Senior couple looking for a winter holiday destination for a couple of weeks? What is the most beautiful tropical spot you have visited. We would like beach front but like to have points of interest, historical or scenic when we get tired of sitting on the beach. Love to be close to shopping and restaurants as well.Not interested in Florida,and went to Hawaii last winter

Highly recommend Mauritius or if that flight is too long, Ponta Delgada Azores

Portugal is on our bucket list for a spring or fall trip.

You'll love it!! If you can handle the flight, Mauritius is absolutely incredible. People, weather, shopping, food, beaches, and you can see the entire island at a nice leisurely pace in 7-10 days if you make day trips every other day or so. Some of the most beautiful waterfalls we've ever seen. We're seniors as well.

Sharon sounds incredible, would love it but we were in Europe for a month in May and are planning a Baltic cruise this year so looking for something this side of the Atlantic.

Costa Rica

where do you recommend staying?

In an all inclusive

Jacquie any place in particular?

Cala Luna is a great boutique resort in Costa ... close ride or walk to Tamarindo

I wouldn’t do All Inclusive in CR. It’s safe enough to travel around in a rental car en there are plenty of nice accommodations to choose from

Portugal as well

Brrrrr in the winter. I think they want tropical.

Brrrrr in the winter. I think they want tropical.

Dominican Republic!

Where do you recommend staying?

Elizabet we had our honeymoon last month
Sanctuary Cap Cana and Secrets Cap Cana Resort & Spa - both are absolutely amazing! smaller all inclusives, adults only. Close to Punta Cana and can do trips to historic santa domingo too I think

Thailand is amazing

so I hear but a little further than we want for winter.

Elizabet ah yes it is a long flight. My hubby and i love mexico. We love puerto vallarta but the mayian is so pretty. Jamacia and dominican are nice to. Cuba is very pretty but the food is really blah. So many choices. Have fun whatever you decide.

Have been to Puerto Vallarta a couple of times . Yes heard that about the food in Cuba.

Elizabet we went to Cuba a year ago to Ocean Vista Azul and food was very good in the al a carte restaurants, which you could go every night if you wanted at no extra cost. Buffet was good also as far as buffets go.....Resort was very nice and safe.

Cyrena Corbett food amazing in Cuba but you must go 5* there

Vi ya we went to a 4 star. Yuck
The best thing we had was a ham and cheese sandwich.

Tahiti

That would be beautiful, the South Pacific is definitely on my bucket list.

Aruba is very beautiful, with lots of shopping, siteseeing adventures and lots of crystal clear water activities if that interests you.

I have been thinking about Aruba, do you recommend any place in particular?

We leave to go there this week - staying at Paradise Beach Villas. Never been to that hotel but if you tag me in a couple of weeks I can let you know how it is!

We had an amazing trip to Aruba last year. Safe, picturesque, relaxing

Amanda How was Aruba?

St Lucia is the most beautiful place I’ve been so far!

Jenn any tips with St Lucia itinerary?

Judie what part of the island are you staying?

We are attending a wedding in Castries, but will have 5 days to roam around

we are going to the Cook Islands in January. direct flight from Los Angeles. definitely will get beach front there!

Punta Cana (DR) was amazing. Kauai (Hawaii) was also incredible.

Has anyone been to Turks and Caicos?

Kelly David
Antigua has the most beautiful beaches. 365 of them as a matter of fact
Can’t wait to go back. St. John has a cruise ship area for shopping. We loved it there so much and can’t wait to go back.

I’d appreciate suggestions: my cruise stops there for a day in December.

We loved Antigua . Stayed in a condo and rented a car for 10 days. Checked out lots of beaches and it has some historical places too to visit

Linda we stopped a day there on a cruise as well.

Elizabet Did you take a shore excursion or make your own? We are all avid swimmers, so a beach close to the ship would be great.

Linda I cant quite remember just now I know we took a local one with several others on one island. The only problem is if you run into problems with a local tour , accident, break down and are late coming back to the ship they wont wait for you. You dont want to be the person running down the dock as the gangway is being raised and hundreds of fellow travellers watching you from their balconys. If an excursion arranged by the ship runs into difficulties they will not sail without you.

Which is why we're going with their shore excursion to places like Rome and the Alhambra!
Friends of mine went to Alaska a few years ago and literally missed the boat. They had to find a hotel room and arrange for a charter flight to the next stop: it's become a big joke amongst our travelling crowd.

Linda Rome is very easy to get around, we were there in May and stayed just a block from the Vatican. We walked to all the major sites in about 4 hours. We had been there years ago but recognized the area and with the aide of a map had one of the best days of our trip. Anything outside the city centre I would use alternative transportation, the taxi drivers there are insane so be well insured and have nerves of steel.

Gold Coast in Australia. The flight is quite a long haul though ....

