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Re: $5000 trip: where would you go?
[Re: 65pacecar]
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03/06/20 12:54 PM
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Negril, Jamaica. 82 degrees and sunny every day. Western end of the island so you have afternoon sun and great sunsets every day. book an all inclusive resort. I looked in Miami I looked in Negril The closest I came was a month old bill Thanks Bob!
I am not rich...but I get off my ass everyday to make sure I am not broke!
Can we get the Mexican cartels to help us with our supply chain issues? They don't seem to have any trouble getting stuff from one place to another.
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Re: $5000 trip: where would you go?
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03/06/20 12:56 PM
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I'm gonna jump on the Hawaii bandwagon with the others. I have been twice, and enjoyed each trip. The last one was the best, and we did it in 2003. My wife and I spent 12 days there, and it was the best trip EVER! We got invited to a breakfast the morning after we arrived on Oahu, and figured it was some sort of time share sales deal. We both know how to say no, so we went for the free breakfast. Turned out, it was a travel agent that arranged and sold packages of stuff to do in Hawaii. You pay for it all up front, and just go have fun. We booked something to do every day, and most days we did more than one. Honestly, it kept us busy instead of just wandering around aimlessly and missing out on Hawaii away from Waikiki. We did a day trip to the Big Island, which was awesome, but most of our time was spent on Oahu. We went on a snorkeling trip, went to North Shore, went to Diamond Head, went on a dinner cruise, went to a Luau, and yes....we went to Pearl Harbor. We actually went to Pearl Harbor on Memorial Day! We had to wait for our turn to take the launch out to the USS Arizona Memorial because an Arizona survivors ashes were being placed in the sunken USS Arizona by US Navy divers. The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, had just returned from the Persian Gulf the day before, and was docked directly across from the Arizona Memorial. What looked like every single sailor on the USS Carl Vinson was on deck, dressed in their dress whites, at attention, while the Navy divers transported the deceased Arizona survivors ashes to the ship and interred him with his fallen ship mates. I'll never forget that as long as I live. If you do decide to go to Hawaii, stay long enough to make the long flight worth it, and to see everything you can see while you're there. I seriously doubt you will ever regret it! Have a great trip wherever you decide to go! 
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Re: $5000 trip: where would you go?
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03/06/20 01:00 PM
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More specifically, Hedo II in Negril.
$5k generally gets us a week give or take. Winter here may be peak there but check website for deals and major holidays are generally low tide. Scenic ride from the airport, all inclusive, adults only, beach front, excellent staff. Don't believe the hype - it's not all young swinger hard bodies frollicing - most of them can't afford it. It's much more the 35-65 crowd and a very good time.
All inclusive means all meals in at least (4) different restaurants and unlimited call brands at several swim up bars. Also includes snorkeling and scuba and the water is crystal clear. The usual catamaran cruise is optional, affordable and throws anchor at tourist bar where the locals cliff dive. Various day trips can be booked through the concierge. It's at the tip of Seven Mile Beach and that's great strole. Nightly vegas style shows, night club, piano bar, tennis courts but I don't know why.
One tradition at the place is get your rock painted - and then update it every time you come back. There's gotta be a thousand of them around the place and most have multiple dates. I think that's the best endorsement. Benn there, done that twice!   
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Re: $5000 trip: where would you go?
[Re: JDMopar]
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03/06/20 02:48 PM
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you guys are really coming thru for me, thanks. I'll check in again this evening with more comments/questions
[img]http://i.imgur.com/boeexFms.jpg[/img]31 Plymouth Coupe, 392 Hemi, T56 magnum RS23J71 RS27J77 RP23J71 RO23J71 WM21J8A I don't regret the things I've done. I only regret the things I didn't do. "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something. ~ Plato"
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Re: $5000 trip: where would you go?
[Re: Diego (not Ted)]
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03/06/20 05:35 PM
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Isn't our OWN country the FIRST place to see if we haven't even seen that yet?! So many beautiful places right here!
And I could easily eat up $5000 in travel, food and hotels.
Facts are stubborn things.
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Re: $5000 trip: where would you go?
[Re: larrymopar360]
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03/06/20 05:48 PM
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When I was 10 years old our family loaded up our 20 foot Avion
Travel trailer and went from Pa to California. You name it we saw it over the next five weeks. From the painted desert to the petrified forest. We sure have a beautiful country.
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Re: $5000 trip: where would you go?
[Re: larrymopar360]
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03/06/20 05:53 PM
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Isn't our OWN country the FIRST place to see if we haven't even seen that yet?! So many beautiful places right here!
And I could easily eat up $5000 in travel, food and hotels. THERE you go Larry .... I’ve traveled THE WORLD (courtesy of Uncle Sam) and have NO DESIRE to go anywhere else - CEPT mAyBe Canuckada ! EXCEPT maybe until/when my sad sack SONNY kicks the bucket AND THEN a world cruise on a BIG BOAT is on MY bucket list !! THE ONE that has THREE STOPS in Vietnam.... I’d like to see how it is THESE DAYZ .... and take some pics —- for my GRANDFATHER!!
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Re: $5000 trip: where would you go?
