Your Favorite Vacation
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BobVigneault
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Eastern Tennessee!
We've been 3 times now. The people are marvelous, the mountains are beautiful. Lot's to do in Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, Sevierville area. Dollywood is very family friendly as is the entire region. Ripley's Aquarium in Gatlinburg is gorgeous. Townsend is the quiet side of the Smokies, you can get a cabin in the mountains for around 90 - 100 a night. There's a cheap trolley system that connects the three towns.
We've been 3 times now. The people are marvelous, the mountains are beautiful. Lot's to do in Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, Sevierville area. Dollywood is very family friendly as is the entire region. Ripley's Aquarium in Gatlinburg is gorgeous. Townsend is the quiet side of the Smokies, you can get a cabin in the mountains for around 90 - 100 a night. There's a cheap trolley system that connects the three towns.
Standing in the middle of the North Fork of the Flathead River in Montana. Fly fishing. But it wasn't really a vacation. It was an afternoon I took off.
Still, it comes back to me as one of my most refreshing memories. It was cheap enough, too. I bought my flies at the grocery store for about 25 cents apiece.
Still, it comes back to me as one of my most refreshing memories. It was cheap enough, too. I bought my flies at the grocery store for about 25 cents apiece.
blhowes
Puritan Board Professor
Those sound like some pretty nice vacations.
We were originally thinking of flying down to Orlando next month and going to Universal Studios, but the cost for the flight, hotels, car, tickets, etc. was just a little more than we wanted to spend.
I haven't run it by my wife yet, but I think I may have found a fun place to go, that's much more budget-friendly and within driving distance (a couple hours). Its a place called Bay Side Inn, right on Lake Winnipesaukee in NH. Nice accommodations, a beach on the property...and motor boat rentals!
I'm sure the kids will have fun either skiing or tubing behind this:
If I decide I want to try tubing and maybe do a little fishing, this is a little more my speed:
...and my wife always wanted to go on a cruise. Can't afford the ones to the Bahamas, etc, but there's always MS Mount Washington:
We were originally thinking of flying down to Orlando next month and going to Universal Studios, but the cost for the flight, hotels, car, tickets, etc. was just a little more than we wanted to spend.
I haven't run it by my wife yet, but I think I may have found a fun place to go, that's much more budget-friendly and within driving distance (a couple hours). Its a place called Bay Side Inn, right on Lake Winnipesaukee in NH. Nice accommodations, a beach on the property...and motor boat rentals!
I'm sure the kids will have fun either skiing or tubing behind this:
If I decide I want to try tubing and maybe do a little fishing, this is a little more my speed:
...and my wife always wanted to go on a cruise. Can't afford the ones to the Bahamas, etc, but there's always MS Mount Washington:
Kevin
Puritan Board Doctor
Grand Manan Island in the bay of Fundy (New Brunswick). Smallish island only reached by ferry (aprox 1 hour). Only about 3000 people, no "touristy" type places just beautiful sceanry & whale watching. Cabins, camping (incl cliff-side sites if you don't have small kids) & small motels.
Only a short distence from the US border, aprox 1/2 hour from Calis Maine.
It's a great place to relax.
I agree east TN is a great spot too, but the in-season crowds in Gattlinburg/Pidgon Forge are terrible. Anyone who goes to east TN should stop in Chattanooga to see Rock City.
Really it is kinda nice & owned by a PCA guy as well!
Only a short distence from the US border, aprox 1/2 hour from Calis Maine.
It's a great place to relax.
I agree east TN is a great spot too, but the in-season crowds in Gattlinburg/Pidgon Forge are terrible. Anyone who goes to east TN should stop in Chattanooga to see Rock City.
Really it is kinda nice & owned by a PCA guy as well!
ReformedWretch
Puritan Board Doctor
I can't take economical vacations, if I am going to travel and stay away from home (which I love my home) then I've got to go all out.We took our daughter (she was 22) to Disney and stayed inside the park at one of their resorts.
I feared I wouldn't like it and that it would be too "childish", but I very much enjoyed it and want to do it again soon (it's been about 2 years). We are talking about going again with friends of ours over of Christmas break.
We stayed in the Board Walk Villa and it was very, very cool.
I feared I wouldn't like it and that it would be too "childish", but I very much enjoyed it and want to do it again soon (it's been about 2 years). We are talking about going again with friends of ours over of Christmas break.
We stayed in the Board Walk Villa and it was very, very cool.
jaybird0827
Puritan Board Post-Graduate
My favorite vacation is still the very first family vacation we took when I was a boy. I turned 7 the last day of it. We went to Toms River, NJ and rented a bungalow for 2 weeks. Trust me, this is before it was developed. There were 5 of us and 9 of extended family including my grandfather. There was barely room to move, but we had a blast.
