Yep, it is Spring Break around these parts.
This generally means about a third of the local population will be heading out on vacation to points beyond – anywhere other than here. Come on… its not a vacation unless you head the heck out of town.
Popular choices include Pismo (sometimes referred to as “Fresno by the sea”) , San Francisco and the LA area. Usually short ones lasting an average of 2 – 3 nights.
Yay. I’m all for vacation. Though I often wonder how many who head out on vacation actually veer off the “tourista path”. Not that this keeps me up nights but I do wonder about that.
Nothing wrong with hitting those famous landmarks if you are going to a new place. What I’m talking about are those manufactured-and-homogenized-safe-from-bruising-your-sensibilities kinda places. The ones created to keep you in your comfort zone so it feels “just like home”.
How many will actually experience “the real local” spots? Or for that matter eat at places that are not some sort of chain because it is “safer”? How many will actually head out with the sole adventurous spirit of “getting lost”?
Because any place can be exotic if you choose to break out of the packaged norm. For those of you heading out… that is where the real new experiences are at. Give it a shot.