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Post by mattlikesrock on Mar 25, 2010 15:32:59 GMT -5
Hello friends and casual acquaintances. I'd like to get some vacation recommendations. Here's what I'm looking for.
My wife and I go on a trip for our anniversary every year. June 23rd is the date, but doesn't really matter in planning the trip as long as it's close to that date. This year it's my year to plan. Money's not a huge obstacle, but I would like to do it as cheap as possible of course. I'd like to get some really specific recommendations if you have any good ones.
For example, go to Jackson Hole, WY, stay here or here, plan a day trip to this location and use this outfitter for kayaking, inter-tubing, etc. Or, go to this place in Colorado, it's 30 mins from a rafting/ outfitter, and 30 mins from Denver. Etc. We are in Alabama, so we'd rather not vacation here. But we are open to anywhere in the states, or even internationally.
We love big cities, good food, music of course, coffee shops, and natural beauty, and I love (and my wife is open to) stuff outdoors like floating a river or canoeing, hiking, biking.
I figured most of you are pretty cool, well-traveled, and would have some really specific suggestions. Any help you guys can give will be really appreciated. Thanks a lot!
Check www.Cheapcaribbean.com. I used them to book a trip last October to the Dominican Republic. Lots of the resorts have stuff like water skiing, wakeboarding, sailing, etc.
We love big cities, good food, music of course, coffee shops, and natural beauty
Sounds like you should go to San Francisco. My girl and I went there for a week last September (a better time to visit, but June isn't too bad, just foggy). We stayed at a place called the Hotel Des Arts, a little noisy but very affordable, nicely located, and with each room painted by a local artist.
Stuff to check out: Just walking around the city is pretty amazing. A walk to Coit tower gives you great views, and Chinatown is not to be missed. Food - the city has plenty of world-famous restauarants. If you want to eat at Chez Panisse in Berkeley, make a reservation soon. We went to a great Italian restaurant in the mission area called Delfina. hiking - check out Mount Tamalpais or Mount Diablo There's plenty of good live music. Oakland is a quick train ride away, lots of good venues there. depends on what you're into. The two Amoeba locations (Haight and Berkeley) are two of the best record stores in the world.
It's worth riding the Sausalito ferry, Sausalito has a nice little waterfront with restaurants and shops.
Lots of good coffee shops, too, check out Vesuvio's where the beat poets used to hang.
We love big cities, good food, music of course, coffee shops, and natural beauty
Sounds like you should go to San Francisco. My girl and I went there for a week last September (a better time to visit, but June isn't too bad, just foggy). We stayed at a place called the Hotel Des Arts, a little noisy but very affordable, nicely located, and with each room painted by a local artist.
Stuff to check out: Just walking around the city is pretty amazing. A walk to Coit tower gives you great views, and Chinatown is not to be missed. Food - the city has plenty of world-famous restauarants. If you want to eat at Chez Panisse in Berkeley, make a reservation soon. We went to a great Italian restaurant in the mission area called Delfina. hiking - check out Mount Tamalpais or Mount Diablo There's plenty of good live music. Oakland is a quick train ride away, lots of good venues there. depends on what you're into. The two Amoeba locations (Haight and Berkeley) are two of the best record stores in the world.
It's worth riding the Sausalito ferry, Sausalito has a nice little waterfront with restaurants and shops.
Lots of good coffee shops, too, check out Vesuvio's where the beat poets used to hang.
I haven't been myself, but a friend from work just went to San Francisco last weekend, and she had a really good time. She recommended going to Alcatraz.
Post by insidejoke on Mar 26, 2010 14:32:48 GMT -5
My daughters and I took a swell trip to Washington State late last summer. We stayed with a friend, so I don't have hotel recommendations but I do have activities to suggest.
City of Forks and LaPush Quileute Indian Reservation (made famous by "Twilight")
Pike Place Market: This is the place where they throw the fish. This is also the location of the very 1st Starbucks and an excellent microbrewery: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pike_Place_Market
Post by mattlikesrock on Mar 26, 2010 15:48:24 GMT -5
Great suggestions everyone. insidejoke, did you hack my computer or just read my mind. That's pretty much exactly what we did last year. (Including Forks. The wife is a fan. Torture. )
Right now I'm considering a bigger city like San Fran, Denver, or NYC, as well as Jackson Hole, WY and a little international flavor like Costa Rica. I'll probably decide over the next month, and nothing is set yet, so keep them coming.
I also have some pretty good ideas from past trips if anyone is interested.
The time I went to Napa, my friend found us a package on www.spafinder.com. We were looking for a spa vacation anywhere and Napa ended up being in our price range. We stayed at the Silverado Resort, which was really nice and a good location for the wineries we wanted to visit. And our package came with free tastings - we found that if you only get one free tasting, if you ask them to split it into two half tastings, they'll end up giving you full pours anyway. Especially at the end of the day.
If you rent a car in Napa, definitely get a GPS. There aren't many streetlights and the roads are really poorly labeled. Very pretty and quaint during the day but maddening at night.
If you like th outdoors and are not leery of wildlife, you may want to hit the BWCA (Boundary, Waters, Canoe, Area). It's a Minnesota wilderness area, north of Lake Superior. There are no road and it is a true wilderness, so if you are more the hotel type, you may wish to pass. You will never see anything as beautiful. Here is an outfitter I have used in the past. Lots of information and links there too. www.sawbill.com/
Post by AgainstNunes! on Apr 12, 2010 15:03:15 GMT -5
The Galapagos Islands!
...traveling around Ireland is brilliant too. We spent a day or two in each of the big cities along the coast. Even if you just went to Dublin, it's still brilliant... but the countryside is beautiful
2/5- Papadosio 3/3- MUSE 3/12- John Mayer 3/19- The Werks 3/31- Passion Pit 4/18- Ben Folds 4/20- Against Me! 6/10- Bonnaroo 6/30- Eric Clapton and Roger Daltrey
But we are open to anywhere in the states, or even internationally.
