I'm going on vacation in August.

I want to go somewhere either a short plane ride (1-3 hours) or 1-2 day drive (6-10 hours) from San Francisco.

I'm going w/ my girl, so I'd like somewhere kind of nice & romantic, w/stuff to do, but probably not a big city. Not too expensive, but not camping.

Warm weather, and maybe some water. Ocean, lake, or amazing pools. We'd like to lounge around in the sun & read.

Where should I go? (please include any suggestion that doesn't perfectly fit my description, too, just in case.)

NDRU said:

I was going to suggest Santa Barbara, I live here...then I read "not too expensive" and that excludes this damn expensive city!!!!

PaisleyPark5083 said:

SB is very nice. Been there lots of times. I stayed at the Fess Parker Doubletree (right across from the beach) a few years ago for a wedding, also my sister went to UCSB.

What part of SB are you in?

NDRU said:

I live on the border of SB/Goleta

PaisleyPark5083 said:

I love the Doubletree, been there many times for weddings etc.

PaisleyPark5083 said:

nice! I used to hate SB because it was represented to me by Isla Vista

PaisleyPark5083 said:

OHHHH and Shiela E. gave a concert in there "rotunda" about 2 yrs ago, it was a benefit concert!!!

NDRU said:

IV is a hole in the ground, I stay away. But I hear they have GREAT Halloween parties, if you like that 50 keg, party in the street till you fall down kinda stuff.
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PaisleyPark5083 said:

right the whole town is like a dorm. throw your beer cans out the window and walk to the party next door

NDRU said:

they are just about to finish for the school yr. get's pretty discusting, ghetto like, people shove old mattress and couch's into the street!

Go to Sea side Heights or Atlantic City!!!!!

DaniDaniBoBani said:

AC is too far, where is Sea Side Heights?

NDRU said:

Rite by AC.

DaniDaniBoBani said:

Maybe I could just crash on your couch!

NDRU said:

The pool will be up by August....and I'm a great cook.

DaniDaniBoBani said:

This is shaping up! Do you have 2 computers, though? How would we communicate?

NDRU said:

Your killin' me today.

You could log on from your cell phone!!

DaniDaniBoBani said:

Allison will be soooo excited!!

NDRU said:

Yeah...but now, ya's gotta act like we met on Blink182.org, cuz Jer hates Prince.

What about Colorado?

Rev said:

I'd definitely consider that. Anywhere in particular?

DaniDaniBoBani said:

he'll never know

not that you & I have ever discussed Prince

We went to Puetro Vallerta las year and enjoyed that a lot. I'd love to go back to Mexico. maybe Baja somwhere?

But we'd like somewhere less touristy than PV. Any ideas?

Oh, that's easy: Vancouver! You get to go abroad which is always fun, it's beautiful there and it's not too expensive either. I'm not certain you could get there within the time limit you set up, but it would be worth the extra time.

Actually, it might be much too far away now that I think about it, but I'd still go if I were you and had the chance.
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retina said:

I think that's close enough by plane. I'm considering there & Victoria. Is it warm in August?

NDRU said:

Absolutely. People think that because it's in Canada it has to be cold but it really isn't. I remember when I used to live there, I didn't have to put on a coat or a thick sweater until some time in November.

The Motel 6. I hear it has a vibrating bed too, romance baby.

retina said:

I know Seattle gets really warm in the summer. Actually the sun is probably more direct over Vancouver/Seattle during the summer than in Los Angeles.

jerseykrs said:

Cool, and they leave the light on, how kinky!

NDRU said: