Permanent Vacation~ Pack Well & Prosper! Top Five Vacations with Essentials for Your Suitcase

A vacation can change you; it can make you feel something; and it can define a moment in time.

So as the season approaches, and visions of Expedia dance in my head, here are my top 5 five Vacations that you need to go on this year, with their corresponding suitcases. I remember my spring break days in Cancun, partying in the sun, not a care in the world. I see how much things have changed, and it scares the hell out of me, but hey, party girls deserve a vacation too, so they still get a nod. I used to take trips with my girlfriends to the beach, but nothing tops our own private pool in Mexico with my boyfriend this past summer. Sometimes when it’s less about partying, and more about relaxing, de-stressing, and sipping Umbrella cocktails, you just need to find a beach escape.

Nantucket is all about preppy chic, a lifestyle that is at least fun to emulate for a weekend, if you dont live it, and nothing beats a fun ride out on the ferry. And then there’s the music festivals. I finally get to go to my first one later this month, when I  go to NOLA to see Jazz Fest.I’ve travelled all over the world; in fact nothing makes me happier then an international jaunt with the tchotchkes to prove it. And every summer for as long as I can remember, I find 10 days, I find a location, I find a travel buddy, and I find a way.

I think back again to that Mark Twain quote, and what it means to those who read it.  I seem to use it as either a rationalization, or explanation for why my bank account is small but my passport is filled. I go on a trip and I find a new part of myself, a new journey, a new friend, and a new travel partner. These days, I continue to travel, and though my search for the journey continues, my search for the travel partner does not. I found one for life; the stamp to my proverbial passport.