Grasshopper June, 2019 Top 20 Refreshing Summer Destinations | Page 26

Cover Story F amily trips are a good way to strengthen bond between your family members. It is a very important part of life but while planning a family trip the comfort and interest of every member of the family needs to be kept in mind. However, strengthening a family bond is not the only reason to travel during summer. Airlines and trip planners know that summer is the time preferred by most people for travelling. Hence, they offer hefty discounts on airfares and hotel booking price. It is recommended to keep an eye on offers and book your trip at the right time. If money does not concern you, we know heavy luggage surely will. This is where summer vacations some in handy. Summer means lesser clothes. Compared to winters, there are jackets, sweaters, warm inner wears, hats, boots and gloves, swimsuits, tank tops and shorts take a lot less space providing you extra packing space for other useful stuff. Lesser the clothes the more comfortable you are. The luggage is lighter and easier to carry and you do not have to pay extra currency for every extra kilo. Snow covered mountains are all good but imagine a canopy walk in winters. Fog all around and you are not able to see anything properly. You are cold and fell like returning to your room and getting inside the blanket asap. Now imagine flowers are blooming all around, birds whooping from one branch to another, there is sunlight and endless view of real beauty of the place. Not convinced yet? Go through these 25 destinations and we can bet it will change your mind. HUDSON VALLEY Manhattan is the most crowded destination when it comes to travelling in summer but we recommend you to skip Manhattan this June and travel to the Hudson Valley. Why we are saying so is because the Great Hudson River Festival (music festival) is celebrated in mid-June and 2019 has Ani DiFranco on the list of singers. The valley feels like an idealistic place dotted with farm stands, antiques stores and apple orchards with a good mix of destination dining, spas, yoga studios and, not to forget, wineries. Apart from this, there are a lot of places for the art-lover to quench their thrust. 24 g June, 2019