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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5380 on: March 11, 2019, 04:36:36 PM »
Im looking to go to Caribbean preferably dominican republic. Im looking to get a 2 room suite or villa with points. (4 people) Any recommendations?

Tons of timeshares there and they often rent by the night.  I'd check the Chase travel portal to use URs.

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5381 on: March 13, 2019, 09:22:56 AM »
Im looking to go to Caribbean preferably dominican republic. Im looking to get a 2 room suite or villa with points. (4 people) Any recommendations?

I heard if you stay at the hotel with the kosher restaurant and go to a time share pitch you can stay there for under 50 bucks a night

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5382 on: March 15, 2019, 02:25:19 PM »
I heard if you stay at the hotel with the kosher restaurant and go to a time share pitch you can stay there for under 50 bucks a night
Including kosher?

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5383 on: March 24, 2019, 12:12:58 PM »
Appreciate any help.
2 adults 2 teens wanna do June/July Italy Swiss then Spain or Isreal
Departure NYC
I have 1M Amex willing to do some cash if works out better

TIA

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5384 on: March 24, 2019, 12:18:14 PM »
Appreciate any help.
2 adults 2 teens wanna do June/July Italy Swiss then Spain or Isreal
Departure NYC
I have 1M Amex willing to do some cash if works out better

TIA

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Main help need about airlines (First time trying a trip like this) hotels and stays will do some research reading and asking where appropriate.

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5385 on: March 29, 2019, 01:58:36 PM »
Chal Hamoed Pesach --- Looking for place with minyan within a 4hr drive of NYC for 2 days 1 night (or 3 days 2 nights) where entire family will enjoy themselves. Relevant children ages from 5 - 15.

Will bring food if needed and willing to either rent entire house or more likely stay in local hotel.

Ideas????

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5386 on: March 29, 2019, 02:16:20 PM »
Chal Hamoed Pesach --- Looking for place with minyan within a 4hr drive of NYC for 2 days 1 night (or 3 days 2 nights) where entire family will enjoy themselves. Relevant children ages from 5 - 15.

Will bring food if needed and willing to either rent entire house or more likely stay in local hotel.

Ideas????
Boston or Baltimore/Washington DC

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5387 on: March 30, 2019, 09:29:20 PM »
Boston or Baltimore/Washington DC
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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5388 on: March 30, 2019, 10:23:03 PM »
Boston or Baltimore/Washington DC

Just checked, and the drive is over the non negotiable 4 hr restriction that was given to me.

Thinking about Lancaster, PA or ....

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5389 on: March 30, 2019, 10:26:26 PM »
Chal Hamoed Pesach --- Looking for place with minyan within a 4hr drive of NYC for 2 days 1 night (or 3 days 2 nights) where entire family will enjoy themselves. Relevant children ages from 5 - 15.

Will bring food if needed and willing to either rent entire house or more likely stay in local hotel.

Ideas? ???
Philadelphia
Maybe a day  in Lancaster, too.
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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5390 on: March 30, 2019, 10:45:26 PM »
Just checked, and the drive is over the non negotiable 4 hr restriction that was given to me.

Thinking about Lancaster, PA or ....
Baltimore is under 4 hrs unless you are counting the inevitable stops with aforementioned kids

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5391 on: March 31, 2019, 11:37:27 AM »
Baltimore is under 4 hrs unless you are counting the inevitable stops with aforementioned kids
Baltimore is around 4 hrs, Washington DC is 45 minutes further :D.

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« Reply #5392 on: March 31, 2019, 11:42:35 AM »
Baltimore is around 4 hrs, Washington DC is 45 minutes further :D.
I'm not sure if you are agreeing with me or not, but without traffic, Baltimore is 3-3 1/2 hours depending on speed. If you are counting traffic, then it could be 5, and DC would be an extra 1-2 hours

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5393 on: March 31, 2019, 11:43:18 AM »
Also depends where in NYC. I was assuming Brooklyn.

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5394 on: March 31, 2019, 12:06:19 PM »
I'm not sure if you are agreeing with me or not, but without traffic, Baltimore is 3-3 1/2 hours depending on speed. If you are counting traffic, then it could be 5, and DC would be an extra 1-2 hours

Baltimore to D.C. most congested roads in the country as well.

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5395 on: March 31, 2019, 12:10:16 PM »
I'm not sure if you are agreeing with me or not, but without traffic, Baltimore is 3-3 1/2 hours depending on speed. If you are counting traffic, then it could be 5, and DC would be an extra 1-2 hours
Brooklyn to DC took me under 4 hours including 3 bathroom/gas stops. On the way back I hit terrible traffic & it took over 6 hours

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5396 on: March 31, 2019, 12:40:22 PM »
It's all about the time of day, if you time your drive right it will be a breeze, time it wrong and it will the be the worst drive of your life.
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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5397 on: March 31, 2019, 12:43:09 PM »
It's all about the time of day, if you time your drive right it will be a breeze, time it wrong and it will the be the worst drive of your life.

Hard to avoid traffic in both NY and Baltimore/D.C., unless you leave at 8 PM  ( theoretically 10 AM also) or later since the drive is 4 hours so either way you'll end up hitting traffic somewhere.

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5398 on: March 31, 2019, 01:31:06 PM »
It's all about the time of day, if you time your drive right it will be a breeze, time it wrong and it will the be the worst drive of your life.
And time of year. Summer Sundays are the worst

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5399 on: March 31, 2019, 02:15:27 PM »
And time of year. Summer Sundays are the worst
especially from NJ to NY :(