THERE ARE ONLY 2 THINGS NEEDED TO GET STARTED ON PLANNING A BASEBALL TRIP

ONCE YOU KNOW WHERE YOU ARE HEADED AND HOW YOU ARE GOING TO GET THERE, THE REST IS EASY AND FUN ... NOW YOU MUST DETERMINE WHAT TYPE OF TRIP YOU ARE TAKING ... A DAY,WEEKEND, OR A FULL TRIP

EARLY IN THE SEASON THERE IS GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR DOUBLEHEADERS... THE NORWICH NAVIGATORS USED TO PLAY @ 2:00 ON SATURDAY AND NEW BRITAIN WOULD PLAY @ 7:00... WITH THEM ONLY AN HOUR APART, YOU CAN GET TO TWO GAMES IN ONE DAY... DURING THE WEEK DAY GAMES ARE SCHEDULED FOR SCHOOLS, DAY CAMPS AND GETAWAY DAYS...  DOUBLEHEADERS CAN BE ROUGH BUT THE EXPERIENCE IS GENERALLY A GOOD ONE.. ALSO, NOTICE AT THE NIGHT GAME THE FAMILIAR FACES AROUND FROM YOUR EARLIER GAME.   HELPFUL SITES FOR THE DAY TRIP:       WWW.ROADFOOD.COM - McDONALD'S AND WENDY'S ARE GREAT ... THIS SITE GIVES YOU SUGGESTIONS ON GOOD LOCAL EATS... EXAMPLE IS DRIVING NORTH IN CONNECTICUT... McDONALD'S AT EXIT 22 LOOKS GOOD... BUT AT EXIT 24 IN FAIRFIELD IS THE SUPER DUPER WEENIE WHERE GREAT HOT DOGS AND ATMOSPHERE CAN BE HAD IN FAIRFIELD.   WWW.ROADTRIPUSA.COM - - GREAT IDEAS FOR THE AREA IF YOU GET TO THE GAME EARLY... I'VE NEVER READ A MORE COMPREHENSIVE BOOK... IF YOU DON'T THINK THE AUTHOR HAD BEEN TO WEAR YOUR GOING... YOU MAY BE IN FOR A SHOCK   WWW.WEATHER.COM - - YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BUT IF YOU'RE HEADED OUT THIS WILL LET YOU KNOW WHETHER YOU'LL NEED A JACKET, SUNSCREEN, OR MAYBE SADLY HAVE TO POSTPONE THE TRIP ... IF YOU ARE HEADED TO A STADIUM I'VE BEEN TO, THERE IS A LINK TO THAT CITIES WEATHER ON THE SITE   WWW.DUNKINDONUTS.COM - -THANK GOODNESS FOR THE OVER FRANCHISING OF DUNKIN DONUTS! IT DEFINITLY HELPS ON THOSE 4 HOUR RIDES HOME FROM THE GAME.

WEEKEND TRIPS ARE FUN AND IN SOME OF YOUR BIGGER CITIES, CHEAPER THAN A WEEKDAY TRIP... BIG CITIES LIKE BOSTON AND NEW YORK WILL HAVE HOTELS MUCH CHEAPER THAN DURING THE WEEK .. ALSO, LODGING OUTSIDE A CITY WILL BE MUCH CHEAPER THAN IN THE CITY... STAYING IN BOSTON COULD BE $179 A NIGHT WHEREAS STAYING 40 MILES NORTH IN NEW HAMPSHIRE YOU CAN FIND A ROOM FOR $75... AND THAT MAY INCLUDE PARKING WHICH COULD BE $30 IN BOSTON. I HAVE FOUND IN SOME CASES TRAVEL SITES GET THE BETTER RATE... AND IN OTHERS THE HOTEL GIVES A BETTER RATE ... I FOUND A ROOM IN WASHINGTON D.C. FOR $80 ON A TRAVEL SITE AND FOR $175 AT THE HOTEL SITE.   THE SAME LINKS CAN BE USED FOR THE WEEKEND TRIP AS THE DAY TRIP... YOU MAY ALSO WANT TO TRY:     WWW.DIGITALCITY.COM - - AOL'S CITY GUIDE     WWW.CITYSEARCH.COM - - MSN'S CITY GUIDE     WWW.NEWSPAPERS.COM - - MANY TIMES CHECKING OUT THE LOCAL PAPER WILL GIVE YOU IDEAS ON WHAT'S HOT IN THE TOWN YOU ARE VISITING.     WWW.EXPEDIA.COM - - ONE OF THE MANY WEB SITES WHERE TRAVEL DEALS CAN BE FOUND

