Textbook vacations South Padre Island offers a taste of 'south of the border' but with the safety of being in the United States

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: March 20, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas -- Sure there's Cancun and Florida, but when it comes to the college crowd's annual quest for sun and fun, the good ole fashioned road trip to South Texas seems hipper than ever.

And folks here are getting ready -- fixing the bungee jump, painting the emcee stands, dusting the strobe lights and waving goodbye to the legions of Midwestern retirees who leave this strip of aquamarine shoreline just before the craziness rolls in.

Sometime during the past few decades, spending Easter break someplace warm with a gang of college buddies became part of Americana.

For the ...

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