Florida or New York: the US Holiday dilemma - well how about both?

My husband and I are often torn about what type of vacation we want. He shouts for a beachy “do nothing” holiday and I champion the cultural/shopping holiday, and usually at least one of us ends up dissatisfied. When this last year we decided that our extended family would be all joining on holiday together… well we just thought it would be a disaster in the making. Four hotel rooms for a week in New York were expensive, as was the resort in Florida. But neither would suit because some wanted beach, some city and things were looking dim.
But amazingly last summer we somehow managed to sort out a holiday that suited all tastes. White sand beaches and blazing sun that’s one hour from Philadelphia and two hours from New York - the “Jersey shore”. And no we don’t mean channel island Jersey, but rather “Jersey” as it’s known in New Jersey. For those of you who are “Sopranos” fans like me may not have believed it, but in the Southern part of New Jersey, near the state of Maryland there are a series of islands off the coast with gorgeous white sand beaches and lots to do.
Our family rented a beachfront five bedroom home to accommodate all of us. We had a wide sandy beach, swimming, fishing, jet skis and all of the normal water sport fun, but also were able to do two glittery nights of gambling and shows in Atlantic City, a day of bargain high-end “outlet shopping” (both 20 minutes from our rental home), a day trip to New York, and one more to Philadelphia. Rather than pay for hotel rooms with no views and no options but dining out, we had an entire spacious home with kitchen and three private sun decks overlooking the ocean. As far as location you cannot do much better really. We were in easy distance of New York, Philadelphia, Atlantic City and Washington D.C. with the option of just doing nothing and sitting on the beach/decks all day. And with parking for three cars, we had options. Some went shopping, some to the city, some to water ski, and some just stayed on the beach.
We are going again this summer and feel convinced that we still have plenty more to do/see and plenty more to not do/see while lounging on the beach. Ideal!

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Sea Isle City, NJ

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Florida or New York: the US Holiday dilemma… well how about both!

My husband and I are often torn about what type of vacation we want. He shouts for a beachy “do nothing” holiday and I champion the cultural/shopping holiday, and usually at least one of us ends up dissatisfied. When this last year we decided that our extended family would be all joining on holiday together… well we just thought it would be a disaster in the making. 4 hotel rooms for a week in New York were expensive, as was the resort in Florida. But neither would suit because some wanted beach, some city and things were looking dim…
But amazingly last summer we somehow managed to sort out a holiday that suited all tastes! White sand beaches and blazing sun that’s 1 hour from Philadelphia and 2 hours from New York… it’s the “Jersey shore”. And no we don’t mean channel island Jersey, but rather “Jersey” as it’s known in New Jersey. For those of you who are “Sopranos” fans like me may not have believed it, but in the Southern part of New Jersey, near the state of Maryland there are a series of islands off the coast with gorgeous white sand beaches and lots to do.
Our family rented a beachfront 5 bedroom home to accommodate all of us. We had a wide sandy beach, swimming, fishing, jet skis and all of the normal water sport fun, but also were able to do 2 glittery nights of gambling and shows in Atlantic City, a day of bargain high-end “outlet shopping” (both 20 minutes from our rental home), a day trip to New York, and one more to Philadelphia. Rather than pay for hotel rooms with no views and no options but dining out, we had an entire spacious home with kitchen and 3 private sun decks overlooking the ocean. As far as location you cannot do much better really. We were in easy distance of New York, Philadelphia, Atlantic City and Washington D.C. with the option of just doing nothing and sitting on the beach/decks all day. And with parking for 3 cars, we had options. Some went shopping, some to the city, some to water ski, and some just stayed on the beach.
We are going again this summer and feel convinced that we still have plenty more to do/see and plenty more to not do/see while lounging on the beach. Ideal!

The we've rented: njshorehouserental.com/

Sea Isle City, NJ

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