Now that it's summer are any of you going on vacation? Where to?
I'm going to NYC and can't wait! Any New Yorkers have any suggestions?

Where are you staying, Nicky?

Waldorf Astoria!

Very nice, son. Is your whole family going?

Yeah! Looking forward to the pizza

When are you coming?

This month

This August I will journey over to Fla. and PA to visit family. In the interim I will be teaching a couple of classes while my wife vacations. She visits one of our daughters in Oregon for several weeks at a time. As they've done for years they journey up to the San Juan Islands and Alaska (Thus, I am left alone with beaucoup of coeds - the possibilities abound!).

What part of Florida, Oli? East coast, west coast, central Florida?

We normally don't go down during the summer, but you never know. If you're going to be anyhwhere near Palm Beach County let me know.

Might as well visit Ground Zero if you havent already. Catch a Yankee or Mets game if their in town. Consider doing a boat tour (especially the ones that show BK bridge, and the Statue of Liberty).

Some one shake Oli awake...he left the dvr on again with those college party video running.....he is dreaming about coeds again.

Jacksonville. My sister lives there.

Hot as hell in the summer. Check out the Amelia Island-Fernandina Beach area. Nice town, cool beach bars, restaurants and whatnot. Even for old farts like us.

Not that you need to but does Americans ever travel out of the US..

That's my favorite hotel. There's something about the history of the place that is unbelievably charming. Also, their breakfast buffet is a delight.

I suggest dinner at Becco, which is owned by the Bastianich family. Lidia Bastianich is a TV chef. The food is very good, and the nightly pasta special is the best buy in NY.

If you go to Chinatown, the food at WoHop is ridiculously inexpensive, although it's not authentic, more Chinese-American. You can also visit Little Italy and have a nice pastry outside, but Little Italy is really Chinese now.

If you're downtown, I love the view at the Ritz Carlton Battery Park, so stop and have a drink. My other favorite place was the Rainbow Grill, but it's closed now. So sad.

Apart from the obvious tourist things like the Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building and so on, try and buy tickets to a Broadway show at the discount booth in Times Square. I would also recommend Sunday brunch on either the World Yacht or the Batueaux.

http://www.bateauxnewyork.com/

http://www.worldyacht.com

Thanks for all the tips SB!

Nicky, you should do a search on places to visit in NYC. There have been many such requests here, and many good ideas.

We're going to Boulder CO to visit our son and his family in July. In August, Mrs. Turnbull is going to NJ to visit relatives. I'll be going to Vegas.

Just got back yesterday from Orange Beach, Al. Even though the weather has been pretty hot here down south the ocean was still a little cold. The waves were as big as I have ever seen them. If anyone is ever looking to vacation in that area I recommend any of the Phoenix properties. Their condos are top notch.

We're not going anywhere this summer. The weather is so great here and we have the pool, we really have no desire to leave.

Just got back from VEGAS BABY

Was in the high 80-90's but felt like 70's with the dryness

and the gals out there are a site to see!

Leaving in a couple weeks to go to KY for a family reunion and a little 4 wheeling then go to VA to get good sugars from Dylan.

Baltic Sea.
New York next year.

Oh, and what De Niro said...

My usual week in Scotland, spend time with my extended family. Next year however we are breaking with tradition and going to Malta for our holiday!!

Yes. I've been to Ireland, Jamaica and several of the Caribbean, as well as Canada and mexico on a few occasions. Since we've had kids, our vacations mostly have centered around the Jersey shore. It's not a hassle to get there; it's relaxing and fun for the family, and you can do a thousand different things or nothing at all.

My sons will be taking separate trips to the shore with friends this summer. My midle son graduates high school tomorrow and he and many from his class will head to the Maryland shore on Saturday for a week of fun.

I'll be in Boston in August, and the family decided to spend some extended time in New England. Boston was my old stomping grounds in the late 1980s, and I'll have to visit my old residences in Newton and Watertown. we'll spend some days on the Cape and Martha's Vineyard.

Nice, Miggie! Baby Boy Dylan .

We went up to Lake George for Memorial Day weekend. It was FREEZING. Came back to a heatwave. Go figure .

August is iffy for us because my mother in law has been very sick. But I'd love to head out to California. I have an uncle in Palm Desert who I haven't seen in a few years, and Vegas is just a hop, skip and a jump away. But we'll play it by ear, I guess.

Love, Love, LOVE the Vineyard, Klyd. I honestly think I could live there. I've had locals up that way tell me I'd go batshit in the winter, but they've never been to the Bronx .

The locals ain't lying PB. You would go batshit in winter. I kid you not there is NOTHING to do on Cape Cod from December to about late April. It's just old people and their bridge nights no offense. Of course even funnier is that you're under the median age of 55 so technically you're still young here

We had a very pleasant time in Orange Beach about 20 years ago. Stayed at a property called the Perdido Hilton then.

Orange Beach was hit very hard by Katrina? Has it been rebuilt? Or is there still a lot of damage?

Smartass .

i'm gonna try and make my way down to the outer banks this summer, at least for a weekend. we used to go every year when i was younger, and i've only been back for a single night a few years ago to see a few buddies. the fishing is great there! the beaches aren't all that crowded in most of the resort towns, and they are actually clean, unlike the dumpy jersey shore. they treat adults like adults there. want a fire on the beach? no problem. want to enjoy some adult beverages, ditto!

i will also definitely be spending some time in west virginia. lots of fun stuff to do down there! lots of great great atv riding and fishing in and around george washington national forest. i might even enjoy some un-needed, not necessary, end of the world, high capacity assault style death dealing killing machines, known to rational people as guns! there's something very soothing about that clean, fresh mountain air, natures valium!