Summer Travel in the U.S./Possibly Canada

Vancouver, Canada, hands down. See my response on your other thread.

Vancouver, or Seattle or Portland - the Pacific Northwest.
Or go to the other end of the country and see Boston or Maine.

All great ideas above. Of course, where I live is great as well and popular with folks near and far. Have a super trip.

Jennifer, having visited all three you are considering for brief visits over the years, I would rank them #1 Vancouver, #2 Seattle and #3 Portland, at least in terms of diversity of interesting things to do. All are beautiful cities. If in Vancouver, you might include a visit to Victoria BC. If in Seattle, you might include a visit to the very, very, very green Olympic National Forest (greenest place I have ever been, including Hawaii and Bali), and even Victoria BC by ferry.

Well, as others already said - Pacific Northwest. I have slightly different order than Larry:
Seattle
Vancouver
Portland
That's why I live in Seattle. Rick Steves, too. OK, Edmonds, but that's practically northern suburb of Seattle. We have a joke here: How would you know when is summer in Seattle?
Rain is warmer.
But it's not true. We just say it so no more people would move here. Traffic is terrible. But summer is absolutely gorgeous with plenty of sunshine and no rain or very rarely.

Maine. Or onward to Quebec, Nova Scotia, PEI, etc.

Since you already expressed interest in visiting the Pacific Northwest, I will continue on my Vancouver theme. Hotels look expensive in summer (partly due to Alaska cruises that start in Van over), but remember that the Canadian dollar is 75% of the US dollar.

I stayed in this apartment hotel right downtown with ,y daughter-in-law and grand hidden last February for a very reasonable price:

http://www.910beach.com/

It is one block from a False Creek ferry stop. We used these little ferries to get around. It is a straight shot over to Granville Island with its wonderful market and restaurants. Or ride upstream to Yaletown. Buses run on the main street past the hotel and will get you elsewhere downtown.

I have also stayed near Stanley Park, and that is nice if you want to walk or run along the waterside path.

Hotel Blu is on my current wish list for a visit but will have to wait.

In your other thread I also mentioned Whistler---very reasonably priced in summer, with lots of outdoor activities, beautiful scenery, and nice restaurants. You can even ski on a glacier in summer. The drive up there from Vancouver is beautiful.

Michigan! Lake Michigan to be exact! Pure Michigan. Sandy white beaches, hiking, museums, big cities, quaint towns, parade, cherries! http://www.michigan.org/first-time-visitor And Canada is right across the border!

jennifer,

I hadn't seen this thread at the time I replied to your other one. As you're from Texas, I can understand why you would like some "cooler" weather.

Now that you've included Canada in the list, I feel compelled to offer a few suggestions (I might be biased of course). There are a LOT of possibilities!

As some of the others have mentioned, Vancouver or Victoria would be good choices. You could for example, spend the bulk of your time in Vancouver but take a day trip to Victoria using Harbour Air, which departs right from the downtown area (no reason to go all the way to the airport). Vancouver especially has become somewhat of a "foodie" destination and there are a lot of excellent restaurants there. Victoria and Vancouver Island are worth a separate trip but if you only have limited time, having a quick look will also work.

You could also spend a few days in Seattle and then take the Clipper to Victoria, with your return flight to Texas from Victoria. If you wanted to book return flights to SEA, it's also easy to take regional flights from Victoria to Seattle.

I didn't suggest the Okanagan (Wineries, outdoor activities) as it can get very hot in the summer (40C on occasion). June can sometimes be wet, but from July to mid-August there's the potential for hot weather.

Hotel prices will be higher in the summer, but the exchange rate on the dollar will minimize that to some extent. I can suggest some hotels in Vancouver or Victoria if you're interested (some idea of your budget would be helpful). As I mentioned in your other thread, some idea on what activities you like would also be helpful. Finally, if you come to Canada is there any possibility of increasing your time by a day or two?

Here are a couple of websites to get you started....

• https://www.tourismvancouver.com/
• http://www.tourismvictoria.com/

Vermont, Maine, Cape Cod, Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard.

Or if you want Museums and Great Food----New York City. (Maybe not very relaxing.) Boston too, I guess.

Or a mixture. Fly to Boston and then drive down to the Cape.

Vancouver is wonderful, but I suggest seeing it in conjunction with an Alaska cruise.

Also, a Canadian Rockies Bus tour is super. Check out Key West Tours.

New England is great, especially the history in the Boston area and NH and Maine.

Either Victoria and San Francisco would give you more than the other cities. Oh, just saw the SF in your post. So Victoria. Great food, interesting museums, a tinge of London and Butchart Gardens.

If you've been to Canada more than once and are looking for alternative places to stay and tour,
I highly recommend Penticton Lakeside Resort

The place is nice and the people are very friendly. The view of the lake is wonderful! There is even a casino for those who want to have some fun.