DH and I want to book a trip this year, likely in the late summer or fall. I generally am not crazy about travelling... I'm a total homebody, and my idea of a vacation is a week at the cottage but we haven't taken a trip together in years (!!!) and DH is pretty insistent.

I was browsing online yesterday, trying to come up with somewhere different that I'd like to go, but I'm coming up short... We don't want to break the bank on this trip, and many of the places that are on my bucket list seem pretty expensive to visit (Iceland, New Zealand, Scotland/Ireland). We have a long list of home renos that we are trying to work though, so I'm trying to keep things as budget-friendly as possible.

I'm hoping that if I give you guys some info, you can help suggest locations for us to visit!

- We live in Ontario. If we go somewhere in the summer, I'd likely avoid AI beach-type resorts (going from heat to more heat), but I'd be open to that type of vacation in the fall
- I haven't done much traveling (a couple of AIs and a few different states in the US), but DH has been to a few countries in Europe, Vegas, and a handful of AI's
- We are open to a cruise, but have never done one before and so have no idea what we'd be getting ourselves into
- We both enjoy driving, so a location where you need to drive around is completely fine
- I like the idea of Costa Rica, but the time of year that we will be going is during their "green season", and I kind of dread the idea of being rained out the entire time. Any experience?
- Completely open to destinations in the US. New Orleans has always been on our list.
- We will likely book through a travel agent, unless it's really simple to do online ourselves.
- We would likely only be able to take a week off work

I know this is pretty open-ended, but any suggestions are appreciated! DH wants to get something planned and booked so I can't change my mind Poor guy.