It's still the middle of summer time. The kids are still out of school, the highs are often still over 90 degrees locally, and the Wizards are still a couple months away from playing preseason games. That makes this time a good time to go on vacation.
I've always wanted to tour Europe, but I've had to save up for awhile. After a couple years, I finally made vacation plans in the Spring to go to there, where I'll be in the Netherlands and Belgium most of the time. Both countries are well known for brewing quality beer and have some picturesque cities like Amsterdam and Brussels.