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Enter to Win: Panama City Beach Vacation

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Update:  Congratulations to John – mrjv******@******.***.  The winner has been notified by email, and has 48 hours to respond.

My family’s absolutely favorite vacation spot is the beach.  There are so many things I love about a beach visit like the slow relaxed pace, beautiful weather, opportunity for relaxation, fresh local seafood, and family fun –  just to name a few.

Can’t you just imagine yourself in the picture? 

There are so many beautiful beaches to choose from, but the one we always seem to keep going back to is Panama City Beach.  I have been to other beaches, but I just love Panama City Beach.

Here are some of my favorite things about Panama City Beach:

  • The sandy beaches are beautiful.  The sand is white and clean, and there is plenty of room for everything from sandcastles, playing frisbee, or just relaxing in the sun.
  • Some of my favorite restaurants are in Panama City Beach.  Two of our favorites are Pompano’s for Seafood and Margaritaville for a fun atmosphere.
  • There are lots of family activities to enjoy.  Pier Park is awesome for shopping and family fun.  There is also putt-putt golf, go-carts, arcades, and don’t forget about Shipwreck Island, Ripley’s Believe it or Not and Wonder Works.

Last year we were looking for a place to stay for a last minute trip, and I called so many different places and none were in our price range that we could afford at the time.

During my search I happened across Panama City Beach Luxury Properties.  I was able to chat with them online through their web site, and they gave me a GREAT deal on a rental condo at Splash.  The customer service was wonderful, and the condo itself was perfect!  We had such a great time, and can’t wait to go back this year.

If you are looking for a Beach Rental in Panama City Beach I would highly recommend that you go through Panama City Beach Luxury Properties.  They really do have great prices, and so many different properties to choose from.

Need another great reason to book through Panama City Beach Luxury Properties?  Right now you can get an extra 5% off your rental when you use the code specialpeople

Go here to check out the great selection of Panama City Beach Rentals at Panama City Beach Luxury Properties.

Also, If you are looking for information about things to do in Panama City Beach be sure to check out their sister site Panama City Beach Daily!

If that wasn’t exciting enough I have some really AWESOME news!  Panama City Beach Luxury Properties has an amazing giveaway just for iGoBOGO readers!

The Giveaway

Panama City Beach Luxury Properties is giving iGoBOGO readers a chance to win your very own Panama City Beach Vacation!  Yes, that’s right.  One of YOU will win the following:

  • A 3 night stay in a 1 bedroom condos on the beach from Panama City Beach Luxury Properties .  Most sleep at least 6, one sleeps 7!
  • 2 day passes to Miracle Strip at Pier Park
  • 4 movie tickets to The Grand in Pier Park
  • $50 American Express or Visa Gift Card

The fine print: The 3 night vacation can only be used during the following non-peak times – before May 26 or after August 18th.

Doesn’t that sound nice?!?  Read on to see how to enter:

Required Entry

It’s easy to enter, All you have to do is leave me a comment on this post with an answer to the following:

What is your favorite thing to do during a beach vacation?

BONUS ENTRIES:

1. Follow iGoBOGO in a reader or via e-mail updates.

2. Follow iGoBOGO on Facebook or Twitter.

3.  Follow PCBLP on Facebook.

This giveaway will remain open until 11:59 p.m. EST, Tuesday 4/24. Any comments left after this cut-off will not be counted. The winner will be selected randomly and will be notified via email within 48 hours after the close of the contest.

Disclosure: I received a similar package that the winner will receive to facilitate my review.  I did not receive any compensation to write this post. The opinions are all mine!

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  10. My favorite thing to do it “relax” since I don’t get to do it at home! If we took our 3 year old grandson, I would love to build a sand castle and watch the “fishies”……

  11. My favorite thing to do during a beach vacation is to just sit on the sand and soak up the salt air breezes. It’s hot and humid where I live and in the summer we don’t get a lot of wind.

  12. My favorite thing to do on a beach vacation is to walk on the soft white sands with my family at sunset!

  13. We have to favs other than the beach. My kids love funland arcade and we love to eat at boondocks and watch the seaplanes land.

