May 30, 2006
Summarizing the last few summer vacations
#21 was a vacation in San Diego. Good detail here with restaurant recommendations. I love the itinerary full of museums but would personally prefer a little less shopping. Of course my wife would probably prefer more so maybe this travel plan strikes a good balance... The comments were positive, but not useful so not many points to be had there.
#22 was a good one. I love seeing off the beaten path vacations in places like Vietnam. I like the line about the heat and humidity hitting you like a bellyflop. Having been in Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore I know that it does get hot down there. Another one with good restaurant detail (though not on every day of the trip), including a noodle place where President Clinton once ate. I thought that the directions for Day 3 (basically get directions from the front desk) sounded a little unhelpful, but I ahven't been asking for directions, and they would make travel plans quite long...
#23: Somehow I never knew that Seattle is the Emerald City, but I've always wanted to go. Here we find lots of restaurant, coffee shop, and even bakery recommendations. Price info would be helpful. I like the focus on museums and music.
#24, the final contest entry. Not the first travel plan we've seen for Washington D.C. - a very popular place (though I prefer going in the winter to beat the crowds). Anyway, another great vacation itinerary. We have some restaurant recommendations (but not for day 1). I'm not so sure about day 3, which starts with the Spy museum, then has a late lunch, then has an (optional) afternoon matinee. I guess if you get off to a llate start, but there's no need to make lunch too late since they spy museum is not exactly the National Gallery. You don't have to spend all day in there. I've never been to the zoo (day 6) but would like to see the pandas.
Well that's that. I'm going to go do the grades and make my final decisions. They'll be posted here in a couple of hours.
Posted by James Trotta at May 30, 2006 10:33 PM