Well, it’s that time of year again. Spring has sprung and most of us are ready to get out there and enjoy the change of weather. Travel predictions by experts, including AAA, pick these spots as most popular:
1. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina offers miles of beautiful beaches and all the attractions and activities you can dream of, from the Little River Blue Crab Festival (May 16 & 17, www.bluecrabfestival.org) to Brookgreen Gardens, which includes a 9,000-acre garden and zoo and hundreds of world class sculptures. www.brookgreen.org.
2. Branson, Missouri has World-Fest from April 9 – May 3, which includes acrobats, Celtic Irish dancers, fire dancers, and more. www.silverdollarcity.com. They have many year-round activities, such as fishing, golfing, and shows headlined by top performers.
3. San Diego, Californa comes alive on May 9 with Ocean Beach Kite Festival (www.oceanbeachkiwanis.org). Even if you don’t have a kite, you will still want to see this as there are spectacular kites in this festival, ranging from teddy bears to octopuses. There is also a kite-making workshop for all ages and lots of other fun stuff to see and do.
4. Las Vegas, Nevada is a year round destination with shows and festivals going on all the time. Each spring the city hosts the City of Lights Jazz and R&B Festival and there are always world class acts in the casinos and at the Clark County Government Amphitheater, as well as free nightly shows in front of some casinos, such as Treasure Island. www.yourjazz.com and www.lasvegastourism.com.
5. Like Vegas, Orlando, Florida is a year round destination with shows and festivals ongoing. They host the Florida Film Festival in April and lots of other great events can be discovered at www.visitorlando.com.
Other popular spring destinations include Savannah, GA; Washington, DC; Austin, TX; Charleston, SC; and Bend, Oregon, which typically has snow until the first of June at Cascade Mountain and lots of folks descend on Bend in May for Central Oregon Beer Week, www.centraloregonbeerweek.com.
Terrance Zepke studied Journalism at the University of Tennessee and later received a Master's Degree in Mass Communications from the University of South Carolina. She has studied Parapsychology at the renowned Rhine Research Center. She began her career as a freelance writer and photographer, ... 
Terrance,like to comment on trip to Las Vegas Nevada in 5-’14 and stayed at Mirage Hotel. While certainly a gamblers paradise,4 people not into games of chance its a disappointment. The one armed bandits or slot machines are gone replaced by computer games that paid out in credits not money. Asked several people how to play these “games” but nobody knew. They just kept putting money into machines. Had heard food cheap and shows reasonable. Food prices very expensive as breakfast and lunch averaged $25-30 each even at bouffets. Evening meals considerably more. No coffee makers, refrigs or microwaves in rooms. Best idea was side trip to Hoover Dam which was great and worth the money. Shows were $160 a piece 4 unkown entertainers. As previously mentioned to u, on return trip my companion fell in jet tunnel which goes from plane to exit gate in terminal at Raleigh-Durham,NC airport. Tripped over expansion braces that were raised on floor. Broke wrist that required permanent metal brace,bruised head and mouth. No medical facilities at gate nor offered. After urging medical personnel be called,took 30 minutes to response.