  14. My favorite thing to do on the beach is to look for seashells and sharks teeth … to compete with my family to see who can find the most or the most unique!

  15. my favorite thing to do at the beach is to sit back and relax and watch my little girls giggle with delight as the waves wash over their feet. and the occasional dolphin sighting is an extra bonus

  16. My favorite thing to do on the beach has not occurred yet because I’ve never been! This trip would be perfect for me as a newlywed and give me the chance to get out of my boring state and to the beach :). I hope I win!

  17. I just live to sit in a beach chair with my toes in the sand, listening & feeling the cool ocean breeze

  18. My favorite thing to do would be to lay down some beach towels, get an umbrella, bring a cooler of our favorite drinks and lay with my love and remember why we love eachother right there in the sand.

  21. My favorite time at the beach is early mornings when no one is on the beach and I can walk along the shoreline and draw large smiley faces in the sand or use the seaweed to make the smiley faces for others to find as they walk.

  23. I love spending all day with my family on the beach playing in the beautiful sand & water.

  25. My favorite thing to do at the beach is to relax by the water and let the kids have a good time.

  32. I love to nap under an umbrella on the beach….the sound of the atmosphere is wonderful and relaxing.

  37. My favorite thing to do while at beach is listen to the ocean crashing on the sand while spending time with my family!

  40. Favorite things…
    Watch my son “play in the ocean, find shells, build sand castles, catch crabs, eat shrimp” (in that order of course!)
    Drink coffee on the balcony…
    And shop at Publix since there is not one where I live..

  47. Wow — a real vacation would be almost unbelievable. Rest, play and catch up on reading would be ideal.

  53. My favorite thing to do at the beach…
    early morning walks on the beach to watch the sunrise…camera in hand!

  57. My absolute favorite thing to do on a beach vacation is to lay in a lounge chair on the beach with a book/magazine, frozen drink and enjoy the peacefulness of it all. I am pregnant and due in July, so this would be wonderful after having a baby. My husband and I could have a weekend to ourselves. Ahhhh…. 🙂

  66. never had my kids at the beach – this would be so awesome….lay & relax & watch them play – of course I would have to get out & play with them some too! 🙂

  69. OMG, I would love to win this. Our family loves to relax but also do a lot of family activities together.

  72. Oer fav thing is to just soak up the sun and listen to the waves while the kids play!!

    I also follow you on FB and Twitter.
    I also subscribe to your email updates!

  74. The beach is our favorite vacation, kids use their boogie boards, husband walks the beach looking for creatures and shells, and I just lay there…I work hard and it feels good to soak up the vitamin D

  75. Follow on facebook and twitter. Thanks for the chance.

    Hubby and I didn’t get a chance to get away for our 25th anniversary this would be a wonderful belated 25th anniversary trip.

    Thanks for all you do.

  76. My daughters and I love to walk the beach, swim in the ocean, and they build some AMAZING sea creatures out of sand on the beach! It would mean so much to get a 3-night vacation!!!

  77. I follow you on FB and through email newsletters! WE LOVE YOU!!!

    Because I’ve been sick for the past 2 years, my disabled twin daughters and I have been unable to afford a vacation at PCB.

    It would mean the world to them if we could go for a couple of days so they could create sandy sea creatures on the beach and collect some shells; go to the movies; hang out for the day on Miracle Strip and check out the new WonderWorks attraction!

    This is an AWESOME promotion and I’m now following Panama City Beach Luxury Properties too!!! Thanks for the opportunities!!!

  78. I love watching my children play in the sand and also walking on the beach with my hubby.

  81. I actually love to get up early and watch the sunrise from the condo’s balcony as I drink my coffee. I then take a long run on the beach while the rest of the “world” sleeps.

  85. My family and I love to visit the beach. My four year old really enjoys playing in the sand and water. At the end of the day, we take in the beautiful sunsets.

  86. My favorite thing to do on vacation is to relax and spend time with family and friends. I also love to try all the neat places to eat!

  87. Wife and I love Panama City Beach. Always looking for a great place to stay.

    Our favorite thing to do during a beach vacation is to find the great places to eat the local seafood.

  91. I love waking in the morning to go and sit on the porch and watch the waves come in. A day at the beach spending time with my family and then being able to come back in to a relaxing home away from home,

  92. My favorite thing to do on a beach vacation is to sit on my blanket and watch my kids playing in the surf and sand. We look for shells and take walks on the beach at night. No “plans”, no “schedules” and no “problems”. Just good old relaxation and family time!! That is why the beach is my favorite place to go!

  93. My favorite thing to do on a beach vacation is to walk on the beach with the kids collecting shells. It’s something so simple but we love it!

  94. Sit on the beach at night, relax and watch the waves roll in! So relaxing…and its free!

  96. I love playing on the beach with my children. To see them change and grow each year is truly a blessing. Those are memories that will last forever.

  97. It is so peaceful and a time to reconnect with the kids. Long walks and interesting conversation with the family. Fun swimming and having a good time.

  99. Wow, Holly! What a great turn out!

    I’m the owner of Panama City Beach Luxury Properties and I’m extremely stoked to offer this giveaway to all of you!

    I wish all of you the best of luck, and if you don’t win, don’t forget to book with us using the promo code specialpeople for a 5% off!

    I know 5% might not seem like much, but when you’re talking about a vacation accommodation that could be $2k – that’s $100!

    Good luck!

  100. After 10 years of my husband and I being foster parents we have recently began fostering a teenager that has never been out of the state of Georgia. She keeps talking about going to the beach and seeing the ocean for the first time!

  103. My husband and I have been foster parents for the state of Georgia for 10 years. We recently began fostering a teenage girl who has never been out of the state of Georgia. She keeps telling us how much she would love to see the ocean and finally have a vacation. This would help to make her dream come true! God Bless!

  104. I love pc beach. I’ve been to several different beaches in Florida and by far Panama City beaches are the prettiest.

  106. Going to the Summit every year and sitting at the tiki bar or bikinni bob’s and enjoying a ice cold drink and some good food with awesome friends………..

  107. I love PCB…I am getting married there October 3rd and hopefully that will be the best thing I ever do at the beach. It would be nice to have a free stay. Anything I do at the beach is the best! 🙂

  112. Just got married in March… and since I’m due with out second little boy in June .. we didn’t get to go on a honeymoon. I’m DYING to go to the beach…. feel the sand in between my toes and the sunshine on my face! My favorite thing to do at the beach? …breathe! There is no better feeling than waking up, stepping onto the balcony and taking in a deep breathe…. smelling the salt and the crisp fresh air. Its rejuvenating for the mind ,body, and the soul. In that moment….you’re breathing in pure heaven.

  113. The beach has always been 1 of my favorite places to go for a fun relaxing vacation. I can not wait to go mack in the summer when we have a next famaily weekend getaway.

  115. My favorite thing to do at the beach is just to watch my kids have the time of their lives! They love to play in the sand and of course go swimming. We are ready for a trip to the beach and this would be AWESOME to win! 🙂

  116. One of my favorite things about a beach vacation is just being able to dig my toes in the sand, lay back while reading a great book, all while listening to the waves crashing to the shore. Sometimes simple is the best of all pleasures. I would LOVE to be able to return to PCB for the first time in 20 years since I moved away….One of my biggest dreams.

  117. As a mother of 2 young boys, very close together in age, my husband and I haven’t had the time, much less the money to take a family vacation. It would be so nice to sttart a tradition of family vacations in a city we love. Please pick us!

  119. Because I work here on the beach I just don’t get a chance to get out and enjoy the benefits of living here. Lots of family come in to enjoy my beach…Wish I could too. If I win I would make it a point to take some time off work (no vacations !) and enjoy the way all the tourists do.

  120. My favorite thing to do at the beach is to sit back and watch my three boys have a blast playing in the sand and water. I also love to try out different seafood restaurants! Yum! Can’t wait to go back.

