within 10-12 hours of raleigh. go.

1/24/2006 1:52:05 PM

CALIFORNIA!!!!

1/24/2006 1:53:37 PM

NEW ORLEANS!

1/24/2006 1:54:29 PM

Quote :

"within 10-12 hours of raleigh."

1/24/2006 1:56:04 PM

CALIFORNIA!!!!

1/24/2006 1:59:05 PM

chocolate town!

1/24/2006 2:04:29 PM

p-cola can be interesting.

if you roll down there, be sure to go by Key Sailing on the beach, rent something from Charlie.

If you name drop me, you might get a discount


[Edited on January 24, 2006 at 2:05 PM. Reason : .]

1/24/2006 2:04:49 PM

Destin

1/24/2006 2:16:11 PM

to live in or to visit. please specify.

1/24/2006 2:56:35 PM

to visit in early-mid febuary.

1/24/2006 3:03:36 PM

Raleigh to New Orleans

it says it's 13 hours, but mapquest times are always on the long side. i bet it could be done easily in 11 or 12 hours.

1/24/2006 3:08:50 PM

destin, Tallahasee Panama City Beach (pushing 12 hours)

1/24/2006 3:10:07 PM

tallahassee is 9 hours.

1/24/2006 3:12:16 PM

^^^i've done that drive a few times, it's pretty hard to do it in 12 hours or under unless you're really rolling.

1/24/2006 3:15:07 PM

i'd avoid NO right now. sure, there are several places in the french quarter that have opened but for the most part, the city is still recovering. mardi gras will be shortened to 8 days. most restaurants serve limited menus and always have 45 minute waits. most stores close at 7pm. and most hotels are still booked solid due to people still trying to fix their houses and all the contruction crews.

i personally like destin, fl.

and NO, you can't go from raleigh to NO in less than 12 hours if you want to ever pee or eat. and atlanta can easily slow you down by 1+ hours

[Edited on January 24, 2006 at 3:31 PM. Reason : er]

1/24/2006 3:30:18 PM

^ i've been to Destin a time or two - maybe just to drive through because my grandparents live in the same county. As I recall, Destin has practically been built overnight (i.e. from nothing 10 years ago to a decent city today), so everything is extremely new and basically picture-perfect, like a fake little town.
It's interesting to ride through I guess, but i don't know of anything to do there?

1/24/2006 3:38:40 PM

nice beach, shopping, restaurants, etc. no big attractions per se.

1/24/2006 3:41:32 PM

TAMPA...ITS ABOUT 11 HOURS AWAY

1/24/2006 3:51:49 PM

^^ You live in LA? How's Shreveport these days...since Katrina?

[Edited on January 24, 2006 at 3:52 PM. Reason : .]

1/24/2006 3:52:17 PM

^^10 hours if you get on 301 in Jacksonville and cut down to Ocala, then get on 75.

if you go to Tampa, go to Ybor and not Channelside if you want to drink. trust me on this, i used to live there. Well, I guess Channelside is better if you have a ton of cash and enjoy hanging with drunk middle aged people...

if you want to chill, go to St. Pete, but never on a Saturday night. Its downright annoying and not as fun as Ybor.

Actually, mid-Feb in Tampa is Gasparilla, which is a Mardi Gras knockoff. Its not as good as Guavaween and basically involves everyone dressing like a pirate and passing out in rich people's yards over in Channelside. Might be amusing for you.

[Edited on January 24, 2006 at 4:01 PM. Reason : .]

1/24/2006 3:59:23 PM

Tampa is boring.

1/24/2006 4:01:25 PM

it is if you dont know where to go on the right nights

theres tons more going on there than there is anywhere in the Carolinas (that's a given...but still)

1/24/2006 4:04:33 PM

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"^^ You live in LA? How's Shreveport these days...since Katrina?"

yeah. i rarely go though shreveport - really only when i go visit inlaws near dallas. i live between baton rouge and new orleans. all i know of shreveport is simply that its population has increased somewhat due to evacuees.

[Edited on January 24, 2006 at 4:05 PM. Reason : er]

1/24/2006 4:05:15 PM

Yeah, I'll be in Plano next month, so wanted to see if a quick trip to Shreveport would be worth it. We'll see.

1/24/2006 4:07:37 PM