Location suggestions
My best friend and I (both 25 and female) are both in law school and want to take a trip at the end of the summer (early August) before we start our last year. We both go to school on the east coast and are from the south. We also have different budgets: I have paid summer job, while she does not. I’m happy to pay more of the hotel costs & stuff, meaning we don’t have to go to an extremely affordable destination, but I guess the takeaway here is that we ideally can go somewhere where there are free / inexpensive activities.
With that being said, neither of us have really been to the west coast/ Midwest. I went to Seattle and Vancouver when I was a kid and LOVED. For California, i have only been to San Francisco… I have spent a good bit of time in Colorado, so that’s not a top pick.
We both like a balance of activities and rest on vacations. And I prefer “quieter” places (i.e., I don’t love places like New York). An ideal day for us would be an activity, like a hike, museum, etc., + good food, + relax and read, + exercise, + lots of sleep and naps, but with pretty scenery. One goal of the trip would definitely be to relax and recharge. I get bored on beach-only vacations, but would love to be somewhere outdoorsy, and my friend also loves the beach lol. Does anyone have any suggestions? Favorite places they’ve been?