Favorite Places You Have Visited

[SmootSmack]

In the spirit of saden's where do you want to visit thread, what about where you have already been? What's been your favorite?

[MTK]

My top places would be NYC and Vegas

[mredskins]

My home.

I like to travel but the feeling I have the first night back in my own bed usually Trumps the vacation.

[BDBohnzie]

Charleston, Savannah and Key West. Three great towns, and I want to go back to each of them for different reasons.

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by BDBohnzie

Charleston, Savannah and Key West. Three great towns, and I want to go back to each of them for different reasons.

Been to both when I lived in Hilton Head, awesome cities IMO as well.

[GMScud]

Well, my honeymoon in Aruba was amazing. I've also been to a lot of places in Europe, but the one that sticks out the most was Normandy, France. Point Du Hoc. I stood in a German bunker overlooking the beaches of the D-Day invasion. There were huge craters in the ground from American mortar fire. Man, my hair was standing on end. Greatest generation indeed.

Snorkeling in St. John in the USVI was really awesome.

Honestly though, one of my favorite places is pretty simple- my dad's place in Blowing Rock, NC. Up in the mountains, clean crisp air, so peaceful. Love it there.

And Siesta Key, Fl (where I got married) is great, too.

That's about it for me. I need to travel more.

[jdlea]

New Orleans, hands down, but it helps that I lived there for a while so I know where to go/what I like to do.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by jdlea

New Orleans, hands down, but it helps that I lived there for a while so I know where to go/what I like to do.

+1, lived there 9 months, but it was great. I definitely enjoy that city.

Austrian and Swiss Alps,
Berchtesgaden, Hitler's hideaway. Fascinating with the history, and scenery
Vancouver, only got to spend a day, but was beautiful.

Nearly every drive across the US is an also ran. I love driving across the United States and seeing the country flow by. Nowadays alot looks the same, but is still awesome. One Christmas I was driving out from Md to Colorado Christmas eve, and in a span of 36 hours, I had driven through, MD, PA, WV, OH, Indiana,Illinois, Missouri, Kansas (Ugh) and Colo, AND Stopped at a WalMart in each state picking up Christmas presents along the way LOL.

[ArtMonkDrillz]

Unfortunately I didn't get to stay at some of these places long enough or I was too young to really enjoy them, but these were my favorites:

St George's, Bermuda
Marco Island, FL
Key Largo, FL
Aspen/Snowmass, CO in September (I don't ski but I love the late summer/early fall there)
Yellowstone
Atlantis in the Bahamas

[Slingin Sammy 33]

Originally Posted by ArtMonkDrillz

Atlantis in the Bahamas

Great call on Atlantis. My wife and I went for our honeymoon and brought our son with us the next year.

Boston Garden. Got to bring my Mom (her and my Dad were from the area) to watch the Cs play in the final season of the Gah-den. Sitting in the old, ricketty, uncomfortable, seats. Listening to the organ, no light show, looking at the banners in the rafters, you could just feel the history. I got to go down and walk on the floor after the game. One of the things I had to do before I die.

There was a little spot in Japan, maybe 45 min. or so from Yokota, AB. Back in the late 80s it was called the Rock. It was about a 20 foot or so waterfall on a creek. Had some fun times up there.

San Diego
Riverwalk in San Antonio - Casa Rio was good Mexican food and there was an English Pub style place that was pretty fun too. Nice to go to the Riverwalk then walk over to the Alamodome and see the Spurs play.
Ft. Lauderdale
Sometimes I miss DC too.

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by Slingin Sammy 33

Great call on Atlantis. My wife and I went for our honeymoon and brought our son with us the next year.

Boston Garden. Got to bring my Mom (her and my Dad were from the area) to watch the Cs play in the final season of the Gah-den. Sitting in the old, ricketty, uncomfortable, seats. Listening to the organ, no light show, looking at the banners in the rafters, you could just feel the history. I got to go down and walk on the floor after the game. One of the things I had to do before I die.

There was a little spot in Japan, maybe 45 min. or so from Yokota, AB. Back in the late 80s it was called the Rock. It was about a 20 foot or so waterfall on a creek. Had some fun times up there.

