I've got the restless feet syndrome again...

[featherynscale]

What I would most like to have on hand today is a program that I could input my current location and how many hours I wanted to drive, and have it output a list of possible destinations that meet those parameters. I'm sure that such a thing exists, but I can't find one.

Any of you guys know of something that works that way? I mean, I can just make a compass circle on a map and get a rough idea, but I'm too lazy for that.

The thing is, I'm looking for short trips to make. I'm realizing again how much vacation I have. St. Joe was far enough away to keep me entertained for a few weeks, but now I want to go somewhere else. I'm thinking of 8-12 hour drives, so Denver is good, Dallas is good, Atlanta is probably close enough, and so on. If I can't get a resource, are there destinations that you could suggest?

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[closer-to-fine.livejournal.com]

zerself and I are strongly considering New Orleans for our summer vacation. We want to give our tourist dollars to an economy that sorely needs it, plus there are good deals to be had on hotels and such since they are trying to attract tourists. We also want to see first-hand some of the hard-hit areas and see if we might be able to volunteer some time to help with the clean-up. I have heard that a good majority of the attractions were either undamaged by the storm or are now back up and running.

Just an idea, since I saw it on one of your comment lists. :)

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

I love New Orleans. I would totally recommend that you make a visit. I haven't been there since Katrina, but becky_gardens lives there and is back now -- she could probably give a better report of what's working and not working now.

I would also recommend that you not try to make the drive there overnight. It's a fine drive in the daylight, but at night is positively soul-sucking.

[fionnabhar.livejournal.com]

Especially the causeway over Lake Ponchartrain. Eep.

[kellan-m-solan.livejournal.com]

Brillian icon... mind if I steal it?

[closer-to-fine.livejournal.com]

Feel free. :)

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