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Author Topic: Driving from San Diego to Seattle Robert E. Allen Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1078 From: Checotah, Oklahoma Registered: Jul 2002 posted 06-19-2005 10:47 PM                     Michael: A rail trip would probably be the most enjoyable. But however you choose to come if you are a nature lover you really enjoy the "Evergreen State". Traffic, especially during rush hour, is no different in Seattle than in San Diego. So try to avoid the freeways during rush hour in the Tacoma/Seattle area. You might want to take a side trip to the West Sound (Kitsap county). It's gorgeous. Paul: Solvang is known as "America's Little Denmark" (not the Netherlands). In '62 I owned the Mission theatre there. Today it's the location of the "Bit 'o' Denmark" restaurant. I even had plans drafted by Ballantyne for a drive-in in Buellton (back when the company was doing that) but never followed through with it.  |  IP: Logged Paul Mayer Oh get out of it Melvin, before it pulls you under! Posts: 3836 From: Albuquerque, NM Registered: Feb 2000 posted 06-19-2005 11:36 PM                        Oops. My bad. All those northern european countries look the same to me...  |  IP: Logged Michael Schaffer "Where is the Boardwalk Hotel?" Posts: 4143 From: Boston, MA Registered: Apr 2002 posted 06-19-2005 11:58 PM                        Thanks for the tips so far. I will definitely drive. Going by train would be a little more relaxed even, but when I drive, I have more mobility and spontaneity, both when I am in the Seattle area and on the way there. I have to be in Seattle Sunday, July 17, late afternoon when the first rehearsal for the festival concert is. Then there will be rehearsals and concert Monday and Tuesday. But even on those days, I won't be busy all day long, mostly in the afternoons and evenings. So right now it looks as if I might be taking off Thursday, July 14, in the morning which would give me 3 1/2 days for relaxed driving with adventures along the road, then go back on Wednesday and Thursday. Paul - The Netherlands is not in Northern Europe. But I guess all those foreign continents look the same to you...  |  IP: Logged Leo Enticknap Film God Posts: 7474 From: Loma Linda, CA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 06-20-2005 06:16 AM                        If your definition of Europe is a political one (i.e. member states of the EU), then drawing a line from, say, Nicosia to Kiruna would put Amsterdam almost exactly half way along, I'd guess. But if, as I suspect Paul was, you're talking about the main physical land mass of Western Europe (Athens to Skagen), then The Netherlands certainly does count as northern - after all, it borders the North Sea! Maybe the Eurocrats will start trying to make us refer to the Benelux countries as 'Central Europe', but it's not what 99% of Europeans would understand by that term. Mind you, they tried to make us refer to sausages as 'offal tubes', too, and that didn't get them very far! Thanks for the pointer on public transport in California - when I've got dates and stuff firmed up I'll send you an email.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-20-2005 03:36 PM                     quote: but when I drive, I have more mobility and spontaneity, When you drive in Utah the above is a pre-requisite so you don't die. Mark  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 06-20-2005 10:09 PM                        Michael, if you can't do the whole trip via PCH, at least do PCH for the stretch from San Francisco to the Oregon border. Try to plan it so you pass through the redwoods in the morning between sunrise and around noon.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-21-2005 01:26 AM                        I can second that notion. PCH, great drive. Takes some time but is worth it.  |  IP: Logged Michael Schaffer "Where is the Boardwalk Hotel?" Posts: 4143 From: Boston, MA Registered: Apr 2002 posted 06-21-2005 03:25 AM                        Is the PCH north of the Oregon border less rewarding?  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 06-21-2005 09:42 AM                        The most scenic stretch of the Oregon coast is between Florence and Astoria (basically the northern half). I wouldn't say it's less rewarding at all. If you stick to I-5, you'll make much better time, but you'll miss 95% of the best scenery.  |  IP: Logged Robert E. Allen Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1078 From: Checotah, Oklahoma Registered: Jul 2002 posted 06-21-2005 11:40 PM                     I'll debate that one with you David. I left the south Oregon coast last year after 16 years there and I believe it is one of the most beautiful areas I've ever seen, especially the stretch from Brookings to Port Orford.  |  IP: Logged

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