If Spring Won’t Show Up… I Will ✈️☀️
- Trips with Tanner

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There’s a very specific kind of delusion that happens every year.
It starts sometime in late February. Maybe early March if we’re being realistic.
We get one slightly warmer day, the snow starts to melt, the sun hits a little differently, and suddenly we’re like:
“This is it. We made it. Spring is here.”
And then… Mother Nature absolutely laughs in our faces. Because if you live anywhere like I do here in New Hampshire, you already know March, April, and honestly even May have a tendency to feel like one long, drawn-out betrayal.
The 46° Day That Personally Offended Me
Just the other day, it was 46° on an April afternoon.
And listen… I know that on paper, 46° is technically “warmer.”But after a long, cold winter? It felt like an insult. An abomination, even.
You could feel it everywhere in the grocery store aisles, walking in and out of shops, sitting in your car running errands. There was this unspoken, collective energy of:
“Are we… are we about to riot against Mother Nature??”
Because we are DONE waiting. Done waiting for the sun. Done waiting to feel warm again. Done waiting for that shift that makes everything feel lighter.
Here’s the Thing No One Says Out Loud
We wait. And wait. And wait some more. For the first real day of spring.
For the sun on our face. For outdoor dinners. For that feeling of being alive again.
But what if… we just stopped waiting?
Don’t Wait for the Sun. Go Find It.
This is actually one of my favorite times of year to travel and not just because I’m a travel agent. It’s because this weird in-between season? It’s the perfect excuse to escape. To press pause. To reset. To remind yourself what it feels like to be warm again.
And the best part? When you come back… spring has usually finally decided to show up.
Where You Could Be Instead
If you’re even thinking about it, here are some of the easiest, most satisfying ways to trade gray skies for sunshine:
☀️ A Cruise Unpack once. Endless ocean views. Warm breezes. Zero decisions. Truly one of the most underrated ways to reset your entire mood.
🎢 A Theme Park Escape Hello, sunshine + fun + just the right amount of chaos. Bonus: you will absolutely forget what the temperature is back home.
🌴 An All-Inclusive Resort This is your “do absolutely nothing and feel amazing about it” era. Drinks, food, sunshine... all handled.
🏖️ A Simple Beach Getaway Sometimes all you need is a hotel, a chair, and your toes in the sand.
Why This Actually Matters (More Than We Admit)
There’s something about warm weather that just… hits differently.
Whether you’re:
Laughing with your family
Reconnecting with your partner
Taking a girl's trip
Traveling solo (highly recommend, by the way)
…it’s restorative in a way that’s hard to explain but easy to feel. It grounds you. It resets you. And quite honestly? It’s sometimes the only thing keeping us sane after months of cold, gray, never-ending winter.
Your Sign to Just Go... Spring Getaway Travel
If you’ve been thinking: “Maybe we should plan something…”
This is it. This is your sign. Because waiting around for spring to finally get its act together? Couldn’t be me. I’ll be somewhere warm, feeling the sun on my face and I highly recommend you join me.
Ready to Escape? I’ve Got You.
If you want help finding the perfect warm-weather spring getaway travel destination... whether that’s a cruise, Disney, an all-inclusive, or a quick beach escape, I’m your girl.
Your Type A Travel Agent… so you don’t have to be. 😉



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