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I figure if I save as much as I can, I can get enough money to get there in around 18 months. This would include my accomodation and travelling money and food and of course 'I went to the US and all I bought my mom was this crap t-shirt' souvenier. At this point it doesn't look like the Pandyr wants to come - despite my attempted bribes of 'how about one week in the US and two in Canada?' But if he changes his mind it might take me a bit longer to make it. The only thing I'm scared about coming on my own is that I might find it harder to get all the places I want to. Suggestions? |
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Rent a car and go. I would suggest starting in LA, visit Patrick, then head up the coast towards Seattle, then across the country to the East coast. |
you will have to do the standard sorabji chores, however |
try and avoid extremes of either kind. why you given those punkasses up north two weeks? we've got all the cool sparkly, glittery SNAP! CRACKLE! POP! right here. Canada is worth....3 days max. Seriously. :-) |
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i love you moonit, but stay out of texas. you could get lost in this state, and if you do, it's so big, you may never get out. the best time of year to travel in the US is late May through late June. it's gorgeous almost everywhere that time of year. if i were you, i'd do Hawaii (it's on your way and i bet you have a layover there anyhow), NYC, San Francisco, maybe a national park or two... |
Are you going to rent a car or just fly/train it all the way? |
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3 days would barely get her out of Vancouver into the Rockies...then she's got the Prairies..Ontario....Quebec.....the Maritimes. Couldn't think of a better route to get from West coast to the East coast of US. Nice to see you again !!!!!! :0) |
Big Finnegan's has stuffed animals, board games and purple flavor (?) gum. Little Finnegan's has Sanrio, a photo sticker machine, presidential paper dolls and leopard-print furry flasks. |
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Moonit darling... If you don't come visit TBone, and I in Montana, I will be very dissapointed, and so will the squirrels. |
stick around. |
Often, that's a good thing. |
While I'd love to go to Canada too, it was only a bribe offer for the Pandyr, and if he doesn't come, then its just the US for me.... The plane lands in LA. So I need to make my way from LA to New York (but not another plane ride) and figure if you're in between you may be visited. |
Everyone's just all over, it's easier to meet up if you're driving. Of course we could just set up a international Sorabjite road trip. |
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moonit: drive. you have a dozen or more tour guides here. drive it. whaddaya want? natural wonders? cultural experiences? urban excitement? off the beaten path? you have a wealth of suggestions here. |
But seriously, I want to see everything, and unless I win lotto thats not going to happen. |
The only reason I fuck with the canadians is because most of the ones I know, I'd rather drink with then the fucking dumb shit americans who drink where I work every night. I swear to god these people make idiocy look like a profession. Most of the Candians I know overall are kick ass people to hang around with. I jib because I love. |
You should go to Atlanta for sure and visit Kazoo. |
drive moonie, don't be a wuss. you could bus it i suppose. nothing like seeing the ass end of america. actually i hear greyhound busses are actually quite nice these days. if you have 3 weeks, you have to drive. thats the only way you can even consider seeing this place. if you start in LA, I can help ease you into it. |
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I had a good time on Nantucket this weekend. We stayed with my aunt's step-sister, who lives there year-round (in a *huge* house). On Saturday, we spent the day wandering around the little town, and at night we went to the Boston Pops' benefit concert, which was cool because it was on the beach. We sat on blankets and had a picnic dinner and listened to the music and felt the sea-breeze....ahhhh. On Sunday, my aunt and cousin and I rode bikes to one of the beaches on the Sound-side and hung out there for a few hours. The weather was great, and the beach wasn't at all crowded. Did you know Macy's department stores were founded by William Macy of Nantucket, and the red star logo was taken from the red star tattoos William got on his one and only sea voyage? Did you know that the Starbuck character in "Moby Dick" was named after the famous Starbuck family of Nantucket? (Starbuck is not related to the coffee house Starbucks, but the Nantucket Folgers are the Folgers coffee Folgers.) The story of Moby Dick was taken from the true-life story of the wreck of the "Essex," which was broadsided by a whale and sunk off the island. Herman Melville went to Nantucket and got the idea of for his novel there. |
And excercise your god given right to drive. |
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Car over bus. If you're here, dammit, we want to see you. And that means running around crazily and taking pictures late at night in supermarket aisles. |
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I can't drive. Well okay I have driven, but I don't have a license. Or a car. I am going to get my learner permit (shut up and stop laughing), but I doubt I'd be able to get an international one. OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD PEOPLE - do you know how much that will freak me out? |
We drive on the wrong side of the car, too. You'll just have to select a chauffeur. My car's slow and noisy, but it goes. I could get the time off work... Ok, so you should probably take a bus or something. Come visit. I've got caaanndy.... |
I also meant to stalk Vin Diesel while I'm there, can one of you hook me up? heh |
I don't have a car now, but I'll probably be driving again starting in January. |
well, maybe not so secret. i'd recommend renting a car in LA and driving north along to coast until you reach Seattle. fuck the rest of the country. there is little good east of the west coast, and that which is good is so spread out that it isn't even worth it. |
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Boston is a very nice city -- pretty clean, pretty safe, rich history, cheap and easy public transportation system... |
its like...not that hard. really. its not. i concur with Nate and the bay area in October. |
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NO.....I am not dead.....finally retired....Freedom 55 is what it is called in Canada.....loving life.....playing lots of golf and actually working for a golf club. Maybe I am dead and have gone to heavon!!!!! My name was taken in vain? suspect it had something to do with the Iraq War and Canada's reluctance to join in. Remember this important thing......If you didn't vote for George W., what makes you assume that I voted for Johnnie Cruton (jean Chretien, Prime Minister of Canada)? Don't get on here often these days but will try much harder. SARAH!!! Loved the pics |
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There really is a lot of wonderful places to visit over here. I suggest you get a lot of travel books and brochures and make up your own mind. Everyone here thinks their home town or favorite vacation spot is the best. And, of course we are all right. So pick the places you want to see. Most likely you won't go wrong. |
There are lots better places to visit. |
If you decide to come to Baltimore you need to pickup on the local language. So check out the following. http://beehivehon.home.att.net/bawlmer_vocablary.htm http://www.c4vct.com/kym/humor/baltese.htm http://www.baltimorehon.com And, don't forget to see every John Waters movie! |
Doesn't the CA driver's license count as an international drivers license, or I am totally on crack? 'Cause it just occurred to me that if it does, that's pretty cool. We could play pass the moonit road trip, that would be exciting. Or you could go train hopping, I have several friends who are experts in that dubiously delightful mode of transit. |
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