Travel plans
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icepixieI've been working on a list of all the places I want to visit before I die. Here's the list. You will soon see a theme, and I'll give you three guesses as to what it is. The first two don't count.
North America
New Mexico
- Santa Fe, epecially at Christmastime to see the luminarias/farolitos
- Albuquerque, particularly for the Balloon Fiesta in October. (What would be awesome if I had the cash and time would be to start out here in Oct., travel the West for a couple months, and end up in Santa Fe for the holidays.)
- Roswell, for obvious reasons.
California
- San Francisco
- Yosemite National Park and a Redwood Park
- Salinas and Monterrey, aka Steinbeck country. If it's half as beautiful as his books make it out to be, it must be gorgeous.
- A drive along the coast (mostly through the area known as Big Sur), starting at Carmel and ending at Santa Barbara
Portland, OR (including Powell's!)
Roslyn, WA (filming location for Northern Exposure)
Yellowstone National Park
Take a train along both the Coast Starlight (Seattle to L.A.) and California Zephyr routes.
Washington, D.C., for the Smithsonian museums (mmmmMuseums, I would be in heaven), the Mall/Lincoln Memorial/other touristy government buildings, FBI building for X-Files geeking
Virginia
- Colonial Williamsburg for historical geeking
- Shenandoah National Park
Savannah, GA, for Old South architecture
St. Augustine, FL, for Spanish-flavored historical geeking
Boston, MA, for yet more historical goodness and also for parks/riverfront prettiness. Probably can throw in Philadelphia, PA, for similar history geek reasons.
Quebec City for more history/architecture (I'm sure you see a theme by now) and also the Winter Carnival
Cape Breton, particularly for the Celtic Colours Festival in October. Also, the landscape would probably be at its prettiest right about then.
Europe
Austria
- Salzburg for the music festival in August and mountain gamboling (last time I was there, it was over Easter, which was pretty awesome, but mountain picknicking was ruled out by rain on the second day)
- Vienna
Italy's Lake Como in the Alps (OMGBEAUTIFUL)
Galicia in Spain
A pipe dream is to take the current incarnation of the Orient Express from beginning to end, wherever those are nowadays.
South America
Buenos Aires--birthplace of Tango!
Hmmm. Obviously I need to become fabulously wealthy in short order if I want to be able to do all that. Anyone got any surefire stock tips?
North America
New Mexico
- Santa Fe, epecially at Christmastime to see the luminarias/farolitos
- Albuquerque, particularly for the Balloon Fiesta in October. (What would be awesome if I had the cash and time would be to start out here in Oct., travel the West for a couple months, and end up in Santa Fe for the holidays.)
- Roswell, for obvious reasons.
California
- San Francisco
- Yosemite National Park and a Redwood Park
- Salinas and Monterrey, aka Steinbeck country. If it's half as beautiful as his books make it out to be, it must be gorgeous.
- A drive along the coast (mostly through the area known as Big Sur), starting at Carmel and ending at Santa Barbara
Portland, OR (including Powell's!)
Roslyn, WA (filming location for Northern Exposure)
Yellowstone National Park
Take a train along both the Coast Starlight (Seattle to L.A.) and California Zephyr routes.
Washington, D.C., for the Smithsonian museums (mmmmMuseums, I would be in heaven), the Mall/Lincoln Memorial/other touristy government buildings, FBI building for X-Files geeking
Virginia
- Colonial Williamsburg for historical geeking
- Shenandoah National Park
Savannah, GA, for Old South architecture
St. Augustine, FL, for Spanish-flavored historical geeking
Boston, MA, for yet more historical goodness and also for parks/riverfront prettiness. Probably can throw in Philadelphia, PA, for similar history geek reasons.
Quebec City for more history/architecture (I'm sure you see a theme by now) and also the Winter Carnival
Cape Breton, particularly for the Celtic Colours Festival in October. Also, the landscape would probably be at its prettiest right about then.
Europe
Austria
- Salzburg for the music festival in August and mountain gamboling (last time I was there, it was over Easter, which was pretty awesome, but mountain picknicking was ruled out by rain on the second day)
- Vienna
Italy's Lake Como in the Alps (OMGBEAUTIFUL)
Galicia in Spain
A pipe dream is to take the current incarnation of the Orient Express from beginning to end, wherever those are nowadays.
South America
Buenos Aires--birthplace of Tango!
Hmmm. Obviously I need to become fabulously wealthy in short order if I want to be able to do all that. Anyone got any surefire stock tips?
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Date: 2008-05-31 10:04 pm (UTC)Carmel is beautiful, but expensive. So, if you want to stop someplace to stay or eat, look more on the outskirts, there are some hidden treasures.
The best time to visit Monterey in my opinion is during the Monarch festival. When the butterflies all swarm, especially around Lover's Point, it's like something out of a fairy tale.
As far as St. Augustine... I could go on forever about... I live near there, and there is just so much... ghost hunts, carriage rides, St. George street, The Columbia House for food, the Fudge factory, the Fort... The reinactments, the Light show... sooo much... *sigh*
And.. I officially think this is the longest reply I have ever had... so... yeah...
Oh, in Monterey, if you can find a small dingy looking place called Campaigno's... GO!! They make the best sandwiches and the most delicious cakes you could think of... *drools*
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Date: 2008-06-01 03:55 am (UTC)Wow. Thanks for that; I had no idea there was gang activity there. If I ever get there, it'll probably be mostly to visit Steinbeck's house, though.
Carmel is beautiful, but expensive. So, if you want to stop someplace to stay or eat, look more on the outskirts, there are some hidden treasures.
Yeah, I got that impression. I admit, I'm mostly intrigued by the fact that they have no street addresses. That's pretty cool.
The best time to visit Monterey in my opinion is during the Monarch festival. When the butterflies all swarm, especially around Lover's Point, it's like something out of a fairy tale.
Ooooooooooooooh.
I live in TN, so St. Augustine is not entirely out of the question for a weekend roadtrip, especially when I move from Nashville to Knoxville in two months. I would love to see it.