Here are my top recommendations for a fall shoulder season vacation.  These are listed in no particular order, and you could have an amazing time in any of these locations.

San Francisco – Always an expensive city, but fall starts rolling in a few more cloudy and rainy days, making it a bit cool when the sun goes down.  The days are still lovely, and the evening’s cold, crisp air, is not unbearable.  The city looks different this time of year, and it’s in a good way.
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Disneyland – If you can justify taking the kids out of school for a …read more

Shoulder season is that fringe time in between high and low season.  For many destinations, fall is shoulder season, and it can be a perfect shoulder season to travel.
Think of high season as being the very peak time to visit, with all favorable conditions (snow in winter, sun in summer, everything is open and operable, etc).  In such perfect conditions, prices are also going to be perfect. . . perfectly high.  There are going to be lots of crowds, too, and high season often coincides with times that the kids aren’t in school.
Low season frequently means the worst weather, …read more