I think I secretly want to work as a travel agent, but I'm not really sure how that works - do they get a cut of the trips they book? I should just wikipedia that. I could definitely plan trips to Walt Disney World, where I not only poured over my favorite book before family vacations-
--(we have 1995, 2003, 2007 editions), but I worked for WDW for nine months in 2008/2009. I know that place inside and friggin out. Hell, I even tricked Will Underkuffler into having the most magical time of his life (see figure 1.1, below).
Figure 1.1: Note the two "First Visit" buttons.
That said, I've also been entrusted to create a three-day vacation for my residents at my retirement community. This involves researching Campobello Island, and St. Andrews in New Brunswick Canada, figuring out if the ferries from L'etete to Deer Isle to Campobello can handle a charter bus.
Additionally, and this is the best part, a pair of residents have donated two vouchers for Jet Blue plane tickets, flying anywhere out of Portland, before June 1. I, naturally, am pretty sure that I'm going to win those tickets. The next question is, where should I go?
1) New York City. The Big Apple. Convenient because the flight would be extremely short, which helps, because I could take, at MOST, only two days off. Less time traveling is more time on the ground. With an NYC trip, we could stay with friends, and enjoy the Central Park Zoo (where they have SNOW LEOPARDS. Holy crap!). We could eat hotdogs at Gray's Papaya, maybe go to Ellis Island and look up my family. The last time I was there, it was for a solid day of fun in the sun, but we didn't have a chance to go to the financial district or go to the Chrysler building.
2) Seattle, WA. Seattle is the furthest possible place on the list, at least worth going to. Seattle means Whale Watching... WILD ORCAS. I would totally love to check this out. However, Seattle means we have to pay for hotel room and the whale watching is $75 plus a 90 mile drive, so we'd have to get a rental car. It's not out of the question yet, but it seems like a) the hardest one to pull off, and b) if we went all the way out there we'd want to spend more than two solid days.
3) Washington DC. Washington is great because it's FREE. The Smithsonians, the monuments, the Capitol Building, etc. Plus, it's spring. Spring in DC is gorgeous. Maybe we'd go to the White House and try to meet my idol Michelle Obama. The National Zoo also has White Tigers (and orange tigers), but no Snow Leopards.
4) San Francisco, CA. I would love to see the Pacific. I have dreams about the Golden Gate Bridge, sort of the same way I have dreams about Orca Whales. San Francisco is the epicenter of cool, and my best friend Carla could potentially take a drive down from Tahoe City, where she lives.
5) Orlando, FL. The Disney Trip would be so easy. My partner-in-crime has not been to Disney before, and a short weekend trip would really be all it takes. Getting to Florida is quick and easy, and I'd love to see some of my WDW friends (Christina/Amanda/Ashleigh etc) and we could try to finagle some Maingate passes for a day or two. Just BEING in Florida is relaxing, and I wouldn't mind exploring some hotels or maybe thinking about going to Sea World or something.
So. What do you guys think? What are the places you'd go if you could choose?
2 comments:
i choose DC!
ps who is your partner-in-crime?! i was pretending it was me until the "never been to disney" before, ha.
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