What was your most relaxing vacation?

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Anonymous wrote:Pine Tree in Annapolis, packed only a towel, sunscreen, my wide brimmed hat and a few novels. Sat poolside for a week, returned home relaxed with a tan that all my friends were envious of. Tried my hand at Pickleball, and now play weekly. God, I need to return to Pine Tree and lose these tan lines

I had to look this up to figure out what you meant. Not my scene, but definitely must be nice to have so little to pack!

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Anonymous wrote:Alps in the summer. You just sit on your balcony and BREATHE...

We go hiking, horseback riding, and mountain climbing with our oldest, of course, but nothing is rushed, fresh mountain air envelops you and there are no mosquitoes. Evening fondue outside with grandparents and kids. So nice!

Any suggestions on where to stay in Alps?

same question. Wanna go next year.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Alps in the summer. You just sit on your balcony and BREATHE...

We go hiking, horseback riding, and mountain climbing with our oldest, of course, but nothing is rushed, fresh mountain air envelops you and there are no mosquitoes. Evening fondue outside with grandparents and kids. So nice!

Any suggestions on where to stay in Alps?

Not the PP, but maybe Zermatt?

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Anonymous wrote:Alps in the summer. You just sit on your balcony and BREATHE...

We go hiking, horseback riding, and mountain climbing with our oldest, of course, but nothing is rushed, fresh mountain air envelops you and there are no mosquitoes. Evening fondue outside with grandparents and kids. So nice!

Which Alps? French, Italian, Swiss, Julian? Any recs on specific towns?

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Bolzano in Italy is lovely.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Alps in the summer. You just sit on your balcony and BREATHE...

We go hiking, horseback riding, and mountain climbing with our oldest, of course, but nothing is rushed, fresh mountain air envelops you and there are no mosquitoes. Evening fondue outside with grandparents and kids. So nice!

THIS sounds wonderful. Where did you go? Mountains + no mosquitoes + fondue is literally heaven.

Les Saisies, in France. It's very French, there isn't a lot of catering to internationals. It's small, and I like that it's pretty elevated, so you avoid the now regular summer heatwaves France suffers from. And you're not too far away from a trip to Chamomix/Mont Blanc or other tourist areas.

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French Alps PP again.

Here is the via ferrata we did. Via ferrata is mountain climbing along ancient smuggling routes in which metal ladders or other permanent aids are placed in the rock. I LOVE it. It's my favorite sport.

The one in the alpine plauteau of Beaufortain is one of the most breathtaking, because you have a vertiginous open climb, 360 view, Mont Blanc, a little lake below, edelweiss, and a very thrilling rope bridge to cross at the top.

Pardon the poor video quality and terrible music:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee-VKCUgsxU&t=47s

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^ we did it with my 13 year old son, so it's doable for most in shape people. Shorter kids can't reach far enough. We took about 6 hours total, with picnic next to a snow drift. Under the hot summer sun, finding a little shade with permanent snow is precious!

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Anonymous wrote:French Alps PP again.

Here is the via ferrata we did. Via ferrata is mountain climbing along ancient smuggling routes in which metal ladders or other permanent aids are placed in the rock. I LOVE it. It's my favorite sport.

The one in the alpine plauteau of Beaufortain is one of the most breathtaking, because you have a vertiginous open climb, 360 view, Mont Blanc, a little lake below, edelweiss, and a very thrilling rope bridge to cross at the top.

Pardon the poor video quality and terrible music:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee-VKCUgsxU&t=47s

That looks scary!

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Acadia National Park / Mount Desert Island.

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Anonymous wrote:Before kids, we took a blue cruise along the southern coast of Turkey. Sumptuous meals prepared by crew members every day and breathtaking sceneries. There are usually no more than 12 passengers. We made stops along the way to swim over sunken cities and explore historic sites that date back to the Roman era. It was heavenly.

Bumping this—does anyone have a good outfitter rec for this?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Before kids, we took a blue cruise along the southern coast of Turkey. Sumptuous meals prepared by crew members every day and breathtaking sceneries. There are usually no more than 12 passengers. We made stops along the way to swim over sunken cities and explore historic sites that date back to the Roman era. It was heavenly.

Bumping this—does anyone have a good outfitter rec for this?

I was just wondering the same. It looks amazing.

[Anonymous]

Alaska cruise

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With kids - either Round Hill or Half Moon resorts in Jamaica.
Without kids, the Dolomites or catamaran sailing in the BVI.