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 2006-03-15 8:50 AM |
Elite  3022   Preferably on my bike somewhere |  Subject: Vacation TimeOkay - So my wife and I NEED to take a little vacation somewhere and we're having a tough time deciding where to go. Here are the requirements 1. Needs to be withing a 4 hour flight or drive from Boston, MA. 2. Needs to be something we haven't done before (We've been to the Baltic States - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania), Russia, and Poland, England and some Carribbean, as well as most Eastern US (yes, we are young and well travelled) 3. Relaxation is key - I want the opportunity to sit down, eat breakfast and read the paper in relative peace. 4. Fewer kids (we need to get away from our own for a couple of days.) 5. We enjoy history type stuff. I am interested in your ideas. We've been tossing around the idea of Iceland, Bahamas/Bermuda, and a Spa in either that Catskills in NY or the Pocono's in PA. Also considering Ireland, Scotland. Any thoughts and experiences? Thanks. |
| 2006-03-15 8:57 AM in reply to: #369988 |
Champion 5183   Wisconsin | Subject: RE: Vacation Time Nova Scotia has everything you listed. And the nicest most generous people you can imagine. |
| 2006-03-15 8:59 AM in reply to: #369988 |
Giver 18427 | Subject: RE: Vacation Time |
| 2006-03-15 9:03 AM in reply to: #369988 |
Buttercup 14334 | Subject: RE: Vacation Time Republic of Panama - specifically, the Gamboa Rainforest Resort - is about a 3 hr (or less?) flight out of Miami. Does not meet your flight time but too bad - it's well worth the trip. It's getting towards the end of rainy season so you might luck out on the rain. Then, again, experiencing a rainforest downpour is HEAVEN. You won't get better service or food. DAMN. I'm homesick...
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| 2006-03-15 9:05 AM in reply to: #369999 |
Elite 3022 Preferably on my bike somewhere | Subject: RE: Vacation Time Possum - oops, I forgot to add that to the list. My moms side of the family is Acadian (I am actually a decendant of loyalists who were kicked out of the US. hehehe) and we took a weeklong trip to Novie and PEI 2 years ago. I would love to go back but my wife wants to do something different. I suggested Newfoundland and New Brunswick but that was a non-starter as well. I LOVED Novie and would recommend it to anyone. We live outside Boston and we're hoping to get away... |
| 2006-03-15 9:44 AM in reply to: #369988 |
Master 2136 A Prairie Home | Subject: RE: Vacation Time Iceland! Direct flight from Boston to Reykjavik is only 4 hour! Surprising short. I have never been there. Saw a documentary of Icelandic people eating rotten shark, sheep's head, ram's testicles and Bjork. |
| 2006-03-15 9:51 AM in reply to: #369988 |
Extreme Veteran 532 Plymouth MA | Subject: RE: Vacation Time Playa del Carmen or Tulum, Mexico. It's a 3 1/2 flight from Boston. (DSCN2075 (2).JPG) Attachments ---------------- DSCN2075 (2).JPG (76KB - 17 downloads) |
| 2006-03-15 9:51 AM in reply to: #370063 |
Giver 18427 | Subject: RE: Vacation Time You saw a documentary of Icelanders eating Bjork? Denise2003 - 2006-03-15 10:44 AM Iceland! Direct flight from Boston to Reykjavik is only 4 hour! Surprising short. I have never been there. Saw a documentary of Icelandic people eating rotten shark, sheep's head, ram's testicles and Bjork. |
| 2006-03-15 9:56 AM in reply to: #370079 |
Master 2136 A Prairie Home | Subject: RE: Vacation Time run4yrlif - 2006-03-15 9:51 AM You saw a documentary of Icelanders eating Bjork? Denise2003 - 2006-03-15 10:44 AM Iceland! Direct flight from Boston to Reykjavik is only 4 hour! Surprising short. I have never been there. Saw a documentary of Icelandic people eating rotten shark, sheep's head, ram's testicles and Bjork. I kid I kid. I can't mention Iceland without mentioning Bjork. |
| 2006-03-15 8:32 PM in reply to: #369988 |
Expert 957 | Subject: RE: Vacation Time I highly recommend going to Ireland. Beautiful country, plenty of country inns in places like the Burren in County Clare that will be quiet. Plenty of history to see all around the country if you want to find it. |
