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re: Saw Steel Magnolias tonight

Posted by nctiger71 on 5/9/24 at 11:18 pm
[quote] in that they didn’t know how to end a story, so they had someone die. In[/quote] [quote]'Steel Magnolias' was based on a true story Actor and writer Robert Harling wrote the play based on the true story of his sister, Susan Harling Robinson, who died from complications with diabetes.[/quo...
We were on a fall foliage road trip in northern Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota last fall and decided to go to ND and Theodore Rosevelt NP. Neither my wife nor I had been to ND. TRNP struck me as a poor man's Badlands NP in SD. I'm glad we went but wouldn't drive across ND again to see it. T...
[quote]The Cooper Road[/quote] I believe that road is now named Dr. Martin Luther King Drive....

re: Charleston/Kiawah First Time

Posted by nctiger71 on 4/27/24 at 6:08 pm
A few places not on Ray Curado’s list. The Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie Magnolias - a restaurant Get a hot prawline from the shop on N Market St. - I think it is Market Street Sweets. Middleton Place was in The Patriot, the movie with Mel Gibson. We had lu...

re: Alaska excursion question

Posted by nctiger71 on 4/24/24 at 2:03 pm
[quote]What did yall do in Ketchikan?[/quote]We went to Totem Bight State Historical Park to see totem poles. DO NOT DO THAT. Some friends went on a wildlife excursion of some type at Ketchikan and that’s what we should have done. The other excursions were great; whale watching from a small bo...

re: Boston for our 20th

Posted by nctiger71 on 4/21/24 at 7:55 am
[link=(https://www.tigerdroppings.com/rant/travel/the-definitive-boston-thread/76374209/)]The Definitive Boston Thread[/link] The resident Boston expert created this thread in 2018. But; my three recommendations: Freedom Trail - talk to the docents Eat in the North End - can’t go wrong with G...

re: Recs for coastal S Carolina

Posted by nctiger71 on 4/20/24 at 8:42 am
[quote] - Doing a road trip again this summer with my daughter. - four days in Myrtle Beach - We’d like to do some adventuring[/quote]What route is your road trip to MB? Don't know how you define adventuring but here are some ideas about SC. [img][url=https://imgur.com/KCcY75M][img]http://i....

re: Vancouver, BC suggestions

Posted by nctiger71 on 4/18/24 at 10:27 pm
[quote]Does anyone have specific tips on nice restaurants, bars, things to do/see. Possible day trips outside the city?[/quote]I've been three times. First two times I really enjoyed it, not as much this last time but we stayed near the airport for convenience. As others have said Stanley Park...
Boston San Diego I like these two cities a lot. Washington DC & the general area. St Louis has a lot to do but it can be hot & humid in the summer. ...
Thanks for the update. If the stars align right we're going back to the northeast again this Fall; hopefully we will make it farther north this year. We did a Michigan, including the UP, and Minnesota fall foliage tour last year. That was great too but I don't think we have ever hit it just rig...
We went to Banff, Glacier Nat Park (US) and other places in Canada last year. Below is the link to the trip report. [link=(https://www.tigerdroppings.com/rant/display.aspx?sp=109252704&s=2&p=109252704#109252704)]Banff GNP Travel Report[/link] But if you don't want to read all that: We stayed...
What We Did On Our Holiday [quote]In a nutshell Comical, Feel-good, and Touching While visiting family in the Scottish Highlands, a troubled couple (Rosamund Pike, David Tennant) try to put on a happy face, but their three children innocently reveal all of their biggest secrets.[/quote]We watch...
Lizard Lick, NC Bird in Hand, PA - not my state of residence though....
[link=(https://www.visitraleigh.com/plan-a-trip/visitraleigh-insider-blog/post/things-to-do-in-raleigh-nc-april/)]Things to do in Raleigh in April[/link] Might find something here that fits your schedule & agree with NCTigerFan’s suggestions....
Callaway Resort and Gardens are about 20 minutes from WS. The FDR Little White House historical site is near WS. IIRC that’s where he died....
What is your favorite memory of George’s work? His routine on the environment. ...
[quote]We went with Princess in 2019. The cruise ship wasn't anything to write home about, but I don't recall any negatives either. Then spent a couple days in Vancouver on the back end. Explored the city a little I'd also recommend getting a balcony at minimum on the shore side of the shi...
We stayed at The Lodge at Red River Ranch which is about 4 miles west of Torrey. Capitol Reef NP is a little east of Torrey. We only stayed one night and wished we had stayed two. We were on a two week road trip and mostly stayed in Hampton Inns or something similar and the lodge was a nice c...
[quote]Gatlinburg, Tennessee, was the site of the Battle of Burg Hill in 1863, and reenactment groups now demonstrate the battle and life during the Civil War there every summer. [/quote]?????, might be it. Are you sure it was a Civil War site & not the Revolutionary War? Any pictures or relat...

re: SouthWest Trip

Posted by nctiger71 on 2/27/24 at 11:01 pm
There are 4 state parks near St. George. [link=(https://greaterzion.com/outfitters/sand-hollow-state-park/)]Sand Hollow State Park[/link] One of them is Sand Hollow and you can rent off-highway vehicles and ride around Sand Mountain. My eye doctor and her husband did that and she said it was a lot...