  121. plz plz plz pick me! i need a vacation so bad and so does my mom! we luv the beach so much. she hasn’t been much since she had a stroke a few yrs back.

  123. One of the new interests I have is photography, so this would be a great time to take some pictures and enjoy the beach. Hope I win.

  124. My favorite thing is sitting under an umbrella watching the waves and then jumping in the water for awhile!!!

  125. We love Panama City Beach. Our favorite thing is to sit in the sunset and watch and listen to the waves. There is truly nothing like it!

  126. I like to take my family to St Andrews state park, and let the kids hang out on the beach while my wife and I Scuba dive at the jetties.

  129. I love to lay on the beach for hours listening to the crashing waves and enjoying the view, doing some shopping at Pier Park, playing some putt putt and enjoying some great places to eat. Pick me!!! Im due a RELAXING vacation.

  130. My favorite thing about the beach is EVERYTHING!!!!! =) Sand, water, breeze, atmosphere, food, entertainment.

  131. I would love to win this!! my favorite thing about the beach is listening to the waves crash

  132. I love just sitting out on the beach and enjoying the beautiful weather and listening to the waves. Pleae pick me!! 🙂

  133. My favorite thing to do at the beach is to watch the pure excitement on my kids faces when we walk on the beach the first day.

  134. My favorite thing to do at the beach is to sit out on the patio and watch the sun rise and listen to the waves roll in while drinking coffee!

  135. My favorite thing to do during a beach vacation is to just sit back, relax, and let the waves put me to sleep! Oh, and I also love eating the fresh seafood, of course!

  136. My favorite thing to do is enjoy the beach with my family. Tanning, swimming, building sand castles and collecting shells.

  140. My favorite thing to do at PCB is to relax and let the sound of the surf melt everything else away. PCB IS OUR FAVORITE VACATION DESTINATION!

  141. My wife and I are blessed with twin 15 year old (boy and girl). So when we do take a vacation we enjoy going to Panama City where my son and I love to fish the county and city piers while my wife and daughter love shopping your stores at pier park. My wife and I love waking up to seeing the sun rise over the ocean and time alone just sitting on the beach listening to the ocean and sea gulls there is peace on your beach we do not get elsewhere. We all love the food and enjoy catching fresh seafood and cooking that evening. The water is so clear and the sand so white we try to get a family picture each trip. We enjoy the whole Panama City Beach experience it is a family fun and safe place to relax and unwind from a year or more of stress at back work and school.

  142. Hoping to win the contest as my wife and my 23rd Anniversery is May 20th and would love to suprise her with time at our favorite vacation spot. This time around we will have a real honeymoon and the twins can stay at Nana’s.

  143. I love watching the excitement on my little ones faces as the see the beach and explore!

  144. Love to relax on the beach. Sunning and reading. Would love to win a trip for my 20th anniversary in September.

  145. I WOULD LOVE TO WIN THIS. MY DAUGHTER HAS SEIZURES AND HER TREATMENT (MEDICINES AND DOCTOR BILLS AND TESTING) IS VERY COSTLY. SO RIGHT NOW WE ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD A VACATION. WE WOULD LOVE TO WIN THIS. SHE WOULD HAVE A BLAST. PLEASE CONSIDER PICKING US. THANKS.

  146. oh and my favorite thing would be her waking up and pulling back the blinds to see the beach. 🙂

  147. I have been going to Panama city beach since a little girl now I have a 9 month old little boy that I would love to take to the beach. I still to this day remember being on the beach. My whole family is going this summer but we don’t get to go because I couldn’t get off work so it would be amazing to win this trip so I can finally take my little boy to see the amazing beaches of Panama city beach!!!!

  149. During a beach vacation, I enjoy my time away from work making sure my daughter has a blast playing in the sand and enjoying the fresh seafood! As a single mom, I don’t get to visit the beach often, but when I do, I really appreciate my time there spent with my special girl. 🙂

  150. I have been visiting Panama City Beach since I was a young child. My favorite memory would be riding go-karts and racing against my Dad. It was always a competition between us as to who would win. I would very much enjoy winning this free trip to the beach to recreate those memories with my Dad.

