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Oh, I know! I've been going there for years, my parents got a timeshare back in the 80s, and my dad, my sister and I (and sometimes others) have been able to keep going most years. I live in California now, but I grew up in Massachusetts. I'll be there in mid-August, and I've done most (all?) of the things you mentioned.

Long Point is great, and I honestly probably have more fun just walking along the breakwater to get there--some people take ferries, but I have a greater sense of accomplishment just walking. Last year, I guess my whole family were showing our age, because we managed to get to Coast Guard late, and went to Nauset Light... where a dead seal washed up from a shark attack, which is the fun new trend.

Honestly, Cape Cod has always meant a lot to me, because it's one of the only connections to my childhood and family traditions. We've taken to exploring it pretty thoroughly, and it's always hard to kind of balance the old with the new and not fall completely into old traditions.

I saw that you were on vacation there now, and I'm not sure how much longer you'll be there, but I'm happy to give you any suggestions if you need any, as someone who's spent vacations there since I was a kid. I'm not sure what you did in Dennis, but Mayflower Beach is an excellent bay side beach where you can walk out extremely far in low tide, and is sort of the opposite of the experience you'll get at say, Coast Guard or Cahoon Hollow/White Crest (I lost a pair of glasses in the surf at Cahoon Hollow once!). There's also a wonderful restaurant that serves fairly traditional Italian nearby called Gina's by the Sea--though it's a huge pain in the ass (long wait, only open Thursday-Sunday or something like that, they straight up don't let you in when it's crowded so it's best to go like an hour before closing). Also, again if you have the opportunity, Chatham (the "elbow" of the Cape) is a fun town, with lots of interesting art galleries and shopping if you're into that, though nowhere really holds a candle to Provincetown. Like I said, I have no idea how long you'll be there, but we've found this book to be very helpful over the years. But like I said, if you need any suggestions for most areas of the Cape, I probably have a few! :)

And if you haven't checked out the Portuguese bakery in Provincetown, do yourself a favor and get over there!

Here are some pictures I've taken over the past few years:

Sunset over Ridgevale Beach in Chatham

Nauset Bay in the afternoon

Some seals. All the seals. In Chatham

Lightning striking Truro, taken from Corn Hill Beach in Wellfleet

Provincetown dunes

A shot of Pilgrim Monument from Commercial St. in Provincetown

View of Truro from Pilgrim Monument

View of Long Point from Pilgrim Monument

View of Provincetown from Pilgrim Monument

Vegas has more than enough to do in the city, but if you feel like it, the hills/mountains around there are apparently beautiful. I've been told they're great for hiking and rock climbing. Old Vegas is a decent midday trip.

If you feel so inclined, going to tapings of things like Leno in LA are pretty cool, but expect to waste an entire day waiting in line to get in. Hit up comedy clubs on weeknights. You might get lucky and see someone really famous trying out some new bits.

Hit up a comedy club or two in San Francisco if you're into that. Every time I've gone to one of the smaller ones there, I've been able to meet some very famous locals. Not that you would want to hang out on the beaches there, but maybe take a day and drive to the beaches north of the city in Marin County. The drive is gorgeous. Or, drive a few hours out of SF into wine country. Always expect it to be cold in SF.

I can't be of much help for Hawaii and NY...never been to either. I highly suggest you get the DK Top 10 books (http://www.amazon.com/York-City-Eyewitness-Travel-Guide/dp/0756632560) for each city you're going to. They're cheap and overall pack the most useful information into the smallest form of any travel book I've ever used.

Good luck!

Observation is your best friend. Learn to recognize what's on/in/under the water. Check out Handbook of Hatches by Dave Hughes for a good basic guide to what trout eat and flies to match them. The Mayfly Guide by Al Caucci (PA fishing legend) is more specific but a beautiful little book. Trout Streams of Pennsylvania by Greg Landis is a great guide to our wonderful state's streams and often gives specific advice regarding what hatches may be found on a particular one. Edit: No Hatch to Match by Rich Ostoff is a great guide for all those times that there aren't bugs on the water.

I'm also in SE PA (Philly) and would be happy to meet up and wet a line. Drop me a PM if interested.

