In article , Mimi
wrote:
> "Walt" wrote in message
> news:271120071542116932%none@none.void...
> > In article , - Bobb -
> > wrote:
> >
> >> I'd like to get the most I can from a free ticket, so I think that I'd
> >> prefer Western US (where it's warmer than Boston) AND since east coast
> >> flights are comparatively cheap. I've driven the coastline from OR/WA
> >> line
> >> to San Diego. I visit Vegas and San Jose/ San Francisco annually, so
> >> maybe
> >> someplace new. Where, when and why ?
> >
> > "Warmer than Boston."
> >
> > Other than SF, that means southwest U.S. in winter.
>
> Well, no, any city on the US West Coast (not inland, not Alaska) is warmer
> than Boston in the winter. Also Vancouver, BC. Wonderful thing, the Japanese
> Current.
>
> But I agree that maybe the Southwest would be a good destination, especially
> come March. But lots of the Southwest (New Mexico/Arizona/Utah) is at high
> elevations and is still below freezing at night. Is that okay? How about
> Santa Fe? Tucson is warmer.
I agree about the coast being warmer; if he doesn't mind going
someplace he's seen before, that's a good choice. I wouldn't mind it
myself.
For AZ/NM, I was thinking more of sites south of I-40, even south of a
line drawn thru Phoenix and Albuquerque. Still chilly at night, but
there are lots of interesting sites to visit for someone new to that
area.
And I'd reiterate Laughlin as a cheap and pleasant getaway for a few
days. Average highs are upper 60's in Jan-Feb, over 80 in March.
> Does US Air or its partners fly to Hawaii?
> How long a trip do you plan, Bobb?
>
> Marianne
Thanks for your input!
--- Walt |