The Vacation Day

First and foremost, decide what type of holiday location you and your companion would enjoy the most. Once that’s out of the way, convince the non-believers that a bed and breakfast vacation will be the best way to relax and actually feel the countryside. Some of the best and most comfortable B and B’s are built in the old country for instance, in England, Ireland, Wales, and Scotland. If you can travel to the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland then you are in for a special treat. The people are very friendly, and you won’t have to struggle with language barriers except for a few little quirks in the way some words are spelt. If you do decide to vacation in the UK or the Irish Republic, ensure that the B and B you choose is close enough to sites you want to visit on day trips. Also, get yourself a guidebook. Years ago the guidebooks would tell you how to see Europe on five dollars a day. Nowadays it obviously costs more, but a B and B still will offer the cheapest way to see a new country. Wherever your ancestors came from, the people offer hospitality that is unmatched and a lovely vacation that you won’t forget in a hurry.

If you want to stay closer to home while you try a bed and breakfast vacation, visit New England. The northeastern part of the United States is full of cozy bed and breakfast inns that are quaint and charming, and even offer New England hospitality that is unmatched. In the autumn, Vermont is a popular destination. If you remember the old TV show Newhart, with Bob Newhart playing the owner of a Vermont inn, and the three local yokels Larry Darrel and the other brother Darrel, the beautiful scenery that was the background of that show is what awaits you, as is a very nice little B and B. New Hampshire also has a good variety and number of bed and breakfast locations, and of course Massachusetts. Only minutes from the Boston metropolis by car you will find the town of Walden, made famous by Henry David Thorough. Also in this area are the towns of Lexington and Concord, made famous in the course of the American war of independence, and the little village of Salem, the site of the witch trials during the 1600’s. All these locations have abundant bed and breakfast inns overflowing with history.

In case you live in the Midwest and have neither the time nor the budget to go to the East Coast or across the big pond, you can still find good bed and breakfast inns close to home. If you live in the middle states then you’re only a few hours away from the Ozarks Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas. Bed and breakfast locations are plenty in these towns. Consider Springfield, popularly known as the Queen City of the Ozarks. This third largest city in Missouri is the home town of movie stars Brad Pitt and Kathleen Turner, as well as former attorney general John Ashcroft. But if you’ve come here for a bed and breakfast, the Walnut Street Historic District is just place for you. Quaint little inns with friendly and hospitable proprietors combined with good food will make your stay.

Near by is the resort town of Branson, Missouri. It became famous as an alternative to Nashville years ago, Branson is where the Silver Dollar City theme park is located, the Shepherd of the Hills outdoor play and music shows and theatres featuring Bobby Vinton, the Osmond Brothers, Loretta Lynn, Roy Clark, Jim Stafford, Ray Stevens, and many others. Branson is overflowing with bed and breakfast inns that warm the heart and fill the stomach, and are all within walking distance of wonderful entertainment venues and tourist attractions. And if even that isn’t enough, some of the world’s best trout fishing can be had in Lake Taneycomo by just sitting on the banks of Branson City Park. It is rather easy to see that between the Ozarks, New England, Ireland and the United Kingdom; there are not just five basics to choosing a bed and breakfast vacation. In fact, your choices seem almost limitless.