Taking a vacation in the summer is something I did with my family when I was growing up. Everyone enjoyed the time off and I remember collecting seashells in my brightly colored pail and building sand castles at the beach.
Now I’m likely to take a vacation in May or sometime in the fall because the places I want to go are less crowded at those times. I like to go somewhere that’s on my travel list and really explore. Since I prefer not to travel when the weather is too hot I actually avoid the summer months.
Still, there’s something special about taking time off during the summer and relaxing by the water. I have pleasant memories of being by the ocean and realizing that the biggest decision of the day is whether to have vanilla or chocolate ice cream. This is actually quite difficult for me and I would probably have a scoop of both.
Summer and vacation go together well.
Meg Travels 
We used to vacation at the beach every year when I was a kid….back when people could actually take TWO weeks off for vacations! I did the whole shell collection thing too – it was such fun. A special treat was to go to Cape May and search the beaches for Cape May diamonds, which I would polish and save as if they were real gems. :) Good memories.
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Your vacations sound really wonderful! Collecting shells was so much fun and you must have treasured those Cape May diamonds… :)
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Fabulous photo series pleasantly tinted with sweet memories !!!
Feel delighted I followed you on Twitter too.Have a brilliant day
Doda
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Thank you! Memories from vacations are so very special… :)
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Oh, I agree, Meg! Taking a vacation off season equals total relaxation – no parked tour buses with the engines left running, no impatient tourists waiting in long museum lines (one who could be me) and lower hotel rates. Your thoughts and pictures are great!
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Thanks Elisa! I really like travel in the spring and fall – the weather is pleasant and places are not too crowded. It is an ideal combination. :)
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Nice post, Meg! For me, summer in southern Ontario is the best time of the year and I would rather stay home than travel. I take short weekend trips within province and leave the country at other times.
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Spending summer where you are sounds great! That leaves plenty of time for travel too… :)
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I love your images of various holiday locations. They remind me that I haven’t had a break this year, time I think to do something about that.
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Thanks, and I hope you’re able to enjoy a well-deserved holiday very soon!
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Thanks Meg.
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You’re welcome and have fun… :)
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I like a scoop of both too. :)
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I think it’s better to have both chocolate and vanilla than try to only pick one!
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Beautiful Captures! Happy Week:)
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Thanks Renee – I hope you have a great week too!
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You must be ready to take off again soon, Meg. Where next? :)
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Next month I’ll be in England – London and then off to Cornwall. I can’t wait!
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I will travel and take a vacation anytime!!!!! Love the photos.
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Thank you! I like your thinking on travel – anytime is a good time to go… :)
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I normally take my vacation in May too :) Beautiful pics!
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Thanks Amy – May is a great time to travel!
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Gelato tastes better in the summer!
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That is so true – gelato in the summer is perfect!
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The last photo with the hydrangeas in it….I want to go there on my next vacation :) What a beautiful place!
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That picture is from Maine and it reminded me of what summer should be… I’d like to go back there too!
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Vacation is good whenever it can be had. :)
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That is so true Patti – vacations are wonderful!
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What a lovely post and photos, Meg! Really captures the essemce of uour memories! I also avoid hot weather for travel! Looks like this year you can travel almost anywhere in August and it’s still COLD?!?!?!?! What?!?!?!
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Thanks – I’m really fond of vacations both past and present! I agree that the weather has been almost chilly lately!
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I remember our summer trips when I was a kid. Oh how I looked forward to them. Now I prefer not to travel during the summer holidays because of the crowds, but sometimes it can’t be helped.
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It was so much fun looking forward to vacations! I think a summer holiday now is great too :)
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I’m like you in that I like to avoid the crowds so our trip to Europe each year is usually in the fall.
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That is an ideal time for a trip – I’m really interested to know where you’re going on your next visit!
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Nice one! I love beaches, too.
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Thanks – beaches are perfect places to relax!
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I can take vacation any time, I suppose, but I seem to still aim for summer! Summer and vacation do seem to naturally go together. I love the photo of the chairs lined up at the shore. I took a similar picture this summer because it just looked inviting! I’d like to be sitting at the ocean’s edge right now! I know you enjoyed your time in Maine…now I’m waiting to read about what’s next! :-)
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I thought those chairs looked very friendly! Maine was fantastic and next month I’m going to be in England – I can’t wait… :)
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Summer vacations are fun, ours usually happen over Christmas when we visit family or they come to visit us. Our holidays at that time of year almost always includes some time at the beach with the dogs unless it is one of those really wet summers we’ve been experiencing in recent years. As much as I would like to travel around Europe in summer, I think the heat and the crowds would be too much unless of course I was lucky enough to find a nice secluded spot in the mountains :-)
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I would really enjoy having summer vacation at Christmas! It has been very wet this summer but there’s still enough good weather to go to the beach. Being in the mountains in Europe sounds just wonderful… :)
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I love summer vacations too. Seems like you’re having great times. :) thanks for sharing these beautiful pictures.
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You’re welcome! Summer vacations are fantastic and the beach is so relaxing… :)
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There’s nothing quite like a vacation, at any time of year. I’ve just come back from somewhere that looked very like your first shot and it was nice to see that picture and be reminded of my recent holiday. The sound of waves lapping on the shore is so restful and makes me think of being on vacation.
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It sounds like you had a wonderful holiday! I didn’t quite realize how much I liked the beach until I was in Maine last month… :)
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I’m certainly with you on the ice cream dilemma! :D
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I appreciate that – it really is difficult to choose!
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