Your Fantasy Birthday - Tell Me

[irodguy]

If money is no object I would say a trip through Italy. If you are looking for a shorter nice vacation, I would say San Francisco or Santa Barbara. Personally being from a warmer climate, I would rather go someplace cool where I can walk and not break a sweat.

[joiei]

It is not my total fantasy, but this weekend I will be celebrating my birthday a little late, it is the 55th one. I have booked a room at the Hotel Phillips in Kansas City and am now trying to decide on dinner, Circe, Sour Octapus, Bluestem, or someplace the concierge might recommend. I have eaten at 40 sardines and at Lidia;s. I will do bbq for lunch one day, not sure about breakfasts.

I do not know that there is any one particular fantasy, oh maybe being someplace really cool in South America.

[snowangel]

For the past 20 plus years, I have had that fantasy birthday. At The Cabin, usually complete with skinny dipping with my honey under the northern lights.

Doesn't get any better than this. Quiet, only punctuated by the hooting of owls or the loons.

A star and northern light display to astound.

Silky water to sooth the skin.

Ahhh.

[robyn]

If it were me, I'd just love to go to Pearl Beach Resort, in Bora Bora.

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Bad week - bad month. I haven't had much time to write - but I am reading. Funny - my first thought was Bora Bora - then I looked it up and remembered there was a big terrorist attack there. What went through my mind was like on the Expedia commercials. Plus - when you try to get an airfare quote from Jacksonville to Bora Bora - Travelocity says - duh.

Just to give you some ideas about my husband - the Hedonism resort wouldn't kill him - but snorkeling with the sharks certainly would .

And you're right about the crossover between travel and food Gifted Courmet. But that's always true. I do remember some truly fine meals in some really crummy towns/cities - but a wonderful setting always has the potential of enhancing an experience.

I can relate to the salt thing too. My father-in-law has congestive heart failure - so he was on a really low salt diet. But now he's dying of cancer. We went to a very typical southern much-too-salty pig-picking today. Needless to say - we told him not to worry about the salt <sigh>.

I don't think the next month or two will be any better in general than the last month or two - so I appreciate all the great ideas. Fantasy is fun - doesn't have to be one for my husband - could be one that you've been toying with for yourself. Thanks - keep the ideas coming and I'll keep reading. Robyn

[marie-louise]

Here's a link to a California driving tour for our 25th anniversary: http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=39525 (Our final choices are at the last few posts of the thread, but there are lots of great suggestions for other places in this thread.) There are lots of other great threads on Carmel, the Post Ranch Inn (my highest recomendation, but it's very expensive), and more in the California section.

Just noticed that his birthday is in May (so is mine!) This is the best month to visit Yosemite!!! Not too many tourists, the waterfalls are so full that there is a roaring sound in the entire valley, and the dogwoods are in bloom. Try to stay at The Ahwahnee-in general you have to book a year in advance, but you might get lucky that time of year.

Edited October 17, 2004 by marie-louise (log)

[dumplin]

I'm still young, but my husband works extremely long hard hours at his job. I would pack his golf clubs and take him to Bermuda for a week. Golf courses for him, spa and beach with a book for me. ...and all the fresh seafood we can possibly eat.

[Makan King]

Sante Fe, New Mexico. It's small enough that you can explore the city at a leisurely pace in several days.

Spend a couple of days at the Ten Thousand Waves Spa - I had the best spa treatments of my life there. Get the master massage and the herbal wrap. Book a private open-air hot tub and luxuriate; snuggling in the warm water amidst the lush greenery and looming mountains (and stars, if said snuggling occurs at night) is therapeutic. They have a few zen-like guestrooms if you wish to stay there.

Then spend a couple of days strolling along Canyon Road and browzing among the hundreds of art galleries lining the road.

In summer, the open-air opera is wonderful.

There's great eating too. Cafe Pascual, the Bobcat Green Chili Cheeseburger etc!

[Really Nice!]

It's my husband's 60th birthday next year - May - and I want to surprise him with something really nice. 

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Call it a hunch, but I don't think I'm his type and I know he's not mine!

If you're looking for R&R and great food go to Yountville, California.

[winesonoma]

Sonoma County Ca. Sonoma Mission Inn gets you a great golf course ( they won't let the locals play though). Bodega Bay for a links course, but it's costal Ca and subject to fog. Wineries, Food, Golf , Spa and Scenery what more could you ask for.

[robyn]

Thanks for the ideas. I've been thinking and thinking - and if nothing too terrible happens on the home front - I want to buy one of those around the world airfares - and take 3 weeks and go around the world - mostly to Asia. I think Asia will be the most important area of the world for the next 100 years - and I want to at least see a little of it before we get too old for that kind of travel. I'm mostly thinking Japan, China, Korea, India. Doesn't hurt that we really like all of those cuisines. Will hit the books and the internet and talk with our travel agent after the holidays. Robyn