Friday Five: Vacation Edition

Mary Beth at RevGals is thinking about VACATIONS! She poses these fun Friday Five questions:

1) What did your family do for vacations when you were a child? Or did you have stay-cations at home?

Summer vacations growing up meant family trips to the lake house, where we swam and water-skied and ate boiled peanuts in our bathing suits. When I was older I went to summer camp, year after year. I only remember a few big family vacations: New Orleans, NYC, and a northern college tour. Mostly, we hung out in Florida, where staycations were still fun. And hot.

2) Tell us about your favorite vacation ever:

Whichever next one I am planning! (Currently, England and Italy...without the kids!!!!)

3) What do you do for a one-day or afternoon getaway...is there a place nearby that you escape to on a Saturday afternoon/other day off?

This would be a good thing to figure out....I guess I'll say sometimes the movies by myself.

4) What's your best recommendation for a full-on vacation near you...what would you suggest to someone coming to your area? (Near - may be defined any way you wish!)

Beach and/or mountains. I love being close enough to drive to either.

5) What's your DREAM VACATION?

Water, seafood, time to read. And paid for by someone else. But I'll take England and Italy this summer.....!

Bonus: Any particularly awful vacation stories that you just have to tell? ("We'll laugh about this later..." maybe that time is now!)

Hmmm...the first thing that jumps to mind is getting pick-pocketed in the Florence outdoor market as a poor college student, and having very little extra cash for the next few weeks...I have a feeling I am forgetting a horrible vacation incident because I have blocked it out, and that is for the best, so I won't try too hard to remember....