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thebettermanthebetterman Posts: 657
edited January 2010 in All Encompassing Trip
hey guys,

My wife and I are looking to take about a 8-9 day trip this march and I'm looking for some place cool to go. I'm in the NYC area, and looking to stay in the US or Canada.

I've got a mental block on what to do... any help is very appreciated.

Background is that anything goes, and we'll do almost anything.

thanks!
-one thing to remember, always have a good time, all the time
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  • SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 25,786
    thebetterman wrote:
    hey guys,

    My wife and I are looking to take about a 8-9 day trip this march and I'm looking for some place cool to go. I'm in the NYC area, and looking to stay in the US or Canada.

    I've got a mental block on what to do... any help is very appreciated.

    Background is that anything goes, and we'll do almost anything.

    thanks!
    Well...

    What havent you seen yet???

    Grand Canyon???
    Mt. Rushmmore??
    Niagra Falls???

    Do you like camping???
    Do you want to fly?? Drive??

    Do you want to see Mountains?? Oceans???
    Take me piece by piece.....
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  • The ChampThe Champ Posts: 4,063
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  • FenwayFaithfulFenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    Ive just had an amazing time in Seattle the last 10 days. I highly recommend it. It's got everything and of course, the PJ reality tour. Fun for everyone.
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  • lukin2006lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
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  • MrMerkinballMrMerkinball Posts: 1,978
    In March - Anywhere Warm is rediculously expensive. With that said - I'd head to Arizona. Desetr Tours, Golf, Hiking in Sedona....

    I really miss living there.

    If you want some Deals - Toronto is a great place to come.
  • he still standshe still stands Posts: 2,835
    MrMerkinball wrote:
    In March - Anywhere Warm is rediculously expensive. With that said - I'd head to Arizona. Desetr Tours, Golf, Hiking in Sedona....

    I really miss living there.

    If you want some Deals - Toronto is a great place to come.

    i miss PHX too. :cry: Sedona is my favorite spot on Earth!

    Lived in Tempe for 2 years... had to move back to PA for my job.

    My plan is to be back by 2015.
    Everything not forbidden is compulsory and eveything not compulsory is forbidden. You are free... free to do what the government says you can do.
  • MrMerkinballMrMerkinball Posts: 1,978
    he still stands wrote:
    MrMerkinball wrote:
    In March - Anywhere Warm is rediculously expensive. With that said - I'd head to Arizona. Desetr Tours, Golf, Hiking in Sedona....

    I really miss living there.

    If you want some Deals - Toronto is a great place to come.

    i miss PHX too. :cry: Sedona is my favorite spot on Earth!

    Lived in Tempe for 2 years... had to move back to PA for my job.

    My plan is to be back by 2015.
    We lived in Anthem for over a year. Used to drive up to Sedona every Saturday. I'd go back in a heartbeat.
  • 8181 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    MrMerkinball wrote:
    Toronto is a great place to come.

    we are talking about doing that for our summer vacation. not to bad of a drive from Chicago
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  • Phantom PainPhantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    thebetterman wrote:
    hey guys,

    My wife and I are looking to take about a 8-9 day trip this march and I'm looking for some place cool to go. I'm in the NYC area, and looking to stay in the US or Canada.

    I've got a mental block on what to do... any help is very appreciated.

    Background is that anything goes, and we'll do almost anything.

    thanks!
    Well...

    What havent you seen yet???

    Grand Canyon???
    Mt. Rushmmore??
    Niagra Falls???

    Do you like camping???
    Do you want to fly?? Drive??

    Do you want to see Mountains?? Oceans???

    Cincy ?
    My drinking team has a hockey problem

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  • 8181 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    a cruise ship is cool

    we went to charleston, sc last month. neat city

    mountains anyplace are always fun

    road trip with day stops at places like niagra falls, cedar point, rock and roll HOF, football HOF

