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| Beach | 58% | 607 votes | Total: 1043 votes | |
| Mountains | 42% | 436 votes |
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by David Duncan
For myself, a beach vacation wins out over a trip to the mountains. In fact, my family and I just returned from a trip to Florida to a little town called, Ocean Ridge, just up ...read more
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by Nicole Foley
The first thing that comes to mind when the word 'vacation' is muttered is, without a doubt - the beach! Sand, sun and surf - yes, those are the makings of a real vacation! Fo...read more
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by Eve Mager
Summer Beach Vacations Come Out On Top With the summer comes a desperate desire to get away. Maybe it is the soft warm breeze that pushes us to leave our homes and cities behin...read more
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by Daniel Yi
Summer vacation. What is the first image that pops into your head when you hear those two words? Water? Sand? Ways to beat the heat? A need to bare your body (or desperately ...read more
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To me, the ultimate getaway would have to be the beach. I grew up in a coastal town and I am drawn to the sea like a magnet. My soul yearns for it. It is many years since I li...read more
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by Petriesan
The best vacations are beach vacations. But not just any beach. Waikiki is just too commercial, with too many skimpy bikini's and Speedo's on people who should only hit the be...read more
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by LC Martin
Give me a beach...any beach. There's nothing like the soothing sound of the surf, the scent of salted air, and the warm sun on my face. I live for these moments. And use them wh...read more
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by Gill Hamper
I am fortunate to live very near a beach, and much prefer it to mountains. It is a two minute walk to the beach, and over a hundred miles to the nearest mountains, so admittedy ...read more
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Every time it is the same: after working for six months straight, you think to yourself, "I need a vacation." Where is the first place your daydream takes you? The beach. As soo...read more
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by Carole Hill
It is difficult to stand firm on one side of this debate. The way I see it, there are great things about both of these vacation destinations. I wouldn't turn down an invitatio...read more
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I grew up in Virginia Beach and then went to college in the beautiful Virgina mountains. Having seen the best of what these two locales have to offer I feel certain that the be...read more
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by Randy Scott
Ahhh, summer vacation. It's something we all look forward to. So where do you go? The beach? The mountains? Or perhaps you have just won the big lottery and you've can have a wo...read more
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Although I love both the mountains and the beach, I would definitely have to choose the beach as my favorite. My family and I are not sun worshipers, but we're beach activity pe...read more
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by Paul Burns
I'm a beach guy. Sun, surf, sand and water all are the best of class. You can do the beach low brow or high class and you get the top drawer. Men and women are happy and a tan...read more
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by Rod Borghese
My fondest memories of childhood are of times with family and friends on the beach. Now that I have kids of my own the attraction is there all over again. It's like it was yes...read more
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From the time I was born, I was a Southern California Beach girl! When summer slowly rolled around, the only thing that I could think about was getting my feet into the warm sa...read more
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by Chris Conner
The beach is, for me, the best type of summer vacation. I had the opportunity to go on a last minute three day trip to the Bahamas and this is my story, which provides one exam...read more
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by Li Lian Kow
The beach! But of course! Champagne for breakfast! Is what they serve you at Banyan Tree, Phuket. I visited Phuket in August 2007. I arrived Thursday evening at Banyan ...read more
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Whether stormy and wild tossing waves high into the air or calm and lanquid as they gulls circle overhead and scan the horizon for snacks. The shoreline is a place where life se...read more
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by Dawn B.
There is nothing more beautiful or peaceful than watching a sunrise over the ocean. Your sitting out on the deck at 6 o'clock or thereabouts, it's quiet. You can see the orange ...read more
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For a glorious summer vacation, I'd go with the mountains over the beach almost every time. Twenty years ago the answer would have been the reverse, but then people and attitud...read more
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by Joseph Malek
During a time when the price for everything that keeps us healthy and alive is rising higher than a kite in a hurricane the best value for my vacation budget is a trip to a reso...read more
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I always spend my holiday in the mountains, but I find that the Scottish Highlands are the most beautiful that I have ever visited. Here most of the people live near or on the c...read more
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by Baja Raquel
Summer mountains are a treasure to behold. The mountains are awake and alive for only a few short months each year. Nothing compares to nature's garden on a short leash like a...read more
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by Kim Sharpe
My personal choice for a vacation would always be somewhere in the mountains. I don't have much use for the beach. I lived in Florida for several years and I had my fill of th...read more
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by Shenni Bubb
Summer kissed mountains are a true gem to explore. Brilliant hues light up the terrain as if an artist has passed his paint laden brush across the canvas of nature's tranquil pa...read more
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Having grown up in the west, and spent much time in the mountains of Utah and the Sierra Mountains of California, I must choose the mountains. The nice thing about the mountain...read more
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The Mountains "Grandpa Hutch, let's go to the shore..." tickles my ears like the endless cry of waves splashing against gritty sand, and I want to say, for the sake of my chi...read more
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by Kent
The mountains will always be my first choice for a summer get-a-way. Since I was very young, I've had a very strong connection to nature, and mountains in general. Last summer I...read more
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by Diane Quinn-Cleaning sub-channel steward
It is difficult to find an argument against either one of these captivating vacation locales. I have had fantastic beach experiences starting in my youth at the Jersey and Ma...read more
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by Graham Lear
The beach or the mountains for my vacation let me think about it;well that's 5 seconds of my life gone it did not take long to come to the conclusion that for me it is the mount...read more
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When given a choice between going to the beach or the mountains, I almost always choose the mountains. I live about an hour from the Oregon coast, and about the same distance f...read more
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When I lived in Northern France, I was not far from the sea near Boulogne and Dunkirk. I swam in it but it is mostly cold. There is a beautiful song "La mer" by Yves Montand...read more
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by Zach Nasto
I Think a summer vacation to the mountains is better. This year I went to the Smoky Mountains for vacation. There is so much to do! More than staying at the beach and swimming a...read more
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If you are no snow bunny (like me), summer is the best time to appreciate the mountains. Summer is when nature shows the mountains off, welcoming visitors to her lush green para...read more
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Oh, mountains, definitely. Unless, of course, you like sand crawling up your swimsuit into every available crevice. I grew up in Arizona with access to the Rocky Mountains a...read more
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by Leo Wong
I have lived all my life in the big city. Everything is flat except for the soaring skyscrapers. There is a lake nearby but nothing quite like a beach. I've been to the won...read more
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In my youth I spent many a days upon the beach, listening to the waves. Running as youthful people always do, seeking seashells, basking under the sun's golden rays. I have visi...read more
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by Cara Lutey
My instant reaction when contemplating this question was that there was no doubt in my mind, easy answer, without question, maybe, absolutely, perhaps, I think- gosh that is a h...read more
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Vacations are not meant for doing mundane routine stuff that revolve around everyday life. It is meant to take you to heights of imagination and give you to flights of fancy. Al...read more
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