<p>This is a wonderful place on the Outer Banks, stayed there several years ago:</p>
<p>[North</a> Carolina Resort, Outer Banks Vacation, Spa, Hotel | The Sanderling Resort & Spa](<a href=“http://www.thesanderling.com/]North”>http://www.thesanderling.com/)</p>
<p>Oh hey now, if we’re talking upscale guest spa destinations, I’m still hawking rural New York State, but near the Hudson River now: [Hudson</a> Valley Resorts & New York State Hotel Accommodations – Mohonk Mountain House](<a href=“http://www.mohonk.com/]Hudson”>http://www.mohonk.com/)</p>
<p>I’ve never been there but friends who’ve gone say it’s very special.</p>
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<p>If your plans for the Cape didn’t pan out and you really want to go there–I’d check out Nantucket or Martha’s Vineyard. Both are beautiful islands with great restaurants and wonderful beaches. They both offer all sorts of recreational activities, especially for a long weekend. If you go in May or early June–your lodging will be considerable cheaper than if you were to go in July or August.</p>
<p>I’m thinking about the friend who doesn’t walk well. I’ll look up to see if there are
resort and vacation destinations ranked for those with partial disabilities, with features exciting for fully able people too. </p>
<p>Anyone know? Here’s my first google result: [Disability</a> Travel Information](<a href=“http://www.disabled-world.com/travel/]Disability”>Disabled World Travel: Accessible Disability Travel Information)</p>
<p>If one of the partners can’t walk well, it’s not fun for the other partner either if all the options are beyond reach at the destination. It’s good of you to have mentioned that in your Opening Post.</p>
<p>Okay, I’ll put in a plug for San Diego. You could stay in Coronado at the Hotel Del Coronado or across the street at the Glorietta Bay Inn in the mansion for something special and less expensive than the Hotel Del.</p>
<p>[Hotel</a> del Coronado ? San Diego Resorts & Hotels, California Beach Resort & Spa](<a href=“http://www.hoteldel.com/]Hotel”>http://www.hoteldel.com/)
[Glorietta</a> Bay Inn - Coronados best boutique hotel](<a href=“http://www.gloriettabayinn.com/]Glorietta”>http://www.gloriettabayinn.com/)</p>
<p>San Diego has quite a few things to do - beach, sailing, bay cruise, dinner cruises, biking, zoo, Wild Animal Park, Sea World, shopping, Old Town, Gaslamp District, La Jolla, eateries, hiking, USS Midway aircraft carrier museum, Tijuana, good weather, etc. </p>
<p>Coronado is very close to all of the above and there’s a light rail (San Diego Trolley) to many of the areas.</p>
<p>It’s the other side of the country for you though but not so bad by air - especially if you can get a nonstop flight.</p>
<p>This thread cracks me up. H and I just celebrated our 25th. After much discussion about where to go (New York, New Orleans, Las Vegas, Chicago) this is what we did. We went out to dinner and then to the grocery store. I wore the new flannel shirt he got me for Christmas. We had a lovely time.</p>
<p>I am the original cheap date.</p>
<p>lololu I’m usually in your camp. Our 25th is coming up and DH is insistent on two weeks in Edinburgh Scotland. He went without me years ago (chaperoning a HS trip) and told me then we were going. We may be broke when we get back but I guess a plan is a plan.</p>
<p>Re: Provincetown - so much is close by so that one does not have to deal with driving in highway traffic.</p>
<p>I was surprised (and thrilled!) how empty Race Point Beach was during the week of 4th of July. Nothing better than walking along the beach and seeing seals peeping out from the surf.</p>
<p>So if you find a place to rent just outside of the commercial district, I actually find Provincetown more relaxing than other parts of the Cape. (We stayed in Wellfleet once and I did not like it nearly as much.)</p>
<p>lololu, that is how we celebrate most birthday’s and anniversaries, doing next to nothing! That is why the girls decided it was time to plan a trip so we could say we actually did something. We haven’t traveled with this couple other than the Bermuda trip 15 years ago and a couple of beach trips that included the children. Actually, we were originally going to make this a family trip with all the children, at least those that could get off of work; I then decided that we were old enough to travel without the children! The “children” range in age from 20-26 and would have enjoyed the visit to the Cape if that had worked out, but I am enjoying the thought of going without them. Trying to plan a week with the kids and finding one where all 10 of us could leave wasn’t going to be an easy task, so this works out better.</p>
<p>My dream trip is an Alaskan cruise, but I would want to take my kids with us when/if we ever do it. </p>
<p>As the official trip planner, I get to do all the research and present the top choices to the other 3. The men can be a bit stubborn, so I need to find a great fit for all. The one that can’t do a ton of walking can do casual walking, just not an all day thing. Sightseeing in a city is fine as long as there is some down time. We just aren’t going to go mountain climbing!</p>
<p>We need to decide if we want to do a city tour, chill at a spa, lounge on the beach, or something else. As much as I would love to head to the beach and do nothing, I know the guys, they will not move other than for dinner. It will be like any other day where my friend and I hang out while they nap! We also need to see if we only have a long weekend or if we can go longer. We each still want to try to go to the beach with our kids, so if we do that, the guys can’t take another week off for this trip, especially if we do this adult trip in the summer. </p>
