Friday May 16th, 2008
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What makes you "Happy" in your part of the country?
Posted by John Solet (Coach Soup) on April 17, 2007 - 2:52pm.
Living in New Orleans-----Walking along the lake or river-- is a nice balance to all to the drama happening here in the city of New Orleans...It's a nice get-away here in the city....
What are some nice get-aways in your city?
Hey Vicki,
My wife is from the Jersey Shore also...She grew up in Toms River/Seaside Heights---she makes 3-4 trips home per year...A Jersey Girl here in New Orleans...
Being from here(Louisiana), I've come to like the boardwalks...pretty kool place to be in the summer eating custard, taffy,,,...Can't wait to head there this summer...
How funny. It really is a smally world!!
How is the city faring? I visited quite a few years ago and really had a wonderful time. The city has such history. Are things starting to look up and are people starting to rebuild?
The city is looking up===It's festival season here...so pretty much every weekend now til--end of summer something fun will be going on for people to have an outlet---and unwind...
Most neighborhoods have begun to rebuild...and yes, things are looking up---
Do you work for lime?---
Yes, I do.
I am glad that things are looking up in your city. My sitter volunteered for a few months there to help rebuild it and the people. She had a good experience.
I live in New York! What's not to love?
Except the darn weather for eight months out of the year.
Sometimes I have hankerings to move back to Los Angeles or to run away to a quaint town in the rural South, but in my heart, I know the minute I left New York I would only start pining to come right back.
Besides beaches, that are awfully crammed I must add, San Diego doesn't offer me a nice get-away, could be the fact that my daily routine limits me to work and my apartment. But whenever there is time to spare I often find myself camping with friends at any available camping site near Julian, which is a mere 40-50 minutes away from home. Did I mention that Julian is famous for their mouth-watering applepies? Not only do they taste great but they're always great motivation for the hiking trips.
You know I've been noticing that many small town folks, myself included in the bunch, spend a great deal trying to move up to the city and make it big to afford expensive devices you know the works, but most importantly to have enough money for the summer in order to go to these remote places, similar to those small towns we all hated so much in the beginning, ironic!
Not only does Julian have great apple pie but the book stores and antique shops are fun to browse. I have done a few day hikes in Julian and have been surprised how diverse the countryside is from mountainous to desert like. I guess that is one of the things that makes San Diego so unique is our beaches to mountains to deserts in just about an hour.
Out here in my neck of the country there's nothing better than firing up my bike and heading out for a ride. Two miles out of town everything goes flat and one can see for miles and miles. 20 Miles further I hit the foothills of the southern Rockies and 2 hours later I can be up in snow country. Being in the desert I can get all four seasons in one day so I have to pack my saddlebags accordingly, but it's worth it.
Observe the world as though you were a child and enjoy the wonder of it all.
I have heard that San Diego is a beautiful place to live. I am surprised to hear that it is not the garden of eden!! I think it was voted one of the best cities to live not a while back. When I visited a few many years ago, I was amazed at how different the beaches were from the eastcoast ones. More rocky-just gorgeous.
Lovely homes!! Looks just beautiful. I will have to show my husband, maybe to entice him.
The east coast is great and I really do love all it has to offer. I don't know if I could deal with the west coast mentality. When I was in LA, i thought that I was in la, la land. It is very different here on the eastcoast.
There's lots of hiking in the area --- lots and lots and lots of hiking for all skill levels. And you don't have to drive far (and who wants to do that these days with the cost of gas?) to get anywhere?
I do have to say that I think San Diego is just beautiful. I was just mesmerized by the creatures living in the tide pools. I've never seen life like that in all the beaches I've been to on the east and west coasts.
I'm an East Coast girl -- what's good about the East Coast is all the green! I miss it in Reno.
Vicki, we (me and my boyfriend) spent our vacation in New Jersey a couple of years ago. We stayed in Pleasantville to save money and drove to O.C. during the day. We spent one day in Cape May and went whale watching. N.J. has a beautiful shore. My only complaint is we had to buy a pass to go on the beach.
We go up to Philly alot too. My bf's family is from there. My favorite place would have to be the Zoo and Perkins Restaurant. His would have to be The Link.
As for Maryland, I love walking in down Main Street in Annapolis, especially on the 4th of July. On the 4th or during other festivities it's like one big party street and everyone is so friendly and their are awesome shops. Ocean City, Maryland is nice too, if you can stand the crowd. If you cant, I recommend camping at Assateaque (spell ?) Island where the wild ponies live. And just stay out of Baltimore unless you're going to an O's game. It's a mad house and not recommended to those who aren't use to city life.
We live just north of Annapolis, Maryland. Where is El Vez in Philly? My BF's favorite restaurant is Chickie&Petes, the one down the block from the stadium. It's a designated Eagles bar and alot of players hang out there as well.
"The time to be happy is now, the place to be happy is here" - Robert G. Ingersoll