Although some are saying this economic downturn has come to an end, there are still millions of American’s scaling back their vacation plans this summer.

Recently a journalist with the Globe and Mail in Canada discovered that the recession presented an opportunity to visit Sea Island, Georgia and exclusive Private Island that wouldn’t be in the average persons budget if it weren’t for the recession and stiffer competition between resorts. Here is what the journalist had to say.

This private island community with a five-star hotel and multimillion-dollar estates - and the surrounding wild, eight-kilometre strip of practically deserted Atlantic coastline - has to be one of the best-kept beach secrets in the U.S. Yet here we were, because we had planned a driving trip that would take us away from major airports to cover serious mileage and a string of high-end destinations

To read the full article visit the Globe and Mail