Ticket to ride
Sep. 21st, 2003 02:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sun_set_bravelyI've got a voucher from US Airways that expires on November 28, 2003. I can leave on a Friday after work and must return on Sunday at a reasonable hour.
Where do I go?
Where do I go?
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Date: 2003-09-21 01:46 pm (UTC)The French Quarter
DisneyWorld
Minneapolis (the mall of america - woo!)
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Date: 2003-09-21 03:28 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2003-09-21 02:04 pm (UTC)An alternative--Kansas City--jazz, bbq, great parks and public places, the Hallmark Card museum, and great nature hikes all round. Also, inexpensive lodging, etc.
I abstain from the TX places because I am sure you know them;and from CA, OR and WA because the flight is so far! But Canada,that might be fun....
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Date: 2003-09-21 03:29 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-09-21 03:35 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-09-21 04:30 pm (UTC)I am not much for bed and breakfasts, but New Orleans in a city which would lend itself to a stay in one, because so many homes are so old-fashioned and character=filled.
It's a funny place--all the "tourist areas" are in general not the best places for tourism, though they are fine for lodging. This is a city which gets marked as being about one or 2 things, when there is a lot of life in it.
The food there is Heavenly.
What fun!
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Date: 2003-09-21 05:16 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2003-09-21 05:16 pm (UTC)Also it's not within the continental US, is that part of the deal? In which case ... my top three choices would be San Francisco, Seattle and New Orleans.
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Date: 2003-09-21 07:02 pm (UTC)This is very tempting.
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Date: 2003-09-22 08:53 am (UTC)But unless you stayed in the city (Halifax) then yeah, you would need a car.
For me the appeal is in the windswept, empty open spaces, and the dramatic, ever-changing sky, the landscapes you don't expect to find by the side of the road.
I went to NS one year in the last weekend of October, just after the lush peak of fall, and was romanced by its breathtaking sense of desolation. I've been there twice and I've never been to Halifax, which says something about me I guess.
If you want a more compact, efficient, and vibrant vacation, I'd hit Nawlins. But if you're in the mood for turbulent high tides and golden slanted sunlight and sudden afternoon rain and morning fog and open colorful spaces, Nova Scotia is the next best thing to Ireland.
And the Canadian dollar is still a good deal these days, I believe. If you are seriously thinking about going I can recommend a good B&B and a couple other fun spots, though admittedly a two-day weekend would limit your options somewhat.
There's more activity in NS before the Canadian Thanksgiving, which is the unofficial end of the tourist season. This year it's the same day as Columbus Day. I don't know if that's too soon for your plans ... but after that day there will be better prices etc. and a more relaxed atmosphere.
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Date: 2003-09-22 04:08 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2003-09-21 10:26 pm (UTC)Not that I'm biased or anything. :)
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Date: 2003-09-22 05:49 am (UTC)