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Planning a vacation
DH and I are currently planning a vacation out to Seattle, Portland, and San Francisco for the fall. I've done a good amount of research and price comparing, and we've been putting money away since August. Now is as good a time as any to start booking hotels, flights, etc and I just can't seem to pull the trigger. I think it's the thought of spending the money - one lump sum of $500+ makes my heart beat a little faster.
We haven't gone on a big vacation together, that didn't involve family and writing mom and dad a check or something of the sort.
Is this a normal feeling? Has anyone else felt this way when planning a vacation?
Re: Planning a vacation
Large sums of money, vacation or not, always make me hate to pull the trigger!
As for flights I would probably hold off a little. I just booked for Easter weekend (Th to Tu) to Seattle and it was $331.
I know your original post wasn't about your itinerary but do you know what your plans are when you're out there?
We haven't gotten to the 'what to do' stages yet. Other than a few typical touristy things - the space needle, alcatraz, etc. Do you have any suggestions, ideas, recommendations? I'm all ears! Especially places to stay. I've gotten a few, but they aren't cheap.
I did find round trip flights for ~$325 per person - fly to Seattle and fly home from San Fran. But again, it's tough for me to actually book it. I'm such a baby.
Let me ask my brother for some recs on cheaper places to stay in Seattle if there is such a thing; I've always had a place to crash. The last time I was out there I did the space needle and it was such a clear day that you could see Mt. Rainier...a rare thing I'm told! I also did the Seattle Underground tour which is all about the illegal activities that took place below the street level back during prohibition. They do 2 types of these...an all ages and a happy hour/adult tour. I wished that I did the happy hour tour because I imagine some of the bootlegging/brothel stories would have been much better to hear while enjoying a pint or two but still, a really cool tour to do. Maybe check out an M's game if you guys like baseball or do a stadium tour. I did a tour of the Link (where the Seahawk's play) and it was cool but I really like sports so I find that stuff interesting.
Will you guys have a car? Alki beach is a really cute little area near West Seattle (about 25/30 minutes from downtown) and the seal pups just hang out and chill. It was cool to see that...totally not used to it on this side of the coast! There's also a brewery we went to but I am forgetting where.
When I go out in a few weeks I don't think it'll be as touristy of a visit. More so flying out to check out my brother's new house and hang with FSIL to do a few little wedding prep things for their July wedding. But I'll report back and also see what I can find out about hotels.
Have never been to Portland but have a friend that lives there. It's about 3 hours away from Seattle and I've heard it's really chill; that's about all I know! When we go out in July for my brother's wedding, we're thinking about driving down there though for a night or two.
Have never been to SF.