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"down the shore"

For the Non-Jerseyans, going anywhere along the coast of New Jersey to enjoy the sand, the water and the peace. . .

The Diving Belle

I love driving up the PCH to Malibu for yummy fish tacos, the beach and some great succulent/garden shopping.

The Catskills.

Chesapeake Bay! Beautiful views and great seafood!

mountains in either Western Maryland or West Virginia

I enjoy scooting up to my old college haunts in seacoast New Hampshire... walking the gardens on the waterfront in Portsmouth, eating at the Friendly Toast, and catching a smoky local band at the Brick House in Dover, followed up by a jaunt to the Barley Pub for a brew!

Mom's house in the suburbs!

Disneyland is my favorite getaway. It's my home away from home for sure. I feel like a kid again.

Manresa State Beach campground.

Joshua Tree! Perfect for de-stressing.

Apostle Islands, WI. The Brule River is like a scene out of the river to go canoeing down and Madeline Island is picturesque and quaint!

oops....meant scene out of a *movie*

my fav "weekend getaway" is actually just staying at home with a supply of favorite snacks and a pile of DVDs. No looking at the computer or answering phones allowed.

Cambria... the perfect little sleepy beach town with not a lot to do, lots of beautiful and inspiring scenery, secret trails, elephant seals, cool, crisp weather...

My favorite getaway spot is Green Valley Lake - it's on the way to Big Bear in California. It's a small quiet town with a gorgeous lake and cheap cabin rentals.

San Francisco!

My parent's farm. The kids can run wild, I can visit relatives in their tiny town, or not, and just relax and get away from our own daily city grind. Somehow doing dishes for mom is a lot easier than doing my own.

Westport, CA in Mendocino county. There's a wonderful B&B right on the beach, that the owner handbuilt. It's perfect!

Roan Mountain, TN

The Oregon coast! Even in the winter it's beautiful and fairly temperate. And in the summer, it's perfect.

Algarve in Portugal!

for the floridians...cocoa beach, fl or pretty much anywhere along the coast

Northern Ontario. Nothing but clean and quiet wilderness.

BIG SUR! No other words needed. Best spot in Califas

Corny, but my grandparents house in Ventura... quiet, near hikes in the mountains, feels like summer vacation when I was a kid.

NYC - though we're only about 45mins away, it's nice to actually spend a whole weekend in the City instead of just going in for the day or night -- you get to enjoy it so much more not having to worry about 'getting back'.

home. because i don't get to spend nearly enough time there!

Midway, Utah. Hands down.

Las Vegas all the way!!!

Newport, OR.

Mt. Hood National Forest

So. Padre Island sans my computer!

My sister's pool

Portland, Oregon to visit my family.

Rocky Point to see the water and get away from Phoenix heat

Savannah georgia

Central Park NYC

don't have one. wish i did.

Palm Springs! And Korakia, more specifically.

San Carlos, Mexico. Still relatively unspoiled, especially after the atrocious ClubMed went belly up.

When I lived in Germany, I would drive (from Munich) to my family's house in Fieberbrunn, Austria, in the Tirolean alps. A two hour drive from Munich, the house is at the base of a mountain overlooking a beautiful green country-side in the summer. In the winter, we were steps from catching a lift to ski all day. Too bad I now live in NYC or i'd be heading there every Friday afternoon. Does this still count as a weekend getaway spot?

downtown Long Beach- I take the bus, catch an early matinee, then meander down to Auld Dubliner for a pint of cider. After that, I get lost in all the boutiques, where I get design inspiration for my apartment and spending fever for myself!

A hotel room anywhere, with a king sized bed, pool, and HBO.

New Hope, PA

Minneapolis used to be my weekend getaway but then I moved there. I love going to northern Minnesota on one of the many lakes -its very peaceful.

chicago, hands down. hanging out for the weekend in wicker park for the weekend sounds absolutely wonderful right now.

The family "camp" house on Lake Champlain in VT!

Santa Barbara!

Colony Palms Hotel in Palm Springs!

Mendocino coast--there's a secret cove that only locals know. You can hide there, look out at the wild sea and imagine yourself in an earlier time. Magical!

A drive north to San Francisco. I visit family and friends, shop in the many unique stores, and enjoy how clean the city is!

As Parents: Disneyland!! We have 2 daughters and they LOVE it and so we love it too! =D

As a couple: La Jolla. listen to the crashing waves and feel the sea breeze.

