fun in the sun!

Copyright Lesley Scott

With spring break right around the corner, I cannot help but yearn for sun, surf, and sand. I truly loathe winter. Other than Christmas, it is a horrible season. Warm weather and sunshine makes me happy. Another thing that makes me happy is traveling. Of course, that goes without mentioning. However, I enjoy traveling for a multitude of purposes. Sometimes I travel for educational purposes. Other times for mere curiosity. Once a year, I travel to Washington D.C. to network. When I am lucky, I travel for sheer relaxation and pleasure.

I am completely looking forward to my spring break this year. Most years I stay at home and work. This year, however, I will be spending a blissful week in Tampa, Florida. I will be keeping my fingers crossed for gorgeous weather. We will be flying into Orlando initially. That night we will go to Downtown Disney. Yes, I am a college student and I am thrilled to be able to infuse some aspect of Disney into my trip.

The rest of the trip will be spent at my aunt's house in Tampa. With a pool in the backyard and being minutes from the beach, this trip will be the epitome of relaxation.

What is it about vacations to places with warm weather that excite us so? Obviously the temperature is an appealing aspect. But traveling to simply relax and take a break from reality has to be a big part of it. Face it. Traveling to foreign countries and exotic places can be stressful. Enjoyable, certainly, but stressful. There are so many tasks involved in planning one of those trips.

Vacations to locations such as Florida, South Carolina, California, etc... tend to be more simple to plan. Once you have transportation and accomodations arranged, the rest is smooth sailing.