Best Vacation Ever was ..

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Where?
With whom?
How long gone?
When did it happen?

Let us know all the great details :)

[kika.fleur]

There have been so many great vacations it's really difficult to choose one.

There was a road trip from Florence to the French Riviera to Rome with a friend of mine.

There was also the trip through the island of Sulawesi with my then-boyfriend. We just had our stuff, our backpacks and a map. We took a ship from the capital to Makassar, which took 3 days. Each day we'd decide where we wanted to go, and would find some sort of public transportation to get there. We did have a few key destinations in mind, but in between we'd see where our whims would take us. The island is *huge* and the landscape, cultures and people so very different. We met some really interesting and kind people. And we also found out that we travelled pretty well together.

We were gone for about 3 weeks. That was about 14 years ago. I was just winding up my job after the project was completed, and wanted/needed to take a break after some health problem. He was here to do his field study and wanted to explore the country a bit, and we both wanted to go somewhere neither of us had been. We were also a fairly new couple at that time.

I think it might be time for another big trip soon.

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Those do sound terrific Kika,
Even the one with your then bf <g> 
Bet that was really a lot of fun though & a terrific learning experience as well!
Another trip sounds good . .where to if you can ?

Quoting kika.fleur:

There have been so many great vacations it's really difficult to choose one.

There was a road trip from Florence to the French Riviera to Rome with a friend of mine.

There was also the trip through the island of Sulawesi with my then-boyfriend. We just had our stuff, our backpacks and a map. We took a ship from the capital to Makassar, which took 3 days. Each day we'd decide where we wanted to go, and would find some sort of public transportation to get there. We did have a few key destinations in mind, but in between we'd see where our whims would take us. The island is *huge* and the landscape, cultures and people so very different. We met some really interesting and kind people. And we also found out that we travelled pretty well together.

We were gone for about 3 weeks. That was about 14 years ago. I was just winding up my job after the project was completed, and wanted/needed to take a break after some health problem. He was here to do his field study and wanted to explore the country a bit, and we both wanted to go somewhere neither of us had been. We were also a fairly new couple at that time.

I think it might be time for another big trip soon.

[gmadiane]

I guess it was kind of a vacation, about 5 years ago dh and I just took off for about a month, we drove up the coast and stayed in campgrounds here and there and then drove back and down to the keys, it was an adventure

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Wow  that sounds awesome Diane!
An adventure I bet, LOL
What made you guys decide to go & do that?

Quoting gmadiane:

I guess it was kind of a vacation, about 5 years ago dh and I just took off for about a month, we drove up the coast and stayed in campgrounds here and there and then drove back and down to the keys, it was an adventure

[gmadiane]

I really have no idea why we deceided to do it, lol, we use to be spontanious like that, anyway I am glad we did it is a time in our lives we will never forget

Quoting hugss:

Wow  that sounds awesome Diane!
An adventure I bet, LOL
What made you guys decide to go & do that?

Quoting gmadiane:

I guess it was kind of a vacation, about 5 years ago dh and I just took off for about a month, we drove up the coast and stayed in campgrounds here and there and then drove back and down to the keys, it was an adventure

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Yes I bet .. glad you did & have those great memories :)

Quoting gmadiane:

I really have no idea why we deceided to do it, lol, we use to be spontanious like that, anyway I am glad we did it is a time in our lives we will never forget

Quoting hugss:

Wow  that sounds awesome Diane!
An adventure I bet, LOL
What made you guys decide to go & do that?

Quoting gmadiane:

I guess it was kind of a vacation, about 5 years ago dh and I just took off for about a month, we drove up the coast and stayed in campgrounds here and there and then drove back and down to the keys, it was an adventure

[Esmrlda]

 Hmmm I have had so many wonderful life experiences that it would be hard to choose just one.  A trip to Hawaii is always good, road trips throught the desert are good.  I wouldnt trade any of the cruises with DD that I have done. Victoria Canada and Canada in general are absolutly beautiful.

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How awesome you have had the chance to go on all those trips,
Am sure each one was special & creatied wonderful memories ;)

Quoting Esmrlda:

 Hmmm I have had so many wonderful life experiences that it would be hard to choose just one.  A trip to Hawaii is always good, road trips throught the desert are good.  I wouldnt trade any of the cruises with DD that I have done. Victoria Canada and Canada in general are absolutly beautiful.

[amylulu1]

 Where? Drove from Dallas to Phoenix and then on to Ramona (by San Diego)
With whom? My mother and 4 children (and later my sister and dh & 4 kids)
How long gone? 10 days
When did it happen? Summer of 2002

Let us know all the great details :)

My paternal grandmother had lung cancer and I knew I had a limited amount of time before she would be gone from my life.  So my mother and I both took vacation days and drove first to Phoenix to grab my sister and her family and we all drove to San Diego (Ramona) to visit with Grandma.  It was a wonderful visit.  My father drove from Los Angeles to hang out with us as well.  We hung out at Coronado Beach and spent a lot of time with Grandma.  We were able to get great pictures, look at old pictures, laugh about shared memories, and snuggle.  It was the last time that I was able to lay my head in Grandma's lap while she played with my hair. I was her baby girl!  Growing up she had always told me that I looked just like her and I used to get so mad because she was OLD!!  Now I wish I looked like her, LOL.  She was about 4'10" and 100 lbs. soaking wet.  She was also a spry little thing- and sorely missed.  One of the best things that ever happened to me in my life.  If I am half the Grandma that she was, then I will be satisfied...  

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Good to see you here :)

Aww wow!  What a great story & vacation!
How neat you all were able to be there like that together!  Sounds magical as well!
Too cute on what your grandmother said when you were young & she was old <g>
It is nice to look like someone that we sure do/did love so much!
Happy to hear you have great memories & pics from that special time to look back on :)

Quoting amylulu1:

 Where? Drove from Dallas to Phoenix and then on to Ramona (by San Diego)
With whom? My mother and 4 children (and later my sister and dh & 4 kids)
How long gone? 10 days
When did it happen? Summer of 2002

Let us know all the great details :)

My paternal grandmother had lung cancer and I knew I had a limited amount of time before she would be gone from my life.  So my mother and I both took vacation days and drove first to Phoenix to grab my sister and her family and we all drove to San Diego (Ramona) to visit with Grandma.  It was a wonderful visit.  My father drove from Los Angeles to hang out with us as well.  We hung out at Coronado Beach and spent a lot of time with Grandma.  We were able to get great pictures, look at old pictures, laugh about shared memories, and snuggle.  It was the last time that I was able to lay my head in Grandma's lap while she played with my hair. I was her baby girl!  Growing up she had always told me that I looked just like her and I used to get so mad because she was OLD!!  Now I wish I looked like her, LOL.  She was about 4'10" and 100 lbs. soaking wet.  She was also a spry little thing- and sorely missed.  One of the best things that ever happened to me in my life.  If I am half the Grandma that she was, then I will be satisfied...