# Bakers Dozen

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52166 "2017-05-18T16:25:36Z")

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A Favorite Female Actor, in a Favorite Movie

1. Diane Lane, Unfaithful
2. Sigourney Weaver, Aliens
3. Katharine Hepburn, The Lion in Winter
4. Jennifer Connelly, Blood Diamond
5. Ingrid Bergman, Casablanca
6. Anne Hathaway, Brokeback Mountain
7. Frances McDormand, Almost Famous
8. Jessica Alba, An Invisible Sign
9. Meg Ryan, Joe vs. the Volcano

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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52167 "2017-05-18T16:59:26Z")

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A Favorite Female Actor, in a Favorite Movie

1. Diane Lane, Unfaithful
2. Sigourney Weaver, Aliens
3. Katharine Hepburn, The Lion in Winter
4. Jennifer Connelly, Blood Diamond
5. Ingrid Bergman, Casablanca
6. Anne Hathaway, Brokeback Mountain
7. Frances McDormand, Almost Famous
8. Jessica Alba, An Invisible Sign
9. Meg Ryan, Joe vs. the Volcano
10. Cyd Charisse, Silk Stockings

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52168 "2017-05-18T17:07:39Z")

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A Favorite Female Actor, in a Favorite Movie

1. Diane Lane, Unfaithful
2. Sigourney Weaver, Aliens
3. Katharine Hepburn, The Lion in Winter
4. Jennifer Connelly, Blood Diamond
5. Ingrid Bergman, Casablanca
6. Anne Hathaway, Brokeback Mountain
7. Frances McDormand, Almost Famous
8. Jessica Alba, An Invisible Sign
9. Meg Ryan, Joe vs. the Volcano
10. Cyd Charisse, Silk Stockings
11. Goldie Hawn, Foul Play

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**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52169 "2017-05-18T17:09:44Z")

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A Favorite Female Actor, in a Favorite Movie

1. Diane Lane, Unfaithful
2. Sigourney Weaver, Aliens
3. Katharine Hepburn, The Lion in Winter
4. Jennifer Connelly, Blood Diamond
5. Ingrid Bergman, Casablanca
6. Anne Hathaway, Brokeback Mountain
7. Frances McDormand, Almost Famous
8. Jessica Alba, An Invisible Sign
9. Meg Ryan, Joe vs. the Volcano
10. Cyd Charisse, Silk Stockings
11. Goldie Hawn, Foul Play
12. Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52170 "2017-05-18T19:11:05Z")

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A Favorite Female Actor, in a Favorite Movie

1. Diane Lane, Unfaithful
2. Sigourney Weaver, Aliens
3. Katharine Hepburn, The Lion in Winter
4. Jennifer Connelly, Blood Diamond
5. Ingrid Bergman, Casablanca
6. Anne Hathaway, Brokeback Mountain
7. Frances McDormand, Almost Famous
8. Jessica Alba, An Invisible Sign
9. Meg Ryan, Joe vs. the Volcano
10. Cyd Charisse, Silk Stockings
11. Goldie Hawn, Foul Play
12. Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone
13. Rachel McAdams, The Notebook

Got Any Vacations Planned This Year? Or, Where Would You Want to Go?

1. Idaho in August! Boise, McCall, and Smiths Ferry, for the total solar eclipse. [USA - 2017 August 21 Total Solar Eclipse - Interactive Google Map - Xavier Jubier](http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/solar_eclipses/TSE_2017_GoogleMapFull.html)
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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52171 "2017-05-18T19:19:06Z")

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Got Any Vacations Planned This Year? Or, Where Would You Want to Go?

1. Idaho in August! Boise, McCall, and Smiths Ferry, for the total solar eclipse. [USA - 2017 August 21 Total Solar Eclipse - Interactive Google Map - Xavier Jubier](http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/solar_eclipses/TSE_2017_GoogleMapFull.html)
2. Relaxing on the beach in Nags Head, N.C.: [http://www.greghess.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sunset\_lo.jpg](http://www.greghess.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sunset_lo.jpg)

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**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52172 "2017-05-18T19:55:30Z")

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Got Any Vacations Planned This Year? Or, Where Would You Want to Go?