Central Park in NYC!

18th Street in Del Mar. Surf, sand and sun!

a drive up the blue ridge parkway...any time of the year...and camping at any random spot.

Avila Beach, California.
A tiny, lovely, no-pressure weekend away. Easy trip from LA!

Driving up PCH to Pismo Beach!

Kalama Beach, Hawaii. Such a quiet beach. Great waves for body boarding.

Palm Springs

I love the Solvang-Los Olivos region. It's filled with wonderful wine, food, and people.

The Cinema! Films can take me anywhere and anyplace. Even while vacationing in Miami or Honolulu, I spent a good deal of time in the movie theater!

Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah!

I love driving up to Ventura and hitting the thrift stores and antique shops.

With 3 kids, just going grocery shopping alone feels like a 'getaway' for me!

Oregon coast.

Adirondacks

Anywhere out of the city.

I love la quinta in palm springs. They have a grass tennis court, which is incredibly difficult to play on, and little swimming pools everywhere.

My own home with nothing scheduled to do.

San Juan Islands.

Santa Barbara. It is such a getaway from the smog and traffic of LA. I love driving into the vineyards on the curvy mountain roads. Downtown SB is fun, yet laid back and relaxing. I can't wait to go back.

San Francisco. Lets me pretend that I live there during the week, too.

shenandoah!

The sleepy little town of Covode, PA.

My newly renovated home is my favorite weekend escape. With traffic, high gas prices and carbon fuel emissions, why go anywhere else?

Vancouver Rocks!

Maine-- preferably in summer.

lake tahoe

Sanibel Island, Florida

Stoney Lake, Ontario.

Solvang, CA.. the cutest little Danish town!

Catalina is our definite get away spot....especially on the weekends we can dance in the ballroom!

Joshua Tree in August at Ryan Campground... sleeping under the stars and rock scrambling on Geology Road Tour. Its so quite and serene, going back to the city is usually torturous.

The ocean

Lately, it's been Phoenix. Best part is, when you come back to LA you appreciate the weather a lot more -- even on the "hot" days.

Acadia National Park!

Yosemite

topanga, malibu, and then ohai is a great, nearby, little-bit-of-everything weekend getaway from LA.

Cedar Point

Philadelphia with my daughter, cool shops and great restaurants

Monterey, California. Love the aquarium, the lazy coast town feel & the great biking nearby!

My freshly made bed with a book!

Eugene, OR -- I live in Corvallis (about an hour away) and I go there often to visit my family (my mom, sister, and brother all live there). It's bigger than Corvallis, so it's also a good place to shop.

The beach!

Great!!!

A friends beachhouse on lake michigan--friends, cold white wine and grilled burgers.

Woops, I typed in the wrong thing....fav. weekend getaway...I agree with many others, my bed or couch with the sun peeking through the curtains. :)

down to my aunt's in dc where she's got a pool and a big screen tv!

Old Port in Portland, Maine with some time on a lake thrown in.

My back yard on a crisp fall day : )

Palm Springs- good food, cheap (for the most part), and pool side relaxation. :)

Door County, WI - not a dull spot on the entire peninsula

Somewhere with a hammock and no bugs, near water!

fair harbor, fire island!

San Diego

San Francisco

Russian River Valley

my bedroom

Lately my favorite weekend getaway has been my own backyard (:

Fort Bragg, California - just north of Mendocino.

Outside of the city. Someplace I can see stars. I like the desert of the southwest.

bainbridge island!

The Texas coast.

Since I don't live in downtown LA (yet), I love coming into the city and spending the weekend eating good food and meeting up with friends.

My favorite getaway is near my choldhood home. Neither a State Park nor terribly polular place, Seeger Natural Area, between State College and Huntingdon Pennsylvania, is a lovely lush forest with Hemlocks and ferns... with a wild undergrowth of gigantic rhodenderon. In June, it is one of the most powerful images of serenity I have ever encountered.

Big Sur

Bisbee AZ

My favorite weekend getaway spot is right here in Corpus christi Texas. Since we are but a few paces away from the water, it's fun just hanging out at the water with our kids. Pack a lunch, bring plenty of water and juice and we've got the whole weekend taken :)

San Francisco!

anywhere but home

Jadehunting at Willow Creek, Big Sur

Cooperstown, NY. We're both big baseball fans, so we love hitting the Hall of Fame, but it's also a nice quiet little town. Lots of nature, some Bed & Breakfasts to stay at.

Galveston or Hot Springs Ar or my deck on a cool summer morning with a cup of tea!


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The sweet Lake Michigan town of Grand Haven, MI. A great walking, dining, people watching town.

camping for the weekend at a state park

My favorite weekend getaway spot is to go to the park, lay down on the grass and look up at the sky and just relax!

Anywhere with sea sights

My favorite weekend getaway location is my own backyard. I like to sit in the screened gazebo, fan blowing on me, friends and family surrounding me. That is my idea of heaven.

any white sandy beach

Devil's Lake in Baraboo Wisconsin. Its awesome!

Crescent Beach

scarborough downs

My bed, with a glass of wine, a selection of cheese and grapes and a good movie :-)

Anywhere quiet... Like the archipelago outside Stockholm.

My home state, Washington, has so many wonderful parks and beaches. We don't need to go far to be in another wonder land.

Austin , TX

Mendocino, North California

Colburn Sassaman is #1

Love to go see the ocean.

Two Harbors, MN.

Austin, TX or San Antonio are both great weekend getaways.
Good music, good food and a laid-back atmosphere make both cities a break from my crazy life.

I have to agree with the Chesapeake Bay. I used to work right on the bay, and I would watch the little black snakes sun-bathing on the rocks. It was so peaceful.

My back door, camping in the Big Horn Mtns!

I love driving the PCH to Malibu and buying ice cream along the way. It reminds me of when I was a kid and we would do that with my dad, who built some of the buildings and homes in Malibu. Then I end up in Thousand Oaks, where I went to high school, and visit my school friends and talk about the good old days.

The dog park! it's a weekly tradition that's good for my dog and good for the soul. You can't spend 5 minutes at the dog park with out smiling and laughing at all the cute and crazy dogs!

On our way to Laurel Canyon now :)

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Moab Utah...hiking, biking, outdoors..couldn't ask for anything more.

I love going to six flags which is only a hour away for a quick getaway

Table Rock State Park, SC

breathtaking :)

really it is vegas anytime, but also love going and driving to the moluntains and hanging out with a cooler and tent fishing the weekend away

OK, this is going to sound harsh, but it is not meant that way. My favorite place for a getaway is anywhere that my husband IS and my kids are NOT. I am a stay-at-home mom of three children who are all under the age of three, and I never, never, never have a moment to myself. So a favorite "getaway" for me would be to stay at home with my hubby (wink wink), and have a sitter come take my kids.

There is a lovely state park about 10 miles away. We love to go there for a few hours, or a weekend when time allows.

our bedroom....need i say more

The mall.

give me a winery any winery. any really with half way decent wines. really.

Bloomington, IN

We rarely get away on the weekends with 3 small children, but about 4 times a year my husband and I love to travel to Penn Yan, NY which is wine country in the Finger Lakes of NYS. There are so many quaint wineries along the Keuka Lake wine trail that produce some of the finest wines in the country and it is only about a 2 hour drive from our house. We love to stay at this marvelous place called the Wagener Estate Bed & Breakfast and it is just minutes from 4 of our favorite wineries. The B&B is an old estate that combines history with elegance and it is so relaxing and romantic. It is the perfect place for my husband and I to rejuvenate ourselves for a couple of days so we can return home to be the best parents we can be to our children.

There is a mtn resort about 55 miles from us called Whistling Jacks that we love to go to.

key largo the sunsets are terrifid

Up in Beacon, NY :)

I like to go to Atlantic City!

Black Butte Lake is close to us so we go there often to have fun in the sun. CoCo540@yahoo.com

I like to stay home and turn off my phone!

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I live in Boston so i like to take the T to Beacon Hill and walk along historic Charles Street and window shop and get coffee - on a beautiful fall day.

We go to a wine bar...live music, great homemade cheese and beer, and tons of wine!

at the beach.

Kansas City, Mo shopping on the Plaza

Las Vegas

my favorite weekend getaway spot is the North Georgia mountains. Heavenly!!!!!!!!!!!

If I can get away for a weekend I like to go to the beach. I love the smell of salt water. mmmm.

My favorite weekend getaway is the lake -- specifically, renting a sailboat and lazing about on the water. It's not something I can afford often, but it is SO worth the money!

