Help, 400 miles or Less from New Jersey
Jun 29, 2005, 10:31 am
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Location: New York, NY
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Help, 400 miles or Less from New Jersey
My wife and I are looking to spend a week 400 miles or less from New Jersey. We want to go to no more than 2 places and spend at least a few days at the beach. However, there has to be museums, biking, boating, movies or something to do besides hanging out on the beach which would drive us nuts if we tried to do that for a week straight. We plan to drive there and don't want to spend too much money so luxury resorts are out. We have Marriott and Starwood points we could use to lower the cost.
We've been considering Virginia, Delaware, Nantucket, Finger Lakes (my wife might be willing to go to lakes instead of the beach at the ocean), other places.
Where should we go?
We've been considering Virginia, Delaware, Nantucket, Finger Lakes (my wife might be willing to go to lakes instead of the beach at the ocean), other places.
Where should we go?
Jun 29, 2005, 10:51 am
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You didn't say when. I'll assume summer/early fall.
Go to Maine and stay in Portland. You've got nearby beaches; lighthouses; lobster; the Portland Museum of Art (such a gem of a museum!); the Portland Sea Dogs which is the AA affiliation with the Red Sox but still a lot of fun; boating galore on Casco Bay; kayaking, skeet shooting, fly fishing and bike tours for next to nothing at LL Bean ( http://www.llbean.com/outdoorsOnline...kon/index.html & http://www.llbean.com/outdoorsOnline...tml?sc1=Search ); great microbreweries, etc.
Go to Maine and stay in Portland. You've got nearby beaches; lighthouses; lobster; the Portland Museum of Art (such a gem of a museum!); the Portland Sea Dogs which is the AA affiliation with the Red Sox but still a lot of fun; boating galore on Casco Bay; kayaking, skeet shooting, fly fishing and bike tours for next to nothing at LL Bean ( http://www.llbean.com/outdoorsOnline...kon/index.html & http://www.llbean.com/outdoorsOnline...tml?sc1=Search ); great microbreweries, etc.
Last edited by Analise; Jun 29, 2005 at 10:55 am
Jun 29, 2005, 7:35 pm
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Join Date: Mar 2005
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Try Long Island?
world-famous beaches
outlet shopping
wineries
great food
fabulous museums
easy drives (forgetting the traffic jams)
there is a marriott in hauppauge (not on the beach but a 30-minute drive to the ocean, the tanger outlets or the wine country)
picturesque little villages-port jeff, greenport, sag harbor
without even venturing to/thru the hamptons
world-famous beaches
outlet shopping
wineries
great food
fabulous museums
easy drives (forgetting the traffic jams)
there is a marriott in hauppauge (not on the beach but a 30-minute drive to the ocean, the tanger outlets or the wine country)
picturesque little villages-port jeff, greenport, sag harbor
without even venturing to/thru the hamptons