help me pick a place, ill go (and trip report it)

[Aloysius]

James - I think that's true for Maui and Oahu, but Kauai is an island I could see as a nice spot to just chill, relax, write etc.

But it's like an 11-hour flight from NYC to any of the islands, I would personally go somewhere closer for a week-getaway type thing.

-Al

[James282]

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James - I think that's true for Maui and Oahu, but Kauai is an island I could see as a nice spot to just chill, relax, write etc.

But it's like an 11-hour flight from NYC to any of the islands, I would personally go somewhere closer for a week-getaway type thing.

-Al

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yeah, I'm kinding of saying the same thing. Hawaii is a world away, and worth going to for a much longer time than a week(if possible).

James

[PartyGirlUK]

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this is a pretty sweet time of year to be in chicago.

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Weather is really sick right now, so much nicer than in Feb!

[Kneel B4 Zod]

Bermuda is a great idea as well. short flight from NYC, nice place/time to visit. tied with Nantucket for #1 idea in thread!

[Xaston]

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Krantz,

Maine. Go up, place by a lake, relax. State motto is "The way life was meant to be" and it lives up to it. Thank me later.

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And get some lobster.

[4_2_it]

Trapp Family Lodge.

It's a 6 hr or less drive from NYC and is in the Green Mountains of Vermont. You can climb Mt Mansfield one day and visit Burlington and Lake Champlain the next. Ben & Jerry's factory is nearby and there are several small wineries around. Magic Hat has a its brewery in Burlington and Long Trail's brewery is right of the interstate on the way there.

I gotta believe that the foliage is probably starting to change as well.

[AZK]

if you do the hawaii thing, go for 2 weeks, go to one of the smaller islands and just find a place hwere you can live/rent a room with locals and have them teach you how to surf. Or something like that. Take this idea and apply towards anything naturish... probably be the experience of a lifetime. Be it hiking/biking/snow boarding/whatever

[UMTerp]

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James - I think that's true for Maui and Oahu, but Kauai is an island I could see as a nice spot to just chill, relax, write etc.


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The East side of Maui would fit the bill too.

[UMTerp]

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this is a pretty sweet time of year to be in chicago.

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Weather is really sick right now, so much nicer than in Feb!

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And if money isn't a concern, catching a Cubs playoff game at Wrigley would be pretty sick too.

Though Chicago sounds a little busy for what Krantz is looking for.

[Aloysius]

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James - I think that's true for Maui and Oahu, but Kauai is an island I could see as a nice spot to just chill, relax, write etc.


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The East side of Maui would fit the bill too.

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Do you mean as far east as Hana? Or around Paia / Haiku area? Either way I'd agree with you. I actually prefer staying in Paia vs. say Lahaina because it feels less touristy and is a bit more removed. But for someone visiting for the first time, I think it'd be a waste to just relax, when there is so much to see and do in Maui.

BTW if you haven't been the Paia Fish Market is absurdly good for lunch. I always get the Opah Burger, but their fish and chips is also delicious.

-Al