To the East Cost Guys - seeking advice

druide

druide

In The Pattern
Hi All,

I don´t know where to put it in the forums but nevertheless I gonna ask.

Corinna and I are in the early stages of planning our vacation next year. And we decided to travel parts of the east coast. Probably we will arrive from Germany via Boston (commercial airliner not the Beech of course :lol:), maybe 2 days in the city but then heading out to more remote areas. We are thinking of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire down to Rhode Island and possibly NY state. we´ve been to NY city once - so there´s no need to go there this time. We are not looking for this kind of travel = see as much cities and take as much photos as possible, BUT more this way: get to know the "feeling" of the country, the people, their way of life, more the cozy and "silent" places. We plan to rest at summer cottages (for a few days or a week), goin to rent a car and go out experience the country. Have some nice BBQ in the evening, going out to little but "original" restraurants, have a drink in a bar and most important.....RELAX (as real life is stresful and busy enough). Maybe meet some of the BAC fellows, admire their planes :rolleyes:, improve my english (:twisted:)....
The time available will be 3 weeks end of June to July (depending on availability of accomodations).

So here it goes: if anyone has tips/tricks, knows about special places, ideas what a foreign guy should see to get to know more of your country...let me know.
Any help highly appreciated.



Willy
 
You will only get a partial feel for the country if you're staying in the Northeast. One of the most amazing things about the US is how the customs and people vary depending on where you are. But New England is a beautiful place. Franconia Notch in New Hampshire is a really nice place; The Catskill Mountains in NY is a beautiful area as well.

Just don't expect to get any good BBQ there- for that you'd have to come to the South! :-)

..Joe
 
Willy,

Guten tag!

You have chosen the best part of the USA for your vacation - New England!

If you are planning to stay a week in the same place then a central location would be near Boston on the ocean. Within a two hour ride are the mountains of New Hampshire, Cape Cod and the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, the coast of Maine, Connecticut and Rhode Island and the beautiful rolling hills of Massachusetts and southern Vermont. Note: NO AUTOBAHN. We drive slower.

Your travel dates are the most popular vacation times so making a reservation soon would be best.

Yes, we serve BBQ but it is not our specialty. Lobster and fried clams are our specialty.

Margie and I will be at our summer home in Canada at that time. Otherwise we would be happy to be your guides. We will help with planning if you like.

Tom Corcoran
Braintree, Massachusetts
 
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@ Joe :-)))) I do not want to mess with the south.... but if we go totally cross country we will be on a rush and can only get a glimpse of everything....and why not going south the year after? Yeah, the BBQ.....lobster is fine as well but I am sure the northeast will serve steaks....

@Tom thank you so much, I´ll come back on that when we roughly know where we think we will spend our time, so you may have a look onto our plans....

Willy
 
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If you can make it to Augusta Maine, you can rent a Baby Beech from Maine Beechcraft (a.k.a. Maine Instrument Flight) and see the Northeast from the air. You may be able to get a US airman certificate endorsement for your German pilot certificate there. Great sea food and comfortable accommodations at the the Senator hotel. Lots of good restaurants in and around Augusta. Tell Bill Perry I sent you.
 
Willy,

I stayed in Concord, New Hampshire when I was working in Billerica and Boston on a trip. Concord is a small American town, but also the capital of New Hampshire. It is bordered by the states you mention, and it is small but very nice. This could be a nice base even for trip to Boston; it is about an hour drive.

I like your idea of getting out of the cities; there are plenty of nice cities in Europe. You may want to put California, Idaho, and Wyoming on your list one of these years… we call the rest of the country “Flatlanders”.

A German accent with a New England accent, now that will be funny!

Mike
(Live in Silicon Valley, California aka San Jose)
 
Mike,
I just checked the official website of Concord...nice one. And there are quite a lot of cabins/cottages around to ask for. It makes no sense for me to try to explore the whole US in three weeks, so let´s start somewhere :-) the East Coast is to reach in round about 7.5 hrs of flight (not to mention the more than 17 to 23hrs to other states in the central or down south-west). I agree: must sound funny...a german guy with a local accent.

