California Vacation Ideas(or better)

mccannable · 02-16-2014, 07:06 PM

Wife and I are planning a week next month in California. Recommend me somewhere cool and chill to go that is not crazy expensive seeing how I just started a new venture. I was thinking Souther California staying on the beach but I love the mountains as well.

or anywhere in the us southwest flies. We go to Vegas and Colorado way to much.

Rotorocious · 02-16-2014, 11:11 PM

Wally World !

HFW003 · 02-16-2014, 11:44 PM

Road trip!

Inspired · 02-17-2014, 01:12 AM

Tripadvisor. Best travel tool.

Nate4641 · 02-17-2014, 01:15 AM

Catalina is a cool spot to visit. F'n Catalina wine mixer.

emfo · 02-17-2014, 01:25 AM

You really can't go wrong with santa barbara (wine tasting, beach) and take a nice drive on the PCH along the water

mccannable · 02-17-2014, 08:47 AM

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Catalina is a cool spot to visit. F'n Catalina wine mixer.

Ha

Litos · 02-17-2014, 11:40 AM

Disneyland

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Vertigo//SD · 02-17-2014, 11:44 AM

San Diego...America's Finest City! The world-famous Zoo, the Gaslamp Quarter, La Jolla, beaches, two hours to Palm Springs, minutes to Tijuana, the best apple pie in Julian (one hour east of San Diego), two hours to LA, 2.5 hours to Big Bear for skiing and snowboarding...

Litos · 02-17-2014, 11:47 AM

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San Diego...America's Finest City! The world-famous Zoo, the Gaslamp Quarter, La Jolla, beaches, two hours to Palm Springs, minutes to Tijuana, the best apple pie in Julian (one hour east of San Diego), two hours to LA, 2.5 hours to Big Bear for skiing and snowboarding...

THIS !!!!!!

last year we went to D-Land, but I told my wife that if we go anywhere this year, we're going to San Diego for a whole week.

wanna try to get in 2 days at the Zoo, 2 Days at Sea World, 1 day at MSRD San Diego........

Vertigo//SD · 02-17-2014, 11:55 AM

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THIS !!!!!!

last year we went to D-Land, but I told my wife that if we go anywhere this year, we're going to San Diego for a whole week.

wanna try to get in 2 days at the Zoo, 2 Days at Sea World, 1 day at MSRD San Diego........

Excellent! Also consider the San Diego Zoo Safari Park which is in Escondido (45 minutes north of SD). I think you can purchase a Zoo/Safari Park package. I almost forgot about Legoland in Carlsbad. (Not just for kiddies..)

Seminole · 02-17-2014, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Litos

Disneyland

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No way I'd ever go to Disneyland over Disneyworld.

Red Bread · 02-17-2014, 01:03 PM

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No way I'd ever go to Disneyland over Disneyworld.

If you were going solely for the park, yeah, I'd say World over Land, but give me LA/Orange County vs Orlando every time.

Depending on how relaxed you want to be, consider renting a house in the Laguna Beach or Dana Point area. I used to live in Laguna Beach and getting to both LA and San Diego is relatively easy (unless it's Friday afternoon).

Litos · 02-17-2014, 01:29 PM

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No way I'd ever go to Disneyland over Disneyworld.

not me - everything I can ever want to see is in Disneyland - and it will only take 2 whole days to see/do damn near everything.

to see everything in DWorld, you'll need a week minimum....

plus, I'd rather walk around D-Land in 74 degree weather in May than to walk around DWorld in weather almost as hot as Houston...

fuck all that.

Billup · 02-17-2014, 01:36 PM

That, and the fact that DW is a little further from OP's destination of Cali.

Also, don't go to Laguna Beach. I saw that television show with those damn hippies from that wretched place.

manutdas11 · 02-17-2014, 07:55 PM

Wine Country. /money$...

Litos · 02-17-2014, 08:49 PM

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it's a lot different when you actually go

Litos · 02-17-2014, 08:50 PM

MisterSkiMask · 02-17-2014, 09:57 PM

San Diego

Road trip up pch, Stop on Santa Barbara, Monterey, cross the golden gate, end up in Napa for some wine and/or Calistoga for a massage and/or mud bath

Yosemite, not the best time if year for that

Tahoe, one of my favorite spots

mccannable · 02-17-2014, 10:07 PM

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San Diego

Road trip up pch, Stop on Santa Barbara, Monterey, cross the golden gate, end up in Napa for some wine and/or Calistoga for a massage and/or mud bath

Yosemite, not the best time if year for that

Tahoe, one of my favorite spots

Im leaning to this idea

aus · 02-19-2014, 12:20 AM

You have to book Yosemite 6mo ahead if you want to stay in the park.

Most of that drive up PCH will block chucks when you're going through SoCal. It gets better once you're out of LA, otherwise it's just traffic.

There's a TON to do in SoCal, but it's not going to be all that warm out here in a month... having said that, it's been a freakishly warm "Winter" this year.

What's your budget? You want ocean or theme parks? Museums?

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mccannable · 02-19-2014, 11:09 PM

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You have to book Yosemite 6mo ahead if you want to stay in the park.

Most of that drive up PCH will block chucks when you're going through SoCal. It gets better once you're out of LA, otherwise it's just traffic.

There's a TON to do in SoCal, but it's not going to be all that warm out here in a month... having said that, it's been a freakishly warm "Winter" this year.

What's your budget? You want ocean or theme parks? Museums?

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Prob under 1k for 5 days. It's got to be a cheap trip. No parks, I live in central fl. Ocean and nature parks mainly. I have a lot of travel rewards so most cost will be eating and doing things.

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