Art Schwager

Most California residents think they have to get on an airplane and fly 3,000 miles to visit Hawaii. Truth be told, all they have to do is hop in their car and head south on Interstate 5.

Okay, it’s not exactly the same, but San Diego’s Paradise Point Resort and Spa has pulled out all the stops to re-create many of the islands’ charms. To begin with, it’s on an island. Then factor in the lush old-growth palm trees – groves of them – that make the 44-acre resort feel in many ways like CoCo Palms, the famous resort on Kauai where Elvis Presley filmed Blue Hawaii. Throw in some tiki torches, beaches, lagoons, lush gardens and plenty of birds, turtles and other wildlife, and you have Hawaii, the California version.

Pattaya is nestled forth a arresting bay on the East Bank of the Gulf of Thailand, about 170 kilometers southeast of Bangkok. From a fishing apple in the 1960’s, Pattaya has emerged as the admired Southeast Asian vacation center. A alluring escape breadth tourists, anniversary makers and vacationers from about the apple disentangle an incomparable arrangement of possibilities to disentangle during an alien anniversary bank vacation.

Amelia Island, Florida is one of America’s few remaining unspoiled island paradises. If you haven’t discovered Amelia Island yet, you’re in for a wonderful surprise. Just a thirty-minute drive north of the Jacksonville airport, Amelia Island is situated in the southernmost part of the Atlantic coast barrier islands that stretch from North Carolina down to Florida. Amelia Island offers miles of pristine sandy beaches, world-class golfing and tennis, magnificent and luxurious resorts, charming bed and breakfast spots, and a rich and fascinating history that make this a truly unique and thoroughly enjoyable vacation destination.