Visiting from UK, where to spend a week after 70k

by **kaliska** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 10:45 am

So my boyfriend & I have just acquired tickets for the mighty 70K but since it's miles away from good old England we want to make a 2 week holiday out of our trip and do something after the cruise. We thought about Disney/ Universal & the Space Center but we've both been already (albeit many years ago). If you had to recommend one place in the USA to visit where would it be and why? Not necessarily thinking theme park etc - just anywhere you could spend a weeks holiday.

Thanks!

by **KDibildeaux** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 7:56 pm

kaliska wrote:So my boyfriend & I have just acquired tickets for the mighty 70K but since it's miles away from good old England we want to make a 2 week holiday out of our trip and do something after the cruise. We thought about Disney/ Universal & the Space Center but we've both been already (albeit many years ago). If you had to recommend one place in the USA to visit where would it be and why? Not necessarily thinking theme park etc - just anywhere you could spend a weeks holiday.

Thanks!

How far from Florida are you willing to go?

by **kaliska** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 11:34 am

Just about anywhere! By the time we've crossed the ocean internal flights aren't really an issue so we're happy to take connections to other states to visit cool places.

by **mooyagi** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 12:02 pm

I'd recommend a road trip. Even if you can rent a vehicle (maybe and RV?) one way and take two weeks to drive to the west coast, stopping in various places along the way and fly home from there. Depends on your budget.

by **sabaton** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 12:46 pm

Last year we drove around in Florida : cape canaveral, universal park, everglades and key west.
That was very nice !

This year we went to the bahama's and hardrock hotel miami.
That also was awesome !

Next year we want to fly to costa rica.

So a lot of options.

Have fun !

by **rootleaf** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 5:36 pm

Costa is awesome. I've been twice, hope to make it back again some day too.

As for the original poster, what we suggest would depend on what you enjoy doing. The US is huge, so if you are driving, you want to stay in the southeast part of the country though. Look into Savannah, Georgia. One of the favorite places I've been to in the US. Then you could swing over to Tennessee and the Smokey Mountains, Memphis, and Kentucky perhaps. There are lots of options. If you're a history buff you could probably do a whole civil war related tour in the south/east that would be really cool too.

by **KDibildeaux** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 6:03 pm

Utah is amazing for road trips

by **mooyagi** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 6:30 pm

KDibildeaux wrote:Utah is amazing for road trips

It is!

by **WizardBeast** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 11:07 am

mooyagi wrote:
KDibildeaux wrote:Utah is amazing for road trips

It is!

i agree. the landscape seems to change entirely every few miles.

by **mooyagi** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 11:14 am

WizardBeast wrote:
mooyagi wrote:
KDibildeaux wrote:Utah is amazing for road trips

It is!

i agree. the landscape seems to change entirely every few miles.

We had a few "Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Utah anymore" moments there

by **kaliska** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 11:55 am

Thanks guys, I'll look into the places you mentioned

For some reason I never really considered doing a tour but now I'm thinking that even though we don't have time to drive all the way to the west coast a short road trip may be just the thing - it would be great to travel around a bit and see the sights.

by **WizardBeast** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 1:00 pm

kaliska wrote:Thanks guys, I'll look into the places you mentioned For some reason I never really considered doing a tour but now I'm thinking that even though we don't have time to drive all the way to the west coast a short road trip may be just the thing - it would be great to travel around a bit and see the sights.

if you have time to go to New Orleans i believe this is by far the coolest city in the entire Southern USA. BY FAR.

In fact it might as well be the only city in the southern USA.

by **rootleaf** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 5:37 pm

*AHEM*
*Cough*Austin*Cough*

sorry, something stuck in my throat.