San Diego
Riverwalk in San Antonio - Casa Rio was good Mexican food and there was an English Pub style place that was pretty fun too. Nice to go to the Riverwalk then walk over to the Alamodome and see the Spurs play.
Ft. Lauderdale
Sometimes I miss DC too.

Back in 2002 I took a Carribean cruise, and one of the stops was Nassau. We spent all night partying in the Atlantis casino, and the following morning we had bloody mary's and did the shark tank water slide for hours. Great fun, very cool spot, and pretty awesome indoor-outdoor aquarium.

Side note- we got to chatting with one of the pit bosses in the casino. Really cool guy. He said celebrities come through there constantly, and pointed out a high-stakes private room where he said Michael Jordan dropped 6 figures in one card game just the week before.

[Slingin Sammy 33]

Originally Posted by GMScud

Back in 2002 I took a Carribean cruise, and one of the stops was Nassau. We spent all night partying in the Atlantis casino, and the following morning we had bloody mary's and did the shark tank water slide for hours. Great fun, very cool spot, and pretty awesome indoor-outdoor aquarium.

Side note- we got to chatting with one of the pit bosses in the casino. Really cool guy. He said celebrities come through there constantly, and pointed out a high-stakes private room where he said Michael Jordan dropped 6 figures in one card game just the week before.

We went back in 2001 & 2002 also. They've expanded quite a bit since then. We'll be going back sometime within the next few years.

[GhettoDogAllStars]

Originally Posted by Slingin Sammy 33

Great call on Atlantis. My wife and I went for our honeymoon and brought our son with us the next year.

Boston Garden. Got to bring my Mom (her and my Dad were from the area) to watch the Cs play in the final season of the Gah-den. Sitting in the old, ricketty, uncomfortable, seats. Listening to the organ, no light show, looking at the banners in the rafters, you could just feel the history. I got to go down and walk on the floor after the game. One of the things I had to do before I die.

There was a little spot in Japan, maybe 45 min. or so from Yokota, AB. Back in the late 80s it was called the Rock. It was about a 20 foot or so waterfall on a creek. Had some fun times up there.

San Diego
Riverwalk in San Antonio - Casa Rio was good Mexican food and there was an English Pub style place that was pretty fun too. Nice to go to the Riverwalk then walk over to the Alamodome and see the Spurs play.
Ft. Lauderdale
Sometimes I miss DC too.

I'll second Riverwalk. Anyone going to San Antonio should definitely check it out. (and the Alamo of course)

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by Slingin Sammy 33

Great call on Atlantis. My wife and I went for our honeymoon and brought our son with us the next year.

Boston Garden. Got to bring my Mom (her and my Dad were from the area) to watch the Cs play in the final season of the Gah-den. Sitting in the old, ricketty, uncomfortable, seats. Listening to the organ, no light show, looking at the banners in the rafters, you could just feel the history. I got to go down and walk on the floor after the game. One of the things I had to do before I die.

There was a little spot in Japan, maybe 45 min. or so from Yokota, AB. Back in the late 80s it was called the Rock. It was about a 20 foot or so waterfall on a creek. Had some fun times up there.

San Diego
Riverwalk in San Antonio - Casa Rio was good Mexican food and there was an English Pub style place that was pretty fun too. Nice to go to the Riverwalk then walk over to the Alamodome and see the Spurs play.
Ft. Lauderdale
Sometimes I miss DC too.

Been many times great place! Saw Jordan vs. Bird play will never forget it.

The scoreboard will always stick in my mind with it is crappy digital numbers and the Dunkin Donuts ads on it.

The amount odd staircases and tunnels in that place always made my head spin. It was not linear at all compared to today's staduims. Fenway is much like that also.

[Slingin Sammy 33]

Originally Posted by mredskins

Been many times great place! Saw Jordan vs. Bird play will never forget it.

The scoreboard will always stick in my mind with it is crappy digital numbers and the Dunkin Donuts ads on it.

The amount odd staircases and tunnels in that place always made my head spin. It was not linear at all compared to today's staduims. Fenway is much like that also.

I wish I could've been there in the glory years. Fenway is on my "to do before I die" list.