Budget midwinter/chanuka idea thread

BusyBoys ↓

Today at 9:41 am

Can I ask how you know all of the US and England like the back of your hand?!?!

Are you up for a challenge??
You seem to be the person I should hire!

We’re planning a 2 week road trip in the summer. From central NJ south to Louisville Kentucky and then a bit further. We want to drive there and back(vs flying back).

Can you start us with the first few destinations?
Car will be taken care of. Lots of Hilton points for hotels.
Budget 3-4k

4 Kids ages 18m - 8

amother

↑ Linen

Today at 9:54 am

amother OP wrote:

If there is literally no budget, this is the ultimate airbnb with activities
https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms.....d7XNu

Fort Delaware Museam is in the area
https://thedelawarecompany.org/

Pocono Mountain Maple tour looks amazing - they are on friday, but I will look around if there is something similar a different say
https://www.poconomountains.co.....4470/

Lol not quite that open of a budget. And we definitely don't need that many rooms! But the castle looks amazing!
Any ideas for 3 bedroom places more affordable but also quaint and interesting?

amother

↑ Snowflake

Today at 9:56 am

amother OP wrote:

Ok - makes sense

What about Williamsburg VA?

First day, drive down, do only free stuff - historic jamestown ( the glasshouse is very cool) the Jamestown Ferry, and then walk Colonial Williamsburg’s Merchants Square ( lots of quaint shops).
Stay in this Holiday Inn for 90$
https://www.booking.com/hotel/.....&

2nd day do Busch Gardens if you want to splurge or some of the colonial stuff that isn't free

Busch Gardens has a 50% promotion today only to go thru january 5th.
https://buschgardens.com/willi.....fers/
Thats 250$ for 6 people

Or
Colonial Williamsburg
https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/
Jamestown Settlement
https://www.jyfmuseums.org/vis.....ement

Heres chabads website with a more comprehensive list of activities and minyanim/kosher food

Colonial Williamsburg accepts museum for all.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Today at 10:05 am

amother RosePink wrote:

Does she have any specific interests?
I am assuming you are chassidish so please check if my recommendations are appropriate for your lifestyle...

Here are some cool things to do - I would pick one and then go out to eat and then just shop:)

Mercer Labs
https://mercerlabs.com/
Color Factory
https://www.colorfactory.co/lo.....w_wcB
SUMMIT One Vanderbilt
https://summitov.com/tickets/?.....w_wcB
INTER_
https://www.interiam.co/?gad_s.....w_wcB

There are also the regular - the flagship stores on times square, Rockefeller Center Ice Skating/Fao Shwartz, China Town, the Towers ( World 1 observatory and Empire state building).....

amother

↑ OP ↓

Today at 10:13 am

BusyBoys wrote:

Wow thats amazing!
Help me out a bit - what kind of things do you guys like? How important are minyanim all the time to you? Shmiras Eynayim Standards? ages of the people on the trip?

I live in Israel, grew up in NJ, and we travel back and forth alot - always with stopovers in europe.
My parents are big budget travalers - most of the greater tri state area stuff is things we do over chol hamoed, Sundays, summer vacations ( we dont do camp, we road trip)

At this point even if I haven't been somewhere, researching it takes me minutes...

I actually have considered starting an itinerary planning business for Europe now that everyone needs to stopover if they come to Israel, but I am not sure there is a market for it.

↑ BusyBoys ↓

Today at 10:19 am

amother OP wrote:

Oh wow!!

4 Kids 18 months -8 years. 2 adults

Minyanim not important.

Shmiras einayim- well I’m posting with my username so I’m limited with what I can say here;) but - no beaches or water parks.

We are Outdoorsy ppl. Adventurers. Museums are fun too. ( we did Noah ark in Kentucky last summer- it was fantastic)

We’re very easy with food so don’t need restaurants.

Kids won’t be going to camp so really want to give them good time.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Today at 10:29 am

amother RosePink wrote:

Thanks so much for the suggestions will check it out!
She loves sleeping away overnight or snow tubing type of activities. Not shopping or going out to eat.

These two hotels are very close to Camelback
https://www.booking.com/hotel/.....&
https://www.booking.com/hotel/.....&

Its going to be more then 150 though - once you pay for the snowtubing....

amother

↑ OP ↓

Today at 11:10 am

BusyBoys wrote:

Top of my head, let me know if you want details on what to do in each place:
Lehigh River Valley Area
Lancaster PA
Harrisburg PA
Harpers Ferry, WV
Blackwater Falls, WV
Seneca Rocks, WV
Lost World Caverns, WV
New River Gorge, WV
Charlston, WV

You can add a bunch of stops - Between Harrisburg to harpers ferry you can detour and do Gettysbury, PA
Baltimore MD
D.C
Richmond VA
Williamsburg VA

If you do that I would skip harpers ferry and go straight to blackwater falls - it would be a longish stretch but I would want to get that part of WV in - its specatacular.

You can also skip the first three stops in PA and go straight to Baltimore....

amother

↑ OP ↓

Today at 11:28 am

amother Linen wrote:

Lol not quite that open of a budget. And we definitely don't need that many rooms! But the castle looks amazing!
Any ideas for 3 bedroom places more affordable but also quaint and interesting?

PA
https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms.....71e1b

This place in Maine looks epic, but its far
https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms.....9a7f1

amother

Turquoise

Today at 12:55 pm

BusyBoys wrote:

you might want took in to science museuems. louisville has a good one.
is cincinnati on your stop over list- it has a good children's science museum as well.

↑ BusyBoys ↓

Today at 1:09 pm

amother OP wrote:

Thank you!
I will iyh look over this list later tonight and let you know what places I want more info on.

You’re fantastic!!

↑ BusyBoys ↓

Today at 1:10 pm

amother Turquoise wrote:

you might want took in to science museuems. louisville has a good one.
is cincinnati on your stop over list- it has a good children's science museum as well.

Thanks for chiming in!
I will iyh sit down later tonight to look into this more

↑ BusyBoys

Today at 1:15 pm

amother OP wrote:

What would it look like if I want to get Ohio in after wv but before Kentucky?

And for the way back home?
Should we do Tennessee, Virginia and s Carolina?

amother

↑ Feverfew

Today at 2:24 pm

amother OP wrote:

The Spy Museum I posted upthread is great

Helicopter ride over nyc

What about a splatter room?
https://apieceofmyartnj.com/

Medieval tournament ( you cant eat the food but the show is pretty crazy and its tznuis)

But personally, what I posted upthread about the poconos is the best for this type of thing

Wow, thanks for these amazing ideas!!! Poconos is out as I'm highly pregnant and can't do an overnight at this point.
Where woukd I find more info on amedieval tournament?

amother

↑ Molasses

Today at 2:57 pm

renslet wrote:

If you like history, google walking tours of London, they have one about Jewish history. I loved it.
Also if you like history - the Churchill war rooms
Science museum

I've done the museums but the walking tour is a nice idea, thanks for that!

amother

Daphne

Today at 6:32 pm

OP you really should do this as a business! but first can you help me? Smile

going away w/ family 8 people total all ladies. Looking to go to Lakewood area so next to restaurants/ groceries... would be for 2/3 days
we would need an Airbnb/rental (in yiddishe neighborhood) and things to do.