As we age a little further past our prime, college years and shave off all of that unbridled inhibition, it becomes only natural that the idea of frying beneath the sun and soaking in tequila looses its allure. You may even come to find (and this is so unlike you) that you'll even go to great lengths to avoid these high-traffic locales and Spring Break crowds.
There are some avoidance tactics, luckily, that one can exercise in an effort to keep a distance from all the ruckus.
What is common among the college-age breed is that they tend to populate not the more exotic locations, but those that are easily accessible—financially and in terms of distance. As a result, places like Cabo San Lucas and Panama City, FL become figurative destruction zones; ones you should avoid or attempt with caution. Although the latter reigns as the premier vacation hotspot, generally, any accessible city with a ton of beachfront hotels and bars will attract kids like bugzappers.
Areas a little farther south from Cabo somehow seem to escape such an epidemic. The more chic and minimalist the resort, Gran Melia Cancun for example, the less college kids. Where Cabo is known primarily as a bottomless well of decadence and non-stop partying, Cancun brings things back down a notch by embracing its history and natural surroundings.
Other locations that seem to thwart the Spring break invasion are islands that typically rest only miles from the shore, and the greener, inland spots. If there is not immediate access to it, it's not worth the effort; or so the mentality of this impatient crowd goes.
Examples of such locations include:
Isla Mujeres—an island off the coast of Cancun, and Little Palm Island, 30 miles off the coast of Key West.
