Vacations

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I've been to the Bahamas three times, Jamaica once. Took a Caribbean cruise and hit Granada, St. John, St. Lucia, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico.

I love the Caribbean and still keep in touch with friends made there.

I've gone across the country as far as Yellowstone and back by car. I like a good road trip. We have some of the most amazing things in this country and the people are absolutely great out there. But, I gotta say that NYC is always going to be home and there is truly no place like it anywhere in the world or this country! I regret moving out of the city and that's (and the economy) is what is keeping me from going to Florida right now.

I haven't been on vacation out of my own yard in 9 years now. Sucks too. When I was married we averaged 17 vacations a year. Most long weekends and short bike runs but we hit quite a few really cool places too on the long trips.

You're right about all the good places to see in the states Ant. When I was ten, we left Indiana and hauled a camper all across the west. No time frame since my dad was an independent truck driver. All 3 of us girls were stuck in the bed of the truck with our Doberman. My brother got to ride in the camper which was highly illegal.

We went everywhere. Yellowstone. We had just left Montana the day before and got stuck on the top of Yellowstone Mt. on the side of the dropoff and had traffic backed up both ways for hours. The carburetor was full of grasshoppers from Montana.

We went to Mt. Rushmore, the Bad Lands, Vegas, California, to Disney Land, the Grand Canyon and countless other places. Crossing the border into old Mexico was a treat, (on foot, my brother stayed back at the camper with the dog) people sleeping in the streets, people begging for money.....it was horrible from my 10 year old perspective, and scared the hell out of me. We got great deals from the huge Market Place we went to.

My mom kept a diary of everything we spent everyday. Gas was 47 cents a gallon in 1975.::laugh::

We were gone for 5 weeks and it cost about 2 grand. I wonder what it would cost today? That trip was 34 years ago and I remember it like it was yesterday. I would love to do it again before I die. I'm sure I would appreciate it a lot more today as an adult.

Been to the Smokies quite a few times also.................love it there.