Going on holiday in the US, need advice from down state NY'ers!
Need advice from the locals!
Wednesday, April 18, 2007 by PixelPirate | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
This summer I'm going to USA for 2 weeks on vacation. My girlfriends dad turns 60, so he's taking us over there to visit some family they have in Salt Lake City.
But first my girlfriend and I are taking some days for ourself in New York, if SD is open July 5-6, we'll drop by there too before continuing to SLC.
As it is now, we'll probably fly to Newark Airport on June 29. We'll need to find a hotel near La Guardia since that's where we'll be flying from when we leave again. What is the area around La Guardia called? Is it Uptown, Downtown, West End? Would be nice to know when we book a hotel. What's the charge in taxis over there? How far is it from Newark to La Guardia?
So we have around 5 days in NY and were wondering what to see. There's the Lady of Liberty of course, Ground Zero, Central Park, Manhattan. We're there on July 4th too, that's probably gonna be a blast. Where should we go in NY to experience that? What else is there to see you would recommend?
And I don't know anything about Utah and Salt Lake City. There's a lot of nature to see around that part of the country I believe, but what should be go see there? Grand Canyon isn't that far away is it?
Any recommendations are welcome.
But first my girlfriend and I are taking some days for ourself in New York, if SD is open July 5-6, we'll drop by there too before continuing to SLC.
As it is now, we'll probably fly to Newark Airport on June 29. We'll need to find a hotel near La Guardia since that's where we'll be flying from when we leave again. What is the area around La Guardia called? Is it Uptown, Downtown, West End? Would be nice to know when we book a hotel. What's the charge in taxis over there? How far is it from Newark to La Guardia?
So we have around 5 days in NY and were wondering what to see. There's the Lady of Liberty of course, Ground Zero, Central Park, Manhattan. We're there on July 4th too, that's probably gonna be a blast. Where should we go in NY to experience that? What else is there to see you would recommend?
And I don't know anything about Utah and Salt Lake City. There's a lot of nature to see around that part of the country I believe, but what should be go see there? Grand Canyon isn't that far away is it?
Any recommendations are welcome.
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seldomseen
Reply #22 Friday, April 20, 2007 12:33 PM
Reply #22 Friday, April 20, 2007 12:33 PM
sleepydawg
Reply #23 Saturday, April 21, 2007 7:41 PM
We are not all drunks. Some like me are going to AAA.
Reply #23 Saturday, April 21, 2007 7:41 PM
Oak Creek Canyon maybe... & town drunks at red lights
We are not all drunks. Some like me are going to AAA.
sleepydawg
Reply #24 Saturday, April 21, 2007 8:07 PM
Reply #24 Saturday, April 21, 2007 8:07 PM
Zions is a must see if you are into nature and have a car. Grand Canyon is just a big hole in the ground. I cannot believe what they charge people to see it. It can be stunning at times but the tourist thing just kills it. I lived there for a year and it cost me more to eat than what I made. I guess if you have lots of money its OK. If you stay at the Moqui Lodge and the plumbing backs up, Its not my fault. 
seldomseen
Reply #25 Sunday, April 22, 2007 11:58 PM
...22 yrs here, April 1st, but...day's not over yet [maybe absinthe would be o. k.]
And when I went to school in Flagstaff, one of the more amusing pastimes was to watch the bar patrons blinking myopically in the bright sunlight like moles as they emerged from a day's binge in one of the local watering-holes...
...we now return you to the current thread...
Reply #25 Sunday, April 22, 2007 11:58 PM
We are not all drunks. Some like me are going to AAA.
...22 yrs here, April 1st, but...day's not over yet [maybe absinthe would be o. k.]
And when I went to school in Flagstaff, one of the more amusing pastimes was to watch the bar patrons blinking myopically in the bright sunlight like moles as they emerged from a day's binge in one of the local watering-holes...
...we now return you to the current thread...
seldomseen
Reply #26 Monday, April 23, 2007 12:12 AM
Reply #26 Monday, April 23, 2007 12:12 AM
Lasse, have a ball on your vacation!
There's so much fun stuff to do you'll have to pick and choose carefully!
Take lots of photos so we can see, too!
There's so much fun stuff to do you'll have to pick and choose carefully!
Take lots of photos so we can see, too!
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Reply #21 Friday, April 20, 2007 4:18 AM
I've been thinking about the Museum of Modern Arrrrrrt, that's probably a place we'll go, but yeah, there's so much to see over there. Guess we'll take it a day at a time and see how much we can squeeze in.
We got an email from Maria's cousin, he says: "Zions is a five-hour drive from SLC, and Grand Canyon is another three hours, more or less, from Zions." So that looks like we'll need to find a hotel out there one night if we want to see that, which we probably will.