Sounds like you have great travel adventures! Beaches, adventure, local flavor and nightlife, and within 6 hours of DC...quite a list. How about Puerto Rico? I know it has the big city scene of San Juan, but it also has great smaller resorts, with potential day trips to the rainforest, Ponce. There's also Old San Juan, which is historical and interesting, and of course, nightlife! Another idea might be Panama. I don't know about tourism there now but I lived there some years ago, and it was amazing and interesting. The canal, beaches, the lake in the middle of the country (that the canal runs through), the San Blas islands with the Indians and their crafts, the rainforest. Just some thoughts. Natalie Los Angeles