If we loved Hawaii and Costa Rica, where to go next?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Puerto Rico, Colombia, or really most places in the Caribbean.

No one is taking their family to Colombia for vacation, too dangerous.

If you did go with your family and children, please provide your itinerary and where you stayed (lodging).

I would not say "no one" since one of my dear friends just did it with her 16 year old daughter (they went to cartegena) and my uncle and his family went (they went to cartegena and medellin) both in the last six months. I'm not going to ask them for more info, since you are clearly not going anyway.

[Anonymous]

Puerto Rico, Belize or I’d just go back to either Hawaii and Costa Rica and go to a different spot.

[Anonymous]

Panama

[Anonymous]

Tahiti was great with kids. Plenty of families at our resort on Moorea

[Anonymous]

Turks and Caicos

Cayman Islands

Curaçao

St. John’s USVI

There are places in Africa and SE Asia that have more beautiful beaches and interesting food/local culture than the above, in my opinion, but they are not as frictionless in terms of a travel experience as Hawaii or CR so YMMV.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Turks and Caicos

Cayman Islands

Curaçao

St. John’s USVI

There are places in Africa and SE Asia that have more beautiful beaches and interesting food/local culture than the above, in my opinion, but they are not as frictionless in terms of a travel experience as Hawaii or CR so YMMV.

NP. We're very similar to OP and looking for a destination for next year with similar criteria. Re: Cayman Islands -- I've seen the stingray city, and I know there are places with snorkeling off the rocky beach. Is there anything else I should be aware of for activities?

Re: St. John -- it looks like most of the condos are on "beaches" that are mostly coral/rocky, and very little sand. I've seen the hiking trails. Anything else you could point out specifically for activities/places that were really fun for older teens and 50-60 yr old parents? My kids do not like to sit on a beach and read. They like to do things...but not super sporty either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Turks and Caicos

Cayman Islands

Curaçao

St. John’s USVI

There are places in Africa and SE Asia that have more beautiful beaches and interesting food/local culture than the above, in my opinion, but they are not as frictionless in terms of a travel experience as Hawaii or CR so YMMV.

NP. We're very similar to OP and looking for a destination for next year with similar criteria. Re: Cayman Islands -- I've seen the stingray city, and I know there are places with snorkeling off the rocky beach. Is there anything else I should be aware of for activities?

Re: St. John -- it looks like most of the condos are on "beaches" that are mostly coral/rocky, and very little sand. I've seen the hiking trails. Anything else you could point out specifically for activities/places that were really fun for older teens and 50-60 yr old parents? My kids do not like to sit on a beach and read. They like to do things...but not super sporty either.

For Cayman, you can go explore caves and snorkel off Starfish point. There is also the botanic gardens and charter sailing/horseback riding expeditions if your teens are up for that. There is a bioluminescent bay as well. Some shops in George Town and nice restaurants.

In St. John, my recollection is that the beach near our resort wasn’t rocky. Lots of good snorkeling and hiking but I don’t remember there being a ton to do other that relax, swim, hike. We chartered a sailboat there and had fun doing that.

[Anonymous]

+ 1 for Belize

[Anonymous]

Galapagos

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Panama

+1

[Anonymous]

Arizona. Try the desert and national parks.

[Anonymous]

Vietnam.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The azores

Went there last summer, along with the Algarve For beaches, I'd pick the Algarve over Azores. For nature and hiking, I'd pick Madeira over Azores.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Puerto Rico, Colombia, or really most places in the Caribbean.

No one is taking their family to Colombia for vacation, too dangerous[b].

If you did go with your family and children, please provide your itinerary and where you stayed (lodging).

Um, it’s 2023, not 1995. Columbia is an incredible travel destination.

[Anonymous]

Malaysia.