<p>Right now for a city trip I am thinking San Francisco (with Napa if possible,) Montreal, or maybe Miami. I think a cruise would be fun since none of use has been on one, but time may be a problem. Our hope is to get a great trip for little money as we really shouldn’t be spending this money right now. My husband has these grand plans and then complains about the credit card bills later, so I want to keep the cost down. </p>
<p>Keep the ideas coming!!</p>
<p>Maybe by the time we get to 30 years we will get past dinner and the grocery store. </p>
<p>I vote for the Alaskan cruise – without the kids!!</p>
<p>Just lost a huge post, so only giving reader’s digest version:
Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Canada … tons of wonderful plays, not just shakespeare … many different venues, quaint village town, good restaurants … lovely. Been 4 times in college (moons ago with honors assocation). Decided to go back almost 30 years later w/ hubby. We had a lovely, lovely time (3 plays). We drove there after a few days at Niagara Falls. :)</p>
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<p>[Stratford</a> Shakespeare Festival](<a href=“http://www.stratfordfestival.ca/]Stratford”>http://www.stratfordfestival.ca/)</p>
<p>I have been to Williamsburg several times. I LOVE the historic district but it is walking only.</p>
<p>My husband and I celebrated our 30th anniversary and his 50th birthday (yes, we married young) by going to Puerto Rico last April. One of my big considerations was travel time and why we ended up vetoing anything on the West Coast. If you have to spend a day each way traveling, it kind of puts a damper on a four day trip.</p>
<p>PR is a probably a little too warm for June, but I love lots of the other suggestions you already have, especially Montreal and Quebec. Both are lovely cities and Quebec has quite the foreign feel since so many people speak French there.</p>
<p>Oh, I take back my vote for the Alaska cruise, and go with the Stratford Festival. Really high class theater in very relaxing small town. Growing up we went every summer, I have seen almost the entire Shakespeare canon preformed here as well as other great stuff. I went back about three years ago and found it was still some of the best theater in the world.</p>
<p>H and I celebrated our 25th in Sedona…we both came back looking 10 years younger (really). Beautiful place. Although we did lots of hiking, there are other ways to experience the beauty (including a fun pink jeep tour). Good spas, nice restaurants, weird new-age stuff. My kind of place.
The Hudson Valley in NY is beautiful…but I think Mohonk is too expensive. The Minnewaska lodge is right outside of New Paltz and is MUCH cheaper, plus you can eat where you want.<br>
I think Sonoma/Napa sounds like a great trip but the travel time is worrisome.
Boston is a beautiful city with lots to see.
I love the Keys…worth a shot.
Also like the Tampa/St Pete area. We stay at Treasure Island. The beach is gorgeous. They have great oceanfront condo hotels…perfect for two couples (2 bdrs, 2 baths. Tampa is a quick drive and has lots going on. And it’s easy to travel to…impt when you have a short stay.<br>
Lastly, Amelia Island. So pretty.</p>
<p>I haven’t been to Montreal but I would choose San Fran over Miami in a heartbeat. I found Miami just too plastic for my taste…it caters to a set much younger than I.
(Ducks so Miami posters don’t hit her!)</p>
<p>If I had to go to FL, I’d pick Tampa/St Pete over Miami!</p>
<p>And definitely S-F and Napa/Sonoma combo is doable in one long weekend. That’s what hubby and I did once. We explored the city for a couple of days, then headed out to Sonoma (and hiked a bit in Muir Woods on the way there) and then had a jolly good time doing wine tasting! It doesn’t take long to drive to Sonoma from S-F.</p>
<p>Take 7 - 10 days and go to Cozumel, Mexico. I do not know anybody who did not like it there. The best time though is fall thru Christmas and spring. Otherwise, it is either too rainy or too hot.</p>
<p>OP leaves in the south, right? We live in Fl and for our 20th anniversary we drove to Savannah, GA. H really didn’t want to go, not sure what he thought it would be like … but anyway it was a very gentle drive. We stayed downtown Savannah at The Marshall House.</p>
<p>[The</a> Marshall House | Historic Savannah, Georgia](<a href=“404 | The Marshall House Hotel”>http://www.marshallhouse.com/)</p>
<p>It was quite fun … claw tubbed bathroom, hugely comfortable bed, and windows that you walked out of onto a second story porch that goes the length of the building. Rocking chairs out there where we took our afternoon free wine and cheese. We loved Savannah because we could walk and ride the trolly. Great that way … to be able to jump on and off the trolly and still have a lot within a short walking distance of the hotel, too … including the river (where there are more hotels, btw). Paula Dean’s restaurant (we didn’t go as we didn’t have a reservation and you do need one) is there as well as a lot of places with great food. We stayed for a couple of nights on Tybee islands, too … about a twenty minute drive. Enjoyed touring an old fort, eating fabulous seafood at this little shack place with alligators (I’d have to look up that name, LOL) … and just walking the beach at our hotel. All and alll such a good time was had that we are going back. Mostly gentle walking (unless you climb the Tybee lighthouse like we did … really, got the shirt to prove it, LOL), great food, FABULOUS HISTORY, and hugely hugely romantic. :)</p>
<p>zebes, sigh … I want to go again</p>
<p>H & I had never taken a flight together until last summer when we went to SF, for the 33rd anniv of when we met ( oh & to see pearl jam)
this year will be the 29th wedding anniv in spring & I am planning a 10 trip to the new Orleans jazz festival.
I like to plan things around events otherwise we would never go anywhere.</p>
<p>Depending on time of year, I would recommend the Shakespeare festival in Ashland Oregon. D went with her 8th gd class in the spring ( they camped)and it sounds like a fabulous time.</p>