"What happens on spring break, stays on spring break."
In the spirit of spring break, which is next week for Longwood, I figured I would write about Panama City Beach, Florida. Since this is such a popular spring break destination, I have had to listen to classmates, friends, and read facebook status updates about how excited people are to go to Panama City Beach next week. Side note- I'm a little bitter, I'll admit it, because while everyone is having the time of their lives next week, I will be in an office working. But whatever, back on topic.
Through just a little bit of research, I found out just how popular spring break is. Not only is it included in the city's Chamber of Commerce website, but it also on every other website for the city as well. Since the entire city basically caters to the spring break crowd, there are a lot of things for college kids to do. For instance, you can take a canoe trip down the Econfina Creek. The prices are kind of steep ($35- $45), but it’s something to do in between partying and the beach. If that's not your style, Panama City Beach also offers a lot of good shopping and cool restaurants like Schooners. Of course if you are going down to Panama City Beach, then the beach is most likely your number one priority. And of course Panama City Beach does in fact have some amazing beaches like St. Andrews State Recreation Area which was voted America's second best beach.
Since Panama City Beach is so popular for spring break, there are a lot of deals available on weekly hotel rates. Just by doing a quick search, I found a weekly hotel rate for as low as $109. There is also an organization called Student City which rents out an entire building on the beach and you can rent it out and party with them all week long. Another side note- their mission statement is pretty funny... Our mission: To help students organize and promote trips which enable them to celebrate youth through travel. Basically saying that you promote trips, and then party your ass off once you get there.
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