Richie's was awesome! Loved the view. Great service.

Took a cruise out of San Juan to the ABC islands. Cruise itself was great, 40% capacity so it felt empty. Islands were amazing. Getting there was horrific, flights delayed and ultimately cancelled and almost didn’t make it. Was trying to fly in the day before and ultimately spent the night at the Tampa airport. Worst travel day I’ve ever experienced.

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Anonymous wrote:We went to Puerto Rico. It was amazing. Visited Rio Mar/El Yunque, Culebra (the highlight), Condado, and Cabo Rojo/Rincon. We had 36 hours without power in Cabo Rojo. Not ideal for lodging, but didn't impact the activities that we did. Highly recommend the trip for active, adventurous families. It is an amazing place.
No problems flying at all. Took Southwest from BWI - non-stop to San Juan. But I felt for anyone flying Jet Blue or Spirit. That looked horrible - cancellations and delays.

Any recommendations for places to stay please?

I’m a previous poster here now. We are at Wyndham Grand Rio Mar and it’s great. If you want to eat food on site, it’s surprisingly good (even my picky eater has enjoyed all her meals). Beautiful pools and beach so you can do both, decent cocktails at the pool bars. There’s a shuttle that picks you up and takes you to a nearby restaurant off site (Richie’s) and it’s very close to El Yunque rainforest and Luquillo where we going today on a tour. Yesterday we got an Uber to old San Juan, took maybe 35-40 minutes to get there and the guy lives right here in the area so he have us his number and we texted him later and he drove us back off-Uber since he lives here anyway and we just gave him the cash. He’s taking us to the airport Friday now lol. Seriously can’t recommend it enough, it’s been a perfect mix of relaxing and having activities to do. Staff is great. We didn’t do the all inclusive route because we knew we wouldn’t drink enough to justify it and would be off site for some meals but it’s an option if you want it

Like the rest of DCUM we were also in Sedona/Grand Canyon over spring break. It was blissful! Weather was perfect, we did a Pink Jeep tour, tons of hiking, ate great food at Elote Cafe, Mariposa, and enjoyed the incredible scenery.

Like another poster had mentioned, our only complaint was our rental car experience. The rental car area at PHX is super far from the airport and there were a lot of people waiting to be shuttled over. It was a hassle, but once we got our rental car, the rest of the trip and our flights were smooth sailing.

For the Tanque Verde poster, how old are your kids? What activities did they enjoy the most? I’d love to add Taos/Santa Fe to our next Southwest US itinerary and a dude ranch sounds fun.

We are near Asheville. Loved not having to fly. We have a great Airbnb. Going to do a day trip to Knoxville tomorrow.

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Anonymous wrote:In Puerto Rico now. It’s gorgeous. Big excitement at the resort pool this morning. Two iguanas were swimming and one hot out but one got stuck on the water slide. An employee was called to assist and his best idea was to fan it with a piece of palm bark. Many spectators in the pool offering suggestions for more useful techniques. Im getting my first drink at 10:30 when the tiki bar opens.

Which resort? We want to go back there next year, but I'm struggling to find something that's not just a hotel room. thanks.

Wyndham Grand Rio Mar. i hear you on not just wanting a hotel room, I typically hate being stuck in a hotel room with my kids with no room for people to spread out. That said, it’s a nice resort and we’re enjoying it here.

We were there too! Bummed we missed seeing the iguana on the slide!

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Anonymous wrote:We drove to Cherry Grove Beach, SC where we rented an Airbnb in a quiet residential neighborhood. The house was on a canal and one block from the beach. We went kayaking, played mini golf, and enjoyed long walks on the beach.

It was a very relaxing week. We didn’t want to deal with the hassle of air travel.

We are in Cherry Grove Beach now. It's been warm enough. Very relaxing.

Is the ocean warm enough to swim?

For my kids yes, for me no. Lots of kids in the water, but there are only a few adults in.

We're farther south in Hilton head and the kids and my husband have been having a blast swimming, but like the PP, a bit too cold for me.

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Anonymous wrote:Medellin. Awesome trip, so much to see, learn and do. From museums to aerial gondolas to coffee tours and Guatape, Amazing.

How old are your kids? Did they have fun? I'm looking for ideas for this summer since we are rethinking our plans.

Just have one, he's 14. He LOVED it. His friends were so jealous. Colombia is really cheap too, a dollar (changed to Colombian pesos, of course), goes a long way.

Anonymous wrote:Tanque Verde dude ranch outside or Tucson. Super fun and relaxing in that they had a great kids program so adults could do their own thing much of the day. Service wasn’t great but many meals were buffets and the food was actually really good overall (and we are foodies). Beautiful weather, great horses and activities, kids loved the pool and made tons of friends.

That sounds really cool.

Tanque Verde dude ranch outside or Tucson. Super fun and relaxing in that they had a great kids program so adults could do their own thing much of the day. Service wasn’t great but many meals were buffets and the food was actually really good overall (and we are foodies). Beautiful weather, great horses and activities, kids loved the pool and made tons of friends.

We went to Barcelona and it was delightful. A minor hiccup when my FIL messed up his proctored Covid test and we had to scramble to schedule a test at the airport for him for the next morning. Otherwise, no problems at all.

Drove to St. Louis from my Midwest city, myself and two kids 8 and 6. Saw:

St. Louis Science Center
St. Louis Zoo and did a behind the scenes tour of their unique insect building
Arch and one kid did the ranger program in the museum at the bottom
City Museum
Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate factory tour
Tried toasted ravioli, St. Louis style pizza and gooey butter cake

Air BnBs were very affordable in good locations.

6 year old cried at the end that we had to leave and said that he wanted to move to St. Louis. Overall a success.

We went to Mexico. Flew into Cancun on SW from BWI. Stayed in Tulum and then drove further South for the week. All went well...except the family we met had their JetBlue flights cancelled last min and had to pay for expensive first/biz class tickets home to the west coast.

Covid protocols were fine used Emed and SW was organized at the ticket counter and stamped docs to approve the docs. No lines at security that were an issue. No lines at customs. Masking in country was minimal since we were outdoors for most everything.

We’re in Napa (Carneros to be precise) enjoying lovely weather, wine and outdoor activities but mostly just taking it easy.

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Anonymous wrote:We drove to Cherry Grove Beach, SC where we rented an Airbnb in a quiet residential neighborhood. The house was on a canal and one block from the beach. We went kayaking, played mini golf, and enjoyed long walks on the beach.

It was a very relaxing week. We didn’t want to deal with the hassle of air travel.

We are in Cherry Grove Beach now. It's been warm enough. Very relaxing.

Is the ocean warm enough to swim?

For my kids yes, for me no. Lots of kids in the water, but there are only a few adults in.