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My cousins and I hatched a half-baked, sketchy plan of visiting Amish country in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. I know it’s not what typically comes to mind when one thinks of places to visit in the US. 
Nevertheless, I hope we revisit that idea. I’d like to go there. 
Drop in on local six pack contests. While you have to book in advance for most of these contests, some do allow walk ins. Check your local listings for further details.
Colorado and Eastern California have amazing ski slopes if you are into that. For taking in the sun, San Diego. For hustle bustle and lots of shopping, New York. Lesser hustle bustle but no snow, San Francisco.
So hotel are reasonable in long island city, but parking is not free. $27 per night. @SID any other area you recommend please.
how is meadowlands area @SID_NY
and LaGuardia airport/Astoria?
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Ok Laguardia has its own pros and cons. There are many pros like proximity to airports, cleaner area, plenty of hotels, also proximity to Jackson heights so desi food is not that far.
On the other side you’ll still have to do a little commute to manhattan and that’ll be most likely by car (25 min drive). I’m not sure how may subway stations you’ll find closeby. But its a good option and you can use it.
Either way your days should be spent like you leave in the morning, take uber have them drop you somewhere in midtown or wherever and from there travel in subways to see whole city. By night get tired and uber back to hotel. I’m sure you’ll have fun 
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Thank you @SID_NY for responding.
I am soooo confused. so hesitate to book the hotels etc. because they are sooo expensive. so I was looking into nj areas very nice brand hotels plus parking and cheap too. and I checked "maps app" driving is 1 hr and transit(bus, train etc) will take 2 hrs. So there is no way we can't drive to city plus finding the parking goin to be nightmare. checked uber too $88 from nj to time square.
So then I checked the flight to dc is double $400 and flight to phili $350 and fly to ny which I was planning to go and cheap $222.
I don't know what to do now.
I checked the reviews of the hotels in "long island city" mixed reviews parking is not free and even if they charge like $30 to $40 you have to park your car like 2-3 block which is not good with family when we come at night.
@SID_NY now I am leaning toward LaGuardia aiport area. Please tell me that area is safe to stay with family.
So one thing is that if you are coming from nj get off anywhere at downtown and then commute by subway. La guardia should be fine. Better try getting hotels like Marriott etc which arent that deep inside so you’ll be safer and its quick to get to the highway. You’ll be close to airport as well as Flushing meadows park (US open one). and as i said Jackson heights isnt that far.
From Laguardia there will be little commute but less headache. Atleast its straight.
Now talking about DC or philli, why would you fly? I mean just come to ny and then drive there. Or vice versa..
Just relax, it takes time to plan out everything but you are doing fine. 
Let me know if there is any other question
Thank you so much SID :)
My husband is driving me crazy after I told him about the price etc.
Yeah hotel close to LaGuardia sounds good plus u said Jackson heights for halal desi food. but little commute.
Yes we will be driving to phili and dc.
soooooo its snowing already :shocked: and sooooo cold. ab kia ho ga. itni sardi bardasht ho jae gae. going to ny on Christmas with kids. 
Mexico???. I am in Toronto..and we are trying to escape to Florida this winter breaks haha. And…i am so looking forward to wear T-shirt instead of jacket or sweater all the time here.
Chicago nai dil tor dia tha maira. wahin jaain na!
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@SID_NY what Tylenol cold flu. please don't scare me now :( got thermal, puffer jacket, gloves etc. its our first winter break in coldest city.