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Wheres everyone going in 2012?

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Ok, i'm depressed!

Most of you are retired with kids out of school? My vacations look pathetic in comparision to some of you taking 10+ Weeks a year!

My DH just retired. This is our first year doing a bunch of trips. I am working off banked deposits. Wyndham increased points needed for deposit so we will never have as many opportunities again as we have this year. ( Unless we buy more and I am really trying not to do that, but I have been very tempted ) We may not be able to use all our bonus weeks available this year, but we are trying valiantly!
 

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Buy where you can use

This has been a mantra on TUBS for as long as I've been on here: Buy where you can use. In other words, don't depend on exchanges, availability can change at any time. Also have an option you can drive to.

The two timeshare we own (Silverleaf and Wyndham) both have properties we can drive to. That is especially good this year because we simply cannot afford any airfare. The only way we can go on vacation this year to somewhere we can drive in a day or less, and no hotel stays.

So far this looks like what we will do:
June Silverleaf's Timber Creek DeSoto, MO (internal exchange)
July Silverleaf's Ozark Mtn Resort Branson area our deeded week
Nov Wyndham Branson (haven't made reservation yet) Veteran's week

Nothing exotic but at least we will be getting away. We've stayed at all these resorts so we know what we'll be getting.

I have an RCI deposit that expires 1/31/13 (about 14 tpus) that I may have to let go rather than pay the exchange fee. Sigh.
 

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Wow, I can't believe all the traveling everyone does! And my hubby thinks I am obsessed about traveling......well, at least we only have 2 trips planned this year. I should show him these posts, maybe he won't think I am so crazy when I talk about trip planning.

So here's mine:
April-Aruba, Marriott's Ocean Club
November- Turks and Caicos, Alexandra Resort & Spa

And awaiting an exchange confirmation for April 2013....we'll see where that takes us, hopefully St. Kitts, St. Thomas, St. John, St. Lucia, Curacao or the Cayman Islands.

Happy Travels to everyone!
 

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april vaca to orlando fl @ westgate vacation villas ..great resort..and a couple of days in tampa fl. to see some dolphins and do florida aquarium.
 

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Plantation Village, Grand Cayman August.
Luxor, Las Vegas October -- comped for a timeshare presentation ;)

Looking to book Key West sometime within a year.
 

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March - Massanutten
October - Bonnet Creek
Summer - ???
 

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Here's our 2012 itinerary - wish I was retired to fill in the other months!

Jan - Puerto Rico (Club Cala)
Feb - Cabo (PBSB)
May - Bermuda (SGC)
Oct - Bermuda (SGC)
Nov - St. John (SRV)
St george club looks nice, saw some 1br availability via rci for may '12 the other day and almost bit. Not sure how it is to be on eastern end, ferry is like an hour to hamilton, and im sure taxis are expensive.
 

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July San Francisco, Wyndham Canterbury
October Paridise Island, Bahamas or Las Vegas... Haven't decided
 

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Cancelled the WDW world trip in November and are headed to Disneyland instead. Have Worldmark Anaheim booked, but will be trying for VGC with my DVC points at the 7 month.

Of course I've already started planning out 2013, It's a Beach Cottage at DVC VB year, so the 11 month reminder is set in my calendar.
 

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This has been a mantra on TUBS for as long as I've been on here: Buy where you can use. In other words, don't depend on exchanges, availability can change at any time. Also have an option you can drive to.

The two timeshare we own (Silverleaf and Wyndham) both have properties we can drive to. That is especially good this year because we simply cannot afford any airfare. The only way we can go on vacation this year to somewhere we can drive in a day or less, and no hotel stays.

So far this looks like what we will do:
June Silverleaf's Timber Creek DeSoto, MO (internal exchange)
July Silverleaf's Ozark Mtn Resort Branson area our deeded week
Nov Wyndham Branson (haven't made reservation yet) Veteran's week

Nothing exotic but at least we will be getting away. We've stayed at all these resorts so we know what we'll be getting.

I have an RCI deposit that expires 1/31/13 (about 14 tpus) that I may have to let go rather than pay the exchange fee. Sigh.

That's my Mantra too!
 

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Feb: Palm Desert
April: Puerto Vallarta
July: Lake Tahoe
July: Las Vegas
July: Durango, CO
Dec: Cabo
 

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January - Beach Place Towers, Fort Lauderdale (Great trip!)
July - Harbour Club -Hilton Head
October/November -Hopefully Atlantis, but also have Marriott Crystal Shores on that request since Atlantis is such a long shot!
 

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April - Welk Resort Escondido
July - Marriott Desert Springs Villas, Palm Springs
 

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Lucky me, I am going to Las Vegas tomorrow. The deli at South Point (a hidden gem) is calling me. :)

Then I am going home because it will start raining sometime Sunday. It is also suppose to be very windy tomorrow (possibly >50 mph) and there may be snow near the Sheep and Spring Mountains (not near me, I hope).
 