You'd definitely have to fly to New Orleans from Florida though probably. The drive through Alabama/Mississippi might be a little too eye opening for our foreign friends. lol

by **mooyagi** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 6:06 pm

rootleaf wrote:You'd definitely have to fly to New Orleans from Florida though probably. The drive through Alabama/Mississippi might be a little too eye opening for our foreign friends. lol

We drove through part of Jesusland on the way to Arizona. Kansas had some frightening billbroads.

by **alex_canada** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 6:51 pm

USA is pretty lame...if you can't make it up to Canada I'd suggest holing up in a decent hotel and looking at pictures of Canada online.

by **KDibildeaux** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 7:03 pm

alex_canada wrote:USA is pretty lame...if you can't make it up to Canada I'd suggest holing up in a decent hotel and looking at pictures of Canada online.

that would be pretty inexpensive at least

by **rootleaf** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 7:29 pm

mooyagi wrote:
rootleaf wrote:You'd definitely have to fly to New Orleans from Florida though probably. The drive through Alabama/Mississippi might be a little too eye opening for our foreign friends. lol

We drove through part of Jesusland on the way to Arizona. Kansas had some frightening billbroads.

I'm from Oklahoma originally, I grew up in Jesusland.

by **KDibildeaux** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 9:54 pm

rootleaf wrote:
mooyagi wrote:
rootleaf wrote:You'd definitely have to fly to New Orleans from Florida though probably. The drive through Alabama/Mississippi might be a little too eye opening for our foreign friends. lol

We drove through part of Jesusland on the way to Arizona. Kansas had some frightening billbroads.

I'm from Oklahoma originally, I grew up in Jesusland.

The best billboard was the one that said: smile, your mom chose life

*puke*

by **WizardBeast** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 10:39 pm

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WizardBeast wrote:every sperm is sacred!

every single one of mine is accounted for... I swear it! most were dumped into poor investments...

by **KDibildeaux** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 10:46 pm

WizardBeast wrote:every sperm is sacred!

Abortion kills what God created!

by **mooyagi** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 10:51 pm

DrinkMoxie wrote:most were dumped into poor investments...

by **STACH100** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 3:52 pm

alex_canada wrote:USA is pretty lame...if you can't make it up to Canada I'd suggest holing up in a decent hotel and looking at pictures of Canada online.

Holy crap, bring your wallet if you go to Canada!
I was just in Niagara Falls, $45 for a steak, $14 for a six pack and at the bars $7 for a generic beer.

by **WizardBeast** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 6:16 pm

STACH100 wrote:
alex_canada wrote:USA is pretty lame...if you can't make it up to Canada I'd suggest holing up in a decent hotel and looking at pictures of Canada online.

Holy crap, bring your wallet if you go to Canada!
I was just in Niagara Falls, $45 for a steak, $14 for a six pack and at the bars $7 for a generic beer.

yeah, nick and i are looking to move up there and we will have to adjust some spending habits if we do

by **Lil' Stovie** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 6:22 pm

me Dadie sayz I only need tee letters, U, S da A

by **WizardBeast** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 6:23 pm

Lil' Stovie wrote:me Dadie sayz I only need tee letters, U, S da A

there are LOTS of A's in Canada, eh!

by **KDibildeaux** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 8:09 pm

STACH100 wrote:
alex_canada wrote:USA is pretty lame...if you can't make it up to Canada I'd suggest holing up in a decent hotel and looking at pictures of Canada online.

Holy crap, bring your wallet if you go to Canada!
I was just in Niagara Falls, $45 for a steak, $14 for a six pack and at the bars $7 for a generic beer.

Is all of Canada like that, though? Maybe that was due to being in a touristy location?

by **alex_canada** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 8:53 pm

KDibildeaux wrote:
STACH100 wrote:
alex_canada wrote:USA is pretty lame...if you can't make it up to Canada I'd suggest holing up in a decent hotel and looking at pictures of Canada online.

Holy crap, bring your wallet if you go to Canada!
I was just in Niagara Falls, $45 for a steak, $14 for a six pack and at the bars $7 for a generic beer.

Is all of Canada like that, though? Maybe that was due to being in a touristy location?

Bottom end six pack is $9, you could definitely get some for $15+. The steak is double what I'd usually pay, you got ripped off there. I just came from one of the more upscale places in my city and I saw for 2/3 that price.

by **WizardBeast** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 9:48 pm

rootleaf wrote:*AHEM*
*Cough*Austin*Cough*

sorry, something stuck in my throat.