| 2006-03-16 11:21 AM in reply to: #369988 |
Pro 5153 Helena, MT | Subject: RE: Vacation Time Explore the western US... Southern Utah is gorgeous. Northern AZ. Bits and pieces of Nevada are worth seeing. Western CO. Olympic NP in WA. Idaho has some gorgeous country. Western Wyoming is stunning. And then there's Montana, but who'd want to see that.... |
| 2006-03-16 11:32 AM in reply to: #371356 |
| Elite Veteran 1817 Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Subject: RE: Vacation Time kimj81 - 2006-03-16 11:21 AM .... And then there's Montana, but who'd want to see that.... On one of my best vacations ever, I was watching the sun set on a PERFECT summer evening on the deck of an awesome log cabin in Kalispell, Montana. Edited by Tania 2006-03-16 11:33 AM |
| 2006-03-16 12:17 PM in reply to: #371384 |
Pro 5153 Helena, MT | Subject: RE: Vacation Time Tania - 2006-03-16 9:32 AM kimj81 - 2006-03-16 11:21 AM .... And then there's Montana, but who'd want to see that.... On one of my best vacations ever, I was watching the sun set on a PERFECT summer evening on the deck of an awesome log cabin in Kalispell, Montana. Yeah, I bet it sucked. Montana smells of odoriferous cheese and the people are mean, toothless and rarely bathe. And they carry guns. |
| 2006-03-16 1:01 PM in reply to: #371450 |
Elite 3022 Preferably on my bike somewhere | Subject: RE: Vacation Time kimj81 - 2006-03-16 12:17 PM Tania - 2006-03-16 9:32 AM kimj81 - 2006-03-16 11:21 AM .... And then there's Montana, but who'd want to see that.... On one of my best vacations ever, I was watching the sun set on a PERFECT summer evening on the deck of an awesome log cabin in Kalispell, Montana. Yeah, I bet it sucked. Montana smells of odoriferous cheese and the people are mean, toothless and rarely bathe. And they carry guns. Sounds a lot like Eastern Europe... |
| 2006-03-16 1:09 PM in reply to: #369988 |
Master 2278 State of Confusion | Subject: RE: Vacation Time Florida Keys? |
| 2006-03-16 1:25 PM in reply to: #369988 |
Resident Curmudgeon 25290 The Road Back Gold member | Subject: RE: Vacation Time Only an Iowan would think of Montana as a vacation mecca. Hey, if you have Acadian roots, come down here and see what happened to the French settlers that your people exiled. Nothing's more laid back than Cajun Country. |
| 2006-03-16 1:38 PM in reply to: #371530 |
| Elite Veteran 1817 Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Subject: RE: Vacation Time the bear - 2006-03-16 1:25 PM Only an Iowan would think of Montana as a vacation mecca. That's hardly what I said. My father's family is from there, I was visiting relatives. |
| 2006-03-16 1:57 PM in reply to: #371550 |
Resident Curmudgeon 25290 The Road Back Gold member | Subject: RE: Vacation Time Tania - 2006-03-16 1:38 PM the bear - 2006-03-16 1:25 PM Only an Iowan would think of Montana as a vacation mecca. That's hardly what I said. My father's family is from there, I was visiting relatives. I wasn't talking about you, I was speaking about, uh, Iowans in general. Yeah, that's it! |
| 2006-03-16 1:57 PM in reply to: #371530 |
Pro 5153 Helena, MT | Subject: RE: Vacation Time the bear - 2006-03-16 11:25 AM Only an Iowan would think of Montana as a vacation mecca. Hey now... |
| 2006-03-16 2:18 PM in reply to: #371568 |
| Elite Veteran 1817 Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Subject: RE: Vacation Time the bear - 2006-03-16 1:57 PM Tania - 2006-03-16 1:38 PM the bear - 2006-03-16 1:25 PM Only an Iowan would think of Montana as a vacation mecca. That's hardly what I said. My father's family is from there, I was visiting relatives. I wasn't talking about you, I was speaking about, uh, Iowans in general. Yeah, that's it! OH, well.... OK then! |
| 2006-03-20 11:53 AM in reply to: #369988 |
 Expert 647 Sarnia, Ontario | Subject: RE: Vacation Time Fly to Tampa, rent an RV, and go camping at Fort DeSoto Park in Florida. Take your bikes if you can. I just got back from there, I couldn't believe how relaxing it was. White sandy beaches, bike paths, very few kids. Doplphins swimming off the piers, finding sand dollars in the gulf. Just nice. |
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