Plan your adult winter break

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Photo credit: @shelbz2829

So now that Christmas is over (after allll that anticipation), our minds have moved on to warmer things.

Whether you’re looking for a tan in South Beach or craving the snow + bustle of NYC, we’re giving you our own *personal* list of the best places to get away on a budget from GSP (and where to stay while you’re there).

Enjoy the benefits of slightly-warmer climate (+ no open container laws) 🍻:

🚘 to Savannah, GA <$40 in gas (round-trip) / 4 hour drive time

✈️ to Savannah, GA $311+ round-trip from GSP

For the best drool-worthy brunch, try the Ordinary Pub.

Stay at the B Historic whose rooms rival any chic NYC hotel

🚘 to New Orleans, LA <$100 in gas (round-trip) / <10 hour drive time

✈️ to New Orleans, LA $344+ round-trip

Try the voodoo daiquiri at Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop Bar

Enjoy the modern vibe of the Hotel Le Marais

⛱️ Escape to sunny, warm FL destinations

✈️ Flights start at $118+

Ft. Lauderdale - Explore Las Olas Boulevard | Restaurants, museums, art galleries + 65 retail options

Daytona Beach - What’s Daytona Beach without NASCAR? Check out the “King’s Experience” NASCAR driving experience

Fort Myers - Reel in some big fish on a Sanibel Offshore Fishing Charter 🎣

St. Pete/Clearwater - Ride on the back of a gypsy horse through the ocean

Orlando/Sanford - Disney World $99+/Universal Studios $165

Tampa Bay - For the thrill seeker + roller coaster extraordinaire: Busch Gardens theme park

❄️ For cold-weather fans (because let’s face it – we don’t get much *cold* weather in the South)

✈️ Flights to Chicago start at $262+

Warm-up with a cozy drink from The Library

Stay at the iconic Drake Hotel, is there anything more Chicago than that?

✈️ Flights to NYC start at $192+

Obsessed with Trappe Door’s fries? Check out Pommes Frites

Stay at the Andaz 5th Ave: a boutique-style hotel with a wine hour (count us in) 🍷


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