Northeast Weekend Trips
 

Hello all. My best friend and I wanna take a trip to a city to a town for a weekend. Since we're both NYC babies, we can't drive and will be taking Greyhound. Does anyone have any ideas for some fun, nearby places that we could go to for a weekend? Thanx!

Depends on what kind of trip you're looking for:

Boston - fun for a weekend, lots of places to eat/things to do/sites to see. If you decide on Boston, I can send you a bunch of ideas, based on costs, etc.

New Hampshire - if you want something with a little more nature, it can be very relaxing

Cape Cod - the beaches can get packed this time of year, but still a fun place to spend some time in the sun. Also some good restaurants. You could do a trip over to Martha's Vineyard or Nantucket as well, although you'd have to factor in ferry trips (both in terms of cost and time).

Also, if you're interested in going to Boston, I believe the Chinatown bus is only $10-15.

Ah yes, the Fung Wah busline. I completely forgot about that. Round trip $20, lots of money left over to go to some really good restaurants (and bars for that matter).

...but use the restroom before you board. As I understand it, there isn't one on the bus, it's a 4 hour trip, and they don't stop :eek: (or maybe they stop once?)

Definitely think about Boston. It's a great city. :)

I need to get away myself from NYC!!!! I am not taking my official vacation until September :( but my boss keeps telling me to go to the "Thousand Islands" for a long-weekend trip. Never have been there, has anyone else?

They have great salad dressing.

-Rudey

Newport, Rhode Island is a nice weekend trip. So is the Jersey shore from what I have heard.

I personally think Stowe and Burlington VT are great places. But I live in Boston and am from RI so those places bore me.

If you like the beach, Narragansett is nice too. Much better beaches than Newport if you ask me. Newport is way over-rated.

Both Stowe and Burlington are nice, but the only times I've gone or known people have gone is during the winter. I'm sure they're relaxing during the summer as well though.

The problem I have is that having lived in Boston for a few years, it's tough to put myself in the shoes of someone who is visiting. I feel like I take a lot of the places and sites here for granted.

You're probably right about the Fung Wah bus not stopping - that price has to come with some inconveniences.

I went to cape cod last summer and LOVED it.

If you really want out of the city, rent a car and go to Lancaster, PA. It doesn't get much more country than that! I don't know if there's bus service from NYC, and I know there isn't easy public transportation in Lancaster (unless you want to take a horse & buggy) but it's fun!

Or Atlantic City.

I've only been in the warmer months and have loved them both. But I love VT so much, I don't know how others feel about it.

If you do decide on Boston, I'm sure plenty of us can help you come up with ideas to do in the city!

There are a bunch of us on the board - we could probably think up a good week in Boston, not just a weekend.

I will say I haven't spent too much time in Vermont, despite being a lifelong New Englander. People I know who travel there seem to have taken a liking to it.

Thank you everyone, I talked to my best friend, and as of right now, our #1 choice is Boston, followed by Rhode Island.

What the heck is there to do in Lancaster?

I lived in RI for 24 years (and seem to go back a few times a month) so I can help you there too.

Outlets, Amish, Hershey Park, Dutch Wonderland, bed & breakfasts, Harley, etc. Plus it's a slower, easier pace, a nice switch from the city.

So it didn't work out to go anywhere with my friend, but my mom is going to Boston for a business conference for a few days, and I'm going with her. So I'll be free during the days while she's conferencing or whatnot. If any GC'ers want to meet up then, let me know. I'll be there from August 6th - 9th prob.

If you need any suggestions on where to go for different things, definitely post on here or PM me. There are quite a few of us who have either been in the Boston area for college or have stuck around post-college.

or lived there and decided to move away for college and grad school and got stuck in CA. :( All this boston talk is making me homesick...and you're right Ksigkid you definitely take a lot for granted in boston while youre there and you definitely miss it when you're gone. I never thought I'd miss the MBTA as much as I do haha.

Haha...I don't know if I'll ever miss the MBTA whenever I leave, but you're correct. Boston is really a great city. I've been here since 1999 and I love the place. I plan on going somewhere else in a couple of years, but I probably will come back here when all is said and done.

KLPDaisy: I just sent you a LONG PM with places to go/things to do.

Thanx. Clean our your pm box.

Whoops - cleaned it out. I didn't realize it was full.

ETA: Now it's your turn - tried to reply but your mailbox was full.

If you're interested in NH (which can be more "nature" but also really fun!) Feel free to PM me.. I'm a NH native :)

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