You'd definitely have to fly to New Orleans from Florida though probably. The drive through Alabama/Mississippi might be a little too eye opening for our foreign friends. lol

austin is the only other cool city in the south yes. i thought of it, but it feels like "texas" isn't the south, it's a lone category until itself. so really i do like austin, just got hung up on the classification. i damn well can see on a map that it's a southern city though....

by **Badgerbomb300** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 12:17 am

As an American from the Florida pan-handle my favorite places are Key West and New Orleans to visit. Just throwing in my 2 cents.

by **STACH100** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 6:33 am

Palm Springs Ca. is very cool. You can go from 100 degrees in the desert 60 degrees on Mt San Jacinto in about 20 minutes!
Las Vegas is awesome too. Besides what every one thinks of Vegas the land surrounding it is breathtaking.
Plus one day my wife and I hit 8 brewpubs all in the Las Vegas area.

by **WizardBeast** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 8:24 am

STACH100 wrote:Palm Springs Ca. is very cool. You can go from 100 degrees in the desert 60 degrees on Mt San Jacinto in about 20 minutes!
Las Vegas is awesome too. Besides what every one thinks of Vegas the land surrounding it is breathtaking.
Plus one day my wife and I hit 8 brewpubs all in the Las Vegas area.

now if we're talking beer, you must come to Denver, beautiful city near the Rockies with the best selection of local breweries in the entire nation!!!

but i was thinking the point of this was to stay sort of in the area....which i would say New Orleans is a little far but still do-able and the best place one can go in the southeastern usa.

by **Jaimie38** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 12:35 pm

rootleaf wrote:*AHEM*
*Cough*Austin*Cough*

sorry, something stuck in my throat.

You'd definitely have to fly to New Orleans from Florida though probably. The drive through Alabama/Mississippi might be a little too eye opening for our foreign friends. lol

True!!

Kaliska, you're from England, so all you need is to watch Top Gear's "American Road Trip" episode.
For Americans, it includes cars,guns,hillbillies,driving thru the South.

by **Michael D.** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 12:46 pm

Jaimie38 wrote:
rootleaf wrote:*AHEM*
*Cough*Austin*Cough*

sorry, something stuck in my throat.

You'd definitely have to fly to New Orleans from Florida though probably. The drive through Alabama/Mississippi might be a little too eye opening for our foreign friends. lol

True!!

Kaliska, you're from England, so all you need is to watch Top Gear's "American Road Trip" episode.
For Americans, it includes cars,guns,hillbillies,driving thru the South.

Hey!
Dixie will rise again and the Redneck Riviera is a very pretty drive from Pensacola to New Orleans.

by **rootleaf** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 10:41 pm

WizardBeast wrote:
rootleaf wrote:*AHEM*
*Cough*Austin*Cough*

sorry, something stuck in my throat.

You'd definitely have to fly to New Orleans from Florida though probably. The drive through Alabama/Mississippi might be a little too eye opening for our foreign friends. lol

austin is the only other cool city in the south yes. i thought of it, but it feels like "texas" isn't the south, it's a lone category until itself. so really i do like austin, just got hung up on the classification. i damn well can see on a map that it's a southern city though....

by **Dark Dreams** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 2:11 am

book your flights through New York and plan for a stopover to visit the Big Apple!

by **Blackfhyre** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:25 am

KDibildeaux wrote:
rootleaf wrote:
mooyagi wrote:
We drove through part of Jesusland on the way to Arizona. Kansas had some frightening billbroads.

I'm from Oklahoma originally, I grew up in Jesusland.

The best billboard was the one that said: smile, your mom chose life

*puke*

My personal favorite:
"It's a small world. I would know, I created it.
-God"

by **Blackfhyre** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:30 am

GOtta love this one too

by **KDibildeaux** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 6:06 pm

Blackfhyre wrote:
KDibildeaux wrote:
rootleaf wrote:I'm from Oklahoma originally, I grew up in Jesusland.

The best billboard was the one that said: smile, your mom chose life

*puke*

My personal favorite:
"It's a small world. I would know, I created it.
-God"

Ugh! Does anyone actually take those billboards seriously?!??

by **Badgerbomb300** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 7:38 pm

Ugh! Does anyone actually take those billboards seriously?!??[/quote]

Yes I take them to heart and store them in my soul...now I get got figure out where I sold that damn thing to

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