No
two words fire the imagination like it — with excitement so palpable you
can feel in the air everywhere as party animals from New
York to California
make plans to break out and party down..
Spring
break!!
If
last year was any indication, Fort Lauderdale and South Beach Florida,
South Padre Island, Texas
and Lake Havasu, and Scottsdale, Arizona
continue to top the list of favorites.
However,
even more popular spring break locations lured students further south as Acapulco,
Cancun,
Cabo
San Lucas, and Rosarito in Mexico
continued to be the overall top exotic getaways for spring breakers. Students
also zeroed in on Negril, Jamaica
for the
ultimate in island fun.
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Spring Break Travel Tips
•
Do you have a passport?
If you don't apply for one NOW. If you do, make sure it hasn't expired. •
With heightened travel precautions, check out the latest plane
restrictions on what you can and cannot include in carry-on baggage. •
At the airport and on the plane, chill ... and avoid hassles with travel security
or service staff who may view any type of "spirited" behavior as a security
threat. •
Because you're an American partying in Mexico doesn't mean local authorities won't
arrest you for drunken or disorderly conduct. Calling mom from a foreign jail
(or from a hospital following a stomach pump!) just isn't cool. |
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At
least for a week or two ...
The
height of spring break is usually from mid-March to mid-April.
With
students short on time and money, travel companies offer affordable
spring break packages. They typically feature week-long exursions ranging anywhere
from $500 to $1500 and include airfare,
hotel, meals and transfers.
For the college crowd, spring break "party packages" with hosted party
nights and open bars are available at an additional cost.
Alternative
spring break
For those who want to opt out of the wild party scene, schools are also presenting
spring break alternatives. These usually offer active participation on trips to
aid the disadvantaged or to help clean up the environment.
New
Orleans benefited from these programs when college students traveled to
the devasted city to offer a helping hand in clean up operations following Hurricane
Katrina.
Spring
break around the world
However,
most teens and young adults will almost universally celebrate a break from school
with binge drinking and wild partying.
Down
Under, locals can set their clocks by the arrival of thousands of students in
mid-November participating in Schoolies
Week, drawn to the nightlife of Sydney
or around the spectacular Australian
beaches of the Gold and Sun Coast.
Also
count on seeing UK students in equally large numbers traveling to the sunny
beaches of Spain to celebrate school's end.
Spring
break guides
Elsewhere
around the Web, discover helpful guides geared specifically to first-time travelers
with specific information on the most popular destinations and what to see and
do once you get there.
Also
check out feature articles offering closer
looks at major attractions, beaches & nightlife - with good insider tips &
advice for where to go, what to do, and how to live to tell about it...
Top
spring break hot spots:
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