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From: Blossom on 29 Jun 2010 14:41 On Jun 29, 8:11 am, Steve Russo <sru...(a)nycap.rr.com> wrote: > On Jun 29, 8:06 am, Lisa Cubbon <cub...(a)bellsouth.net> wrote: > > > > > > > On 6/29/2010 7:43 AM, Steve Russo wrote: > > > > On Jun 29, 7:12 am, Keane<ke...(a)keanespics.com> wrote: > > >> On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:03:10 -0400, Ginny Favers > > > >> <ginnyfav...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > >>> On 6/28/2010 6:29 PM, Bashful wrote: > > > >>>> Lots of good ideas - thanks! I mostly read when hubby drives, though we > > >>>> might invest in a book on CD. (We have tried this a couple of times, on > > >>>> previous long drives. The problem is that I usually cave and let hubby > > >>>> pick out the audio book... which means we will end up with Stephen King. > > >>>> Not that he isn't a good author, but he *really* doesn't put me in a > > >>>> Disney mood, LOL.) > > > >>>>> Blossom > > > >>> We bought some magazines on our car trip last summer. Reading Time from > > >>> cover to cover out loud to Joe was surprisingly entertaining, and it > > >>> passed quite a bit of time. > > > >>> ~Amanda > > > >> Russo's book might be better than Time... And the pages in Steve's > > >> book have a secondary use that the shiny, glossy paper that is > > >> Time wouldn't be very good for... > > > >>http://www.amazon.com/Youre-Going-Disney-World/dp/0595466907/ref=sr_1... > > > >> Only $12.55. Whattadeal... > > > > For another $15, I'd be willing to record it on CD... but then you'd > > > lose the secondary use of it (and a CD just wouldn't do, would it?) ;-) > > > Steve, Keane hawking your book for free these days or is he getting a > > cut? > > Quid pro quo. I'm hawking his Web site in my next MousePlanet column - > I think I also have to wax his car ;-) > > > > > And I agree. It's a great read. I carry mine to WDW in case I meet you > > and can get it autographed. Hasn't happened yet. Almost met you two > > years ago. Lisa- > > You weren't at the RADP meet in December last year? Forgive me but I > met a bunch of people and the names get lost in my addled mind. I do > remember the almost with you and Blossom two years ago - I had a > conflict with an interview (IIRC the Imagineer for Kim Possible). Yep, that was January of 2009. Blossom
From: Blossom on 29 Jun 2010 14:42 On Jun 29, 8:43 am, Lisa Cubbon <cub...(a)bellsouth.net> wrote: > On 6/29/2010 8:32 AM, Blossom wrote: > > > > > > >>>>> Stop at every second or third rest area (that's usually an hour or > >>>>> two) whether you have to or not. Get out, stretch your legs, if only > >>>>> for a couple of minutes. I get less fatigued that way. > > >>>> Yup, we usually do about the same (though I've noticed that some states > >>>> have *much* nicer rest stops than others. Probably a "girl thing", but > >>>> it might influence my stop requests a bit. > > >>> We do the drive from N Indiana to Orlando quite a bit... > >>> The bathrooms in Ohio& West Va are the worst that we encounter along > >>> the I-77 route. > >>> Along the I-75 route, Indiana is pretty pitiful. > > >> I would imagine so. I-75 doesn't go thought Indiana... ;-) > >> (My main complaint about Indiana on I-65, is the number of > >> rest areas. From north of Indy to the south, there's some > >> 125 miles where there's not highway rest area, which, I believe, > >> violates interstate highway guidelines...) > > >> Something other than a rest area, most big truck stops (such > >> as the Petro's) aren't bad. They're usually cleaner than the highway > >> rest areas. > > > Dammit, I thought that was the wrong road when I typed it... Guess my > > confusion comes from knitting while we're doing the trip! I KNOW it's > > I-65 in Indiana. Heck if you go to googlemaps, they don't show the > > route we usually take if the weather is bad... (I-65 to I-24 to I-75). > > We have also done the drive over to Ohio and take I-75 all the way. > > Sheesh, my brain is just shot this morning. Already had an argument > > over absolutely nothing with the mister this morning. Darn, I need to > > be back in Florida, I ain't cut out for the midwest anymore. > > Moan, > > B > > Soooo.... what's stopping you? Lisa My work, Wall-E's work, settling DA's estate, emptying a house, selling same house, commitments to other people... B
