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First,the best beach-Maui.Even the name is soothing.
Maui is Hawaii’s hottest island.Traditionally,one of the mostpopularplacesto go.Whether you’re a beach nut or you love going through the jungles,you can enjoy yourself there because it have great rain forests. The beautiful Haleakula volcano,10,000 feet high,is a visually stunning place to visit.
T&L recommends several Maui hotels including the Hotel Hana-maui,which is generally about$295 a night,and the Kapalua Bay Hotel for$360 a night.
If you want to hit the links,there’s Travel and Leisure’s pick for best golf getaway,the Grand Cypress in Orlando,Florida.
The courses are great-45 holes-they’re Jack Nicklausdesigned,always in superb shape.The staff is incredible,and the weather’s always good.
Green fees are$175,but that includes a golf cart with GPS and they’ll even clean your clubs.
If your sporting appetite is for something a little more dramatic,there’s T&L’s Best Adventure Getaway,New Zealand.
In New Zealand,adventure is king.I’ll tell you this,the Kiwi’s are absolute adventure nuts.They’ll try anything.In fact,they’re going out of their way to invent new adventure sports in New Zealand.
It’s a long flight-roughly 12 hours-from the US,but the adventure menu is unparalleled.Try a helicopter ride starting at fifty-two US dollars for 10 minutes.
Unless you’d rather be skiing,in which case there’s the best ski resort,Whistler-Blackcomb,in Canada’s British Columbia.Lift ticket here is 43 US dollars.
The mountains are just fantastic,wonderful restaurants,wonderful nightlife,and a great family atmosphere as well.
Looking for a good deal?Try the best bargain getaway-Las Vegas.
There’s so many hotels in Las Vegas right now,vying for your dollars,that they are battling for customers.The way they’re battling is by lowering the prices.
Prices like$ 75 a night at Bally’s,Luxor for$ 69 a night,and Circus Circus for as low as 34 bucks a night.
Maybe you’re looking for something more family oriented.T&L’s pick for best family getaway is the US Virgin Islands.Whether it’s St.Crois,St.Thomas or St.John,the Virgin Islands offer a wide array of great beaches,water sports,hiking and nightlife.Prices run the gamut.There’s the Ritz-Carlton St.Thomas for $ 550 a night;or for a more natural setting,try the Concordia E-co-tents on St.John for$130 a night.
But if it’s the ultimate you crave,The best Fantasy Getaway is Bora Bora in French Polynesia.
Bora Bora is a tall,high green mountain surrounded by a ring of small islets called Motus.It is right in the middle of a dark blue lagoon that just is going to be heart-stopping once you see it.
Bora Bora’s not cheap.The Bora Bora Nooee Resort and Spa runs$505 per night.But if you crave the ultimate,this is your fantasy island!
Whatever you choice for best getaway,Travel and Leisure’s editors say you should spend lots of time on the Internet to get the best air fares and package deals before you spend yourmoney.Airlines and travel companies are struggling-bad for them,but good for you.
首先,最棒的海灘——毛伊島,光聽名字就讓人覺得心曠神怡。
毛伊是夏威夷最受歡迎的島嶼,是傳統(tǒng)上人們最愛去的地方之一。喜愛海灘或叢林穿越的人都能心滿意足,因為這兒有一片很大的雨林。還有美麗的哈利庫拉火山,高達一萬英尺,壯麗的景色準讓你大飽眼福。
《旅游與休閑》雜志向您推薦幾家毛伊酒店:哈納毛伊酒店一晚的住宿費通常是295美元,卡普魯拉海灣酒店是每晚360美元。
如果你想打高爾夫球,《旅游與休閑》為您挑選打高爾夫的最好去處:佛羅里達州奧蘭多的大塞普里斯。
這里的球場棒極了,有45個洞——全是杰克·尼克拉斯專門設計的,保養(yǎng)得很好。球童殷勤周到,天氣天天晴好。
場租是175美元,費用包括一輛帶定位系統(tǒng)的球車,他們還代為清潔球棒。
如果你想玩些更刺激的運動,《旅游與休閑》給你介紹絕佳的冒險樂園——新西蘭。
新西蘭是冒險王國。我要對你說的是:新西蘭人對冒險運動如癡如醉。他們什么都去嘗試。事實上,新西蘭人常創(chuàng)新冒險運動。
路途遙遙——從美國出發(fā)大約要飛行12個小時,不過這里冒險活動的豐富的種類卻是無以倫比的。嘗試直升飛機,10分鐘的起價是52美元。
喜歡滑雪的人要留意這個滑雪勝地了——加拿大不列顛哥倫比亞省的惠斯勒黑梳山。纜車票價是43美元一張。
奇異雄偉的山景、一流的餐館、美妙的夜生活,很適合一家大小來玩。
想找些便宜去處?試試最價廉物美的去處——拉斯維加斯吧。
現(xiàn)在拉斯維加斯有很多家旅館為了爭取盈利正在搶奪顧客。他們競爭的方法就是降低房價。
巴利酒店每晚75美元,拉舍酒店每晚69美元,舍科斯·舍科斯酒店甚至低至一晚34美元。
也許你想找個更適合全家出游的地方。《旅游與休閑》雜志為你挑選最適合全家出游的去處是:美屬維爾京群島。無論是圣科羅斯島、圣托瑪斯島,還是圣約翰島,維爾京群島為你提供了大片寬闊的海灘、水上運動、遠足,還有豐富的夜生活。酒店什么價位的都有:圣托瑪斯島的麗晶·卡爾頓酒店每晚550美元;要想住在更富有大自然氣息的地方,那就試一下圣約翰島的肯考迪婭伊科田酒店,130美元一晚。
但是如果你想要終極享受,最妙的去處是法屬玻利尼西亞的波拉波拉山。
波拉波拉山是一座高聳、挺拔、蒼翠的山脈,四周環(huán)繞著茅圖斯小群島。它位于深藍色的瀉湖中央,那種美看了讓人屏息。
波拉波拉山的消費并不便宜。波拉波拉山的奴伊溫泉渡假勝地每晚要505美元。不過如果你渴望終極享受的話,這就是你夢想中的國度!
無論你選擇什么地方作為休閑去處,《旅游與休閑》的編輯建議你應該多花時間在因特網(wǎng)上搜尋,找到最便宜的機票及最佳出行旅游路線后再把錢花出去也不晚。航空公司和旅行社的競爭激烈——那對他們來說不好受,但對你卻是好事一件。