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Post by cadoodlebug on May 3, 2015 17:29:45 GMT
Would you go to swim or enjoy the view? The Pacific up here is too cold to swim in for any length of time. We used to take Kellie down to Carmel Beach and he loved digging in the sand. I lived in San Diego county for 15 years, La Jolla going to school at the university, then Encinitas. I spent as much time as I could at the beach. Now, living in Northern California, about 40 miles inland from the ocean, beaches are not a draw. Cold, foggy, cloudy skies, cold water. Not at all like the beaches in San Diego. I was born in SD ~ my mom would take my sister and me to the La Jolla Cove all the time. While the beaches in NorCal aren't the draw that the SoCal beaches are, they are a wonderful escape during the summer when the temps heat up inland. And the drive down highway 1 past Carmel is stunning.
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2015 17:46:11 GMT
I live within an hour of Lake Michigan if we drive straight across. We don't go often because the lake rarely gets comfortable enough to swim in until August and often, by then, it's just too hot to sit out in the sun. That and I hate dragging stuff with me to make it more bearable. Give me a pool or a small lake with plenty of trees nearby.
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Post by wezee on May 3, 2015 18:10:18 GMT
Not a world wonder, but Faneuil Hall Marketplace is ranked 7th most popular tourist attraction in the world. I love it and go their frequently. Walking around Boston is one of my favorite things to do. Julie I loved that place! I don't know if it's still there, but there was a place that made killer brownies!
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Post by scrappyyo on May 3, 2015 19:58:29 GMT
I live about 1 1/2 hours away from the Giants Causeway (N.Ireland) we only visit once every couple of years, I do love the breathtaking scenery every time we do visit. I also live very near Carrickfergus castle and do go and see it 3 or 4 times a year with the kids, although now they are getting older they aren't as interested.
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Post by ceepea on May 3, 2015 20:10:57 GMT
A world wonder, no. HUGE international tourist attraction? Yes. Both natural and non-natural. I live right near Disney World and all the other attendant theme parks-close enough that my kid goes just to "hang out" with friends. And beaches. I am surrounded by beaches. I don't visit Disney any more, but I do go to the beach as much as it is humanly possible. This is me too. I probably don't live as close as you, but my kids can't wait for the Eye of Orlando to open on the 4th. It will give them something different to do, and it seems fairly inexpensive.
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Post by ceepea on May 3, 2015 20:12:02 GMT
I live near Loch Ness I often visit Nessie. I am so jealous.
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Post by ceepea on May 3, 2015 20:18:45 GMT
I can't grasp an understanding of people who live near a beach and don't go very often. If I lived less than 2 hours from a beach I would probably spend most Sunday's there. I grew up on Long Island and went to the beach every single weekend for about 22 years, then I moved to Florida and went to the beach constantly for about 18 years. Now I am just not into it any more. I no longer consider myself to be a "beach person".
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Post by airforcemomof1 on May 3, 2015 20:22:15 GMT
I live in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. it's the most visited of all the National parks. My ex's family was one of the original families in Cade's Cove. His dad lived there til he was about 12 years old when their home and land was taken for the formation of the park. His family never got over their grief of having to leave their home. The park actually tore their home down because it didn't meet their image for the park. They lived in a very nice two story frame home at that time. The park mostly only kept small log cabins. We used to go and visit their home place land and also picnic. I do love the mountains but don't go nearly as much as I should or want. If and when I ever get to retire, my first day of retirement will be spent there.
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Post by BarbaraUK on May 3, 2015 20:40:33 GMT
I can't grasp an understanding of people who live near a beach and don't go very often. If I lived less than 2 hours from a beach I would probably spend most Sunday's there. I think you may decide to stay away from the beach on many Sunday's if you lived by our beach. :smile:The North Sea is rarely warm enough for swimming in and it's only warm enough to sit on the beach during parts of the summer. Most of the year just walking along the beach means wearing a warm jacket or sweater! Saying that, the scenery along our coastline is beautiful and we have also got some centuries old castles right on the coastline.
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Post by bothmykidsrbrats on May 3, 2015 21:04:16 GMT
I've lived 20 minutes from Hover Dam for over 30 years, and I've been there 3 times. We actually just took the kids for the first time over spring break. They rolled their eyes about it, but ended up finding it really interesting. Before that, DH and I went to see it twice in '83, when the spillways were open. Seeing the water level now was sad, and shocking. They show it on TV all the time, but seeing it in person really made us all more water conscious.
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Post by lavawalker on May 4, 2015 4:13:16 GMT
I live within an hour of some real touristy places - San Francisco, the wine country, redwoods. And about 3 hours from Yosemite. I got to Yosemite every year, and SF, wine country and redwoods several times per year. Love this area, except the traffic....
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