I hope you are having a great Memorial Day holiday weekend. This weekend is traditionally the beginning of summer vacation, and most schools are out by now (not my kids; they go until Friday). If you haven’t thought about summer vacation travel yet, don’t put it off any longer because the hotels fill up and airline rates vary depending on how far in advance you book them. The problem with travel this summer is that many people look at $4 a gallon gasoline and rethink going anywhere. But hey, maybe it’s time you explored some of the vacation spots closer to home, or use your imagination for something really different, like a train trip or bus tour. Wherever you go, there will be something funny to remember. If you don’t go anywhere, you can take a virtual vacation on the internet!



Mookie and Sam's Summer Vacation

Learn just the amount of Spanish you REALLY need to know for traveling in Mexico and Latin America. (Thanks, PAgent!)

5 Vacation Planning Tips (According To Horror Movies).

Six Reasons to Visit Denmark, the World’s Happiest Country. Here’s one more.

Where is the most beautiful place on earth? (via Grow-A-Brain)

Travel Tips for Globetrotting Geeks. A little preparation can save you from technology withdrawal when you vacation abroad.

The 11 Most Awful Museums to Visit This Summer.

Road Trips!

(via Bits and Pieces)
Real places….
From Intercourse, Pennsylvania to Climax, Michigan
From Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina to Hell, Michigan
From Spread Eagle, Wisconsin to Hooker, Arkansas
From Cut-Off, Louisiana to Blueballs, Pennsylvania
From Cold Water, Mississippi to Hot Water, Mississippi
From Toad Suck, Arkansas to Monkey’s Elbow, Kentucky
From Panic, Pennsylvania to Fearnot, Pennsylvania
From Boring, Oregon to Eclectic, Alabama
From Ogle, Kentucky to Loveladies, New Jersey
From Smackover, Arkansas to Assawoman, Virginia
From Muck City, Alabama to Shite Creek, Idaho
From Fort Dick, California to Dickeyville, Wisconsin
From Dismal, Tennessee to Peculiar, Missouri
From Gaylordsville, Connecticut to Gay Mills, Wisconsin
From Sandwich, Illinois to Forks of Salmon, California
From Jupiter, Florida to Mars, Pennsylvania
From Big Foot, Illinois to Big Sandy, Wyoming
From Okay, Oklahoma to Uncertain, Texas
From Hornytown, North Carolina to Romance, Arkansas
From Big Beaver, South Carolina to Dildo, New Jersey
From Weed, California to High, Texas
From Success, Missouri to Crappo, Maryland
From French Lick Indiana to Climax Michigan…
From Lizard Lick, North Carolina to Dildo, Newfoundland
From “Bong Bong” NSW to “Humpty Do” Northern Territory
From “Come By Chance” Western NSW to “Iron Knob” in South Australia
From “Cockburn” Western Australia to “Burrumbuttock” New South Wales
From Little Dix Village (West Indies) to Tightsqueeze (Virginia, USA)
From Maggie’s Nipples (Wyoming, USA) to Sandy Balls (England)

Miss Cellania’s Hotel Guide

Tripadvisor’s 2008 Dirtiest Hotels in America and the UK.

Extreme Hotels.

5 Jail Hotels (Where You Pay to Be In Prison). For those times you want to spend your vacation seeing how the “other half” lives.

10 Of The Coolest Hotel Suites In The World.

It’s a pity that marvelous old architecture is left to rot, often due to lack of funds. But there’s beauty to be found in the ruins, as you’ll see in this collection of abandoned hotels from all over.

Seven Places to Stay in Dubai.

TRAIN

A large two engined train was crossing America. After they had gone some distance one of the engines broke down. "No problem," the engineer thought, and carried on at half power.

Farther on down the line, the other engine broke down, and the train came to a standstill.

The engineer decided he should inform the passengers about why the train had stopped, and made the following announcement:

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that both engines have failed, and we will be stuck here for some time. The good news is that you decided to take the train and not fly."

Previously at Miss Cellania: Gas Pains, Vacation Photos, Vacation Planning, Vacation Trip, Tequila Beach Party, and World Travel. Personal stories: Road Trip Report and Washington, DC.

Thought for today: A vacation should be just long enough that you're boss misses you, and not long enough for him to discover how well he can get along without you.

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