1. Idaho in August! Boise, McCall, and Smiths Ferry, for the total solar eclipse. [USA - 2017 August 21 Total Solar Eclipse - Interactive Google Map - Xavier Jubier](http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/solar_eclipses/TSE_2017_GoogleMapFull.html)
2. Relaxing on the beach in Nags Head, N.C.: [http://www.greghess.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sunset\_lo.jpg](http://www.greghess.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sunset_lo.jpg)
3. Going out to the North Fork of Long Island: [Things to Do in North Fork, Long Island | Condé Nast Traveler](http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2014-06-26/perfect-weekend-getaway-north-fork-long-island)

BTW I have to say that as a female I find it refreshing to see a male (Bullitt) posting that The Notebook is a favorite movie–some men dismiss it as just a “chick flick”

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52173 "2017-05-18T20:20:42Z")

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Got Any Vacations Planned This Year? Or, Where Would You Want to Go?

1. Idaho in August! Boise, McCall, and Smiths Ferry, for the total solar eclipse. [http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site\_pages...leMapFull.html](http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages...leMapFull.html)
2. Relaxing on the beach in Nags Head, N.C.: [http://www.greghess.com/wp-content/u.../sunset\_lo.jpg](http://www.greghess.com/wp-content/u.../sunset_lo.jpg)
3. Going out to the North Fork of Long Island: [http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/20...rk-long-island](http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/20...rk-long-island)
4. Paramaribo, Suriname. Day after tomorrow. For ten days. [Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Aeroporto+Internacional+George+Bush,+North+Terminal+Road,+Houston,+TX/Paramaribo,+Suriname/@15.4147387,-68.8770467,4z/data=!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x8640b423d94355c7:0x9cc6b4fcc8c0c231!2m2!1d-95.3367827!2d29.9902199!1m5!1m1!1s0x8d083520e203f743:0x97cf2079da3f4063!2m2!1d-55.2038278!2d5.8520355)

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52174 "2017-05-18T23:26:05Z")

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Got Any Vacations Planned This Year? Or, Where Would You Want to Go? (‘Quote’ to save links!)

1. Idaho in August! Boise, McCall, and Smiths Ferry, for the total solar eclipse. [http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site\_pages...leMapFull.html](http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages...leMapFull.html)
2. Relaxing on the beach in Nags Head, N.C.: [http://www.greghess.com/wp-content/u.../sunset\_lo.jpg](http://www.greghess.com/wp-content/u.../sunset_lo.jpg)
3. Going out to the North Fork of Long Island: [http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/20...rk-long-island](http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/20...rk-long-island)
4. Paramaribo, Suriname. Day after tomorrow. For ten days. [Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Aeroporto+Internacional+George+Bush,+North+Terminal+Road,+Houston,+TX/Paramaribo,+Suriname/@15.4147387,-68.8770467,4z/data=!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x8640b423d94355c7:0x9cc6b4fcc8c0c231!2m2!1d-95.3367827!2d29.9902199!1m5!1m1!1s0x8d083520e203f743:0x97cf2079da3f4063!2m2!1d-55.2038278!2d5.8520355)
5. Next month: Europe. ITA VAT FRA ESP SMR CHE AUT LIE DEU SVN; W Med cruise, then road trip, Rome to Venice taking the scenic route.

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**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2017, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52175 "2017-05-19T09:48:09Z")

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Got Any Vacations Planned This Year? Or, Where Would You Want to Go? (‘Quote’ to save links!)

1. Idaho in August! Boise, McCall, and Smiths Ferry, for the total solar eclipse. [http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site\_pages...leMapFull.html](http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages...leMapFull.html)
2. Relaxing on the beach in Nags Head, N.C.: [http://www.greghess.com/wp-content/u.../sunset\_lo.jpg](http://www.greghess.com/wp-content/u.../sunset_lo.jpg)
3. Going out to the North Fork of Long Island: [http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/20...rk-long-island](http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/20...rk-long-island)
4. Paramaribo, Suriname. Day after tomorrow. For ten days. [Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Aero...78!2d5.8520355)
5. Next month: Europe. ITA VAT FRA ESP SMR CHE AUT LIE DEU SVN; W Med cruise, then road trip, Rome to Venice taking the scenic route.
6. Australia in the fall - Wollongong, Sydney

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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2017, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52176 "2017-05-19T12:06:06Z")

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Got Any Vacations Planned This Year? Or, Where Would You Want to Go? (‘Quote’ to save links!)

