Flipkey Take Me There: Lake Tahoe

Monday is a good time for dreaming of travel, don’t you think? I’m excited to share that Flipkey is holding a contest in conjunction with their new virtual tours. They are asking bloggers to write a post about which of three virtual tour locations, Lake Tahoe, Phoenix, or Miami, the blogger would choose to enter to win a $1,000 Visa gift card.

I love to write, and I love to travel, and I love to write about travel, so I thought this would be a fun contest. I have been to Miami (and would totally go back, especially to stay at the Sonesta in Coconut Grove). I have been to Phoenix and would like to explore more.

But the sound of Lake Tahoe pretty much just grabs at my wanderlust in a much bigger way. You know I love California. My first Flipkey experience was at our Sonoma wine country house rental; the experience was an amazing one, and I can’t wait to do it again.

Lake Tahoe has a lot going for it, including its proximity to wine country, gorgeous natural beauty, gigantic blue lake

The Flipkey Virtual Tour of Lake Tahoe won me over completely.

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This photo of Emerald Bay takes my breath away; I can imagine it being spectacular in all seasons.  I am a country girl at heart, and smelling the pines, hearing the lake lapping its shores, and being able to see endless sky would be my paradise.

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Similarly, Bear’s Landing looks like pure bliss. I want to hike for hours and swim and kayak and water-ski, then relax in a hot tub or in front of a fire in one of the many beautiful Flipkey rentals.  I might even learn to ski in snow, depending on when we visited! Lake Tahoe looks like a true getaway, which is why it is my choice.

Your turn, if you had the choice, which would you visit, Lake Tahoe, Miami, or Phoenix? Why?