vacation suggestion

lillprincess54 Posted: May 29, 2008 10:25 AM

vacation suggestion

so dh and i are looking to plan a small getaway vacation in september. We are looking to stay in the US, nothing major. Just a nice little getaway any suggestions. We would like to stay on the east coast, so i guess maybe somewhere between MAINE & GEORGIA and every state in between

TIA LADIES

jaep129 Posted: May 29, 2008 10:25 AM

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Maine is nice. The only thing with Maine is that the water is always cold!

emomma17 Posted: May 29, 2008 10:26 AM

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I stayed at this place called Castle Hill in RI it is gorgeous! and it is close to Thames Street and the old mansions...check out their website!

davenjess Posted: May 29, 2008 10:27 AM

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we happen to like Boston a lot...there's a TON of stuff to do!

You could do Boston and then maybe go to Vermont from there and do the whole, Ben & Jerry's, Vermont Teddy Bear and Magic Hat brewery thing. Dave & I did that a few years ago and had a BLAST!

cbcf Posted: May 29, 2008 10:29 AM

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maybe go to niagra falls... you could stay on the american side or the canadian side. i heard the canadian side is better- more shops and bars etc.

maybe florida for a long weekend, go to disney, sea world, universal studios, or just the beach there

virginia - virginia has williamsburg very nice to walk around see all the history and bush gardens is right there as well

autumnbride10 Posted: May 29, 2008 10:30 AM

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Boston, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont...what are you looking to do? Sightseeing, outdoorsy stuff? Shopping?

TiffJoey Posted: May 29, 2008 10:30 AM

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I love Mystic, CT....there are a lot of great little restaurants and shops and the aquarium...plus it's 10 mins from Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun if you want to gamble a little

lillprincess54 Posted: May 29, 2008 10:32 AM

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Posted by autumnbride10

Boston, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont...what are you looking to do? Sightseeing, outdoorsy stuff? Shopping?

i think we are looking to maybe some sight seeing and some relaxing, i am not a huge travelrs so i dont really know where to go, all we know is that we want to get away from every day life for a few days

cherish83 Posted: May 29, 2008 10:32 AM

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Posted by davenjess

we happen to like Boston a lot...there's a TON of stuff to do!

You could do Boston and then maybe go to Vermont from there and do the whole, Ben & Jerry's, Vermont Teddy Bear and Magic Hat brewery thing. Dave & I did that a few years ago and had a BLAST!

I recommend Boston too. There is so much to do in the area. FH and I love Boston.

davenjess Posted: May 29, 2008 10:32 AM

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Posted by cbcf

maybe go to niagra falls... you could stay on the american side or the canadian side. i heard the canadian side is better- more shops and bars etc.

maybe florida for a long weekend, go to disney, sea world, universal studios, or just the beach there

virginia - virginia has williamsburg very nice to walk around see all the history and bush gardens is right there as well

i LOVE niagara falls!!!!!!!! We go there every year for New Years!

If you are looking for a nice place to stay - FM me. It's on the canadian side - but it's 50% cheaper than everywhere else. It's 15 minutes from the falls and the rooms are AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GinaZ Posted: May 29, 2008 10:32 AM

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Posted by jaep129

Maine is nice. The only thing with Maine is that the water is always cold!

LOL I swear its warmer than here! Cus we have all the islands prtecting the water in Maine and then here is more open.

If you decide to go to maine FM me and I can give you a bajillion places to go to. :)

Newport is also a great easy weekend getaway! And Im a huge fan of Amish Country in PA!

GinaZ Posted: May 29, 2008 10:33 AM

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Posted by emomma17

I stayed at this place called Castle Hill in RI it is gorgeous! and it is close to Thames Street and the old mansions...check out their website!

We looked there for our wedding! Its stunning!

TrueLoveIn2008 Posted: May 29, 2008 10:34 AM

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New Hampshire's gorgeous. We really love Portsmouth but the lakes region is nice too - and it's only an hour north of Portsmouth so you could do both. And, it's close to Porland, Maine, which is a great little town. Mount Washington is about an hour and a half from Portsmouth, NH, so you can drive up that or hike it if you are adventurous. And there is a little town called Plymouth, NH, in the middle of the state, that's adorable.

lillprincess54 Posted: May 29, 2008 10:35 AM

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Posted by GinaZ

Posted by jaep129

Maine is nice. The only thing with Maine is that the water is always cold!

