Winter Vacation Ideas

[BDBohnzie]

The Keys are incredible. Drove from Maryland to Key West on my honeymoon and had such a blast in Key West that we've been trying to get back ever since.

If you're into the big scene and want to party it up, I'd recommend staying directly in Key West (My wife and I stayed at Lighthouse Court, directly behind Ernest Hemingway's house...when you look at the link, the picture that comes up, our room door is the one on the right hand side near the pool...it was very quiet there, even though it was pretty full). If you want something a bit more quiet, check out Big Pine/Lower Keys or Marathon. One of the daily things to do in Key West is the Sunset Celebration at Mallory Square. Definitely check out the sunset cruises, they are a lot of fun.

You can do a 7 day cruise in the Caribbean in your price range. The one place I've always wanted to go to is Cabo San Lucas.

[TheMalcolmConnection]

Originally Posted by BDBohnzie

The Keys are incredible. Drove from Maryland to Key West on my honeymoon and had such a blast in Key West that we've been trying to get back ever since.

If you're into the big scene and want to party it up, I'd recommend staying directly in Key West (My wife and I stayed at Lighthouse Court, directly behind Ernest Hemingway's house...when you look at the link, the picture that comes up, our room door is the one on the right hand side near the pool...it was very quiet there, even though it was pretty full). If you want something a bit more quiet, check out Big Pine/Lower Keys or Marathon. One of the daily things to do in Key West is the Sunset Celebration at Mallory Square. Definitely check out the sunset cruises, they are a lot of fun.

You can do a 7 day cruise in the Caribbean in your price range. The one place I've always wanted to go to is Cabo San Lucas.

That's so crazy! When my wife and I got married down there, that's where we stayed. You truly can't go wrong with the keys. I was down there during Thanksgiving and there's a lot to be said for a place with no dress-code, open liquor laws, and live music at all times of the day. We go there often so hit me up if you want anything recommended.

For sure though, don't fly directly in, go to Miami (it'll save some money) and drive down. The drive is half the fun.

[BDBohnzie]

Originally Posted by TheMalcolmConnection

That's so crazy! When my wife and I got married down there, that's where we stayed.

Awesome. We thought it was a nice place to stay.

We stayed 3 nights and had to call them a few times along the drive to make sure they would stay open for us to check in. It's a long drive from Savannah to Key West (not sure what I was thinking...on the entire trip from Gaithersburg to Key West and back via Williamsburg, Charleston and Savannah, I did all but 5 hours of driving, fortunately for me, that 5 hours was during the Savannah to Key West leg), but we left Savannah at 8am and pulled into the hotel a little before midnight. By 10am the next day, I had beer in hand strolling up and down DuVal Street.

@WaldSkins - if you are going for the week, definitely check out the other Keys for daily excursions along with Hog1's suggestions of the Dry Tortugas and Pennekamp Park.