03-18-2022, 12:11 AM
(03-16-2022, 07:14 AM)WiregrassBenGal Wrote: Of those three you listed, you could probably get the most bang for your buck in Gulf Shores. They have (I think) the same sugar-white sand and emerald surf that they have in Northwest FL. Savannah could be nice and you could visit "the bench" from the movie "Forrest Gump." My family and I vacationed in Padre Island once, but I was 13 and Nixon was president. It has probably changed quite a bit, but the water there was brown and silver eels swam around. It is also close enough that you can take a day trip to Matamoros, Mexico.
It depends on what type of vacation you want to have. If you want to see antebellum history, go with Savannah. If you want to say you visited the second-most southern place in the U.S., it would be Padre, and if you want a nice, affordable beach vacay, it would be Gulf Shores.
Oh, and Oregon gives you the opportunity to see some spectacular Pacific coast beaches, such as Cannon Beach, the Columbia River Gorge, and other mountain scenery on the same day if you wanted to. They used to not have sales tax, so that makes shopping in Portland fun.
They still do not have sales tax. Love the Oregon coast!!