In the mornings we walked down to "the creek", a tributary of the Toms River. We swam in the creek. There were pines all around. The water looked like the color of tea from all the pine needles that had fallen into it and settled on the bottom. The current was swift and the water was refreshing. Afternoons we went over to Beachwood and went swimming there. While supper was cooking I'd play "roads" in the breezy shade of the tall pines.
Some nights we'd go out for pizza or to the boardwalk at Seaside Heights. It was awesome.
Jay
In the mornings we walked down to "the creek", a tributary of the Toms River. We swam in the creek. There were pines all around. The water looked like the color of tea from all the pine needles that had fallen into it and settled on the bottom. The current was swift and the water was refreshing. Afternoons we went over to Beachwood and went swimming there. While supper was cooking I'd play "roads" in the breezy shade of the tall pines.
Some nights we'd go out for pizza or to the boardwalk at Seaside Heights. It was awesome.
Jay
BobVigneault
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No I haven't, I will look into it. Thanks for the tip!
gwine
Puritan Board Sophomore
I'm not much of a fisherman, but my wife loves to fish, and we do have fun trying (maybe if someone would tell us when to throw a net overboard . . .). We've been up to the northwoods of Wisconsin (Eagle River area) for a week at a cabin and really enjoyed it - a great way to get away from the world. I still remember when a loon called out and as we turned around to look for it an eagle was flying low over the water. Surrealism at it's best.
We're going up again at the end of July for a week. Maybe this time we'll catch some fish instead of having to eat out. It was so weird eating Canadian walleye when we should have been catching our own.
VirginiaHuguenot
Puritanboard Librarian
Some of my favorite past vacations include:
Northern Ireland
Scotland
England
Germany
Nova Scotia
Outer Banks
Crystal Coast, N.C.
Eastern Shore
Florida
Bahamas
Puerto Vallarta
Jackson Hole, Wyo.
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Shenandoah Valley, Va.
Great Smoky Mountains, N.C.
Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
San Antonio, Tx.
Galveston, Tx.
Places I have lived or visited which are also good vacation spots:
Jamaica
Dominica
Martinique
St. Maarten
Puerto Rico
Burlington, Vt.
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
White Mountains, N.H.
[Edited on 7-10-2006 by VirginiaHuguenot]
Northern Ireland
Scotland
England
Germany
Nova Scotia
Outer Banks
Crystal Coast, N.C.
Eastern Shore
Florida
Bahamas
Puerto Vallarta
Jackson Hole, Wyo.
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Shenandoah Valley, Va.
Great Smoky Mountains, N.C.
Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
San Antonio, Tx.
Galveston, Tx.
Places I have lived or visited which are also good vacation spots:
Jamaica
Dominica
Martinique
St. Maarten
Puerto Rico
Burlington, Vt.
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
White Mountains, N.H.
[Edited on 7-10-2006 by VirginiaHuguenot]
VirginiaHuguenot
Puritanboard Librarian
One of my favorite beaches is Gold Rock Beach, Grand Bahama Island:
VirginiaHuguenot
Puritanboard Librarian
Another is Frenchman's Cove, Jamaica:
VirginiaHuguenot
Puritanboard Librarian
The coastline of County Antrim, Ulster was pretty spectacular too.
Carrick-a-rede Rope Bridge:
Giants Causeway:
Carrick-a-rede Rope Bridge:
Giants Causeway:
VirginiaHuguenot
Puritanboard Librarian
No kidding, Bob, it looked just like that. It's very remote and there is nothing commerical around there for miles. Just on the other side of the beach road is the Lucayan National Park which contains the world's largest surveyed underwater cave system. That's an amazing place to visit as well. If you like to get away from civilization, Gold Rock Beach is the place to go. To paraphrase others, even by mentioning this beach I am aiding in the commericalization of it, alas!
blhowes
Puritan Board Professor
Looks beautiful, a tough place to pull yourself away from I'm sure.Originally posted by VirginiaHuguenot
One of my favorite vacations took place last year, in which we rented a van and drove through deathvalley en route to Sequoia National Park. From there we drove up the coast to see the Redwoods. It was a good bit of driving, but I was delighted to see those beautiful forests.
We managed to catch Death Valley during the early spring bloom, which was really quite stunning.
We managed to catch Death Valley during the early spring bloom, which was really quite stunning.
Bob, now you're talking. Ah, the mountains of east Tennessee.
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Andrew,
Jackson Hole (Yellowstone) was awesome
Negril, Jamaica was a great place. Just driving by the police chief's house was great (one of the largest homes on the island for a reason).
Garden of the gods was great
Nothing beats Neyland though (except for last year).
VirginiaHuguenot
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