    a bourbon cruise thru KY could be fun

    Bonnarroo

    the possibilities are endless. it comes down to budget
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  • weekapaug19weekapaug19 Posts: 2,293
    Cancun in very cheap right now, I'm going back again (went last year) in late april. we have 6 nights, 7 days all inclusive at a 4 star resort and flight, taxes, fees for around $920/person out of hartford....not bad at all.
  • megatronmegatron Posts: 3,420
    i live in orlando. people seem to come here a lot. all i do is want to leave.
    i like the bonnaroo suggestion..how about the jazz fest??
  • pandorapandora Posts: 21,855
    March is pretty chilly, burr, for Canada but you must like that instead of the traditional March trip to Mexico or the islands.Yes?
    Maybe the tour dates will be announced and the decision will be made for you- a couple cites here in the south ;)
    Atlanta is beautiful in March- cherry blossoms and early azaleas. 60's and sunny
    Ahhhh PJ in springtime in the south- beautiful
  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    my wife & i are heading to Portland & Seattle for about 8 days in the spring. it'll be our first trip up there & we're looking into moving to one of those cities (along with Denver or Nashville) after she's finished w/ grad school. i'm drooling at the thought of experiencing some actual culture & hitting as many record stores as possible!
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  • he still standshe still stands Posts: 2,835
    MrMerkinball wrote:
    We lived in Anthem for over a year. Used to drive up to Sedona every Saturday. I'd go back in a heartbeat.

    I used to go with 3 others about once a month.

    1. stop at Bell Rock, walk a few trails, "smoke"
    2. get coffee
    3. go to some "new age" stores and have a wonderful time discussing philosophy, life, etc
    4. lunch at this wonderful little sandwich shop, the name escapes me
    5. "booster"
    6. walk the shoppes, look at the art
    7. stop at black canyon city for pie on the way home.

    :D
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  • MrMerkinballMrMerkinball Posts: 1,978
    81 wrote:
    MrMerkinball wrote:
    Toronto is a great place to come.

    we are talking about doing that for our summer vacation. not to bad of a drive from Chicago
    Let me know...(I manage a nice hotel in the Downtown and I have hooked up Board members in the past).
  • anothercloneanotherclone Posts: 1,688
    I love Yellowstone. We went with my husband, daughter (who was 6 at the time) in 2006. It was awesome. We all loved it. We're going back again this year.

    Rented a cabin on the Yellowstone River in Gardiner Montana. The cabin was surrounded by mountains and farmland. It was fully equipped with everything we needed to live there for a week. Even had satellite tv for the evenings when you just want to lay around and relax. Kinda rural but close enough to the town and the entrance to the park.

    There were animals galore. Bison like friggin Dances with Wolves. We saw an elk with the biggest rack I'd ever seen. Don't get me started on the geysers and whatnot. It was beautiful and amazing.
  • 8181 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    MrMerkinball wrote:
    81 wrote:
    MrMerkinball wrote:
    Toronto is a great place to come.

    we are talking about doing that for our summer vacation. not to bad of a drive from Chicago
    Let me know...(I manage a nice hotel in the Downtown and I have hooked up Board members in the past).

    duly noted. if we go, i'll be giving you call
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  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    Ive just had an amazing time in Seattle the last 10 days. I highly recommend it. It's got everything and of course, the PJ reality tour. Fun for everyone.


    My girlfriend and I visited Seattle and Olympic National Park last May...

    one of the best vacations I've ever taken. :D
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  • YourDirtisMyfoodYourDirtisMyfood Boston Posts: 4,655
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  • thebettermanthebetterman Posts: 657
    first off, thanks everyone.

    I've been thinking of road tripping this time. One of our first ideas was to do Canada, and hit Quebec City, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, and Niagara Falls. We were hoping to stay at the Ice Hotel outside of Quebec City, but damn that place is expensive. So that left us without an over-the-top experience that we were trying to have and bummed us out a little bit.

    Now we're looking at maybe doing Cali and splitting time between LA and San Francisco, driving up the coast between the two.

    I would love to wait until PJ tour dates are announced to maybe incorporate that into our plans (my wife loves PJ too) but as we all know, we might be waiting a long time to hear anything.

    Its tough to piece together a road trip that hits a bunch of different experiences (city/history/nature).

    Auxiliary question:

    -There's that much to do in Seattle? I guess I need to look into that a little bit.

    Thanks again for the help so far. Hopefully this thread is helpful to some others as well..
    -one thing to remember, always have a good time, all the time
  • thebettermanthebetterman Posts: 657
    ps, thanks a lot, I'm on my 4th Terry Tate video now...
    -one thing to remember, always have a good time, all the time
  • helplessdancerhelplessdancer Posts: 5,281
    YourDirtisMyfood wrote:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EHhwxRls2Y

    lmfao

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  • YourDirtisMyfoodYourDirtisMyfood Boston Posts: 4,655
    hahaha. TTT for life! :lol:
  • Heatherj43Heatherj43 Posts: 1,254
    Wait til summer and go to upper Michigan. Its the best summmer vacation place in the world.
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