Please help us arrange some details for our California road trip! Questions about places to camp near Santa Barbara, Monterey, Sonoma, the Redwoods, and more.
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posted by you're a kitty!
on May 13, 2013 -
23 answers
I'm looking for a nice, but moderately priced beach hotel near Charleston SC. Has anybody had a really good experience at a Charleston-area beach resort or hotel?
posted by 0110
on May 1, 2013 -
7 answers
A bunch (8-10, possibly more) of friends and I want to rent a beach house or similar living situation for Thursday-Monday over the summer, either late June/early July or early August. Where should we go and how can we find affordable housing?
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posted by Urban Winter
on Apr 5, 2013 -
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Help me create my best happy place: I want recommendations for what gives you that all-around lazy, sun-kissed, salt water, beachy feeling. Music, books, movies, scents, art, images, anything you can think of that puts you there.
posted by dean winchester
on Mar 24, 2013 -
28 answers
The boardwalk on Rehoboth Beach, Del. is my idea of heaven: arcades, pizza places, and mini golf all within walking distance, and right on top of a beautiful beach. Is there anything like that (even at a smaller scale) in the Outer Banks?
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posted by wnissen
on Mar 11, 2013 -
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Help my family decide the best place to stay for the most awesome beach vacation ever in the St. Petersburg, FL area. Overwhelmed with choices + unfamiliar with area = help! Many snowflake details inside....
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posted by griffey
on Mar 10, 2013 -
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This June, we will be visiting family in the Ocala FL area, and would like to take our three year old to the beach to look for shells and splash around. Where should we go?
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posted by Nickel Pickle
on Mar 3, 2013 -
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We're considering a family vacation at one of those mondo multi family homes at the shore in North Carolina, but would prefer a lifeguarded beach. Any suggestions? Thanks.
posted by hick57
on Feb 24, 2013 -
6 answers
I'm looking for poems about the beach that have some nostalgia to them. I'll be pairing them with some photographs of a woman on the beach looking mostly wistfully (think prenup photos!). Quotes are also appreciated. thanks!
posted by drea
on Feb 11, 2013 -
20 answers
I am planning a vacation and tortured by all the choices. I'm thinking of the Caribbean or Central America (but open to just about anyplace). I need help narrowing it down. The trip is for my husband, my 5 year old son and me. We'd be flying from Boston and going for a week. So much more inside...
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posted by beccaj
on Jan 22, 2013 -
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What magical tropical paradise with beaches and casinos should we take my mom to, within a 4-hour flight of Chicago, for her birthday? Bonus points for a destination with cultural activities for a non-gambler non-sun worshiper.
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posted by Bunglegirl
on Dec 27, 2012 -
6 answers
Less touristy Central American beach spot to plunk down for a month in March? Thinking Quepos, Costa Rica, got anything better?
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posted by yellowbinder
on Dec 26, 2012 -
13 answers
What 70s song sounds like
On Some Faraway Beach by Brian Eno? I know there's one out there that has the same melody as occurs at the beginning of the song.
posted by vansly
on Nov 25, 2012 -
7 answers
Beach reading. 2012 edition. Difficulty - Must be available for purchase for Kindle in Australia.
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posted by arha
on Oct 28, 2012 -
15 answers
I'm giving someone a ride to San Diego (downtown) tomorrow and have the entire day free. What is the quietest, least busy, most isolated beach nearby? The ideal would be go a few hours without seeing anyone else but I know that's not possible on a sunny weekend day.
posted by acidic
on Oct 26, 2012 -
5 answers
I'll be recovering from some cosmetic surgery in mid-November of this year and looking to combine the downtime with a month-long working vacation somewhere in Europe, someplace warm. Where should I go?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 31, 2012 -
11 answers
Seeking hotel recommendations in either the US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, or Hawaii.
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posted by raztaj
on Aug 15, 2012 -
5 answers
I was just offered a job in Los Angeles starting April of next year. We are considering it, and just starting to look around on Craigslist etc at housing/ neighborhoods. I am wondering which areas are good for our "prerequisites" which are really just things that are ideal and are in no way deal breakers:
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posted by rubyeyo
on Aug 10, 2012 -
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My friends and I live in NYC. We want to spend a night at a local beach (Far Rockaway, Sandy Hook, Fire Island, whatever). Ideally, this would consist of a trip via public transit to a beach, and then staying at a reasonably priced hotel close to said beach. If possible, we'd like to avoid renting a car or splurging on a vacation rental.
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posted by Viola
on Aug 6, 2012 -
9 answers
Looking for a inexpensive hotel within easy walking distance of a beach that's also within a 30-45 minute metro trip to the Boston aquarium.
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posted by victoriab
on Aug 5, 2012 -
10 answers
I live in NYC and would like to take my family for a day trip to Fire Island, but have been kind of frustrated by the googling I've done (lots of info, some of it conflicting). Any Fire Island residents/visitors care to help me out?
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posted by torticat
on Jul 12, 2012 -
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Mexico beach filter: Is there anywhere I could go on the Yucatan for a low-cost, laid-back, bohemian-esque week on the beach this November? Or should I stick with the area around Zipolite on the Oaxaca coast?
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posted by lunasol
on Jun 28, 2012 -
17 answers
Will you tell me about secret swimming beaches between or near Baltimore and Washington?
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posted by rabidsegue
on Jun 26, 2012 -
6 answers
Can anyone recommend a nice weekend travel spot within 90 minutes of NYC where we could rent a cozy bungalow right on the beach for a couple of days? Kid friendly a plus! Not looking for a club which would require membership.
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posted by orehek
on Jun 21, 2012 -
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Maui beaches! Where to go? I'm overwhelmed with the choices. Staying in Nohonani condo next week (Lahaina) and with or without car, looking for nicest beaches to hit.
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posted by kinetic
on Jun 18, 2012 -
5 answers
Vacation Filter: The girlfriend and I are looking for a place within the US to take a beach vacation with dining and groceries a walkable distance away. Looking for recommendations.
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posted by edbles
on Jun 13, 2012 -
18 answers
Spending a few days in the Florida Keys (and maybe a day in Miami?) with a college friend... I've never been to South Florida. What should we do/see or stay clear from?
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posted by indiebass
on Jun 11, 2012 -
13 answers
Rented Beachouse problems: What's the best/proper way to handle a situation where a rental house had problems? Some are severe others are just broken promises on the owner's part. Free wedding update inside!
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posted by RolandOfEld
on Jun 4, 2012 -
17 answers
CSULB insiders - help this dropout get academic counseling at CSU Long Beach...
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posted by snoe
on May 23, 2012 -
7 answers
Yoga on the beach: looking for routines/workouts to follow... And any tips/tricks.
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posted by cheemee
on May 22, 2012 -
4 answers
Spontaneous(ish) travel from two different spots? We're fun-loving, 20somethings queers.
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posted by jaksemas
on Apr 24, 2012 -
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I live in Toronto, and I have to go to Taipei in June for my brother's wedding. (I've never been to Taiwan.) In addition to the week i spend in Taiwan, I also want to go somewhere culturally interesting with good food and beaches, and i want to either fly there on my way to taiwan, or i want fly there and back from taiwan. Where can i fly to and from taiwan, cheaply? Or where can i stop en route to taiwan, without it breaking the bank? (Right now, my ideal beach vacation stop is Bali, but it appears to be an expensive flight from Taiwan, and it isn't a place i can get to as a stop en route.)
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posted by Kololo
on Apr 1, 2012 -
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