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  1. VinnyD avatar

    RE: Fishmonger joy

    by VinnyD 28 May 2012

    I lived for two years in Hartford, Connecticut, which as far as I ever found didn't have a decent fish market although it's only about…

  2. FancyD avatar

    Re: Some time in eastern Canada

    by FancyD 20 May 2012

    If your schedule and travel route permit it...a stop in Fredericton, New Brunswick is a must! Walking along the river, stopping into…

  3. Captain_Courageous avatar

    RE: Strange Communication

    by Captain_Courageous 05 May 2012

    Let's see if the full stops work then - Did you know the rain in .Spain stays mainly on th plain and in .Hartford, .Hereford and .Hampshi…

  4. OgieOglithorpe2 avatar

    RE: Hartford, CT

    by OgieOglithorpe2 19 April 2012

    This place has really good food, if you like that style of food, and music at night: http://blackeyedsallys.com/

  5. VinnyD avatar

    RE: Hartford, CT

    by VinnyD 18 April 2012

    I lived there too, for two years. I really think it's not a bad place to spend an afternoon.

  6. stopthebus avatar

    RE: Hartford, CT

    by stopthebus 18 April 2012

    As a former Hartford resident, I'll say that the best thing to do in Hartford is head back to the bus station and get yourself to Boston…

  7. VinnyD avatar

    RE: Hartford, CT

    by VinnyD 18 April 2012

    I like the Mark Twain House. And the Harriet Beecher Stowe house next door.

  8. bzookaj avatar

    RE: Hartford, CT

    by bzookaj 18 April 2012

    The capitol? What are your interests? History, art, hikes, bike, food, music, night clubs, strip clubs? Remember, we don't know you,…

  9. laketraveller avatar

    RE: Hartford, CT

    by laketraveller 18 April 2012

    They did but it burned down and couldn't be rebuilt. They didn't have any insurance. :-)

  10. SusieGirl7 avatar

    RE: Hartford, CT

    by SusieGirl7 18 April 2012

    I'm surprised Hartford doesn't have an Insurance Museum.

  11. senang avatar

    Re: Hartford, CT

    by senang 18 April 2012

    The Wadsworth Atheneum is a good art museum in Hartford, one of the oldest in the country if I remember correctly. Really a nice permanent…

  12. laketraveller avatar

    RE: Hartford, CT

    by laketraveller 18 April 2012

    That's me. In my previous life I used to travel to Hartford frequently due to work with an insurance company.

  13. nilsy avatar

    RE: Hartford, CT

    by nilsy 18 April 2012

    I've never known anyone who sought out Hartford as a travel destination unless they were going to a sporting event, a concert, or an insuran…

  14. laketraveller avatar

    RE: Hartford, CT

    by laketraveller 18 April 2012

    I'd say you need to get the heck out of Hartford, but I know that wouldn't be helpful so I won't say it. Have fun.

  15. underamericanskies avatar

    Hartford, CT

    by underamericanskies 18 April 2012

    Hey- My cousin and I are going to Hartford for 2 days(we're actually on the bus just now!) we have a rough idea of what we're wanting…

  16. uulwalker avatar

    RE: Nova Scotia in 5 days? Motorcycles from PA to NS

    by uulwalker 21 March 2012

    Decide which parts of the route are most important to you and save your slower, smaller-road travel for those areas. I drove (by car)…

  17. VinnyD avatar

    RE: One city per letter...

    by VinnyD 10 March 2012

    I hope the hospitality of industry of Xenia OH and Xenophon TN are prepared for the onslaught if this catches on. With once cheat and…

  18. montereyjack avatar

    RE: One city per letter...

    by montereyjack 10 March 2012

    Much harder to follow the rules. Ann Arbor, MI Baltimore, MD Cape May, NJ Denver, CO Emmaus, PA Fayetteville, NC Grant's Pass, OR …

  19. ianw6705 avatar

    RE: One city per letter...

    by ianw6705 10 March 2012

    Gee ... I've only been to four of those from #3 (Bar Harbor, Hartford, Portland, Whitefish) - I still have a lot to see! It also occurred…

  20. bzookaj avatar

    RE: San Francisco to New York

    by bzookaj 24 February 2012

    >maybe to Newport, Rhode Island while in Hartford. Hartford, NY, not Hartford, CT.

  21. VinnyD avatar

    RE: Extended city break.

    by VinnyD 31 January 2012

    #54-- >There's never too much time in one city You've never been to Little Rock. Or Hartford.

  22. DaBaba avatar

    RE: Frickin' Heidi

    by DaBaba 14 January 2012

    +Thanks! I'm meeting Cummy in Hartford CT this weekend BTW. He's treating me to a birthday dinner.+ It's your birthday again? I hope…

  23. ManchVegas avatar

    RE: Frickin' Heidi

    by ManchVegas 14 January 2012

    Thanks! I'm meeting Cummy in Hartford CT this weekend BTW. He's treating me to a birthday dinner.

  24. ManchVegas avatar

    RE: I'm leaving!

    by ManchVegas 11 January 2012

    LOL.....Kape........whatever Mary! I'm meeting the world famous Cumster this Sunday BTW, in Hartford CT of all places. He's treating…

  25. ManchVegas avatar

    RE: Birthday Dinner

    by ManchVegas 08 January 2012

    Gasp! Really darling? * clutches chest * Hartford is totally do-able for me. It's a couple of hours but I'd be willing to drive there…

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