FOR A FULL TRIP YOU'LL NEED SCHEDULES EARLIER BECAUSE GENERALLY TIME OFF HAS TO BE SCHEDULED FROM WORK ... SCHEDULES COME OUT IN EARLY NOVEMBER, TIMES ARE ADDED IN DECEMBER ... USING THE DAY AND WEEKEND IDEAS ABOVE, LOOK FOR DAY GAMES AND WORK AROUND THEM ... TAKE IN A DAY GAME AND HAVE A NIGHT ON THE TOWN ... JUST KNOW, IF YOU TAKE A DAY TRIP THAT IS A DOUBLEHEADER, YOU WON'T SPEND TIME IN THE CITY OF THE DAY GAME... PLAN ACTIVITES IN THE NIGHT GAME'S CITY.. IT ALWAYS SEEMS TO WORK THAT WAY.      FOR TRIPS AROUND THE STATES, USE THE GUIDES FOUND AT WELCOME STATIONS ON THE INTERSTATES ... MOST STATES HAVE A VISITORS CENTER AND THEY ARE GENERALLY FULL OF INFORMATION YOU'LL WANT ALONG THE WAY.     WWW.FODORS.COM - - THE TRAVEL BOOK PEOPLE REALLY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING... THE TIPS IN THE FODOR'S BOOKS ON PACKING SEEMS LIKE COMMON SENSE, BUT TAKING VACATIONS ISN'T THAT COMMON FOR MOST OF US... THEY JUST SEEM TO TAKE CARE OF A LOT OF THE GUESS WORK     WWW.AAA.COM  - - THIS SITE CAN BE USED FOR ALL 3 IDEAS ... THE TRIPLE A DISCOUNT IN MANY AREAS IS THE BEST YOU CAN GET ... FOR WHATEVER IT COSTS, TRIPLE A WILL GIVE IT BACK IN DISCOUNTS AT HOTELS AND THEME PARKS     WWW.NPS.GOV - - IF YOU PLAN ON GOING TO A NATIONAL PARK... GET ALL OF THE INFORMATION YOU’LL NEED HERE, CHECK OUT THE NATIONAL PARKS PASSPORT WHICH GIVES YOU UNLIMEITED ACCESS TO ALL THE PARKS FOR A DISCOUNTED RATE.

NOW THAT YOU KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING ... SIT BACK AND ENJOY ... MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE TO PLAN BUT IF SOMETHING CATCHES YOUR EYE .. GO WITH IT ... VACATIONS ARE MUCH BETTER WHEN YOU GO OFF OF YOUR PLAN THAN TRY TO MAKE A PLAN AS YOU GO. EXPERIENCE HAS TAUGHT ME THAT .. BUT I LEARNED IT FIRST FROM FODOR'S.

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL ME AT ANY TIME WITH YOUR TRAVEL SUGGESTIONS ... IF I HAVE A PAGE ABOUT A STADIUM IN THE AREA, I'LL THROW IT ON THERE AND EVEN GIVE YOU THE CREDIT. E-MAIL TO :: UNCLEBOBSBALLPARKS@GMAIL.COM

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR VISITNG MY SITE AND ENJOY THE TRIP     ROBERT

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