Road Trips either accomplished or planning for?
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Vanilla isn't letting me quote, but relative to your New England trip …
My wife and I have been to both several times in the last 5 years. In Manchester, I recommend the Equinox. Classic New England Inn. In Woodstock, though a little pricey, you gotta stay at the Woodstock Inn. A classic as well. We stayed at an Inn in Woodstock called the Blue Horse Inn. It's still there (it's a cool house basically), but they've closed down as an Inn.
I personally prefer Manchester to Woodstock, though many people reverse the order of preference. Both cool places. Again, if you're looking for Alaska-type vistas and country, you need to head our way. The NE is different. The older I've gotten, the more I have found that I just appreciate where I'm at and don't spend time comparing this to that. There's no point. It's not a competition. Have a beer, relax and enjoy the experience.
I also love Boston. Probably my favorite US city. I'd live there if I could ever pry my herd away from this place.
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Banff is a great call. We've done that, too. Break out the wallet and stay at the Chateau, both the one in Banff and the one at Lake Louise. It's worth the treat. Stunning country.
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We stayed at the Manchester Inn, which has several buildings on site, constructed in the 1800's, obviously restored, but with the historical flavor in tact. The original house on the property went back to at least the 1790's. "Our" building had a period-decor tavern, which we (wife's family) put to good use. The church was a brief walk down the street, and the reception was held at Hildene, The Lincoln Family Home, which was the home of Robert, Abe and Mary Todd's only son to survive to adulthood…absolutely stunning. Going to Cooperstown and Woodstock were bucket list, but Manchester stole the show for me.
I love Boston too, having spent a couple summers coaching in the Cape. Post-wedding, we drove back to Boston, and walked to Fenway for the opening game of the playoffs. Not wanting to drop a couple grand on tix, went to Cask & Flagon pre-game, and watched it from the Monster Bar, inside the Green Monster…pretty surreal. The next day, we did the Freedom Trail, Paul Revere's home, and finished with drinks at the Green Dragon Tavern, (est. 1654) where the plans were laid for the invasion of Lexington and Concord…The beer was cold, no ribs-n-rickshaw.
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If you want some across the pond road trippin' I did the Scottish 500 Coastal road during COVID. If you are the whiskey and scenery type, this is the road trip for you. I also brought my board went surfing, the beaches facing north are way better than I was expecting - blue water, white sand, beautiful landscapes. Trouble with Scotland - it's full of Scots. Lots of salmon running but fishing is a pain in the dick in this country, and expensive.
North Coast 500 - The ultimate road trip around the North of Scotland
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A couple of years ago my GF had a sick aunt in Illinois. She hopped in the Ram with her great Dane sized labradoodle, a night stick, and a fixed blade knife and drove it solo, sleeping at off ramps close to where truckers would pull off to sleep. Then she stayed for a month and drove back the same way.
I didn't like it one bit but she didn't seem to understand what the big deal was. She wouldn't take a pistol. If anyone had tried to get into the cab with her and the dog, the dog would've handed the perp one of his toys to throw and jumped out to chase it.
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Yes that was it
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Friend of mine and his two other retirees have done 66, the NE during fall, Utah, Nevada. They all have very fond memories of 66. Lots to see and do if you take the time. Chicago, Mickey Mantles hometown, some old indian villages in New Mexico, Oklahoma City Bombing site, Winslow, AZ, and some other stops, said he'd recommend it to anyone. They put in the time and research to see what was along the way, on the road and just off the road. Friend checked off state number 50 in the process in Oklahomo as well.
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Of course you would. Creep is an academis loving, blue blood, yankee wanna-be at heart!
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I really do belong there.
Some guys go to Quechee Vt. to watch their wives buy a $400 Simon Pearce blown glass Christmas tree decoration; some guys don't. I'm the guy who does.
And that tells you what you need to know.
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One of my best frens who is from VT went to Colby-Sawyer in NH and was a ski racer there. I make fun him for going to former girl's only college with a 78% acceptance rate and a $39 million endowment.