  152. I love to just sit in the evening and watch the sunset on the water. Breathtaking and spiritual.

  153. What is your favorite thing to do during a beach vacation? Drink margaritas on the beach while watching my sister build sandcastles then stomp on them when she’s finished. 😀

  154. We LOVE Pensacola and Panama City! We come every year to watch the Blue Angels fly during their summer airshow over the Gulf! Its GREAT! We love swimming in the Ocean~the water is BEAUTIFUL and the white sandy beaches are so relaxing! We make photos on the beach and have the BEST time there!! Oh, and I can’t forget to mention out favorite place to eat~FLOUNDERS!!! Woohoo! 🙂 we would love to win this vacation!

  156. My favorite thing to do at the beach is just layout. I love being in the sun and watching the ocean. Enjoying all God’s beauty.

  157. Love feeling the sand between my toes as I walk the beach in the mornings and the sound the the waves hitting the beach at night. So relaxing and refreshing!

    Would love to be there right now!

  158. My favorite thing to do during a beach vacation is to take our children down to the place where the sea marries the land, and let the waves kiss their happy faces as they splash about in the surf. My wife by my side, we all soak up the fun summer time memories that only the ocean can give us.

  160. My family loves to have a picnic on the beach and make sandcastles. Then in the evening we love to watch the sun go down. LOVE LOVE LOVE the beach.

  161. I would love to just lay on the beach right now and feel the sand between my toes but most of all that’s when the kids are in good mood at the same time.No worries!!!!!!!!!!!

  165. Relax on the beach and watch my kiddos play in the sand and the waves as they crash right at the edge of the water.

  166. My kids and I would love to win a summer vacation, it will be the only way we will get one this year. Thank you for this opportunity.

  167. My favorite thing to do is take the kids crab hunting at night. I love watching them get so excited. Laying on the beach and doing nothing is great also.

  172. I love everything about the beach, esp. looking at the water!..I am following on FB…Thanks!

  173. My favorite thing to do on the beach… well that’s hard to choose because I just love the beach in general! For me, it’s about mind-healing and relaxing. The beach is just something that I need ATLEAST once a year, and not just any beach! It has to be panama city beach! I love spending time with my family there. I love the sound of the waves and the warm sun with sand under my feet. So I guess my favorite thing to do, would be to just enjoy it while I can!

  175. Just sit on the beach or the balcony and enjoy the beautiful view and sounds that God gave us !!!

  176. My absolute favorite thing to do on vacation is lay on the beach all day. But with 4 kids that doesn’t happen anymore! So instead of laying on the beach we play on the beach.

  177. I LOVE to nap on the beach!! It’s soooo peaceful with the waves in the background! I also love getting to enjoy the amazing food in Panama City!!

  178. WOULD LOVEEEEEEEEE a vacation..Never been there but it looks totally relaxing and beautiful.. Hope I win!!

  179. We have been following igobogo through email…we’ve ‘liked’ igobogo on FB…and I’ve ‘liked’ PCBLP on FB.

    I care for disabled twin daughters (18 yo…but function at 10 yo). They would LOVE to build sand dragons on the beach … check out WonderWorks … and go see “The Pirates” at the movies!

    Plus I NEED this soooooooooooo bad! lol

  181. my fave thing to do on a beach vacation is to relax on the beach, in a nice lounge chair with a drink! that is heaven!

  188. I just love to put my chair in the water with part of it in the water and part of it on the beach. Lay back feel the waves on my feet and legs and take in the nice warm sun.

  189. Love the beach, the quite, relaxing, soft sand and the rolling waves….what more to love….

  191. My hubby and I have not been on vacation but I would love to go.. relax on the beach!

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  196. I love to enjoy the time with my kids away from the daily routine too relax and have fun on the beach….

