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If all we were doing was sleeping there, as long as it was clean and the door locked and had a shower, I'd be fine.
Coast to coast seems like it would be a lot more distance to cover.
Sure, if you don't count Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando, Tampa, Savannah, Atlanta, Charleston, New York, Charlotte, Baltimore, Philadelphia...
I was actually pretty good at predicting this year. I don't think I've disappointed myself at all. That is good.
What "touristy" things are there to do in these cities? Miami, Philly, Savannah are all pretty cool, and New York is definitely somewhere to stop. But the others are pretty... mundane and basic. I'm sure each city has their own "cool thing to do", but that doesn't mean he should stop at all these places. Hell, Chattanooga has some cool things to do, but I wouldn't recommend he come here and "See Rock City" as the signs would suggest he do. It's just not that interesting.
That's awesome. What did you do exactly?
I'm just a lot happier and more productive and very very close to moving out of the city. Hopefully I'll be off in a new wonderful place by summer. I'm not sure what to write myself for next year. . .
Wow.
:lol:
You guys should watch Man vs Food before hand then. He goes to a lot of amazing restaurants and if that's your thing, then you should be able to scout out some places through that show before hand.
Museums are everywhere, so I guess wherever you stop you'll be golden.
When are you guys planning your trip?
Watch lots of Food Network before you come!
some hypothetical point in the future when we have money.
We do this every few months or so: plan an amazing two week holiday somewhere we haven't been before which essentially involves wandering about wherever we get the fancy in a certain country or area.
I dunno; maybe in a couple of years we'll have the money for these things.
Beach, Disney, Busch Gardens, See idealized representations of the south, has some nice shopping areas, some nice seafood
The Gods made final battle in Rock City. It's a pretty important landmark. Duh.
If you pack a tent you can pay ~$20 a night to camp in a public campground, or you can sleep for free in federal parks. I don't know how amenable you and Bob might be to the outdoors but it is both economical and very much part of the quintessential American road trip experience.
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EDIT: camping is forbidden. It's the rule. I do not do camping. Ever.
Possibly a game.
This whole post is fail.
I have health reasons for not camping.
And I hate touristy things.
Therefore, no fail.
Disney is a rather distinctive experience. Camping does require equipment which would be a bitch to bring over and expensive to buy here for a trip. From a logistics standpoint it's not worth it.
There is one here that is called "The National Accident Helpline" and does TV ads deliberately styled to resemble government public information ads.
Your health is fail.
Two weeks at a bare minimum of $50 a night is $700 and if you splurge on hotels closer to $1000 or even more. You can get a two-man tent and a bunch of paraphernalia for way cheaper than that with a bit of planning.
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It was about 8 years ago but I went to on this vacation with my grandparents; we ended up going to the Appomattox area of Virginia (interesting-ish) and somewhere else there, to Jacksonville, NC for family (BLERGH), somewhere in Georgia (that I don't remember)...
But what I really remember from that trip was Charleston, SC because there were some really, really pretty areas in the city- especially the older parts.
I totally want to go back just to drive around and see if it's as awesome as I remember but I thought parts of it were gorgeous.
I think when people say they don't want to do "touristy" things they mean they don't want an artificial-feeling experience. Disney is worth visiting on its own merits but if you are there to see Florida it is a poor choice.
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They could just couch surf with some forumers. I'm sure there are a few that won't mind letting them crash at their place. Can't speak for future me, but I'm sure I wouldn't mind. Saves a bit of money if they do this a few nights.
There's a lot of more interesting things than theme parks and super-crowded beaches.
I mean, sure it's fun to do these things if you live by them or have a lot of time but sometimes it's nice to not do them.
Going to Disneyworld is not what Florida is about, going to Six Flags is not Georgia.
I mean, not that there are a billion things more totally awesome and worth spending lots of effort to get to but there's definitely more interesting things that are way less stressful and less generic.
Edit: If I still lived in florida (even though I wasn't on the eastern seaboard part) you guys could've totally crashed with me and my friend.
...we happen to be stuck out in the Pacific now, but, you know, should anyone want to come to Hawaii...
:winky:
It's hard to define precisely, but I tend to consider anything aimed at tourists, but with little to no relation to it's location, to be "touristy". Disney World, for example, could really be anywhere, it's only incidentally in Florida.
Also included is anything that is connected to its location, but which locals would have no reason or desire to visit. This encompasses most tourist trap places
I like America, but god damn you folks are good at being stereotypical.
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You're just a better educated/upperclass tourist, mate. What you hate is the things working class/lower educated people love and what you like is what they are not interested in.
I think the politically correct term for your kind is 'traveller', but it just means you're a tourist who is interested in culture, arts and more authentic experiences.
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