Thanks for your advice

Willy
 
I lived in Hudson NH for 17 years. Make sure you get up to the lakes region (KLCI) and to the white mountains (KLEB/KHIE). All are very close. Vermont and Maine are beautiful also and are just short drives.

Have fun!
 
Willy,
Although Tom will be in Canada then, be sure to contact me before you come over and I will devote some time to being a tour guide. I am based in western Massachusetts (Springfield), about 100 miles from Boston. You can PM me on this site or my email address is [email protected]
Steve Cote
 
Steve,
of course we will. Thank you so much. I've seen you are in EMS as well...we just made a first reservation for a little house near Walpole, Damariscotta and will plan the rest in sequence. Starting probably 20 june 2013. I'll keep you informed.
willy
 
Willy,

I live in NYC I will give you a pass on the NYC comment. I strongly suggest Mt. Desert Island Maine (Acadia State Park) for that region, second the notion of Franconia Notch in New Hampshire, and recommend the area of Central Vermont. While in Central Vermont you might stop by the airfield in Warren for a glider ride, a great way to have a look at the scenery, and a stop at the Ben and Jerry Ice Cream Factory in Waterbury. Then drive up through Stowe, over Smugglers' Notch and into Jeffersonville and on east to Burlington, on Lake Champlain, great boating, places to stay, and good food. Oh, and New England has a huge number of airports of all sizes.

Greg MacPherson
C24R MC533, N18996
 
Willy,

If there was one place I would have to put on your list my choice would be Grafton, Vermont. Basically, the entire town is owned by a trust and is maintained as the "most scenic New England town" in New England. The Grafton Inn is a great get away with no phones, no televisions, and it seems that almost every president has stayed there at some point in time. I will admit that I have only vacationed in the north east a couple of times for maybe a month total. Grafton and Boston are the only 2 places I have a real desire to return to. You absolutely cannot beat the history you will encounter in the walking tour of Boston (well, at least US history. Its not like Europe where seemingly every village has an old castle and ancient church).
 
Note to Greg. Acadia is now a National Park. Don't worry. This is a recent development. It was established in 1919! lol

Alan

gmacpN18996 said:
Willy,

I live in NYC I will give you a pass on the NYC comment. I strongly suggest Mt. Desert Island Maine (Acadia State Park) for that region, second the notion of Franconia Notch in New Hampshire, and recommend the area of Central Vermont. While in Central Vermont you might stop by the airfield in Warren for a glider ride, a great way to have a look at the scenery, and a stop at the Ben and Jerry Ice Cream Factory in Waterbury. Then drive up through Stowe, over Smugglers' Notch and into Jeffersonville and on east to Burlington, on Lake Champlain, great boating, places to stay, and good food. Oh, and New England has a huge number of airports of all sizes.

Greg MacPherson
C24R MC533, N18996
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I agree with Greg about Acadia and Franconia Notch but would also add Mt Washington. You can hike or drive to the top. There's a restaurant and it is a State Park.
 
I recently had an opportunity to speak with a gentleman from Ct who had come to look at buying my TVR, he owns a B&B near the New England Air Museum at Windsor Locks Ct. He has access to 2 other B&B's in his area and has a pilots package he can provide us. He arranges pickup at the airport and transportation to and from the museum. This might make a nice weekend fly-in.
 
Check with Larry Perry "spotthepilot" . He is now managing the airport at Springfield VT. Nice central new england small airport. I also know tha Tom Corcoran is a great contact up there.
 
So guys,
thank you so far for thoughts, input, ideas. Here´s the final booking:

total stay in the US East Coast: June 20 to July 12, 2013

Arrival Boston: June 20, 2013

Boston City: June 20 to 22, 2013

Maine: June 22 to June 29, 2013, http://www.ferienhaus-privat.de/950071/


Vermont: June 29 to July 6, 2013 South Royalton, http://www.vermonttwincabins.com/


NH: July 6 to July 12. 2013, Bartlett http://www.fewo-direkt.de/ferienwohnung-ferienhaus/p121202


back to Munich via Boston: July 12, 2013

We´re going to rent a car @ Boston for the time and now looking for places to visit. All the stops are vacation homes/Summer lodges. We really are looking forward to visit this part of your country - and hopefully some fellow BAC members.

Keep you informed.

Willy
 
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