1. Idaho in August! Boise, McCall, and Smiths Ferry, for the total solar eclipse. [http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site\_pages...leMapFull.html](http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages...leMapFull.html)
2. Relaxing on the beach in Nags Head, N.C.: [http://www.greghess.com/wp-content/u.../sunset\_lo.jpg](http://www.greghess.com/wp-content/u.../sunset_lo.jpg)
3. Going out to the North Fork of Long Island: [http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/20...rk-long-island](http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/20...rk-long-island)
4. Paramaribo, Suriname. Day after tomorrow. For ten days. [Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Aero...78!2d5.8520355)
5. Next month: Europe. ITA VAT FRA ESP SMR CHE AUT LIE DEU SVN; W Med cruise, then road trip, Rome to Venice taking the scenic route.
6. Australia in the fall - Wollongong, Sydney
7. I’d like to visit family, which lives along the East Coast

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2017, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52177 "2017-05-19T12:24:43Z")

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Got Any Vacations Planned This Year? Or, Where Would You Want to Go? (‘Quote’ to save links!)

1. Idaho in August! Boise, McCall, and Smiths Ferry, for the total solar eclipse. [http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site\_pages...leMapFull.html](http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages...leMapFull.html)
2. Relaxing on the beach in Nags Head, N.C.: [http://www.greghess.com/wp-content/u.../sunset\_lo.jpg](http://www.greghess.com/wp-content/u.../sunset_lo.jpg)
3. Going out to the North Fork of Long Island: [http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/20...rk-long-island](http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/20...rk-long-island)
4. Paramaribo, Suriname. Day after tomorrow. For ten days. [Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Aero...78!2d5.8520355)
5. Next month: Europe. ITA VAT FRA ESP SMR CHE AUT LIE DEU SVN; W Med cruise, then road trip, Rome to Venice taking the scenic route.
6. Australia in the fall - Wollongong, Sydney
7. I’d like to visit family, which lives along the East Coast
8. Hopkinsville, KY, to see the eclipse, then Mammoth Cave, KY and Hocking County, OH.

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2017, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52178 "2017-05-19T13:19:32Z")

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Got Any Vacations Planned This Year? Or, Where Would You Want to Go? (‘Quote’ to save links!)

1. Idaho in August! Boise, McCall, and Smiths Ferry, for the total solar eclipse. [http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site\_pages...leMapFull.html](http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages...leMapFull.html)
2. Relaxing on the beach in Nags Head, N.C.: [http://www.greghess.com/wp-content/u.../sunset\_lo.jpg](http://www.greghess.com/wp-content/u.../sunset_lo.jpg)
3. Going out to the North Fork of Long Island: [http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/20...rk-long-island](http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/20...rk-long-island)
4. Paramaribo, Suriname. Day after tomorrow. For ten days. [Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Aero...78!2d5.8520355)
5. Next month: Europe. ITA VAT FRA ESP SMR CHE AUT LIE DEU SVN; W Med cruise, then road trip, Rome to Venice taking the scenic route.
6. Australia in the fall - Wollongong, Sydney
7. I’d like to visit family, which lives along the East Coast
8. Hopkinsville, KY, to see the eclipse, then Mammoth Cave, KY and Hocking County, OH.
9. We’d like to go to the Musee d’Orsay in Paris. Not this year.

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2017, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52179 "2017-05-19T13:42:40Z")

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Got Any Vacations Planned This Year? Or, Where Would You Want to Go? (‘Quote’ to save links!)

1. Idaho in August! Boise, McCall, and Smiths Ferry, for the total solar eclipse. [http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site\_pages...leMapFull.html](http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages...leMapFull.html)
2. Relaxing on the beach in Nags Head, N.C.: [http://www.greghess.com/wp-content/u.../sunset\_lo.jpg](http://www.greghess.com/wp-content/u.../sunset_lo.jpg)
3. Going out to the North Fork of Long Island: [http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/20...rk-long-island](http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/20...rk-long-island)
4. Paramaribo, Suriname. Day after tomorrow. For ten days. [Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Aero...78!2d5.8520355)
5. Next month: Europe. ITA VAT FRA ESP SMR CHE AUT LIE DEU SVN; W Med cruise, then road trip, Rome to Venice taking the scenic route.
6. Australia in the fall - Wollongong, Sydney
7. I’d like to visit family, which lives along the East Coast
8. Hopkinsville, KY, to see the eclipse, then Mammoth Cave, KY and Hocking County, OH.
9. We’d like to go to the Musee d’Orsay in Paris. Not this year.
10. A friend is moving to Melbourne VIC AUS. I’d love to go and visit, then drive to Uluru, Kata Tjutu, Alice Springs, and Darwin.

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2017, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52180 "2017-05-19T13:53:30Z")

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Typo fix.  
Got Any Vacations Planned This Year? Or, Where Would You Want to Go? (‘Quote’ to save links!)

