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 Jan 17 2009, 02:25 PM
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I know there are quite a few CA folks on the board here. The wife and I have 2 passes for free round trip airline tickets to anywhere in the continental US and we thought CA might be a fun place to go since neither of us have been there before.
Where should we go and what are the best attractions? Suggestions? We're thinking early July for about a week. |
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Jan 18 2009, 04:36 PM
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Veteran Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 3,323 Joined: 30-March 06 From: Detroit Suburbs Member No.: 1,144 |
Lots of good info here everyone. Thank you. We're still trying to wrap my head around all of it. Thanks for the offer on the tour, Julie.
We prefer nature over concrete, for sure (I can't stand New York, for example). Wife wants to see Hollywood, though. Breweries and Wineries are definitely at the top of the list. Hwy 1 sounds like our style. We'll have to see if the airline will let us fly into one city and out another. It sounds like Hwy 1 would be at least a 2 day trip if we want to enjoy it. It'd be nice to camp for a couple nights but it would be expensive to bring just the basic camping gear on the airplane. Or we could just stop by Walmart and spend $50 and get what we need and not bring it back with us. Looks like Yosemite is a pretty expensive place to say. $112/ night to stay in a tent? $5xx for a hotel? I remember seeing pictures of my Grandparents next to some of the Redwoods. That would be cool. Laguna Seca would be sweet. Thats one track that sticks out in my mind from Grand Turismo. I gotta be careful though, cause if I'm like ReEntryRacer I might have to haul the Camaro out there once. The wife is checking out the hotel stuff. Mom has timeshare points too, so that could help out if she has some to spare. Generally on our vacations we like to spend most of the days being busy but save a couple days to relax. We try and avoid tourist traps ($12 here, $20 there). The free stuff like hikes and views are the stuff we enjoy the most. We'll usually make our own breakfast, pack lunch, and then have dinner at good/fun restaurant. |
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Jan 18 2009, 06:09 PM
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newbie Group: Advanced Members Posts: 35 Joined: 23-February 04 From: HOUSTON, TEXAS, USA Member No.: 242 |
QUOTE (StanIROCZ @ Jan 18 2009, 10:36 AM)  Breweries and Wineries are definitely at the top of the list. Does Anchor Brewing and Distilling (San Francisco) have tours and/or a tasting room? (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/drink.gif) Jim |
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StanIROCZ California Vacation Jan 17 2009, 02:25 PM
rmackintosh I LOVE me some Yosemite.....ALWAYS beautiful...... Jan 17 2009, 05:18 PM JKnight Yosemite is quite nice. I think it'll be packe... Jan 17 2009, 06:17 PM CMC #37 I'd go to either San Francisco as my first des... Jan 17 2009, 06:19 PM
TSHACK QUOTE (CMC #37 @ Jan 17 2009, 10:19 AM) I... Jan 17 2009, 08:54 PM cccbock QUOTE (StanIROCZ @ Jan 17 2009, 09:25 AM)... Jan 17 2009, 09:01 PM poSSum Good choice.
We've only been that way a coup... Jan 17 2009, 10:26 PM Rob Hood If you go to LA, check out the Petersen Automobile... Jan 18 2009, 02:14 AM Blainefab July will be a problem with any of the big name to... Jan 18 2009, 12:50 PM ReEntryRacer QUOTE Laguna Seca would be sweet. Thats one track ... Jan 19 2009, 06:25 AM StanIROCZ QUOTE (ReEntryRacer @ Jan 19 2009, 01:25 ... Jan 19 2009, 12:51 PM CMC #37 Not sure about tours at Anchor Steam, you'd ha... Jan 18 2009, 06:33 PM TSHACK Stan
Some of the bigger outdoor outfitters rent c... Jan 18 2009, 10:03 PM Blainefab Cruise around on Google Earth, with 'places of... Jan 18 2009, 10:10 PM marka Howdy,
This isn't about CA, but its fairly cl... Jan 19 2009, 03:03 PM DRD T-bone I agree on the Yosemite trip, awesome sights! ... Jan 21 2009, 02:54 PM Pony Exp.305 Why not go to Hawaii instead of CA... I had been ... Jan 23 2009, 06:21 AM CMC #37 I think the wife will really be into that! ... Jan 23 2009, 07:07 AM StanIROCZ QUOTE (Pony Exp.305 @ Jan 23 2009, 01:21 ... Jan 23 2009, 12:41 PM TSHACK Beside the Yosemite park you can drive through it ... Jan 23 2009, 07:18 AM StanIROCZ Well, we've pretty much decided to stay in one... Mar 7 2009, 06:48 PM JKnight How long is the trip slated to be? I did a quick s... Mar 7 2009, 07:25 PM StanIROCZ QUOTE (JKnight @ Mar 7 2009, 02:25 PM) Ho... Mar 7 2009, 10:18 PM CMC #37 I'd pick Windsor, there are tons of fun things... Mar 7 2009, 07:57 PM Rob Hood If you go to the Ventura area, you can swing by se... Mar 8 2009, 02:51 AM Doug Phillips Head to Monterey, stay in Carmel and watch the His... Mar 8 2009, 04:15 AM StanIROCZ We have reservations for San Diego and Oceanside. ... Jun 7 2009, 04:17 PM ERVRCG I cannot believe no one mentioned Mulholland Dr. o... Jun 8 2009, 02:11 AM CMC #37 QUOTE (ERVRCG @ Jun 7 2009, 09:11 PM) I c... Jun 8 2009, 02:40 AM Rob Hood QUOTE (ERVRCG @ Jun 7 2009, 07:11 PM) I c... Jun 8 2009, 02:45 AM ERVRCG QUOTE (Rob Hood @ Jun 7 2009, 08:45 PM) Q... Jun 9 2009, 02:52 PM JKnight San Diego is nice. Some thoughts:
Stone Brewing C... Jun 8 2009, 09:40 PM Gimp So glad I saw this thread. The girlfriend and I a... Jun 9 2009, 02:07 AM StanIROCZ The wife and I are putting a list of things to do ... Jun 9 2009, 02:32 AM JKnight QUOTE My uncle highly recommends a winery called R... Jun 9 2009, 02:37 AM StanIROCZ hehe, we usually only drink Charles Shaw since we ... Jun 9 2009, 03:05 AM JKnight So, how was the vacation? We were at a couple of w... Jun 27 2009, 12:16 AM StanIROCZ QUOTE (JKnight @ Jun 26 2009, 08:16 PM) S... Jun 27 2009, 12:29 PM StanIROCZ I figure I own everyone a little trip summary for ... Jun 28 2009, 04:53 PM 1meanZ QUOTE (StanIROCZ @ Jun 28 2009, 12:53 PM)... Jun 29 2009, 10:14 PM StanIROCZ QUOTE (1meanZ @ Jun 29 2009, 06:14 PM) Wh... Jun 30 2009, 03:17 AM firehawkclone Glad you had a good time! This is the great th... Jun 30 2009, 04:35 AM CMC #37 I was in San Diego this weekend at the convention ... Jun 30 2009, 05:06 PM |
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