mikebart

There's a SYHA hostel in Torridon that is very nice, with a good kitchen for making your own meals.

You can pitch a tent next to the SYHA hostel in Torridon

Lido Beach Resort on Lido Key in Sarasota is great. Directly on the beach, short drive to St Armands for food. The beaches around Tampa...

I stopped at Chickamagua Battlefield outside of Chattanooga and thought it was excellent, it's a beautiful place with tons of history. Saw...

I used Sixt a few years ago and was satisfied. Didn't really compare prices, but service was good and I had a nice vehicle. Picked up and...

I've used priceline several times and it's great, stayed at the W Hotel and the Palmer House Hilton for less than $100/night

If you have a car and want to make the drive you can go to Myakka River State Park. It has some interesting scenery and I've seen big...

I agree REI is the place to go. I have the MSR Pocket Rocket and it's great, I'd highly recommend it. I'd also take a look at the JetBoil...

I would also recommend heading north to Torridon, splendid views and excellent hiking.

If you're not set on staying in the town itself, you can take the gondola up the mountain a bit to Soprabolzano (can walk there from the...

I disagree with #1 - I thought Joshua Tree was great and wish I had more time to spend there. However I haven't been to Death Valley so...

I stayed at the Hotel Pickwick a few years ago and it was nice.

There lots of hikes around Abetone. Get there from Florence, train to Pistoia then bus to Abetone. It's a ski area in winter but great...

Should also have a look at Abetone. I haven't stayed there but the area is quite scenic, there's great hiking in the area. It's also easy...

If you're not set on doing a long distance trail, you could spend some time in Torridon and do day-hikes from there. Northern-rural-coast...