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post #1 of 35
6/27/10 at 9:56pm
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me, wife, 3 kids. want something beachy and luxurious. suggestions? also will not consider a trip further than a 5hr plane ride.
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post #2 of 35
6/27/10 at 10:02pm
luxurious? my wife swears by them amanyara in turks & caicos
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post #3 of 35
6/27/10 at 10:12pm
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me, wife, 3 kids. want something beachy and luxurious. suggestions? also will not consider a trip further than a 5hr plane ride.

A beach house in the Cape? Given this is a family vacation, it would be cool to rent a log cabin in Maine or similar. You'd get the opportunity to spend a lot of time with your kids teaching them how to hike, fish, build a fire, etc.
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post #4 of 35
6/27/10 at 10:17pm
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we rent a house on the cape every year in july, were just thinking of maybe trying something different this year.
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post #5 of 35
6/27/10 at 10:28pm
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we rent a house on the cape every year in july, were just thinking of maybe trying something different this year.

Head further south then...maybe Charleston, SC. By the way, where are you from?
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post #6 of 35
6/27/10 at 10:33pm
Panama
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post #7 of 35
6/27/10 at 11:17pm
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Panama
you mean the country? maybe bocas del toro or las tablas. but if you mean the city... i would not reccomned it no beaches the closest tone is about 30 minutes away, nor does have that many family inclined activities. reasonable priced liquor, and a better quality of colian than you will find in colombia yes.
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post #8 of 35
6/27/10 at 11:54pm
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you mean the country?

maybe bocas del toro or las tablas.
but if you mean the city... i would not reccomned it no beaches the closest tone is about 30 minutes away, nor does have that many family inclined activities. reasonable priced liquor, and a better quality of colian than you will find in colombia yes.

Bocas sucks. He should go to San Blas. Gorgeous.
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post #9 of 35
6/27/10 at 11:59pm
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Bocas sucks. He should go to San Blas. Gorgeous.
i am not fan of the palce eitherbut i have nto been to san blas, frankly i prefer panama to the provinces.. but my rec would be the pacific side near las tablas, easier to get to etc. no need to change airports.... i can hardly imgaine doing that with 3 children.
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post #10 of 35
6/28/10 at 12:11am
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i am not fan of the palce eitherbut i have nto been to san blas, frankly i prefer panama to the provinces.. but my rec would be the pacific side near las tablas, easier to get to etc. no need to change airports.... i can hardly imgaine doing that with 3 children.

You're probably right. San Blas might not work for little kids.
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post #11 of 35
6/28/10 at 12:31am
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You're probably right. San Blas might not work for little kids.

that is hwy i think if panama was an option wiht beache beign thethe prefered criterion, los santos would be a btter option preferbly near las tablas( has a decement of tourism so english will nto be large problem.) only and abotu an 90 min from panama by car if he rents one or has driver arranged. the distnace is not far.
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post #12 of 35
6/28/10 at 1:28am
cartegena - warm, beautiful old city (about the best preserved renanainse fortifications, certainly in the western hemisphere) good food. there are hotels that have a lot for kids to do. watersports are pretty cheap. good night life. you can take a boat out and see islands that are basically uninhabited.

if you want some more info, pm me. I've been a couple of times with the kids. probrably cheaper than most places you are thinking about.

the one drawback - the water is brown, not blue, until you go out the islands. not poluted, but the city is on a river emptying into the sea. but the water is warm and clean, and the beaches are pretty good. when you go out to the islands (maybe an hour by boat) you get the sparkeling blue water.

oh, and just under 5 hours
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post #13 of 35
6/28/10 at 8:35am
Amelia Island http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Proper...nd/Default.htm
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post #14 of 35
6/28/10 at 8:53am
The Louisiana Gulf Coast is cheap now I heard.
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post #15 of 35
6/28/10 at 9:18am
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Originally Posted by globetrotter View Post
cartegena - warm, beautiful old city (about the best preserved renanainse fortifications, certainly in the western hemisphere) good food. there are hotels that have a lot for kids to do. watersports are pretty cheap. good night life. you can take a boat out and see islands that are basically uninhabited.

if you want some more info, pm me. I've been a couple of times with the kids. probrably cheaper than most places you are thinking about.

the one drawback - the water is brown, not blue, until you go out the islands. not poluted, but the city is on a river emptying into the sea. but the water is warm and clean, and the beaches are pretty good. when you go out to the islands (maybe an hour by boat) you get the sparkeling blue water.

oh, and just under 5 hours

the only thing that could be problem is that honestly as though english is spoken in cartagena, fo move around one should have a minimum of spanish, which i see fmr the forum is nto common with us citizens.
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