Grand Cayman is beautiful. A friend of mine has a condo 10 steps from the beach (seven mile beach) that she rents:
Grandview condos #212, it has just been renovated. Lots to do and the water is amazing, you can snorkel right from the condo...
Turks and Caicos is nice too but not as much to do there FYI

Yes, Grand Cayman is amazing and seven mile beach is the nicest we have ever been to
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Antiqua -the sand is like corn starch. Beautiful place and friendly people.

Don’t write Cuba off your list just yet. The food on the resorts is sometimes blah for sure, but if you eat OFF the resort & immerse yourself in the culture its amazing.
And if you want tours you should call cubaoutings.com. We’ve used them twice & loved them both times!
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Lisa definitely the food on the resource can make you very sick so please don't eat there but cube is very beautiful the beaches are gorgeous

Costa rica has beautiful beaches, rainforest, interesting wildlife, volcanoes and isn’t an unreasonable flight for a two week trip. My favourite beaches in the world would be in Australia or Thailand, but I’d suggest taking a month there. I like walking for an hour along an empty beach, not fighting for a spot to sit in a crowd, being annoyed by vendors trying to sell me trinkets.

Loved Couples Swept Away in Jamaica

Roatan, Honduras

Adelita we are going there Dec 31 to Jan 13. Staying at Turtle Crossing. Do recommend any tours land or sea?

We were there several years ago and stayed in the West Bay area. Beach was beautiful, you could walk in the water to go snorkel or hop in a cab for a tour of the island. Movie night was held at one of the bars along the beach and you could have dinner and a movie with your feet in the sand! Food was good at lots of the restaurants and it’s easy to get to

Karen my mom did a glass bottom boat tour and some of my family did snorkelling

Adelita do you know the companies you used?

Shelley I will ask!

Karen we went 2 years ago. I would recommend renting a car and drive the length of the island. it's truly beautiful and I never felt unsafe. and you can't get lost, theres only 1 road with side roads coming off of it

Panama City, Panama.
Boca Del Toro, Panama
Corn Island Nicaragua
Tobago- Scarborough area for the beaches & snorkeling
Manzanilla, Mexico.
The “Silver Cities” of Mexio
...my fav is Guanajuato

Aruba is nice.

Costa rica!

Belize or Grenada

Barbados. Check it

Varadero, Cuba is amazing

Marc Andrew Jannard
Tulum

Antigua

FYI, sometimes that tropical climate comes with a whole lot of rain. We tend to migrate toward drier climes and are somewhat careful on the time of year we travel to avoid hurricanes.
we are in our mid-60's and continue to explore different communities and cultures. we LOVE the Pacific side of Mexico, with our favourite community being Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo. We prefer to stay in Zihua because it's a real Mexican working city. Ixtapa was constructed and continues to operate under an arm of the Mexican Federal Government (Fonatur). It's very pretty, much less expensive and lots to do within easy walking distance. If you get bored, catch the bus to Centro Zihua. If you go in January, there is a new Blues Festival in Ixtapa; in early March there is an international guitar festival (10 days of awesome!). You will never run out of things to do in this area, from renting bikes, to guided tours.
if you are truly a beach person, check out Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (Majestic Colonial or Majestic Elegance Resorts are nice). by far and away the nicest (safe) beach for all ages.
Playa del Coco (Costa Rica) is a cute little community, very walkable, with lots of tourist facilities. As it's a drier part of Costa, it's not what i would call 'lush' and the beaches in town aren't great. Playa Hermosa, a short cab ride away, is a beautiful stretch of brown sand; not as much for beachfront though.
I've blogged about most of our holidays, in case you want to know a bit more about them. We are headed to Colombia this year!
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I love Belize.

West side Costa Rica. Jaco is beautiful water front, great restaurants and you can drive to many local attractions. Tours can be booked easily and lots of apartments to rent. Nice little farmers market. Jaco is right in front of the jungle so you can swim and see sloths without going anywhere.

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Puerto Vallarta, Mexico!

One of my favs as well.

Costa Rica

Yup

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I loved Vietnam & more tour companies are offering it. Outstanding beaches, golf, amazing history & museums. Hoi An is a wonderful historic city. Mui Ne is also lovely. It’s different but such a nice change.

Thanks everyone for the overwhelming response to my question! It will be a difficult decision!

Ortagia Sicily

We were in Sicily in May and visited Syracuse. Southern Italy and Sicily were amazing we were surprised how beautiful it was.

Costa Rica

Ixtapa and Zhiut

Cuba. Another world

Saint Lucia

Barbados

ST. Lucia. lived there. paradise

Bali

St. Lucia

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and stay at the Villa Premier Hotel. A boutique hotel with top notch service and gourmet food. All inclusive but food is served a la carte. Pricey but worth it.

Bermuda!

Nassau - westjet now flies direct!

Cuba

If you're thinking Caribbean.....ST. Lucia (the island that most resembles South Pacific Islands). If you want something farther away, Krabi Province in Thailand. That's for me the most stunning place I've visited.

Holetown, Barbadoes

Malta

Cathy Gotfried
Bali, Indonesia. Go for 3-4 weeks.