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07.07.08, 18:50 PM General Topics
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Want to plan a fun family vacation before ds starts K, but feel like it may be too late to book anything in August. Where can we got for $2000 or less (from NYC)? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 07.07.08, 06:50 PM Flag
 

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I'm going to Bar Harbor (Acadia National Park) in August. You can rent a cottage (with kitchen) there for less than $800 a week. If you drive (long though: about 9 hours) you can easily do it for under 2K. If you fly to Bangor, it will cost you about 300 a piece, round trip, so you will end up over 2K, but maybe not by too much. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 06:54 PM Flag
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Sounds nice. I've always wated to go to Maine. Where did you find the rental? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 06:58 PM Flag
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I'm not staying in one of the cottages. I'm paying too much to stay in a place in town, but it's just me and ds, and I wanted to be able to walk to places. Check out this sight: http://www.barharborinfo.com/lodging_frame2.html. DS is most excited that we will go whale and puffin watching.... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 07:01 PM Flag
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^^^by the way, Bangor is a little more than an hour from Bar Harbor. You'd have to rent a car at the airport, although with discounts it's not so much up there. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 07:02 PM Flag
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dh and I went on several vacations in Bar Harbor before we had kids. It is sooooo beautiful. Have a great time. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 07:08 PM Flag
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Thanks. I'm really looking forward to it. First real vacation I've taken since ds was born. (For 5 years I've spent about $100 and visited my parents.) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 07:09 PM Flag
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YEP--that's about exactly the kind of vacations we do as well. Sigh. Bar harbor is but a memory. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 07:11 PM Flag
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It's my overpriced birthday present to myself. (I've got a big one coming up.) We probably won't go anywhere for another decade! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 07:14 PM Flag
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make sure to go to the Opera House for dinner one night, and climb Mount Champlaign.... I'm jealous! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 07:16 PM Flag
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Thanks. The climb might be a little much for my ds, but we're definitely hiking, biking and having a few (early) nights out! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 07:19 PM Flag
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Thanks for all of the info! My ds would love whale and puffin watching, too. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 07:10 PM Flag
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Maybe we'll see you there. ;) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 07:11 PM Flag
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Carribean is cheap in August [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 07:10 PM Flag
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Alex? Simon? but you are right-can get great deals [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 07:13 PM Flag
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Nah. I vacation in Jamaica in the summer. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 07:20 PM Flag
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Yea but that's because you could get blown away in a hurricane [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 07:14 PM Flag
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The odds of any one island being hit by a hurricane in any given season are pretty small. Most hurricanes never make landfall. Regardless, you buy the insurance. I [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 07:20 PM Flag
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^^ I've been going to Jamaica in the summer for about 10 years now. Mostly in August. I've never been hit. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 07:21 PM Flag
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Wild wood crest New Jersey [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 07:24 PM Flag
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Is that a town or a hotel? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 07:26 PM Flag
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No, that's cheesy. Maybe you can rent a place in Spring Lake (the train goes there) or Ocean Grove (a little weird but oddly likeable) and go to the honkey tonk towns for a day for fun. I also LOVE the Adirondacks. You can rent a cabin for $1,000, but you also need a car. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 07:18 AM Flag
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- The trip insurance off-season route does not sound bad to me though. I've been to Florida in August and lived. You just swim a lot and you have your pick of restaurants. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 07:20 AM Flag
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OR: I now own a home in Spring Lake, but let me tell you, my K kid would much rather vacation in Wildwood Crest (which is also a dry town, like OG, BTW). It is fun and family friendly. And the motels and condos all have pools. The boardwalk and water parks are a blast. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.09.08, 05:02 AM Flag
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^^^Cape May is one town further south than Wildwood and WC....all are at the Southern end of NJ and nowwhere Near enough to SL or OG to "visit for the day". [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.09.08, 05:04 AM Flag
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Okay, here goes again. I've got a rental available in Cape May, N.J. at a reduced rate. The last 3 weeks are available. Cape May is perfect for families and all. We'd booked it but it's back-Families and couples only, please. Here's the link( the price is slightly reduced from listed). http://www.simonecolina.com/quad/ [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 07:15 AM Flag
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Pittsburgh. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 07:20 AM Flag
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OP: I actually love Pittsburgh, but was thinking of something more rural. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 07:22 PM Flag
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Cape Cod. Search at weneedavacation.com [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 11:41 PM Flag
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