  198. My daughter and I love to go in the water. Then we relax on the beach. Daughter with her iPod, me with a book.

  204. My favorite thing to do is take walk on the beach with my husband and play in the sand with my daughter.

  207. I love to walk and play with my grandchildren on the Beach and help them build sandcastles 🙂

  209. After dieting to get into a bathing suit my fave thing to do once i get to the beach is Eat and tan!

  213. Sitting on the beach enjoying the sights and sounds while reading a book with absolutely no schedule schedule…a little heaven on earth and no better place than Panama City Beach!

  216. My favorite thing to do at a beach vacation is enjoy the time with my family getting fresh air and soaking up the sunshine!!! 🙂

  225. I enjoy taking long walks on the beach early in the morning. It’s so peaceful listening to the waves coming ashore and watching the sunrise.

  235. Laying on the beach, listening to the waves, soaking up the sun and watching the kids build sand castles!

  238. Listening to the waves with my toes in the water, sitting in a beach chair, and reading.

  242. What is your favorite thing to do during a beach vacation?
    -I love it all but my favorite is just walking near the shore line, feeling the warm water and sand, loving the breeze on my face, smelling the ocean, watching the birds and crabs, hearing the waves and laughter of others. It’s as close to heaven as we have on earth.

  245. Relax, get some sun and eat the freshest seafood in town! Love watching my son & family play on the beach & in the water.

  247. You know, I guess my favorite thing to do is to take my ice chest to the beach around evening time – “drink-thirty” – & make cocktails for my group “in the cool of the evening”….

  249. I love walking along the shore and seeing all the kids play. I like to lay back and watch the sun go down as well.

  250. Love just waking up to a sunrise over the ocean and spending time with my husband and kids on the white sands and seeing our twins enjoy the water….all of this with absolutely no plans for the day but to relax in PCB…..

  251. My favorite thing to do during a beach vacation is reading a good book on the beach while listening to the waves! So calming and relaxing!!

  252. Waking up early – sitting on balcony listening to the waves & drinking my coffee. Then spending the day soaking up all the sun I can get and cooling off with a dip in the most beautiful water ever. Gulf!

  253. laying out in the sun watching the kiddos enjoy themselves. I live for my kids!

  255. Having coffee on the deck over looking the gulf. Love to walk on the beach and let my 4 year old grandson look for shells.

  262. My favorite part of a beach vacation would be
    To share it with my sweet daughter and watch
    Her play in the waves and find seashells!

  265. Walk on the beach while listening to the relaxing sound of the waves crashing on the shore.

    I follow you on Facebook.

  267. I love spending time at the beach with my husband and daughter. Our lives are so hectic with work, school and sports schedules so I love to go to the beach and just relax with them and do whatever whenever we want. No time restrictions!

  268. Sitting on the beach and taking in All that God created, its the best and cheapest therapy which is much needed this year.

  271. Favorite thing to do during my beach vacation… since I like going to Panama City Beach, my favorite thing to do is to hang out at at Noah’s Ark retreat center. Live music and good times…

  274. Pier Park is one of my favorite places to visit in Panama City Beach. Wonderful restaurants to meet friends and dine and good shopping. Cannot beat that combination.

  280. With a family of 6 and vacations rare… The looks on the kids faces are always the best!

  283. My favorite thing to do on the beach is watch my sun run around and sit outside at night. Last trip, we “camped” on the hotel balcony! 🙂
    Would be so gracious to win!!

  285. I love to sit on the balcony at night, close my eyes and just listen to the waves roll in!

  287. I love to jump waves with our kids, and simply enjoy some “unplugged” family time.

  292. I love just being able to relax on the sand in the sun with my family. No worries and no disruptions, pure fun family time!

  293. I would love to take my best friend to the beach and meet my cousin there so we can have a reunion!

  295. I love to watch the sunrise and sunsets on the beach and take lots and lots of pictures of my grandchildren enjoying the beach.

  296. Watching my little guy’s eyes light up when he sees the dophins swimming by 😉

  297. Hang out at the beach all day so I can swim, snorkel body surf and watch the sunset

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