1. Idaho in August! Boise, McCall, and Smiths Ferry, for the total solar eclipse. [http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site\_pages...leMapFull.html](http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages...leMapFull.html)
2. Relaxing on the beach in Nags Head, N.C.: [http://www.greghess.com/wp-content/u.../sunset\_lo.jpg](http://www.greghess.com/wp-content/u.../sunset_lo.jpg)
3. Going out to the North Fork of Long Island: [http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/20...rk-long-island](http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/20...rk-long-island)
4. Paramaribo, Suriname. Day after tomorrow. For ten days. [Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Aero...78!2d5.8520355)
5. Next month: Europe. ITA VAT FRA ESP SMR CHE AUT LIE DEU SVN; W Med cruise, then road trip, Rome to Venice taking the scenic route.
6. Australia in the fall - Wollongong, Sydney
7. I’d like to visit family, which lives along the East Coast
8. Hopkinsville, KY, to see the eclipse, then Mammoth Cave, KY and Hocking County, OH.
9. We’d like to go to the Musee d’Orsay in Paris. Not this year.
10. A friend is moving to Melbourne VIC AUS. I’d love to go and visit, then drive to Uluru, Kata Tjuta, Alice Springs, and Darwin.

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**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2017, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52181 "2017-05-19T14:22:05Z")

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Got Any Vacations Planned This Year? Or, Where Would You Want to Go? (‘Quote’ to save links!)

1. Idaho in August! Boise, McCall, and Smiths Ferry, for the total solar eclipse. [http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site\_pages...leMapFull.html](http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages...leMapFull.html)
2. Relaxing on the beach in Nags Head, N.C.: [http://www.greghess.com/wp-content/u.../sunset\_lo.jpg](http://www.greghess.com/wp-content/u.../sunset_lo.jpg)
3. Going out to the North Fork of Long Island: [http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/20...rk-long-island](http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/20...rk-long-island)
4. Paramaribo, Suriname. Day after tomorrow. For ten days. [Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Aero...78!2d5.8520355)
5. Next month: Europe. ITA VAT FRA ESP SMR CHE AUT LIE DEU SVN; W Med cruise, then road trip, Rome to Venice taking the scenic route.
6. Australia in the fall - Wollongong, Sydney
7. I’d like to visit family, which lives along the East Coast
8. Hopkinsville, KY, to see the eclipse, then Mammoth Cave, KY and Hocking County, OH.
9. We’d like to go to the Musee d’Orsay in Paris. Not this year.
10. A friend is moving to Melbourne VIC AUS. I’d love to go and visit, then drive to Uluru, Kata Tjuta, Alice Springs, and Darwin.
11. The Netherlands, Van Gogh Museum, Rijksmuseum, Anne Frank House. Not this year.

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2017, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52182 "2017-05-19T15:06:40Z")

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Got Any Vacations Planned This Year? Or, Where Would You Want to Go? _**(‘Quote’ to save the links!)**_

1. Idaho in August! Boise, McCall, and Smiths Ferry, for the total solar eclipse. [USA - 2017 August 21 Total Solar Eclipse - Interactive Google Map - Xavier Jubier](http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/solar_eclipses/TSE_2017_GoogleMapFull.html)
2. Relaxing on the beach in Nags Head, N.C.: [http://www.greghess.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sunset\_lo.jpg](http://www.greghess.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sunset_lo.jpg)
3. Going out to the North Fork of Long Island: [Things to Do in North Fork, Long Island | Condé Nast Traveler](http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2014-06-26/perfect-weekend-getaway-north-fork-long-island)
4. Paramaribo, Suriname. Day after tomorrow. For ten days. [Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Aeroporto+Internacional+George+Bush,+North+Terminal+Road,+Houston,+TX/Paramaribo,+Suriname/@15.4147387,-68.8770467,4z/data=!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x8640b423d94355c7:0x9cc6b4fcc8c0c231!2m2!1d-95.3367827!2d29.9902199!1m5!1m1!1s0x8d083520e203f743:0x97cf2079da3f4063!2m2!1d-55.2038278!2d5.8520355)
5. Next month: Europe. ITA VAT FRA ESP SMR CHE AUT LIE DEU SVN; a W Med cruise, followed by a road trip, Rome to Venice via Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Bavaria and Slovenia.
6. Australia in the fall - Wollongong, Sydney
7. I’d like to visit family, which lives along the East Coast
8. Hopkinsville, KY, to see the eclipse, then Mammoth Cave, KY and Hocking County, OH.
9. We’d like to go to the Musee d’Orsay in Paris. Not this year.
10. A friend is moving to Melbourne VIC AUS. I’d love to go and visit, then drive to Uluru, Kata Tjuta, Alice Springs, and Darwin. And Perth too!
11. The Netherlands, Van Gogh Museum, Rijksmuseum, Anne Frank House. Not this year.
12. Alaska road trip, San Francisco to Prudhoe Bay! 3,500 miles each way. Map: [https://www.google.com/maps/dir/San+Francisco,+CA/Deadhorse,+Prudhoe+Bay,+AK+99734/@64.3623647,-141.1981172,4z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m2!1m1!1s0x80859a6d00690021:0x4a501367f076adff!1m2!1m1!1s0x512077009926947f:0x1d228d1ae7281c59!3e0](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/San+Francisco,+CA/Deadhorse,+Prudhoe+Bay,+AK+99734/@64.3623647,-141.1981172,4z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m2!1m1!1s0x80859a6d00690021:0x4a501367f076adff!1m2!1m1!1s0x512077009926947f:0x1d228d1ae7281c59!3e0)
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Got Any Vacations Planned This Year? Or, Where Would You Want to Go? _**(‘Quote’ to save the links!)**_