It would be either Santa Barbara or Palm Springs...
Thanks for the giveaway :)

anyplace that has water and rocks like a local creek or state park.

My idea of a place to go on the weekend is riding bikes and spending time in quiet.

We love to go up to Saratoga, NY

Club Indy is perfect for a day of pampering.

On the boat waterskiing. Great exercise and laying in the sun is relaxing.

VA: The Lodge at Big Meadows at Skyline Drive Virginia. A most peaceful and relaxing getaway from hectic DC weeks.

CA: Any little town along the coast north of San Francisco - Point Reyes, Fort Bragg, especially those in around the Redwood Forrest. So beautiful and peaceful that you expect little gnomes to just appear out of nowhere!

New Braunfels, Texas, is a great getaway for tubing in the Guadalupe River. There is lots of camping, complete with showers and potties.

I love the coast in Northern Calif - just outside of Ft Bragg

Bennett Springs State Park...for trout fishing.

Floating down the river in New Braunfels, TX.

Down on the creek fishing for catfish, drinking a tall tea, and having a fried chicken for lunch

Other than staying home in the little paradise I've made for myself,going down to Cape Cod is great in the Fall.

i love going to my friends house right on the beach in newport beach, very relaxing

Ft. Myers, FL

Love going to Greektown in Michigan for the weekend.

I love to hide out at home--no disturbances, just do what I want. Ah the quiet.

I love going to Leadbetter Point State Park on the Long Beach Peninsula in Washington. Amazing, long beach with no one in sight and littered with white sand dollars. Breathtaking.

My backyard under the avocado tree with a glass of lemonade.

Lake of the Ozarks, MO - it's just a short drive and the perfect weekend getaway.

My favorite weekened getaway is upstate New York. Gorgeous, gorgeous...

my favorite getaway is LaConner, WA - right on the water, great restaurants and shopping in galleries - and I can be home in only 2 hours, it's perfect!

Without question, it's Chicago! It's on the lake, energized, revitalized and full of things to do!

Mohegan Sun in Uncasville CT

We love to camp at Redfish Lake in Idaho.

I like the beach.

i love the smoky mountains, give me a cabin somewhere in seiverville any day:)

I like the beach and I am not picky where it is located.

The Jersey shore of course!

greenport li camping

living in nw pa., we take flight to new york city whenever we can

My favorite weekend getaway is anywhere I can rockclimb!

my favorite weekend getaway is my backyard deck, where i take a snack and a good book and read.

Grand Lake

Our local lake for fishing, boating, picnicing, swimming and just hanging out.

The Columbia River Gorge in Oregon is an excellent hiking spot and one of my favorite spots in all of Oregon.

Cambridge, MA, for the bookstores, the theater, the sheer smart energy of the place.

My parents farm, it is so peacefull and interesting with all the animals.

I like taking a bus to the casino for a couple days. I lose my money say I won't go again. Then I'm on that bus again the next year.

Cape Cod!

in the woods
THANK YOU GOD BLESS

In my front yard so I can see my garden that inspires me.

Hurricane Katrina took so much away when it hit Biloxi. One of the worst things though was our park which was filled with trees, birds, playground and most importantly the sound of childrens laughter. We have a new park now which was almost all funded by all of us and volunteers. I love it here as once again you can sit under a tree, hear the birds and more importantly the laughter of children. To me this park represents the unity of our community which pulled together when we could have been pulled apart.

I live in Florida so it would definitely be the beach.

I love the beach!

anywhere outdoors

we load up the car with our picnic lunch and head to the park at our bayside sandy beach. We sit on the grass under the shade of the trees and the beach.

My mother-in-law's organic garden in Goleta, Ca. Fruit trees, giant squash, koi pond and cats. Perfect.

Thank you for having this contest. I really appreciate it. I'd go to any lake here in NH!

I like getting away from the city and go out and enjoy nature.

Bat Cave, North Carolina. It's just outside of Gotham City. (Just kidding). It's between Asheville and Lake Lure in North Carolina. No place is prettier than there, at least to me.

Favorite weekend getaway spot is Ocean Grove, NJ. Wish I was able to get there more often.

It depends on what I want to do and when. Winter It is Vermont for some snowboarding, spring, Newport RI before the crowds, summer jersey shore and the fall Boston. IF I do not want to travel far then a quick train ride into te NYC. There is so much to do there.

