As I get off the plane that just landed on a tropical island‚ nothing other than paradise and feelings of extravagance await me. For the small chunk of time I vacation here‚ no matter how hard I try‚ I cannot encounter anything except overwhelming joy. Hawaii is such a place that is located near the equator in the most southern region of the northern hemisphere. The weather there could not be better in quality. The perfect temperature‚ consisting within the mid-eighties along with the warm sun‚ enables
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BOONTON‚ N.J.‚ -- During Christmastime in 2006‚ Toniann Ruja took a 10-day dream vacation to Hawaii with her husband and two daughters who were both in elementary school. “Both my husband at the time and I had a steady income‚ and we had been waiting for the financial opportunity for a trip like this‚” Ruja said as she sat at the kitchen table of her quaint townhouse that she bought four years ago‚ during her divorce. Within a year‚ Ruja’s husband lost both his trucking company and his income. Nearly
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My Thanksgiving vacation could have been more enjoyable. I did a lot of working over break. Starting from the beginning‚ on Tuesday after we got let out of school‚ I drove all the way down to Des Moines because I had to work. I work at the Des Moines Buccaneers Hockey Arena‚ it’s a USHL hockey league that boys from ages 16-19 play in while trying to get scholarships to colleges they are signed to. My sister Kaylee and I worked in the Pirates Cove cleaning until around 7:00 P.M. Buccaneer clothing
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My parents try their best to make our summer family trip meaningful and educational. Last summer‚ we went to Rome because Rome is one of the most historical and beautiful cities. My mom thought it could also be a big help me for my history class. Our plan was to stay in Rome for five days and stay in Venice and Florence for another week. We were all very excited and our twelve hours flight went by very quick. I loved Rome so much even though I could not understand a single word in Italian. Rome
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In July of 2015‚ my family and I took a vacation to Destin‚ Florida. It was my first time to ever see the ocean. The first peek of the ocean we got to see was when we got on The Mid-bay bridge to cross the ocean. It was the longest bridge that I have ever been on in my life. We took many pictures from the bridge because the scenery was beautiful. The first thing we did when we got to Destin was go to our house but it wasn’t ready yet because our friends just left that morning and we rented the
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church that went by the name of Oakwood Baptist Church. During the mission trip there would be many different activities that our church group would get to be a part of‚ such as an outdoor dodge ball tournament‚ indoor carnivals‚ and our very own Vacation Bible School. I was able to take part in this amazing adventure‚ and I couldn’t wait for it to begin. The morning of the trip everyone that was participating in the event met at our children center for our church at 6:30 am. Then we were on our way
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I remember before we left for vacation‚ my mom’s eyelashes started to grow back and she was so excited to go out and be able to buy mascara again. My mom fought her way through cancer and now she was able to start living her life normally again and that made me more happy than I had been that past year. My mom deserved that vacation more than anything‚ she was finally able to relax‚ be spoiled‚ and know that everything from there
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I awoke on the morning of January 8th‚ 2018‚ to temporarily panic before I realized where I was. I was on vacation at Disney World‚ Florida. I opened my eyes to find the rest of my family still asleep on their various beds in our hotel room at the Caribbean Beach Resort. I sighed in happiness‚ and snuggled deeper into the plush sheets. I reached over the edge of my bed‚ pulling my charging laptop and headphones off of the nightstand. I opened my laptop as quietly as I could‚ in an effort not to wake
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My Son A couple years ago my husband and I decided to take our yearly family vacation to the Florida Keys. Ever since we moved to Florida in 2012‚ our family has fallen in love with the ocean. You could definitely see my oldest son Zane drawn to the ocean becoming very involved with the sea’s complex ecosystem that provided endless hours of entertainment. Zane was able to easily memorize multiple species of fish and coral. He continued studying the ocean taking several advanced marine biology and
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I am going to Rapid City‚ South Dakota for my vacation. I chose to go here because it is the first family vacation spot I can remember going to as a child with my parents. South Dakota is located in the central part of the United States. Rapid City is located in western South Dakota. The weather here changes with the seasons – cold‚ snowy winters and hot summers. Hotel I am staying at is the Fairfield inn and suites. We will be staying in the Wa Tiki luxury suite. The room has 2 bedrooms
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