Let’s Try This Again… Looking for 1 week vacation ideas in September

[unclebilly]

I’m looking for 1 week vacation ideas for mid September for my family (kids 11 and 14).

We are open to just about anything.

[GH85Carrera]

Are you planning on driving or flying?

[Tobra]

Grand Canyon, week gives you enough time to drive there and back

[LWJ]

Yellowstone is awesome and not too far.

Hawaii is always a hit

Hiking in Utah may be too hot and your kids might complain. It’s on my list, everyone LOVES it.

Costs Rica is amazing

Thailand is amazing not sure about the weather in Sept.

These are all family friendly ideas. And, while they could sound extravagant, you can do all of them pretty reasonably if you score cheap tickets.

[unclebilly]

Driving or flying are both options.

I think we will do the Moab / Yellowstone tour we planned in the fall… thanks guys.

[LWJ]

^^^ if you fly fish, bring a rod. I had some awesome time with my son in Yellowstone. It is a favorite.

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by unclebilly

I’m looking for 1 week vacation ideas for mid September for my family (kids 11 and 14).

We are open to just about anything.

I hear Canada is nice that time of year!

[GH85Carrera]

It all depends on what you and your kids like to do. If looking at wondrous and amazing natural sites, Yellowstone is had to beat. It is always crowded. My wife and I really enjoyed a week in Flagstaff, AZ as a home base. Easy to get to the Grand Canyon, an extinct volcano, Indian ruins and places like Oak Creek Canyon which is really pretty.

[Rusty Heap]

Wow, questions have stooped to a new low.

"What should I have for dinner" is next?

Zero Imagination and the Force is weak in this young Jedi Knight.

[KFC911]

^^^^ LOL .... I reckon I'll just go hungry instead!

Just working on 30K

[ramonesfreak]

Family favorite for us as kids in the 80s and into adult life is Sanibel Island, Florida . Still is. Brother was there last week and post-hurricane is ok. Different and many things gone, but they had fun. This is not an exciting place…it’s relaxing and nature-centered. If you and/or your family/kids need constant excitement, probably not the place. It is however, very beautiful

About 25 years ago my boss asked me the same question. I said the same and he went with his family and loved it and couldn’t thank me enough.

[Zeke]

One week I wouldn't burn 2 days flying unless you take the red eye. Where are you in CA? Eastern I think. I'd stay within a day's drive and make the trip out and back count as vacation days as well as travel days. Funny, I'd like to see Montreal again.

[1990C4S]

Originally Posted by ramonesfreak

Family favorite for us as kids in the 80s and into adult life is Sanibel Island, Florida .

Sanibel, to me, is 'interesting' when there are 'spectacular' options out there. Worth a trip, but not on the same scale as the Grand Canyon.

[unclebilly]

Originally Posted by ramonesfreak

Family favorite for us as kids in the 80s and into adult life is Sanibel Island, Florida . Still is. Brother was there last week and post-hurricane is ok. Different and many things gone, but they had fun. This is not an exciting place…it’s relaxing and nature-centered. If you and/or your family/kids need constant excitement, probably not the place. It is however, very beautiful

About 25 years ago my boss asked me the same question. I said the same and he went with his family and loved it and couldn’t thank me enough.

We considered caribbean but I think mid September is hurricane season?

Hawaii and Europe are on the table still. European cruises are CHEAP...

We could do more than a week but my son starts High School this fall so it may not be a good idea for him to be gone more than a week at that time.

I'm also losing a race against time where my kids will be at the age where hanging out with mom and dad isnt going to be 'cool' for much longer.

If we do the Yellowstone / Moab trip, we would likely bring our dirtbikes to explore Moab.

[unclebilly]

Originally Posted by Zeke

One week I wouldn't burn 2 days flying unless you take the red eye. Where are you in CA? Eastern I think. I'd stay within a day's drive and make the trip out and back count as vacation days as well as travel days. Funny, I'd like to see Montreal again.

Western Canada... we arent really city people so seeing urban sites isnt really our thing. We also dont sit on beaches, we like to explore and see things we havent seen before.

My son and I did the Grand Canyon on the way home from Luftgekuhlt in 2019.

[Zeke]

I didn't say to go to a city, I said I liked Montreal. You, me.

[unclebilly]

Originally Posted by unclebilly

Western Canada... we arent really city people so seeing urban sites isnt really our thing. We also dont sit on beaches, we like to explore and see things we havent seen before.

My son and I did the Grand Canyon on the way home from Luftgekuhlt in 2019.

[rcooled]

Originally Posted by unclebilly

We are open to just about anything.

Vacations usually boil down to two distinct types: Outdoorsy, where you spend a lot of time in nature and marvel at natural wonders and spectacular scenery, or where you have lots of things to do & see like historic locations, museums, grand architecture, great monuments, man-made wonders, sample new & interesting foods, etc.

I know you said that you aren't really 'city people', but for an entirely different kind of vacation experience, you might consider a trip to NYC. So much to do & see that it can be overwhelming at times, and the shear number and variety of available activities insure that both you and your family would be thoroughly entertained for the entire week. And you'll see lots of things that you've never seen before...

[ramonesfreak]

Originally Posted by 1990C4S

Sanibel, to me, is 'interesting' when there are 'spectacular' options out there. Worth a trip, but not on the same scale as the Grand Canyon.

Been to the Grand Canyon and fell asleep. I’m good for an hour there on the way to some other place. No way would I ever go there on “vacation”.

[ramonesfreak]

My idea of vacation is Key West….tarpon fishing all morning, all afternoon sit at Schooner’s eating oysters and drinking rum. Then a few days exploring different keys and food and more fishing