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Every year around Memorial Day, our sister site Condé Nast Traveler gets a surge of desperate emails: "Help! I need a summer vacation. Where should I go?" Relax. They've scoured the world and consulted their favorite travel pros to find 20 full-on trips for every taste and budget, plus—for those who want their fun in 24-hour bites—4 long-weekend getaways. All you have to do is pick the one that's right for you. Here, the first: Beach vacations in Panama, Mexico, France, and more.
Originally published on our sister site CondeNastTraveler.com in May 2012.










