Island Escape

I have been nurturing a secret amazement for housing that dangles from trees or is lodged over water! The latter appeals to me more as I find the beach and ocean expanses so very romantic. So anything in a lagoon, or a shallow reef or further out in the deep waters of a tropical ocean is definitely a vacation of choice for me!

Listed here area a few examples of extremely luxurious over-water resorts. They say 2/3rds of all such resorts in the world are in the Maldives! So even though I'd love to vacation in the Carribbean, Turk and Caicos islands or Hawaii - I may consider a trip further east to experience romantic isolation in one of it's most unadultered forms :)

http://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/05/11/five.overwater.bungalow.resorts/index.html

http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/inspirational-photos-island-escapes/9309

Hiking in the USA

With over 2 billion acres of contiguous land mass, there is a lot of ground to cover in mainland USA for any avid travelers worth their salt!

The link here highlights some of the most favorite hiking destinations in the USA. Go conquer a few trails, camp under the open skies and unite with nature!
http://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/05/14/favorite.hiking.camping.spots/index.html