I like to take a weekend away at a cabin by the lake. It is so relaxing.

My favorite weekend getaway is Hunt Valley, MD; close to Baltimore and very relaxing. Thank you!

Mammoth Lakes, CA. The drive from LA to Mammoth along the 395 is spectacular.

Camping in Joshua Tree, CA

Grandfathers Mountain, NC

I haven't been there in awhile, but when I need to relax, I want to go to the Jeckyll Inn in Jeckyll Island, GA.

New Orleans, LA!

Any nice relaxing beach!

Trididad beach in Northern California.

Atlantic Beach in North Carolina.

Mendocino, CA in the opposite direction Monterey, CA

Branson, MO for where I live!

wild dunes in charleston, south carolina!

the Minn/St Paul area-so much to do there

i just went up to san francisco for the weekend (from Orange County) & it was great!

The Outer Banks of North Carolina - Nags Head, Kill Devil Hills. The stark beauty of the Atlantic is breathtaking each and every time!

Cape Cod!

anywhere in california!

FORT FISHER NORTH CAROLINA

Leavenworth, WA!

My mom's house in the woods on a lake!

The Jemez mountains...just a short drive away - but an AWESOME weekend getaway!

We love camping so anywhere our camper is parked is my new favorite camping spot (we've even camped in our driveway!). Thanks for the great contest!

Las Vegas!

My favorite weekend place is Ocean Shores,WA

Conneaut Lake

Ocean City, Maryland

Lanseboro in Minneosta

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San Francisco!

The Cape!
(Cape Cod)
THANKS

mountains in pa

Talulah falls, GA

I live in Columbus, OH, so my favorite weekend getaway spot is definitely Chicago, which is a reasonable drive away. I love to take off on Friday for a weekend of good theater, dining, and shopping with friends.

Madison, WI

Any amusement park - Disney World / Disney Land, Six Flags, Silverwood, etc! I just love amusement parks!

My favorite get-away spot is simply piling the dogs into the boat, grabbing a tent and some other essentials, and heading out to the islands here!

visiting friends in, Jim Thorpe, PA

Peak 'n Peek resort in French Creek , Pa

Hayward & Cable, WI

Camping in the mountains near my home.

We go camping/fishing at a river across state every fall. Thanks!

We can't really afford to go anywhere overnight but we love to go to Wolfe Neck state park in Freeport, Maine and take a walk through the woods to the ocean.

san diego zoo.

fishing on indian creek in mo

We like heading up to Wisconsin.

hampton beach NH

Maine - Casco bay

I love getting on the motorcycle and riding anywhere!

I love to go to the North Georgia mountains in the fall and winter. The leaves changing are beautiful. I love the beach during the spring and summer (the Florida Keys, any of them!) and I also have always loved Savannah, GA.

We're in the Seattle area and we love Port Ludlow.

I am in Midwest Hell so there is no weekend escape for me :(

That would be Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut! cdziuba@aol.com

The West Virginia mountains.

poconos

the beach!

Key west is so close to us, makes a great weekend escape, and if we bring the kids we can go to Marathon. So relaxing!

I like to spend a weekend at a SPA

North Georgia Mountains garrettsambo@aol.com

A rustic little cabin on the Tennessee River with my family or a group of girlfriends for a weekend of fun, relaxation, gossip and manicures!

anywhere in aruba

Oneida Lake.

maui

Santa Barbara... I have been going there at least six times per year since 1984. I would love to live there.

Cedarburg, WI

Joshua Tree

My favorite weekend spot giveaway is the French Quarter. Even though I live locally, I still love to get away and play tourist for a weekend. So many lovely hotels and fantastic restaurants to chose from.

Las Vegas is always fun!

Beautiful Estes Park Colorado and the famous Stanley Hotel. Thanks for the contest.

I love to walk the wetlands trail of the Great Plains Nature Center.

San Francisco!

Cocoa Beach!

Colonial Williamsburg is my favorite weekend getaway.
Lots of nice antique shops and The Pottery is an awesome
shopping place.Its fairly close and alot of nice dining spots
too.

San Fransisco!

Hawaii

I love Santa Barbara. There is so much to see and do and then there is the ocean.

A perfect housewarming gift for my brother in LA.

My bed for sure...with a down comforter. Oh, and then theres Barcelona...