October 9, 2012
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Road Call
Right now I’ve got a huge urge to take a trip. Last year I took six trips, although one of them was for work. This year I have taken one work trip and one trip for a vacation and that has been it. And here we are, just about mid October and I have nothing else planned for the rest of the year. I love to travel more than just about anything and have plenty of vacation time left to use and some money to spend. I’ve got a newer car that gets great gas mileage that I have been really itching to take on a road trip. One big problem though is that as of right now, I have nobody to go with, however I do have a friend who might be interested in taking a trip. I’ve got the last full week of November off work. Come to think of it, I have the day before Thanksgiving off and then the whole next week. That is just way too much time not to take a trip, epecially since I’ve only taken one real trip this year. I’m open minded to flying but Do not want to try not to spend a ton of money. I’m also not looking to go for the whole week as I do have something to do on the Saturday after Thanksgiving and something to do the Thursday after Thanksgiving, so I’m only looking to do something from Sunday until Wednesday. I’ve got some options though and am open to suggestions. Here is what I have so far:
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Football Hall of Fame- This is the leading trip as of right now, especially if I’m going to travel alone. I’ve never been to either but have always wanted to go. Cleveland/Canton is only about five-six hours a way so it is certainly doable as a short trip.
- Atlantic City- I’ve never been but have always wanted to go. It is a long drive but certainly something I can do it a day. But there is the whole matter of spending money which quite a problem when you throw gambling in the mix.
- Las Vegas- The last week of Novemeber and first week of December is usually the slowest time in Vegas and the best time to get good deals. I’ve been there before and LOVED it. Hotel rooms are fairly cheap out there that time of year but again, I can take a reasonably cheap trip and turn it into an expensive one really quick at a roulette wheel or slot machine.
- New York City- I’m always looking for a reason to go to NYC. If only it weren’t so damn expensive.
- Hershey/Philadelphia/Pittsburgh- That is a lot to cover in just three or four days. I’m up for it though.
- Toronto- Just thought of this one. Hell, why not?
I’m open to anything really though. Would love to go somewhere I’ve never been. Living in Chicago, it is pretty centrally located to get to a lot of places in a day’s drive or so. Any other ideas?
Comments (2)
I’ve been to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! I wasn’t all that impressed, but i was also young (only 20 years old) so i didn’t really have a good appreciation of that kind of stuff. I love New York City…i’d love to go back. Let’s see….what about Nashville? Philly would be really cool…i’ve never been there so that’s my vote! What about Washington D.C.?
@ShamrockLover - Ohhh Nashville, that’s a good idea, I had not thought about that one. Actually I thought about Memphis but forgot to include it. I would love to go to D.C. again but want to get passes to go to the White House and the Capital which can only be ordered several months in advance. I was hoping to get back there next year sometime