Thanksgiving travel

[ski diva]

Thanksgiving is one of the biggest travel days in the year.

So who's staying put and who's traveling? Where to, how far and for how long? Any skiing involved?

One Diva I know is headed to Paris! Not to celebrate the holiday, just to go!

I'm staying home. What about you?

 

[Lilgeorg]

I'll be traveling to the Philadelphia area to see Ski Diva Lola and her hubby Phil Pug in their new house.

 

[SnowHot]

Staying put.
Thanksgiving is so much fun with nephew coming home from college, niece coming home from her place down state.
I love this holiday more than any other!!!

 

[Robyn]

I'm staying home, well unless you call the drive up I70 traveling. I'm skiing on Thursday since we've delayed our family dinner to Friday. We are looking at a possible storm Tuesday/Wednesday so I'm crossing my fingers.

 

[Severine]

I'm driving 7 miles across town to my parents' house. Is that considered staying put or traveling? ;)

 

[Sheena]

Staying here. It will be my first Thanksgiving without my family. I looked into tickets home and they are about $600 each!

Well, on the plus side, I may be able to go skiing!

 

[Robyn]

Staying here. It will be my first Thanksgiving without my family. I looked into tickets home and they are about $600 each!

Well, on the plus side, I may be able to go skiing!

Sheena, I've done many a holiday alone and there are good things and bad things about it. I try to make the day special in it's own way or start a new tradition. While I have family here we've moved the dinner to Friday to accomodate some and so that leaves my Thursday wide open. So, 2 guy friends and I are heading to the slopes then we'll come home and eat. I'll be thinking of you as I know that first one is tough!

 

[Little Lightning]

We're going to the condo in Silverthone on Sunday. Depending on the weather we will return on Tuesday or Wed. Does that count for travel?

We're supposed to lead a bike ride on Thursday but with a forecast of upper 30's and possible snow I'll probably stay in and stay warm.

Our families are in Ohio and Pa. so we're used to spending Thanksgiving alone.

 

[Jilly]

Well its not a holiday here in Canada, so Thursday I'm working. I kinda like our Thanksgiving in October. But I will be travelling on Friday to go skiing at Tremblant for the weekend. They are to open Wednesday!!

 

[Pequenita]

Traveling. Usually, the drive home isn't bad - I go on Thanksgiving morning up through the middle of PA, and the last hour of my drive is usually full of country music (which is my only choice) and dodging roadkill and blown out tires. The return to DC on Sunday is a nightmare. I need to start scouting out cheap gas...

 

[num]

My family doesn't celebrate Thanksgiving, but we all definitely appreciate the days off. A lot of times we'll get together anyway since we're not working, though other times I just use it as travel time. There might be a last minute trip in my future, in years past I've grabbed clearance fares on last minute plane tickets for Thursday night, when everyone is already at Thanksgiving dinner and the airlines just wanna get something for the seat.

 

[NannyMin]

Thanksgiving morning I'm going to the airport to pick up a dear friend and her newly adopted baby from Kazakhstan. That afternoon a few of her family members and some close friends of ours are coming over for the festivities. It will be pretty low key as I'm sure she and the little guy will be very jetlagged. She has asked that I stay through the weekend to help her adjust so we will be hanging out.

 

[sibhusky]

Staying put. My daughter is coming home from college and we've been invited to the neighbors' for Thanksgiving. When we lived back East, it was always a parent's house. Then the first couple of years here we skied, then made turkey. That was a tiring day, especially the time Mr. Husky dislocated his shoulder skiing and he's the main cook! He sat around and gave orders to us that time. Then last year was very laid back, no skiing and just us three.

The strange thing is, I don't know these people all that well.

 

[skigirl]

Cook for the Day

I'll be home cooking all day. Everyone comes to my house for dinner. There will be 6 of as far as I know right now. No skiing this year. It is still to warm for snowmaking. :( It's been a few years since we were able to ski the day after Thanksgiving.

 

[Robyn]

Thanksgiving morning I'm going to the airport to pick up a dear friend and her newly adopted baby from Kazakhstan. That afternoon a few of her family members and some close friends of ours are coming over for the festivities. It will be pretty low key as I'm sure she and the little guy will be very jetlagged. She has asked that I stay through the weekend to help her adjust so we will be hanging out.

Now that is something to be thankful for. What a wonderful, wonderful way to celebrate the holiday.

 

[abc]

I'll be traveling.

Flying out Thanksgiving morning to Quito, Ecuado. To the Galapagos on Sunday for a week of island hopping, on board a catamaran call Nemo!!!

 

[kentish]

Stay home on T-Day, ski Okemo on Nov 24 and maybe - if I'm up for it - ski Belleayre or Windham on Nov 23.

 

[ski now work later]

We're staying put for the holiday but our mid-western kids are flying in from Ohio and Michigan for the week. I took a Thanksgiving feast gourmet cooking class this past week and have a delicious meal planned (I start shopping for ingredients today). A few trips to the gym to stay fit and lots of time with our gang of kids (4 ages 11-14 and a 20 year old). I'm grateful that we can all be together and that they are old enough to share the chores (we go through a lot of food and make a lot of dirty dishes!)

Tuesday 11/27 is my first ski day of the season! The Vermont resorts are shaping up well with some natural snow in addition to the man-made stuff. Keeping my fingers crossed that there isn't any significant warm up and/or rain on the way....

 

[Marigee]

Staying home. My father-in-law and his wife will be visiting. Hubby's sister lives nearby and she and her family will celebrate with us. I actually have a sister who lives here, but she is celebrating with her in-laws. Between my sister and sister-in-law I have enough family nearby that we don't go away for Thanksgiving or Christmas - we just rotate houses for hosting!

 

[IntheClouds]

I'll be traveling.

Flying out Thanksgiving morning to Quito, Ecuado. To the Galapagos on Sunday for a week of island hopping, on board a catamaran call Nemo!!!

Have a great time world traveler ! Be sure to post pics & we'll just call you Island Girl when you get back !