TRENTON — After dealing a blow to Democrats by slicing away at their budget, Gov. Chris Christie announced that he was leaving for a two-week family vacation.

But where?

His office won’t say.

Christie said at a Statehouse news conference last week that his first stop would be an Idaho media conference on Tuesday. And on July 15 he’ll be in Salt Lake City for a conference of the National Governors Association.

Between those two business stops, Christie said he would be vacationing with his family at "an undisclosed location." His office refused to provide any details.

"We’re disclosing the information that we’re choosing to disclose at this time," said a spokesman, Kevin Roberts.

Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, who serves as acting governor while Christie is out of state, has no plans to leave New Jersey, her spokesman, Fred Snowflack, said.

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Christie’s previous choice of vacation became the target of ridicule last December when he and his family went to Disney World in Orlando as New Jerseyans struggled to dig out from a blizzard.

The situation was made worse when it was disclosed that Guadagno was also out of the state, leaving Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D-Gloucester) in charge.

Last summer, Christie made no secret of the fact that he was taking a six-night baseball vacation with his two sons, visiting six different stadiums across the country.

The last time a governor went out of state without disclosing his destination was when former Gov. Jon Corzine left after losing re-election.

Christie, who was critical of Corzine’s out-of-state travel during the campaign, said at the time he would tell the press when he left New Jersey, but that "I probably won’t say exactly where I’m going."

"But other than that," he added, "I don’t see any reason why not to be transparent about it."