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03/06/20 08:43 PM
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This is going to have to be a wintertime trip. Since I live almost in an igloo, it will need to be somewhere warm in the winter. I'm not leaving Minnesota in February to go somewhere where I have to wear a coat.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/boeexFms.jpg[/img]31 Plymouth Coupe, 392 Hemi, T56 magnum RS23J71 RS27J77 RP23J71 RO23J71 WM21J8A I don't regret the things I've done. I only regret the things I didn't do. "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something. ~ Plato"
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Re: $5000 trip: where would you go?
[Re: Diego (not Ted)]
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03/06/20 08:52 PM
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It’s easy to travel the US any other time, as it is to eat at Chili’s. Which is why when I travel in the US with family, chain restaurants and listening to the radio are off limits while traveling. I've seen quite a bit of our national sites, with time and money, I would not hesitate a second to revisit all of them, except maybe " 4 corners"  NYC 1960, 1976, 19680, 1986, 2008 NY Worlds Fair 1964, 65 Seattle Worlds Fair 1962 Seatlle & Boeing Factory 2004 Maine 1964 Boston 1964 Chicago 1982 Alpine Valley 1886 Taos NM 1971 Denver 1971 2004 Smokie Mtns 1958, 1886, 2007, 2016 Stone Mtn Ga 1970 2007 San Francisco 1976, 2004 St Louis Arch 1998 Cumberland falls 2017 Washington DC 1960, 1996, 2003 New Orleans 1985 Chimney Rock 2001 Vanderbilt Estate 2001 Badlands 1960, 2004 Mt Rushmore 1960, 2004 Devils Tower 2004 Big Horn Mtn 2004 Grand Tetons 1960, 2004 Yellowstone 1960, 2004 Glacier NP 2004 Grand Coulee Dam 2004 Mt Rainier 1960 2004 Hershey Park 2003, 2006 Mt St Helen's 2004 Salt Lake 1960 2004 Arches NP 2004 Zion NP 2001 Crater Lake, 2004 Grand Canyon both rims 2001 Hoover Dam 2001 Las Vegas 2001 National Air Force Museum Dayton 2018, 2019 Evergreen Air Museum 2004 Yosemite NP 2006 Death Valley 2006 Great Sand Dunes NP 2004 Silver Gorge Co 2004 Redwoods NP 2006 Sequoia NP 2006 NASA Cape Canaveral Everglades NP Grand Tortuga's NP 2000 John Pennenkamp underwater SP Florida Keys Gatlinburg, TN Disney LA 2006 Disney Orlando uncountable visits In the US, off the top of my head, and not a single Chili's in the bunch.
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Reality check, that half the population is smarter then 50% of the people and it's a constantly contested fact.
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Re: $5000 trip: where would you go?
[Re: Diego (not Ted)]
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03/06/20 09:06 PM
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It’s easy to travel the US any other time, as it is to eat at Chili’s. I don't know what you mean by easy. Financially? Again, I could spend $5k no problem just seeing some of what I want to see before dying in this country alone! I can see a lot more here for $5k than in another country. Yellowstone Park; never seen Grand Canyon; never seen New York City; never seen Blue Ridge Mountains, Rockies; never seen San fran, LA, San Diego, PCH; never seen
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Re: $5000 trip: where would you go?
[Re: larrymopar360]
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03/06/20 09:30 PM
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No offense Larry, but, have you ever been out of Florida? For myself, I'd take one big road trip avoiding the interstate. Regardless the destination, I'd go the the website https://www.atlasobscura.com/ to find things to see other than the usual tourist traps.
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Re: $5000 trip: where would you go?
[Re: larrymopar360]
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03/07/20 12:04 AM
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It’s easy to travel the US any other time, as it is to eat at Chili’s. I don't know what you mean by easy. Financially? Again, I could spend $5k no problem just seeing some of what I want to see before dying in this country alone! I can see a lot more here for $5k than in another country. Yellowstone Park; never seen Grand Canyon; never seen New York City; never seen Blue Ridge Mountains, Rockies; never seen San fran, LA, San Diego, PCH; never seen I hope you make a bucket list and see those destinations. I have been blessed to see the Grand Canyon(twice),NYC(twice). The Rockies a couple times, San Diego once. Yellowstone will be done in May in our Mustang ragtop.We live in a beautiful country, make sure you spend some time exploring it!!
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Re: $5000 trip: where would you go?
[Re: larrymopar360]
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03/07/20 08:42 AM
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Hawaii probably best for most people, so I agree with that answer. If it were me, as much as I hate the state for many reasons, I'd probably go to California. I've never been, and I'd like to go once. I'd like to see San Francisco, I'd like to drive Pacific Coast Highway,... Once upon a time the corporate overloads sent me to a place just inland of SF. Flying in to Oakland is a bit weird as the approach is over water. Had a weekend off, rented a Camaro convertible, went joy riding. Did the Golden Gate but somehow didn't realize I was almost on the PCH. Flipped a U, wound up in the mountains and call me an idiot. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mtPy8yNuDA
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Re: $5000 trip: where would you go?
[Re: Hemi_Joel]
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03/07/20 09:00 AM
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This is going to have to be a wintertime trip. Since I live almost in an igloo, it will need to be somewhere warm in the winter. I'm not leaving Minnesota in February to go somewhere where I have to wear a coat. Understood.
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