
Dee says
Love the summer at the beach
JoAnn says
When I was 10 years old I went to camp with my sister, we had a
lot of fun.
Manda says
The best would be the time I drove to Queensland with 2 uni friends and stayed with a third friend on his parents’ macadamia nut farm. So much fun!
Gloria says
We went to a cabin in the Eastern Sierras for a week- there was no phone and no TV. There was a creek that you could hear and see from the cabin (about 25 feet)and our two boys fished to their hearts content. Actually caught fish for dinner. It was a great summer.
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