Have you ever been to the beaches in the Charleston, SC, area in May? Is the water warm enough to swim in, and how clear is it (jellyfish? seaweed? etc)? Should we instead go further down the Atlantic coast to Tybee Island? Is our attempt to find a new beach hopeless? Should we just go back to the Redneck Riviera (read: Gulf Coast)?
posted by TheNewWazoo on May 18, 2009 - 14 answers

Looking for suggestions for a fun weekend around Pennsylvania/South Jersey [more inside]
posted by spacefire on Dec 2, 2008 - 4 answers

When do you get your copy of the New Yorker, the New York Review of Books or the Atlantic? I'm considering subscribing to the print edition of one or more of these magazines, however, for my own reasons, my decision will be affected by when the magazines will hit my mailbox. [more inside]
posted by odragul on Mar 29, 2008 - 23 answers

I'd like to get a little sun and sand during my spring break -- minus the party scene. Can anyone suggest a good beach camping spot on the East Coast? [more inside]
posted by ann_disaster on Feb 24, 2008 - 10 answers

Day trip to Atlantic City? [more inside]
posted by jourman2 on Feb 17, 2008 - 8 answers

What are the quietest, least crowded public beaches within an hour and a half drive of Princeton, NJ? [more inside]
posted by amro on Aug 30, 2007 - 12 answers

If The Atlantic Monthly (or Harper's, or The New Yorker) were founded today, would it be Metafilter? [more inside]
posted by MarshallPoe on Oct 20, 2006 - 31 answers

Anyone know who plays the main character in Keane's "Atlantic" video?
posted by shoos on Aug 2, 2006 - 2 answers

Help me get myself across the Atlantic or Pacific without using an airplane. [more inside]
posted by lorrer on Sep 14, 2005 - 19 answers

If one wanted to cross the Atlantic (west to east) on the cheap, and the time wasn't really a factor, how would one go about doing that? Are there still tramp steamers?
posted by Capn on Jan 28, 2005 - 9 answers

Airbus will announce their new "flying cruise ship" (see pictures) this week and it will probably be beyond the cost for most people. But it made me think that we all ideally want to travel like that, but put up with crowded planes because they are fast and relatively cheap. Ships used to be the way to travel across the Atlantic, is it possible to travel by ship across the Atlantic without spending a lot of money? It seems the choices are high-end cruise ship, or low-brow freighter travel. Does an affordable, middle-market quick human transportation by ship service exist across the Atlantic?
posted by stbalbach on Jan 17, 2005 - 21 answers