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Post by ❤ mollymouser ❤ on May 17, 2011 17:00:44 GMT -5
It's astonishingly hot in Vegas in August.
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Post by Mardi Gras Audrey on May 17, 2011 21:58:40 GMT -5
How about a cruise to Nova Scotia? Don't those go out of NY or Boston? It would be beautiful going to Canada and up the eastern seaboard in the fall....
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Post by ssdawood on May 18, 2011 6:01:53 GMT -5
He wont have to fly , the cruise leaves from New York city. There are happy hours on the ship when drinks are two for 4 or 5 dollars. He can stock up on the booze and put in the fridge.
Most people dont spend time in their room so they can actually get away cheap room. As for excursion the couple is on a budget so they can skip it. Walking thru the markets on the port is more fun and its free.
Pool , Sun deck and the food is the best part of the cruise and is all free.
So room plus taxes plus hundred dollars a day is more than enough for the cruise.
I think its a good bang for the buck 2000-2200 for a week for two people on a beautiful ship, good food and new places.
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Post by HoneyBBQ on May 18, 2011 9:20:32 GMT -5
I'm sure this wouldn't fly with your wife, but we've spent some amazing times in some amazing places by doing 2 things:
1. Flying on FF miles. I have a cc where we get points, plus we are loyal to one airline. We've flown to Hawaii for free, Argentina, Peru, etc. Yes there are black out dates, but generally with some planning, you can fly anywhere in the world roundtrip for 2 for 100,000 miles.
2. Sleeping in cheap lodging. We often tent camp. We spent a WEEK on the big island in the national park. The fee for a week to camp was a whopping $10. We hiked all day and sometimes drove around and saw the sights. It was a wonderful week. If you can't deal with sleeping in a tent - try youth hotels. They aren't all for 18 year old kids "finding themselves". There are some very nice ones even with private bath facilities. Often these are only 1/3 to 1/5th the price of a regular hotel room. I rarely spend any time indoors on vacation anyways, so it doesn't matter to me as long as the facility is clean and the temperature is ok.
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Post by ruger2506 on May 18, 2011 9:25:14 GMT -5
Well, hunting is about dying down in New Zealand at that time of year. That's getting pretty late in their winter. There is no hunting here at that time. Fishing is getting slow with the heat of summer. Except Canada. Check out Pasha Lake Cabins. www.pashalake.com/ Awesome fishing year round as the water stays cool. A real wilderness experience. Great people. A long drive back to any speakable civilization. Decent rates. We made thier photo page ( www.pashalake.com/2010ontariofishingphotos3.htm ) Photos #2 MIL with a nice Lake Trout and #3 me with a nice Northern Pike.
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Post by swamp on May 18, 2011 10:09:58 GMT -5
Sleeping in cheap lodging. We often tent camp. We spent a WEEK on the big island in the national park. The fee for a week to camp was a whopping $10. We hiked all day and sometimes drove around and saw the sights. It was a wonderful week. If you can't deal with sleeping in a tent - try youth hotels. They aren't all for 18 year old kids "finding themselves". There are some very nice ones even with private bath facilities. Often these are only 1/3 to 1/5th the price of a regular hotel room. I rarely spend any time indoors on vacation anyways, so it doesn't matter to me as long as the facility is clean and the temperature is ok. I'm thinking Cawiau's wife would eat bugs before she slept in a tent.
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Post by HoneyBBQ on May 18, 2011 10:23:51 GMT -5
I'm thinking Cawiau's wife would eat bugs before she slept in a tent. I know. I prefaced it by saying it probably wouldn't work for her, but decided to post anyways.
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Post by CarolinaKat on May 18, 2011 10:34:17 GMT -5
I'm thinking Cawiau's wife would eat bugs before she slept in a tent. I know. I prefaced it by saying it probably wouldn't work for her, but decided to post anyways. LOL... My friend just last night gave me a short lecture on how camping is unromantic and that DBF and I shouldn't do it as a couple's activity On another note, not meaning to hijack could some of the veteran cruise-goers suggest a good place to start looking at cruise vacations/costs/excursions. Feel free to PM me if you prefer. TIA
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Post by HoneyBBQ on May 18, 2011 10:39:21 GMT -5
Camping is super romantic if you ask me!!! I mean, being honest, it can be a PITA with bugs and rain, but if it's nice weather and nice locale - it can't be beat.
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2011 10:45:55 GMT -5
Thanks for all the posts and WBBG we went over this already lol! We are taking a vacation and it just happen to fall around our 3rd year anniversary. We might go before or after, who knows. Depending on how everything works at work. And also, I have been with DW for 8 years this past may, so that was a bigger deal than 3 years marriage. Look we could seriously: - stop eating out - stop hanging out with friends - stop any activities - just come home and stay home And before you know we would be out of debt living the good life. Sorry, but that would make my wife totally miserable... My wife has her issues but I kinda like having her around
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Post by 8 Bit WWBG on May 18, 2011 11:40:53 GMT -5
...:::"Look we could seriously: - stop eating out - stop hanging out with friends - stop any activities - just come home and stay home... And before you know we would be out of debt living the good life.":::...
This makes me think of the Calvin and Hobbes strip about procrastinating a paper. Calvin says that the work time is more agonizing, but there is a lot less of it. There are times I've seriously considered asking DF if we could just hunker down for a few months and live extremely miserably and get this nonsense killed so we can "start our real life".
Easier said than done, but most definitely effective.
For most of us late 20/early 30 somethings: which roles/pace did you play in Oregon Trail? If you played as the banker and did a steady pace, maybe you'll take the slow but comfortable path. If you played as the Farmer and did the Grueling pace, maybe you'll do better just getting it done.
I know your wife won't want to cut things too far, as she probably doesn't believe that its worth being debt free a few months sooner. But every now and then, an early payoff seems much more tempting.
Good luck with whatever you do.
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