Travelling without a rental car
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Travelling without a rental car
Interested in travelling from Boston to anywhere on the east/south coast. Do you have any ideas as to where I can fly and not have to worry about driving once my destination is reached? I would prefer travelling on foot/subway/bus and not have to rely on a rental for transportation to sight see and shop. I am a female and would be travelling alone.
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what exactly are you intersted in? and if you are flying why only the south/east coast.
You won't need(or want) a car in NYC,
Philidelpia is accessable without a car,
you should be able to get around DC or baltimore w/o a car.
Never been to charleston but my mom went there and did not have a car
Miami beach-South Beach is fine without a car.
key west is ok without a car also.
there are lots of US cities that are accessable without a car - you need to give us more info on what you are looking for
You won't need(or want) a car in NYC,
Philidelpia is accessable without a car,
you should be able to get around DC or baltimore w/o a car.
Never been to charleston but my mom went there and did not have a car
Miami beach-South Beach is fine without a car.
key west is ok without a car also.
there are lots of US cities that are accessable without a car - you need to give us more info on what you are looking for
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The 1st place comes to mind is obviously NYC - but I assume you've been there and not considering it now?
Otherwise, Philadelphia, Washington DC both have decent public transportation, and esp Philadephia, most sites are withing walking distance if you stay in downtown.
Otherwise, Philadelphia, Washington DC both have decent public transportation, and esp Philadephia, most sites are withing walking distance if you stay in downtown.
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I travel alone a lot...
Last fall I flew into Baltimore--
took Amtrak to DC,stayed 3 days then took Amtrak to Philladelphia from DC...Then back to Baltimore.
You can get Amtrak in Boston to visit these places ( and others that I am not aware of )
can't think of "beach areas" to reach by train but I bet there are some. and would probably be some others by bus.. Somrthing to keep in mind---some bus stations are not in areas that I would want to be in alone.. If you decided on an area, other posters could tell you if a certain bus station was in a "bad" area.
Good luck.
Last fall I flew into Baltimore--
took Amtrak to DC,stayed 3 days then took Amtrak to Philladelphia from DC...Then back to Baltimore.
You can get Amtrak in Boston to visit these places ( and others that I am not aware of )
can't think of "beach areas" to reach by train but I bet there are some. and would probably be some others by bus.. Somrthing to keep in mind---some bus stations are not in areas that I would want to be in alone.. If you decided on an area, other posters could tell you if a certain bus station was in a "bad" area.
Good luck.
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You can travel to New Orleans and not have to rent a car. My husband and I stayed at this hotel called the Avenue Garden Hotel in the Garden District. The hotel is close to everything. We did not have to even take a cab once. There is the trolley car outside their front door and you can just jump on that and it will taker you almost anywhere you need to go. I really reccommend this city and this hotel.
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