oct 10 2012151 intro travel enthusiasts on the fence about who to vote for in the 2012 presidential election may want to consider where the candidates spend their precious time off after all where people vacation can say a lot about them are they adventurous and prone to taking risks do they vacation in different places or do they prefer to visit their triedandtrue favorite destinations time and again while president obama and mitt romney definitely have their differences they seem to share one thing in common they take their big family vacations stateside which candidate in your opinion vacations better click through the next few pages to see where barack obama and mitt romney go to relax quicklist 1category title park city utah url text until 2009 the romeys owned a ski home in venerable park city utah home to three worldclass ski resorts deer valley resort canyons resort and park city mountain resort no word on the preferences of the romney family but diehard skiers love deer valley where theres no snowboarding allowed of course one of mitt romneys biggest claims to fame is his role as the president and ceo of the salt lake organizing committee of the 2002 winter olympics a visitor to the area today would certainly want to stop in at utah olympic park where its possible to watch athletes in training ride the bobsled or try the luge media 17433918 quicklist 2category title big sky resort monturl text in the summer of 2009 big sky resort received a phone call from the white house asking it to host a special guest on aug 14 when the white house calls you listen and the resort was thrilled to welcome the first family for a night before the obamas set off for yellowstone national park the resort said the first family took part in many area activities including whitewater rafting and zip lining the president even tried his hand at fly fishing the kids enjoyed smores prepared over a fire pit during their visit and the whole group took a trip to the most popular of yellowstone sites old faithful media17435666 quicklist 3category title mount desert island maine url text the obama familys july 2009 maine vacation was all about the great outdoors and why not the bar harbor area is home to acadia national park and cadillac mountain which offer countless opportunities for hiking and biking the first family reportedly hiked a trail along witch hole pond and since no summer vacation would be complete without ice cream the obamas did make a pit stop at mount desert island ice cream where the president went with coconut according to the shop media17433645 quicklist 3category title la jolla calif url text in 2008 the romneys purchased a vacation home in la jolla an upscale enclave of southern california real estate website zillow said the romneys filed for permits to renovate the home turning it from a singlestory house to a twostory home ann romney