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Asheville, NC vs. Maine for Memorial Day weekend

by gwahicks 03 April 2012

Hello all, I would like to surprise my wife with a Memorial Day weekend trip to either Asheville, NC, or somewhere in Maine. She has…
Re: DC to the Carolinas

by BubbaK 28 March 2012

[Biltmore Estates|http://www.biltmore.com/] [Duke Lemur Center|http://lemur.duke.edu/] You seem to be leaning towards a more eastern…
RE: Blue Ridge Parkway

by VinnyD 20 November 2011

There are a number of Civil War sites in the Shenandoah Valley, accessible by short drives from the Skyline Drive. The site of the Battle…
Re: Roadtrip Boston - Atlanta

by Arkay 23 June 2011

Um, there IS an Ocean City in southern NJ too -- nice old-fashioned boardwalk, family-oriented dry town (no alcohol), fairly crowded beach.…
RE: trave tips for La Back to La trip

by CascadeBob 03 March 2011

First of all, I won't even get into the raging RV debate - if you can afford it, and that's the way you want to travel, then go for it…
RE: Aussie needs help planning road trip Kentucky, Tenn, Nth Carolina etc

by mrpenney 22 February 2011

>so this year we want to see what we can of the mid-west & part of the south. Your plan so far is the South and part of the Midwest.…
RE: opinions for virginia/tennesee region

by mrpenney 19 November 2010

>I thought about driving down to the general region of eastern Tennessee, Kentucky, western part of Virginia (for month of May)....We…
RE: Budget SouthEast USA for a Weekend

by bzookaj 24 September 2010

>Shenandoah Valley (about 4 hrs outside of DC) Are you kidding?? You can reach it in an hour or less.
RE: Budget SouthEast USA for a Weekend

by wateroxp 24 September 2010

Well, West Virginia is considered the South but not deep south. You will hear some accents, but would be described as more country or…
RE: Wine Regions in the USA

by nutraxfornerves 13 August 2010

An American viticultural area (AVA) is "a delimited grape growing area with distinguishable features, the boundary of which has been approve…
RE: Wine Regions in the USA

by BubbaK 13 August 2010

I seem to recall winemakers in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia suing winemakers in the small foothill Shenandoay Valley of California…
RE: Long distance walking in the US

by bzookaj 12 August 2010

Southeast PA would be nice, barring weather issues. (On average, it should be about the same as the Shenandoah Valley at that time, but…
RE: Long distance walking in the US

by mrpenney 12 August 2010

Virginia would be perfect. Immediately to the west of Shenandoah National Park is the Shenandoah Valley, which is an exemplar of American…
RE: New york to San Francisco by car

by VinnyD 03 December 2009

trekker, I mentioned the possibility of a 12-day trip to NY and DC with excursions by car. An excursion from DC to the Shenandoah valley…
RE: national parks

by mrpenney 11 October 2009

What the heck kind of question is this, OP? The National Parks are like children--while all have their charms (and their annoying tics),…
RE: SNOWBIRDS -- RVERS ALONG ATLANTIC

by trekker502 04 October 2009

The Flying J parking lot and restaurant on the Virginia border was packed with RVs and diners last night. Easterners kept telling me…
Re: Train New York - Miami

by BubbaK 20 August 2009

If you just want to get from NY to Miami, then flying makes the most sense. If you want to stop a few places, especially smaller cities/tow…
RE: Boston to San Fran Road Trip - Need Advice

by bzookaj 12 May 2009

>Although theoretically you can get from Boston to DC in 8 hours, in reality you will hit traffic jams in more than one place. >Yeah,…
RE: Boston to San Fran Road Trip - Need Advice

by travellingtrixie 12 May 2009

Gatlinburg might be "more expensive" than other places in the area, but it is still not expensive. (and I was there over a big weekend,…
RE: Driving through USA- NYC to San Antonio

by mrpenney 11 October 2008

I wrote a long response to this yesterday, which fizzled when my router got fried by a power surge. This version won't be as long. It…
Re: Driving through USA- NYC to San Antonio

by Altahabana 10 October 2008

I would take interstate highways (IH) as much as possible. I am not familiar enough with the NYC metro area to recommend a route out…
RE: Where to go/what to do- Cuba!

by Quetz 08 September 2008

lol CF....how do you know area HPSF? It is in my backyard (65miles) at the foot the Blue Ridge Mountains on the Shenandoah valley --…
RE: East Coast Road trip- insights please

by bzookaj 06 August 2008

>Also, places to stay in Shenandoah? Valley or park? If park, you're options are very limited. There is also Front Royal at the northern…
RE: East Coast Road trip- insights please

by VinnyD 06 August 2008

It probably makes sense to stay in or near Hagerstown. Downtown Hagerstown is not on anyone's tourist map but as you say it puts you…
RE: East Coast USA in late autumn - a good idea?

by washingtonydc 24 June 2008

I know here in washington dc, october is just about one of the best months weather-wise we have. It's not stiflingly hot and humid like…