From: Rudeney on 29 Jun 2010 15:38 Ginny Favers wrote: > > Hampton is the middle class vacationer's hotel, Garden Inn is for > business travelers on short trips, Homewood is for longer stays for > both, and the Hilton is for upscale vacationers. That's my take on > them. I think they have a new acquisition of another extended-stay > chain - Staybridge Suites, maybe? If you will be stopping on a Friday or Saturday night, you might find the full-service business hotels like Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, etc. are less expensive than the "traveler" hotels. When DD lived in Atlanta, we were getting rates around $60/night at the Marriott on a Friday or Saturday night, but the Country Inn, Fairfield and Hampton across the street were over $70. Of course during the week, the Marriott was closer to $200, while the others were about $90. -- - RODNEY Next WDW Vacation? Who knows! Need to know more about RADP (rec.arts.disney.parks)? http://www.radp.org http://allears.net/btp/radp_bk.htm http://allears.net/tp/abrev.htm Are you still accessing RADP via Google? Why? Get instructions on how to access to the "real" RADP Usenet Group here: http://meets.radp.org/usenet.htm
From: Steve Russo on 29 Jun 2010 15:49 On Jun 29, 3:38 pm, Rudeney <rude...(a)mickeypics.com> wrote: > Ginny Favers wrote: > > > Hampton is the middle class vacationer's hotel, Garden Inn is for > > business travelers on short trips, Homewood is for longer stays for > > both, and the Hilton is for upscale vacationers. That's my take on > > them. I think they have a new acquisition of another extended-stay > > chain - Staybridge Suites, maybe? > > If you will be stopping on a Friday or Saturday night, you might find > the full-service business hotels like Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, etc. are > less expensive than the "traveler" hotels. When DD lived in Atlanta, we > were getting rates around $60/night at the Marriott on a Friday or > Saturday night, but the Country Inn, Fairfield and Hampton across the > street were over $70. Of course during the week, the Marriott was > closer to $200, while the others were about $90. > Yes, we've done that. The only drawback I've found is that my Marriott Marquis Club status earns me a free upgrade to Concierge but... the Concierge rooms aren't typically open on weekends. I learned that the hard way.
From: Rudeney on 29 Jun 2010 15:54
Steve Russo wrote: > On Jun 29, 3:38 pm, Rudeney <rude...(a)mickeypics.com> wrote: >> Ginny Favers wrote: >> >>> Hampton is the middle class vacationer's hotel, Garden Inn is for >>> business travelers on short trips, Homewood is for longer stays for >>> both, and the Hilton is for upscale vacationers. That's my take on >>> them. I think they have a new acquisition of another extended-stay >>> chain - Staybridge Suites, maybe? >> If you will be stopping on a Friday or Saturday night, you might find >> the full-service business hotels like Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, etc. are >> less expensive than the "traveler" hotels. When DD lived in Atlanta, we >> were getting rates around $60/night at the Marriott on a Friday or >> Saturday night, but the Country Inn, Fairfield and Hampton across the >> street were over $70. Of course during the week, the Marriott was >> closer to $200, while the others were about $90. >> > > Yes, we've done that. The only drawback I've found is that my Marriott > Marquis Club status earns me a free upgrade to Concierge but... the > Concierge rooms aren't typically open on weekends. I learned that the > hard way. Aw, too bad - you'd have to stay in a "plain" hotel room! Waaah! ;-) -- - RODNEY Next WDW Vacation? Who knows! Need to know more about RADP (rec.arts.disney.parks)? http://www.radp.org http://allears.net/btp/radp_bk.htm http://allears.net/tp/abrev.htm Are you still accessing RADP via Google? Why? Get instructions on how to access to the "real" RADP Usenet Group here: http://meets.radp.org/usenet.htm |