Where did you vacation

[jevs]

@jevs couldn't quote you, iPad is chucking a hussy fit, but the snakes are protected here in NSW too, years ago we used to use an hoe to help move them on, due to daughter playing out doors, now just use the broom handle to direct them away from the house and a cold burst of water from a hose works well too.....least you are on a property and snakes are an expected norm there, we don't, we live in town....and still get them.

They are everywhere, even been found in the heart of Melbourne CBD LOL.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

Sorry I would quite happily swap out snakes for some chipmunks, have never seen a chipmunk before.

You do get used to having to be aware of the snakes and the possibility of stepping on one. We keep an old broom handle at the back door, for when we have to venture into the yard....is my weapon of choice....lol....my daughter loves the little blighters I can't stand them.

My weapon of choice would be a flame thrower!!

 

[Julie's Haircut]

I never had a vacation I hated, but wasn't very impressed with Cancun. I might as well have stayed in the U.S.

 

[FreeDiningFanatic]

Philly. Dirty, smelled like sewage. Lots of panhandling.

I really didn't love San Diego. It was just different than I expected. June Gloom. I should've done better research!

 

[minneylovesmicky]

My weapon of choice would be a flame thrower!!

Would love that, but sister won't let me have one, thought a nail gun would be awesome but she won't allow that either....

 

[jevs]

Would love that, but sister won't let me have one, thought a nail gun would be awesome but she won't allow that either....

.22

 

[minneylovesmicky]

.22

No guns, nope nope nope just NO.....the hoe works just fine.

 

[China Expat]

New Jersey

 

[cornflkgrl]

Petrified Forest.

Went off the highway to see a bunch of nothing.

Was that in South Dakota?


We went to one in South Dakota. There are a lot of nothing stops in South Dakota. The Corn Palace is pretty special.

 

[cornflkgrl]

I don't think I've ever been on a vacation I didn't enjoy something about the place. We did have a family vacation once where we were driving cross country and my brother and I were fighting so bad my dad stopped the car by the bus station and threatened to buy one of us a greyhound ticket home (teens). That was our last vacation as a family. We are still a family. We just don't vacation together anymore

 

[mnrose]

People around here love going to the Jersey shore. Some go back every year to the same spot, others go for weeks at a time in the summer. I just don't get it.
My husband was so into it one year, talking about the great hotel recommendations he got from people and the stories they told him about the fun they had. So I caved. We booked an efficiency suite in Wildwood.
The hotel, er motel, looked dirty and cheap. The beds were uncomfortable. We ended up giving the kids the bedroom and we slept on the pull out couch, because I was afraid to have them so close to the door. The couch was horrible and I barely slept all week. The pool was in the shade all day, and the water was ice cold. My kids hated every minute on the beach, they are pale and burn easily, and were so used to pool water that the ocean completely grossed them out. Any night time entertainment was geared toward young adults, not kids, so we were in for the night by 8 every night. The only redeeming part was breakfast every day in a cute diner that only did breakfast, the the food was cheap and delicious. I had something different every morning and every meal was better than the last.
This was about 15 years ago, my DH hasn't even brought it up since.

The Jersey shore is fantastic, AFTER Labor Day. We went every year when we lived in North Jersey...it was fantastic. Deserted, beautiful beaches. But, in season? Never. LOL.

 

[bcla]

Was that in South Dakota?


We went to one in South Dakota. There are a lot of nothing stops in South Dakota. The Corn Palace is pretty special.

Probably Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. Never been there myself, but I'm told it's rather underwhelming. Just chunks of petrified wood.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

Probably Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. Never been there myself, but I'm told it's rather underwhelming. Just chunks of petrified wood.

I thought it was pretty awesome as a kid, but it IS pretty desolate there.

 

[King Schultz]

Was that in South Dakota?


We went to one in South Dakota. There are a lot of nothing stops in South Dakota. The Corn Palace is pretty special.

I was talking about the place in Arizona, but I have made the pilgrimage to Mitchell, South Dakota to see the fabulous Corn Palace!

Truly a wonder of the modern world!

 

[NHdisneylover]

Rome. Hot, crowded, dirty, loud, everything overpriced. I can only enjoy Rome for about 6 hours before I start to lose it.

 

[Realfoodfans]

Rome. Hot, crowded, dirty, loud, everything overpriced. I can only enjoy Rome for about 6 hours before I start to lose it.

Just as well we don't all like the same thing! Rome is our favourite city in the World! Can visit again and again, including the main tourist sites and all sorts of lesser known areas. We've been in all seasons - just don't do as much walking in the hot weather.
Love the history, the food, the coffee shops, the buildings .....

 

[NHdisneylover]

Just as well we don't all like the same thing! Rome is our favourite city in the World! Can visit again and again, including the main tourist sites and all sorts of lesser known areas. We've been in all seasons - just don't do as much walking in the hot weather.
Love the history, the food, the coffee shops, the buildings .....

LOL It is great we don't all love the same things. You can keep Rome---I can return to Barcelona over and over and over and . . .

 

[klacey1]

I really did not care for Philadelphia or Montreal, at all.