Take a break and get some sun without running into the crazy spring break crowds or prices with these travel tips.

1. MARCH TRAVEL
A V O I D T H E S P R I N G B R E A K C R O W D
off the beaten path
M I C H A E L T U N N E Y . I N F O

2. M I C H A E L T U N N E Y . I N F O
Okay,soyou’vemadeitthroughthelong,
snow/slushy/rainywinter.You’vepossiblyevenbeen
snowedinonceortwice,dependingonwhereyou
live.You’vedefinitelylastedthroughtheshortdays
andthegloomofwinternomatterwhereyoulive.
Nowit’stimetoshakeoffthecobwebsandgetsome
much-neededVitaminD,butalloftheplacesthat
springtomindareabouttobecrawlingwithbeer
cansandbikinis,MTVandlatenightparties.Hereis
alistofplacesthatyoucangetawayto,without
runningintothespring-breakcrowd.

3. M I C H A E L T U N N E Y . I N F O
Amuchfriendlier,quieterFloridaspotin
MarchisHollywood,whereyou’llfindthe
protectedNorthBeach,aneco-friendly
oasisthathasasea-turtlehatchery.There
istheAnneKolbNatureCenteratWest
LakePark,whichhascanoeingand
kayakingonoffertoexplorethemarinelife
andmangroves.

4. M I C H A E L T U N N E Y . I N F O
Cancuniswall-to-wallspringbreakthis
timeofyear,butifyouheadjusttwohours’
driveNorth,youhitsoftwhitesandsof
Tulum,Mexico.Thereyouwillfindquiet,
lushjunglescenery,Mayanruinsto
explore,andrelaxingresortsnotspilling
overwithpeople.

5. M I C H A E L T U N N E Y . I N F O
HitHawaiiintheearlyspring,toofarawayfor
mostspringbreaktravel,andbeforesummer
tourismreallykicksin.Youcanstillgetyourfillof
tropicaldrinksandflip-flopsonpristinebeaches
withoutstumblingoverahundredcollegekidson
yourwaytothewater.Tryasmallerislandfora
moreruggedhiking/campingexperience,orstick
tothebigislandforpamperingandtouristybeach
spots.

6. M I C H A E L T U N N E Y . I N F O
Montrealisabeautifulcitywitha
burgeoningfoodiesceneandispretty
sunnyandtemperateinMarch.Thereare
fewbettercitiesintheworldtohangoutin
aparkalldaytothawoutfromthewinter’s
chill.Picnics,walking,shopping,andstreet
artandmusicfromallovertheworld
aboundinthisbeautiful,approachablecity.

7. M I C H A E L T U N N E Y . I N F O
TurksandCaicosmightnotbethefirst
ideathatspringstomind,butinthe
earlyspringthere’sbeenairfareaslow
as$340outonNewyorkinpastyears.
Someofthebestislandsforrelaxing
getawaysintheworld,soit’s
absolutelyatripworthcheckingout.

8. M I C H A E L T U N N E Y . I N F O
SantaFe,NewMexicoisabeautifultown
fullofgoodmusicandgoodfoodand
warmth.Keepingawayfromawaterfrontwill
minimizespringbreakhecticchaosand
prices,andwithSXSWactivitieshappening
inMarch,thereareprettygoodtraveldeals
toplacesintheSouthwestthatAREN’T
Austin,TXaroundthistime.

9. M I C H A E L T U N N E Y . I N F O
Anotheroptionforspringtraveltoavoid
springbreakovercrowdingisacruise.Take
atrip,relaxinafloatinghotelfulloffoodand
entertainment,andneverworryabout
overbookedroomsorbeachestoocrowded
towalkon...ashipcanonlyholdsomany
people!