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March: Wyndham Glacier Canyon, Wisconsin Dells
June: Wyndham Glacier Canyon, Wisconsin Dells
June: Marriott Manor Club, Williamsburg, Va
July: Pensacola, Fl
August: Wyndham SeaWatch Plantation/Sheraton Broadway Plantation, Myrtle Beach, Sc
October: Wyndham Glacier Canyon, Wisconsin Dells
 

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So my final and total 2012 vacation list is:

Feb 18-25 Woodstone at Massanutten (presidents week)
May 25-28 Hershey Suites (Memorial weekend)
July 14-21 Ski Side Village
August 26-Sept 2 Governors Green

This is about the Ideal times and locations for me for this year....I hope i can do a nice Presidents week and Memorial weekend trip every year...Now time to start booking 2013
 
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April 7-14 Sedona Summit-first time
April 14-15 Grand Canyon
April 15-22 Las Vegas- Grand Chateau
travel 2 days
April 24-26 Hot Springs National Park, AR
April 26-May3 Branson, MO Marriott Willow Ridge-also first visit
not sure after that

Sept 15-22 Sanibel Island-Shell Island Beach Club-first time
maybe some more FL time

Oct 21-28 Charleston- Church Street Inn

4 of these are qualified for XYZs and we have one more studio.
I hate to waste these so we may add more trips. Who can pass up $170 weeks. :cheer: We had lots of II deposits from before they changed the rules. Next year we will only have 2 deposits.
First year my DH has been retired. Having fun!
Went shagging in MB in January at mid winter SOS. Stayed at Marriott Ocean Watch. The Branson trip is an XYZ on that.

Add Orlando-Marriott Grande Vista-1st week of June
Add New Orleans La Pensione mid December-got a 1 Br with my last 28k studio deposit. Cool things going on in NO at Christmas.
Still have bonus weeks.:ponder:
 

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April ( counting down the days ) Nashville: TNA Lockdown & country music
What more could a redneck want.?

July: Sanibel Island

Oct: Hoping for Santa Fe
 

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Ok, i'm depressed!

Most of you are retired with kids out of school? My vacations look pathetic in comparision to some of you taking 10+ Weeks a year!

LOL. I think you and I probably two of the youngest two on here Ride. :) Maybe in a few years when my daughter is older we should get together on a vacation.

I get 6 weeks of vacation a year but my gf gets no vacation and she is in dental hygiene school so Im kind of stuck to her school schedule plus managing it with having my daughter 1/2 the time. I'm lucky in that I'm kind of anal about making plans and can do so way in advance so, so far its working.

This years (2012) vacation (not including my racing).
  • Westin Ka'anapali North (Maui) 9/7-9/14
  • Villas @ Grand Californian (Disneyland) - 9/15-9/17
  • Pueblo Bonito Sunset Beach (Cabo) - 11/10-11/17
  • Pueblo Bonito Rose (Cabo) - 11/17-11/24
  • *Tentative* W. Caribbean cruise (Princess) 12/15-12/22

2013 Destination Plans (so far)
  • Villas @ Grand Californian (x2), 1 w/daughter
  • Aulani (daughter trip)
  • Westin Ka'anapali (daughter trip if Aulani doesnt happen)
  • Pueblo Bonito Sunset Beach
  • Bonnet Creek (if I get Aulani, otherwise DVC property)
 

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Buy where you can use

Our situation this year proves the truth of the statement, buy where you can use. We bought both our timeshares (Wyndham and Silverleaf) because they had more than one resort in an easy driving distance from us but the option to internally exchange (at no additional cost) to more distant locations. We can also trade with RCI but in 12 years of ownership we have only used RCI one time.

This year we were hoping to go back to Florida (we've stayed at Wyndham Ocean Walk in Daytona Beach 2x and really enjoyed it). But with DH being out of work and the price of gas, we can't really justify that type of trip. We were planning to use our fixed Silverleaf unit in Branson this summer, but since we're going in November we decided to save money, bank our week internally and use it later.

So this looks like what we will do for 2012. Not very exciting but manageable financially.

June Silverleaf's Timber Creek, DeSoto, Missouri (45 minutes from home)
November Wyndham Branson for Veteran's week, 6 nights

The June trip will be just me :cheer: and the November trip will be DH and I. DD will be off at college. She is going to Germany for 2 1/2 weeks in June, so she doesn't need any other vacation!
 

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Gatlinburg Town Square - June
Wyndham Nashville - September
Massanutten - November

5 day Long weekend to Long Island in July (non-timeshare, family reunion)

my husband has me almost convinced to try a cruise in December or January, otherwise Mexico in February:)
 

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Hilton Head Island - 3 weeks, 1 in Jan & 2 in Feb. (II & RCI)
Lake Harmony, PA ~ Willowbrook - April (II)
Oahu, Maui - August (RCI & II)
Vermont - October (RCI)
and sent daughter and her family to Park City, Utah in February (RCI)
 

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Alright, already... Here's my skimpy list:
February -- Orlando (HGVC Parc Soliel)
April -- Jupiter Beach, Florida (4 days)
May -- Palm Beach, Florida (4days)
July -- Boston (Cruise to Halifax + St.John)
October -- Gatlinburg

Perhaps its time to start a thread for 2013?
 

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Already taken:

Jan. - Bolton Valley, VT
Feb. - Lake Placid, NY
Feb. - Mt. Snow, VT

Still to come!

July - OBX (house rental with a group of 17)
August - Orlando, Marriott Cyprus Harbor
Nov. - Orlando, Sheraton Vistana Fountains

Sometime in the Fall - France.
 
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