Vacation?

walkwithme1
walkwithme1 Posts: 492 Member
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Need ideas for a vacation for my husband and I. $2000 or less for a week. We've taken a cruise, been to Mexico and don't particularly want a beach vacation. Going in August.

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  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    lol i live and vacation at the beach so im not much good! LOLOL

    i dunno - mountains maybe? my brother lives in boone nc and loves the area (he thinks rock climbing is fun- i think its a death wish LOLOL) - have a friend who is going (somewhere) in the mountains for his vacation next month....

    maybe williamsburg va area- lots of history and amusement parks :)

    theres always disney! :P
  • soccermoma11
    soccermoma11 Posts: 126
    vegas??? a getaway to the mountains is always lovely too! depends where you live! I dont see going to the mountais a vacation, but thats because they are so close its more of a day trip.
  • ChrisStoney
    ChrisStoney Posts: 479 Member
    Niagara Falls... good for 2-3 nights and not super expensive. stay in one of the tall hotels with a waterfall view, it is great!! and there is a casino, if you are into that.
  • Drenched_N_Motivation
    Drenched_N_Motivation Posts: 1,004 Member
    Disneyland!!!
  • walkwithme1
    walkwithme1 Posts: 492 Member
    We just took the kids to Disney World in April.
    We live in the mountains in Virginia.
  • ChrisStoney
    ChrisStoney Posts: 479 Member
    There is always Maine... August is nice up there...
  • saustin201
    saustin201 Posts: 270 Member
    South Dakota, Wyoming and Montana. The Black Hills, Devils Tower, Yellowstone, Glacier and tons of points in between where you live and there.
  • liog
    liog Posts: 347 Member
    We took our honeymoon to Idaho, the Coeur d'Alene area. Did some hiking there, art galleries, shops, lake. Also drove to Montana for white water rafting.
  • ChrisStoney
    ChrisStoney Posts: 479 Member
    South Dakota, Wyoming and Montana. The Black Hills, Devils Tower, Yellowstone, Glacier and tons of points in between where you live and there.

    Montana sounds awesome , but it's like a 3 day drive from Virginia, no?
  • trijoe
    trijoe Posts: 729 Member
    What about a cross country drive? Just go driving and see where you end up. Dinner and sleep, then go driving again. Repeat till time for home. Lots of options. Maybe too many?

    Canoeing on the Buffalo River in Arkansas comes to mind (that's where we're headed, so I suppose that's why it came so quickly.)

    Flagstaff AZ. LOTS to do from one central town. National parks within an hour or 2. Lots of state parks and national monuments close by. And it's a great town to boot.

    That's about all I got. I've always wanted to go to Cuyahoga National Park, but haven't so can't recommend it.
  • bassman92
    bassman92 Posts: 273 Member
    Try Alaska.....its beautiful every where you go and they have cruises that also include inland tours,hikes etc. In 1975 I went to spend a couple of months with my brother and liked it so much I stayed six years.
  • christine24t
    christine24t Posts: 6,063 Member
    South Dakota, Wyoming and Montana. The Black Hills, Devils Tower, Yellowstone, Glacier and tons of points in between where you live and there.

    I did this tour a few years ago and it was awesome!!! You can camp and save tons of money! :)

    ETA - Like the poster said above, Alaska would be cool!
  • MaryJane_8810002
    MaryJane_8810002 Posts: 2,082 Member
    Japan? You could stay in Ikebukoro, but I think that 2G is only enough for one person.
  • ChrisStoney
    ChrisStoney Posts: 479 Member
    Ok so now I have been at work for 10 hours and re- thought the 2G vacation, with not all beaches- I originally said Maine, and it is a 12 hour drive, but you also drive up through New York, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and could detour to New Hampshire and Vermont. so you would have to really plan it out, but if you had 7 days, you could drive 8 hours, maybe stop in rhode island overnight, see the Mansions, or stop in New york/ Conn and plan out 6 nights in different locations. or pick a few spots and stay there longer, If you stay at a reasonably priced hotel, you should be able to swing it on 2 thousand.

    But I really don't know if you like to go to one spot and stay there or if you like to travel by car. Or if you want to try to fly somewhere and stay there...or if you like to camp etc. anyway good luck!
  • Christine1110
    Christine1110 Posts: 1,786 Member
    What do you like to do? We always go tropical....so I'm no help
  • neverstray
    neverstray Posts: 3,845 Member
    You don't want beach or mountains, so go hit a city somewhere.
  • _Refried_
    _Refried_ Posts: 194
    Lake Tahoe
  • saustin201
    saustin201 Posts: 270 Member
    South Dakota, Wyoming and Montana. The Black Hills, Devils Tower, Yellowstone, Glacier and tons of points in between where you live and there.

    Montana sounds awesome , but it's like a 3 day drive from Virginia, no?

    It is probably is at least a 2 day drive, but there are so many things to see between there and the Black Hills. I live in SE MN and can get to Sioux Falls in 3 hours and the Black Hills in 8. Devils Tower is only 9. My hubby is from South Dakota so we get there quite often. In fact, we're going in a few weeks.
  • 42kgirl
    42kgirl Posts: 692 Member
    How about DC? We love it!
  • HelloSweetie4
    HelloSweetie4 Posts: 1,214 Member
    Camping by a beach is always fun! At least for me...

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