1. Idaho in August! Boise, McCall, and Smiths Ferry, for the total solar eclipse. [USA - 2017 August 21 Total Solar Eclipse - Interactive Google Map - Xavier Jubier](http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/solar_eclipses/TSE_2017_GoogleMapFull.html)
2. Relaxing on the beach in Nags Head, N.C.: [http://www.greghess.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sunset\_lo.jpg](http://www.greghess.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sunset_lo.jpg)
3. Going out to the North Fork of Long Island: [Things to Do in North Fork, Long Island | Condé Nast Traveler](http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2014-06-26/perfect-weekend-getaway-north-fork-long-island)
4. Paramaribo, Suriname. Day after tomorrow. For ten days. [Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Aeroporto+Internacional+George+Bush,+North+Terminal+Road,+Houston,+TX/Paramaribo,+Suriname/@15.4147387,-68.8770467,4z/data=!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x8640b423d94355c7:0x9cc6b4fcc8c0c231!2m2!1d-95.3367827!2d29.9902199!1m5!1m1!1s0x8d083520e203f743:0x97cf2079da3f4063!2m2!1d-55.2038278!2d5.8520355)
5. Next month: Europe. ITA VAT FRA ESP SMR CHE AUT LIE DEU SVN; a W Med cruise, followed by a road trip, Rome to Venice via Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Bavaria and Slovenia.
6. Australia in the fall - Wollongong, Sydney
7. I’d like to visit family, which lives along the East Coast
8. Hopkinsville, KY, to see the eclipse, then Mammoth Cave, KY and Hocking County, OH.
9. We’d like to go to the Musee d’Orsay in Paris. Not this year.
10. A friend is moving to Melbourne VIC AUS. I’d love to go and visit, then drive to Uluru, Kata Tjuta, Alice Springs, and Darwin. And Perth too!
11. The Netherlands, Van Gogh Museum, Rijksmuseum, Anne Frank House. Not this year.
12. Alaska road trip, San Francisco to Prudhoe Bay! 3,500 miles each way. Map: [https://www.google.com/maps/dir/San+Francisco,+CA/Deadhorse,+Prudhoe+Bay,+AK+99734/@64.3623647,-141.1981172,4z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m2!1m1!1s0x80859a6d00690021:0x4a501367f076adff!1m2!1m1!1s0x512077009926947f:0x1d228d1ae7281c59!3e0](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/San+Francisco,+CA/Deadhorse,+Prudhoe+Bay,+AK+99734/@64.3623647,-141.1981172,4z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m2!1m1!1s0x80859a6d00690021:0x4a501367f076adff!1m2!1m1!1s0x512077009926947f:0x1d228d1ae7281c59!3e0)
13. Road trip around the Northeast and MidAtlantic to visit prospective colleges for our son. U of MD, Loyola MD, Villanova, among others. Did this for our daughter and looked at 20 colleges 3 and 4 years ago and not looking forward to it again.

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Songs about travels

1. On the Road Again, Willie Nelson

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New

Songs about travels

1. On the Road Again, Willie Nelson
2. I’ve Been Everywhere, Johnny Cash

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Songs about travels

1. On the Road Again, Willie Nelson
2. I’ve Been Everywhere, Johnny Cash
3. [Radar Love, Golden Earring](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwqMKf7r7Xg)

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