I am looking for ideas for something to do on Thanksgiving, some place to go. I am considering Montreal, Asheville, etc. I live in the Northeast, and would have about 2K to spend. I am not fond of large cities, would love to do something fun, and something that would not be considered unusual when done alone. I also realize the issue of how difficult Thanksgiving travel is.
I have been wracking my brain for a couple of weeks. Does anyone one have any ideas? I could use some help here.
Thanks.
Your favorite soup.
Do you ski?
Grab a Jet Blue orSpirit flight to Florida, go to Key West. Instead of turkey, enjoy conch fritters, key lime pie and umbrella drinks.
Virgin Islands. It will be total change of scenery, weather, etc…..you won’t “miss” Thanksgiving per se. One of my best ever was in St. Thomas.
serve turkey soup to down and outers in a soup kitchen?
Blacksburg, Va.
Cabin in the Smokies...most have hot tubs for relaxation...then you could take a day trip over to Asheville.
take a cruise they feed you like it is thanksgiving every
day
If u are considering Montreal, I would very strongly suggest that you instead consider Quebec City, which is totally unlike any city I have been to in North America —cute, quaint Europe, without the high cost and attitude.
Check out the local VFW Hall, Americab Legion Hall, Salvation Army site, ...
There are Thanksgiving cruises for singles.
Just an example:
http://www.singlestravelintl.com/trip_packages/162-thanksgiving-cruise-for-singles
I donate my time to my church which serves take out meals for around 800 and sit down meals for around 200.
I also lead the crew that takes all those telephone calls for the takeout meals.
Find a church who does something like this and volunteer. You’ll feel so good at the end of the day.
If you are a member of a church, or just go to a church, many serve Thanksgiving diners. Many elderly people usually go there and is a good chance to meet somebody.
Montreal is a nice place to go, or Quebec in general.
It should cost a lot less than $2000.
Well...I’m assuming people will be hanging out around here.
VEGAS !!!
You might think about checking out opportunities for some kind of volunteer service. There was a time years ago, when I did a stint of manning a snacks and restroom service to travelers, in a church that was right beside a major highway. Talked with a lot of travelers, it was fun, and, for me, a fun, and memorable Thanksgiving.
VEGAS, baby.
I’d consider somewhere overseas, where there isn’t any sort of Thanksgiving “stigma”, if you know what I mean. That is, if you have any concerns at all about someone saying “awww, alone on T-giving?” Not saying you do, just thinking out loud for myself.
Oh, and btw... can I go with you? (just as a luggage carrier, of course) LOL
Pray about it.
My vote for is Iceland. I’d check out the thermal spas and enjoy it all watching the Northern Lights. My brother recently came back from 2 weeks in Iceland and totally raved. Wonderful food, wonderful people, fabulous place to indulge oneself. And very, very different. I was so interested in temperature there, I started to track it and I frequently found during the dead of winter, Iceland was much warmer than most of the US. It should be very pleasant for Thanksgiving (which the Icelanders don’t celebrate) ...