My Dh and I are coming home (to Michigan) in May/June. We want to take a vacation-in-a-vacation so to speak and go somewhere else for about 4-7 days. We would leave from the Chicago or Detroit airport.

Anyone have any ideas where we should go? Any great places to visit we should consider?? Where you would like to go or to return to? Any inexpensive treasures to share?

We would like to spend between $200-$400 per person for flight and hotel combined. We can't seem to agree on where we should go, so I thought I'd turn to the diversity of my second home for some input


(We were thinking along the lines of maybe a little golf, relax--spa, sight see, lay on the beach (or pool), shop, stroll around--I know that's not very helpful, lol which is why we can't decide where to go )

Thanks for any suggestions you can offer!!

are you looking for 200-400 per/person per/day or for the 4-7 days?

May I ask where you will be to begin with? There is a place in northern minnesota. Ely, Minnesota. It is one of my favorite places to visit. It is all about the wilderness up there. Beautiful country, but it is kinda outta the way. The closest (most reasonable airport) is Duluth, MN and then it is about a 2 1/2 hour drive.

There are a few resorts up there if you are looking for a nice relaxing place with allt he ammenities. However there are also a lot of cabins for rental, and there are also hotels on the different lakes. It all depends on what you like =)

http://www.ely.org/

here is the website to the town. There is so much to do there, expecially at the time you are looking at going.

I have a few other ideas, but have to take a look at them and see if there is a reasonable cost for you. Are you looking for somewhere close to the midwest so you get more relaxation time, or looking for somewhere outside of the midwest so you can see something new?

Hope you enjoy your stay in the area, no matter what you decide =)

Leily

i would love to return to the WI Dells

If I was you.....I would go as FAR FAR FAR away from MY kids...as you could!!!

Thanks guys!

Leily--we were hoping to spend 200-400$ per person (400-800$ total for our hotel and flight and/ or rental car). Our trip to MI is already costing a small fortune, so we were looking for a reasonably cheap 'get-away'. We aren't really sure where we want to go, but if it is 'far' from MI (which is fine), then we would rather fly since we don't want to waste a lot of time driving to get wherever we end up.

We thought about an RV for 4-5 days, as well, instead of a flight + hotel...but I'm not sure how that works or where we would go, since we would start out from MI...

I guess it doesn't really help much that we don't have a general idea of where we want to go, huh?

We saw some mini-vacations on expedia or southwest (?) that included flight and hotel for 3 days to FL or VT, etc for 300-400$ pp, so thats where we came up with the price range... (?)


Doug--Are the Dells nice at the end of May? I thought it was still really cold then (umm, maybe I just don't have a clue, lol) cos Lake MI is still really cold then... (is there some logic there? lol)

lol@twinsline7!

Thanks for your suggestions guys!!

*bump* we need to make final arrangements this week

The panhandle of Florida and the Alabama gulf coast is GREAT this time of year!! There's a bit of a lull between the craziness of Spring Break tourists and the influx of Summer vacationers. There's an airport in Pensacola, FL...and the Alabama coast is just a 40 minute drive or so from there, if you wanted to travel that way. This is the best time of year down here, IMO...the summer's are waaayyy too hot...then late summer the hurricanes usually start up, plus the late afternoon rains almost daily, it seems. Spring...March-May, is the best time to visit, I think.

Here's a few links to the area....
http://www.gulfshores.com/

http://www.beachguide.com/

http://www.visitpensacolabeach.com/

http://www.gulfcoastrentals.com/

HTH - Hope you guys enjoy your trip...wherever you end up! Have a great vacation!

http://funandsun.com/1tocf/beachf/6/6b.html

http://www.destin-ation.com/beaches.htm

Have you considered Washington DC? It's lovely that time of year and LOTS to do for free! I highly recommend it, especially if you've never been.

you should go to Montreal or Quebec City! It's as close as you can get to Paris without spending mega$$$ and it's beautiful.

Spring is on its way up here and there's not much snow I would think...at least none in Toronto anymore. I didn't even wear a coat today!

Thanks for all of the suggestions guys!! I'll let you know what we decide...I'm off to go research

Helen,
Do you happen to know if German citizens need a visa to go to Montreal or Quebec City? I'm not sure if we'd have enough time to get one for my DH before we leave, we're leaving in 4 weeks (or can you get them at point-of-entry, i.e. no need to get one in advance?)

Just thought I'd ask since maybe you know

Have you ever been to Door County, WI? It has everything you are looking for, very nice place to relax with golfing, shopping and lots to do. They have many nice bed and breakfasts and inns to stay at too.