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Staff Sound-Off: Relaxing Trips

We asked our staff, “What was your most relaxing travel experience?” Find out which chill experiences we gravitate to in this month’s Staff Sound-Off.

Having a late afternoon beer with my family on any number of Swiss mountainsides.

— Mac Lacy, Publisher

My most relaxing experience are beach house rentals in areas where there’s not a lot to do… Like Oak Island, North Carolina.

— Telisa Rech, Advertising Sales Manager

Any beach

— Sarah Sechrist, Controller

I went to Antigua with my mom when I was in college, and just hanging out around the resort was extremely relaxing.

— Rachel Crick, Associate Editor & Project Manager

Our camping trips to Ocracoke Island in the Outer Banks, North Carolina. There is nothing more relaxing to me than a trip there. I wake up and walk the beach each morning at sunrise. The water is just over the dune from our campsite.

— Donia Simmons, Creative Director

I love accompanying my husband on his business trips. I don’t mind spending the daytime meandering around in a new place, exploring by myself until he finishes up for the day. Most recently, I spent a trip in Hilton Head, South Carolina, that way, trying out a Japanese bakery and different seafood restaurants, and thrifting at one of the many shops on the island.

— Ashley Ricks, Print & Digital Publishing Manager

For pure relaxation, nothing beats an all-inclusive resort. Give me a beach chair and a good book and I’m a happy man. And when all the meals and activities are paid for ahead of time, even better.

— Brian Jewell, VP & Executive Editor