What Are Your Summer Vacation Plans?

[jyl]

Seems like time to start thinking about the summer vacation.

Anyone got any good ideas brewing? I figure hearing about what everyone else is thinking about doing might give others some new ideas, break us out of funks, etc.

Starting here - my daughter is spending the last two weeks of 5th grade as an exchange student in Paris, living with a host famlly, ending June 23. I noticed that Le Mans is June 16-17. So the thought is for wife, son, and I to go to Paris in mid-June, stay in an apartment. I'll go to Le Mans, then telecommute from the apartment for the next week (fast internet connection needed). New York market hours are appx 1pm to 11pm Paris time, I won't get to do much fun but wife and son can explore. After pick up daughter, head south to Italy for a couple of weeks. I've wanted to explore northern Italy, the Veneto and Emilo-Romangna, and the kids have never seen Venice. I'd like to see Milan again. And a week in a Tuscan village would be nice. Basically the idea is to go to LeMans and then use the magic of telecommuting to bridge the next week, then resume the actual vacation.

Anyone else? Share your plans, ideas, and notions.

[Rick Lee]

I want to keep my job long enough to start thinking about visiting Noah in Israel.

[RoninLB]

too many tourists during the summer for me. Spring is cross country 911 time and early Sept is bride's vac to another exotic somewhere.

probably go to S America again as more places east are becoming more US unhospitable. Most of the others on the last tour group vac said same.

[austin552]

Anyone going to Germany/Nurburgring???

[alf]

We are expecting our 3rd in mid-May so this Summer is pretty much about poopy diapers and sleepless nights...

[MichiganMat]

Tahoe from now until May.
Land Rover National Rally in Colorado in August, should be awesome.
Burning Man in September.

[cantdrv55]

Tahoe for a week in June
San Diego for a week in July
San Francisco for 4 days in August

[Moses]

Hawaii in May (Spring break)
Chicago in June (Anniversary)
Colorado in July (Dude ranch, flyfishing)
Working on a flyfishing trip to Alaska in September.
Oh. Almost forgot! Vegas in March.

[5axis]

Do race tracks count as romantic getaways/vacations?

4/15/2007 Blackhawk
4/28/2007 Mid-America
4/29/2007 Mid-America
5/5/2007 Putnam
5/6/2007 Putnam
5/12/2007 Heartland
5/13/2007 Heartland
6/9/2007 Heartland
6/10/2007 Heartland
6/23/2007 Grattan
6/24/2007 Grattan
7/28/2007 Autobahn - North
7/29/2007 Autobahn - North
8/4/2007 Mid-America
8/5/2007 Mid-America
8/18/2007 Barber
8/19/2007 Barber
9/2/2007 Blackhawk
9/8/2007 Putnam
9/9/2007 Putnam

And a few weeks in July down in southwest Utah offroading w bikes and ATVs.

[HardDrive]

Melbourne, Australia in the spring, then a trip in India in late summer/fall.

[Jim Richards]

have fun

[Dan in Pasadena]

Isla Mujeres, Mexico in late May.

Lake Isabella, CA with the jetskis in July and probably Laughlin, NV also in summer.

[hook682]

Whats a vacation?

[Mr_Wizard]

Just hanging out on the deck drinking and grilling this summer. Gonna take it easy, going to Iraq later in the year. Have a trip planned to go back to Jamaica the following year.

[charleskieffner]

utah/colorado as soon as it hits 110 degrees. atv/dirty bikes/mtn bikes/fishing for TROUTS! g/friend and i found some very beautiful and desolate country w/NO PEOPLE on july 4th last year. plan on living in toy hauler this time instead of back of doolie or tent. MUCH MORE BEAR PROOF!

[Hugh R]

I may get the company to pay for me to go to London, Paris and Prague for two features we're doing in June/July, I plan on bringing the wifey on Frequent Flier miles. May also be going to Nepal and Beijing.

[MichiganMat]

Originally posted by Mr_Wizard
Just hanging out on the deck drinking and grilling this summer. Gonna take it easy, going to Iraq later in the year. Have a trip planned to go back to Jamaica the following year.

I hear Iraq is just beautiful in the summer. Be careful of the bussed tours though, they don't always work out quite as planned.

[oldE]

Calgary to Vancouver Island through the Rockies using as many of the secondary roads as my wife can stand. Alas, the old E will remain on the East coast.

Les

[Mr_Wizard]

Originally posted by MichiganMat
I hear Iraq is just beautiful in the summer. Be careful of the bussed tours though, they don't always work out quite as planned.

Done the summer months already. A little warm for my liking. This time I will taking in the latter part of the year. I will also be spending my 3 favorite holidays there, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Oh the joy!!!!

[Eric 951]

leave for Vegas in a week,
then off to Dubai(work)
then Abaco in June.
back to Wyoming/Montana in the fall.