Does cramming around the dinner table with long-lost relatives no longer seem as joyous as it did when you were a kid? Are you sick of fighting family members for the last helping of turkey, yams and cranberry sauce?
It doesn’t have to be this way. Tradition is important but holiday time is precious! We get so few days off work, we really owe it to ourselves to enjoy our time off.
We know it’s an offbeat suggestion, but Thanksgiving presents a great opportunity for a short break in the sun (like in the featured image by Bruce Tuten) – a chance to channel the adventurous spirit of the Pilgrims and spend the holidays away from home.
Hire a luxury villa on the island of St Barts
With white sandy beaches, quiet coves turned parking lots for yachts and volcanic outcrops smothered in lush green trees and shrubs, St Barts is certainly easy on the eye. And so are the numerous luxury villas dotted all over the island. Ranging from one to upwards of six bedrooms, most villas have their own swimming pools that overlook the sparkling turquoise waters of the Caribbean below.
Cruise the Caribbean
A number of cruise companies run week-long Thanksgiving cruises from the third to the fourth Saturday in November. Feasting isn’t a problem, since all food and drink is included in the price – and every ship does a special Thanksgiving menu. Sailing overnight, the ships make port in places like Puerto Rico, the British Virgin Islands, St Maarten, St Kitts, Guadaloupe and Barbados.
Check-in at a top-class hotel in Los Cabos, Mexico
Two very different towns occupy the tip of the Baja Peninsula. San Jose Del Cabo is a historical town with a relaxed atmosphere, while Cabo San Lucas has lots of nightlife. Only 20 miles apart, a short trip is easily split between the two. In between them is a mixture of busy and quiet beaches, all offering access to the warm, blue waters of the Sea of Cortés.
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