Best Places To Go During The Winter To Escape The Cold Snap

There are places not far many fun to go during the winter to escape the cold snap. My favorites are: California, Florida, Hawaii, Mexico and the Caribbean. (Actually, I live in California, so you have to go there on vacation!) California is my favorite state. I lived there for about half of my life and I never tire of it. Both the northern and southern California are very interesting in many ways. When people think of California, we usually think in southern California - the beaches, Hollywood and Disneyland. These are all fun places to visit. The three main large cities in Southern California in Los Angeles, San Diego and Santa Barbara. Northern California is another world. San Francisco is a beautiful, big old surrounded by water on three sides, San Francisco Bay to the east, the Golden Gate to the north and the west Pacific Ocean. The Bay Area, the San Francisco metropolitan area, is composed of nine counties along the Bay of San Francisco and is one of the largest metropolitan areas. Includes San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, San Rafael, Santa Rosa and San Jose. Hawaii is the southernmost state. It consists of eight islands: Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe and Hawaii. Hawaii is geographically the largest island and home of the volcano Mauna Kea, the tallest mountain in the islands. All islands were formed from volcanoes. Honolulu, the capital and largest city of Hawaii, is on the island of Oahu. Hawaii also has many beautiful beaches. Florida is another great state with lots of sunshine and good beaches. Fun places to visit in Florida include Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando, Daytona and the Florida Keys, Key West, in particular. Orlando has many theme parks, including Walt Disney World and Sea World. From Florida to the Caribbean is easy to reach by boat. A cruise is the best way to explore the Caribbean islands, including the Bahamas, St. Maarten, St. Lucia, Martinique and Puerto Rico. The islands are beautiful but very poor. However, the natives are very friendly. Mexico is another great place to travel during the winter. In addition to Tijuana, a landfill, the only places I have visited in Mexico are Cancun and the peninsula of Yukito, which are very beautiful. Cancun is one of the many resort towns in Mexico, built especially for tourists, some that are Acapulco, Mazatlan and Puerto Vaerte. To see the real Mexico, you need to take day trips to these cities. The Chichen Itsa a fabulous Mayan pyramid on the peninsula Yukito, an easy day trip from Cancun.