I found this to be very informative :)

http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/cs/groups/public/documents/document/dcnr_014600.pdf

These are the books I use when I go gem hunting, they're great!
When I first started gem hunting I found having sunglasses a regular hammer and a screwdriver was enough to get out some really cool stuff.

https://www.amazon.com/Gem-Trails-Pennsylvania-New-Jersey/dp/0935182853

Happy hunting friend !

Ok well here is the best place to start. It is absolutely gorgeous. Also The Frogs Leap winery in Napa does free tours, its a blast.

http://smile.amazon.com/Fodors-Northern-California-2014-Full-color/dp/0770432662/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420487093&sr=8-1&keywords=fodors+northern+california

On Saturday I went to Rider Park in Lycoming County. Nobody seems to have heard of this place because it is not a state park. I was the only person in the park for most of the day. The trails were exceptionally wide and easy to follow and there were interesting things to see like a mountain meadow, the foundations of old homesteads, and even a little graveyard.

The park is also nowhere near Philadelphia but my point is that there are obscure places for decent hiking. I think Bucks County has many green spaces for hiking. I've been reading Explorer's Guide Eastern Pennsylvania which lists many places.

My project this summer has been to explore the Poconos. I visited Bushkill Falls which is not free, but pretty spectacular. Big Pocono State Park had some great views and the Indian Trail was nice but very rocky. I also went to Hickory Run State Park and saw Boulder Field but I only ventured out into the boulder field a little. I drove to a few overlooks to see the Delaware Water Gap but I need a better trail map before I attempt to do any hiking there.

Carriage ride around Central Park is one idea.

A walk from this book is another.

As far as food goes, yes there are a million options. But try to find the smaller, neighborhood places, and you will definitely find more romantic options.

Also, you might want to cross post this to /r/nyc

My friend wrote this book a while back, just to help people like you. https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Shitters-Guide-Boston-ebook/dp/B016O66M7I

Pick up a good guidebook, like New York Day by Day, it will tell you everything you need to know. Seriously.

The format of the questions seems about right I took the test 10 years ago so don’t remember much. The official recommended reading is blue guide NY and I recall some questions from there.
There was several of questions about traffic rules (what streets you can take a bus on) that I remember because I got them wrong.

Good luck

Yes, there are many. It really depends how much time you are willing to be in the car. If you want to get through it as fast as possible, 95, NJ Turnpike, avoid the 5 boroughs of NYC, and 84 to the Mass Pike.


But, you asked about GOOD routes. If you can, the best bet to see the sights is to spread it over 2 days and get a hotel halfway. There's still time to read this book: https://www.amazon.com/Shunpikers-Guide-Northeast-Washington-Interstates/dp/0939009102

It lists several routes that almost completely avoid interstate highways. You can mix and match and even use some interstates, but take inspiration from the book. It's a bit dated but the roads are substantially the same. If you like seeing the trees instead of 18-wheelers, and maybe a bit of local culture at a restaurant instead of McDonalds in the median....this is the book to read.

If doing this drive repeatedly makes you hate NJ, you can avoid the entire frickin' state - and see some nice parkland, if you take US209 through the Delaware Water Gap in PA. At times it's only a few hundred yards from NJ, but fear not, if you make it to I-84 you have completely missed NJ.

If you do nothing else, it's trivial to avoid the toll booth on 95 in Delaware (highest rate per mile in the country!) with the help of MD279->DE4->DE896. Godspeed.

Let me school you a little bit here...

That book was first published in 1964
This Oxford University Press is the 1st edition

The one you grabbed that will end up in Goodwill by next May is the 1981 Edition.

So, by what logic do you think that book is rare? 3 sellers is anything but rare. It's most likely an 80s high school or college textbook aka your grail just turned into a brick.

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: New York City

I don't know why anyone would want a paper map but here is one that looks like what you're looking for:

https://www.amazon.com/Rand-McNally-Philadelphia-Pennsylvania-Street/dp/052800865X/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1467372468&sr=8-3&keywords=street+map+of+philadelphia

With google maps I don't even use paper maps when traveling abroad.

As another poster said, the reason that you're having difficulty finding something is that with apps etc there is no demand for printed items.