LOL I swear its warmer than here! Cus we have all the islands prtecting the water in Maine and then here is more open.

If you decide to go to maine FM me and I can give you a bajillion places to go to. :)

Newport is also a great easy weekend getaway! And Im a huge fan of Amish Country in PA!

i love amish country to PA , but we go there like 2-3 a year. Plus where i live there is a small amish country farmers market. ( we go there like once a month to pick up fresh meat, and other stuff like that. I know DH wont go for going there again

Kerin2804 Posted: May 29, 2008 10:35 AM

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How about cape cod ?? Orient Point ferry is 1 hour 15-20 minutes and the cape is a 2 1/2 hour drive from there - beautiful and you can get a reasonable rate if you look around. You could even take a ferry over to Marthas vineyard or nantucket from there.

cbcf Posted: May 29, 2008 10:36 AM

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Posted by davenjess

Posted by cbcf

maybe go to niagra falls... you could stay on the american side or the canadian side. i heard the canadian side is better- more shops and bars etc.

maybe florida for a long weekend, go to disney, sea world, universal studios, or just the beach there

virginia - virginia has williamsburg very nice to walk around see all the history and bush gardens is right there as well

i LOVE niagara falls!!!!!!!! We go there every year for New Years!

If you are looking for a nice place to stay - FM me. It's on the canadian side - but it's 50% cheaper than everywhere else. It's 15 minutes from the falls and the rooms are AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

that's awesome!

I have never been, but i made fh promise me when he comes home for good that we are going to niagra falls for a long weekend haha

emomma17 Posted: May 29, 2008 10:36 AM

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Posted by GinaZ

Posted by emomma17

I stayed at this place called Castle Hill in RI it is gorgeous! and it is close to Thames Street and the old mansions...check out their website!

We looked there for our wedding! Its stunning!

I always said I would love to get married there! But it would be difficult for everyone to travel, it is so beautiful there and I stayed at the beach house it was so peacful...

Lyssiegrl Posted: May 29, 2008 10:42 AM

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Maine is adorable. The water IS freezing- we went in July and it was like ice. There are some adorable shops too.

Also another idea is Rhode Island: There's Newport RI which is SO nice- you can go on historical mansion tours, go to the beach, they have great restaurants...

There's also Block Island. You can take a ferry from Newport or you can even take a ferry there from Montauk. Block island is SO much fun- there are no cars, you ride bikes everywhere, and theres SO much to do. Really cute bed and breakfast hotels too.

GinaZ Posted: May 29, 2008 10:45 AM

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Posted by lillprincess54

Posted by GinaZ

Posted by jaep129

Maine is nice. The only thing with Maine is that the water is always cold!

LOL I swear its warmer than here! Cus we have all the islands prtecting the water in Maine and then here is more open.

If you decide to go to maine FM me and I can give you a bajillion places to go to. :)

Newport is also a great easy weekend getaway! And Im a huge fan of Amish Country in PA!

i love amish country to PA , but we go there like 2-3 a year. Plus where i live there is a small amish country farmers market. ( we go there like once a month to pick up fresh meat, and other stuff like that. I know DH wont go for going there again

LOL ya def dont go there then- it wont be different for you! I also agree that Portsmouth is nice! And it is super close to Maine- its 45 minutes from Portland. DH and I ate at a restaurant in Maine about 5 minutes from Portsmouth the other day and it was so beautiful! Overlooking the water and great food! I really do love it up there more so now that I dont live there. LOL

GinaZ Posted: May 29, 2008 10:47 AM

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Posted by emomma17

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Posted by emomma17

I stayed at this place called Castle Hill in RI it is gorgeous! and it is close to Thames Street and the old mansions...check out their website!

We looked there for our wedding! Its stunning!

I always said I would love to get married there! But it would be difficult for everyone to travel, it is so beautiful there and I stayed at the beach house it was so peacful...

wehad 50% of our guests traveling anyway so we were looking in New England as well as in LI. We went with LI cus it was easier to plan and more affordable. I did love that place though- awesome view from the ballroom! But I didn't like the cocktail hour set up- it was in different small rooms- which was sort of cool, but we wanted a more open feel. We also wern't looking for a summer wedding where that would have been outside and a totally different feel to it.