The summer months are quickly approaching and my wife and I are off on our first vacation together as a married couple. Unfortunately the costs of our large wedding set us back a bit so we were unable to take our honeymoon immediately after the big day. Personally, its been over ten years since I’ve visited the mainland United States so this trip will definitely be a great one for me.

We basically have three major stops during our vacation. Our first stop is to the state of Virginia to visit my wife’s brother before his deployment to Iraq. We have plans to take a road trip up to Washington D.C. for a few days for some major sightseeing while spending our weekend at several amusement parks including Busch Gardens in Williamsburg and King’s Dominion in Richmond.

Our second stop is to Seattle Washington to visit a good friend who happens to be in the U.S. Coast Guard. He suggested we take a road trip up to Victoria, Canada for a few days and having absolutely no recollection of my last experience on Canadian soil ( I was under 5 years old) this will definitely be something to remember. I’ve heard great things about the beauty of Victoria so I’m definitely looking forward to it.

Our final stop will be in Las Vegas, Nevada. One of my brothers moved there several years ago so I plan to spend time with him as well as with a brother n law who relocated there recently. I’ve been told that the club scene out there is top notch so thats on the agenda along with walking the Vegas strip and catching a couple shows from the Cirque Du Soleil.

In reality, our itineraries are far more busy that what was mentioned above and I hope we have time to hit up most of them. If any of you have any suggestions on what the “MUST SEE’s” are in the areas we’ll be visiting, feel free to share! With the rising gas prices, traveling will inevitably be more expensive, so I want to make this one a worthwhile experience.

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