Do Americans have it better? - Page 12

Sweetpea · 07-30-2009, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by kazbates

We've also looked into renting one of those fancy RV's but that doesn't seem like much of a vacation to me. He would do all the driving and I would do all the cooking, etc.

Dump the kids at the grandparents and rent it!

Or if you must take the kids, rent a slightly bigger one. I'm very glad my parents bought a bus when we were older and we crossed all over Europe with that bus. It was something like this:

And we were with 5 persons (my parents, my two brothers and me)

kazbates · 07-30-2009, 10:55 AM

He was actually looking at something like this:

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knowing how I like to travel.

He figures if he can give me a little luxury on the road I won't mind all the other work that goes with it.

pilotbob · 07-30-2009, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by kazbates

He was actually looking at something like this:

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knowing how I like to travel.

He figures if he can give me a little luxury on the road I won't mind all the other work that goes with it.

I would love to travel in one of those... sort of John Maden style. Of course, I can't afford to hire a driver like he can. My in-laws have one of these. They practically live in it.

BOb

kazbates · 07-30-2009, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

I would love to travel in one of those... sort of John Maden style. Of course, I can't afford to hire a driver like he can.

BOb

That's the nice part for me, I wouldn't have to do any driving. David has told me he will do it all.

Of course, we would end up looking at every Huge Ball of String or Petrified Rock in the country, but, hey, as long as I can sit back in a lounge chair and read, it's all good!

pilotbob · 07-30-2009, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by kazbates

That's the nice part for me, I wouldn't have to do any driving. David has told me he will do it all.

Of course, we would end up looking at every Huge Ball of String or Petrified Rock in the country, but, hey, as long as I can sit back in a lounge chair and read, it's all good!

Sounds good for you. Actually, I love to travel, except for the traveling part. You know how they say "the journey blah blah blah the destination.." Just don't tell me that after 45 minutes sitting in traffic in the middle of Maryland somewhere. Or the one time we waited 3 hours to get through the toll booths of the Geo Washington bridge.

Argh!!!

BOb

DixieGal · 07-30-2009, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

Sounds good for you. Actually, I love to travel, except for the traveling part. You know how they say "the journey blah blah blah the destination.." Just don't tell me that after 45 minutes sitting in traffic in the middle of Maryland somewhere. Or the one time we waited 3 hours to get through the toll booths of the Geo Washington bridge.

Argh!!!

BOb

But Darling Penguin, that sort of traffic jam is not travelling. That is camping in the car!

Ea · 07-30-2009, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by kazbates

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They now have a list of places they would like to revisit on their own, although, from my persective, I would much rather they continue to take preorganized tours. There's a sense of security attached where everything is prearranged and I know someone is looking out for them. They, of course, we have a few things to say about my point of view, though!

*lol* How old was it you said they were?

RickyMaveety · 07-30-2009, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

But Darling Penguin, that sort of traffic jam is not travelling. That is camping in the car!

I remember when I was living in Los Angeles and I was asked to host a couple of girls who were visiting from New Zealand. I took a week off work to take them around LA and show them the sights.

The first day we went to Disneyland. Of course, we ended up stuck in a huge traffic jam on the 5 freeway. Those girls were so excited!! They had never seen a traffic jam before! The first time we stopped (for about 15 minutes), one of them said "What's going on??" I replied that this was just a typical LA morning traffic jam. "Really?? An LA traffic jam?? Oh, how fantastic!!"

Of course, that was about 30 years ago, and they were from Christchurch. I'm sure they must have their own traffic jams by now.

Ea · 07-30-2009, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

I would love to travel in one of those... sort of John Maden style. Of course, I can't afford to hire a driver like he can. My in-laws have one of these. They practically live in it.

BOb

Yes, but think about the inconvenience of going sightseeing with it. It's not very practical.

pilotbob · 07-30-2009, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Ea

Yes, but think about the inconvenience of going sightseeing with it. It's not very practical.

They have a trailer and pull their Jeep behind them. So, they can use that do do local sightseeing/errands, whatever.

BOb

Ea · 07-30-2009, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

They have a trailer and pull their Jeep behind them. So, they can use that do do local sightseeing/errands, whatever.

BOb

Of course!

DixieGal · 07-30-2009, 12:06 PM

Without a Jeep, Tim has been known to unplug all of the hookups in order to go to Dollar General in The Love Shack.

Ea · 07-30-2009, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

Without a Jeep, Tim has been known to unplug all of the hookups in order to go to Dollar General in The Love Shack.

::lack of cultural context error::

HarryT · 07-30-2009, 12:09 PM

I believe that DG means that he drives the mobile home itself down to the local shops, disconnecting it from all the things that you plug in to it at the camp site in order to do so.

Ea · 07-30-2009, 12:11 PM

Yes, I think I got that, but "...Dollar General in The Love Shack"? I had the feeling there was some hidden joke there

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kazbates Wizard Posts: 2,627 Karma: 406616 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Northern Virginia Device: SurfacePro, SurfaceBook 2	He was actually looking at something like this: knowing how I like to travel. He figures if he can give me a little luxury on the road I won't mind all the other work that goes with it.

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DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	Without a Jeep, Tim has been known to unplug all of the hookups in order to go to Dollar General in The Love Shack.

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Ea Wizard Posts: 3,490 Karma: 5239563 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Denmark Device: Kindle 3\|iPad air\|iPhone 4S	Yes, I think I got that, but "...Dollar General in The Love Shack"? I had the feeling there was some hidden joke there