[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Just because summer is over doesn’t mean you can’t go to the beach. In fact, some beaches are actually better in the fall. Many U.S. beach towns host festivals and other special events to entice families to visit in fall. Think less crowds and lower hotel rates, too.
Vacation, in English-speaking North America, describes recreational travel, such as a short pleasure trip, or a journey abroad. People in Commonwealth countries use the term holiday to describe absence from work as well as to describe a vacation or journey. Vacation can mean either staying home or going somewhere.
Ocean City, MD
Visit the boardwalk in Ocean City, Maryland, to enjoy SunFest, one of the biggest free craft shows in the country. Parents will love the artisan and craft vendors, while children will like the inflatable play structures and hayrides. Live entertainment is provided all day, and at night, the festival includes major acts. The event takes place Sept. 19 to 22, 2019. While you’re in town, check out Jolly Roger Amusement Park, Marty’s Playland, and Trimper’s Rides and Amusement Park.
Canadians often use vacation and holiday interchangeably referring to a trip away from home or time off work. In Australia and the UK, holiday can refer to a vacation or a public holiday.
The Vanderbilts, Rockefellers, Carnegies, Huntingtons and other fabulously wealthy industrialists built their own spectacular “great camps” in the Adirondacks of upstate NY where they could disport with their families in private luxury. The American vacation was born—quite literally. The scions of New York City took to declaring that they would “vacate” their city homes for their lakeside summer retreats, and the term “vacation” replaced the British “holiday” in common parlance.
Lincoln City, OR
Lincoln City is otherwise known as the Kite Flying Capital of the World, celebrating the Lincoln City Fall Kite Festival every October (in addition to a summer kite festival). The event takes place Oct. 5 to 6, 2019, and includes kite-making workshops, show kites, a kids’ parade and more. Aside from the festival, other things to do in Lincoln City, Oregon, during the fall include hiking the local state parks, outlet shopping or simply whiling away a weekend at the beach (even if it’s a little chilly).
In Hungarian, the word vakáció can mean both a recreational trip, an officially granted absence from work (generally in warmer months), and the summer (longest) school break. For absence from work, the word szabadság (freedom/liberty) can be used, possibly as betegszabadság (sickness freedom/sickness liberty) when the reason of absence is medical in nature.
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