Summer next year will see both of our kids finishing exams - daughter a level 3 advanced diploma and son his GCSEs. We’re planning a big holiday by way of celebration and reward. At first we were looking at a long-planned fly-drive around western Canada but the kids have decided they don’t want to “sit in a car all day looking at mountains”. We’ll park that idea for when the nest is empty.
To hit the more interesting brief of hot, beaches AND some interesting scenery we have identified Hawaii. Perhaps a 2-3 location holiday on different islands. Probably self-booked using AirBNB etc, as getting hotel rooms to cover 4 adults is tricky (nobody likes the idea of a pull-out bed or sofa bed in the same room).
Need to sit down and do some research. Flights, accommodation, hire car(s), ESTA etc. I’ve concluded that Hawaii is far enough from the contiguous states (both geographically and culturally) to be worth the visit to “USA”.
