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Boston Custom House room 1203....not a balcony view, but a pretty nice view through the window.

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And this one, same view but 14 floors higher, from the observation deck...which is a balcony

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A quick note about visiting Boston in the Covid era. I thought Connecticut had things pretty buttoned up with mask wearing mandatory inside stores/restaurants/businesses and also mandatory outside when social distancing was not possible. That said, in CT, when walking outside on the sidewalk, or on a walking/running/biking trail where its possible to social distance for the most part, hardly anybody is wearing mask (me included). Compare that to Boston, I would say that 95% of individuals were wearing masks ALL THE TIME outside in any situation. Even if they were alone on a sidewalk with nobody around, they were wearing masks. Even on the bike trails near town or even 15-20 miles out of town, 95% of all bikers, runners, walkers were ALWAYS wearing masks. Not making a political statement at all, but just saying if you are thinking of venturing to Boston on a visit, you will not feel unsafe at all. People there, as well as the visitors, are being very respectful of others in these crazy times, and there are plenty of restaurants offering outdoor seating.

Walking around town, there are several businesses, restaurants, Starbucks, etc that are still closed, and some perhaps possibly never coming back, even in the Quincy Market area. For a holiday weekend, that area, which normally would be packed, was still busy, but certainly nowhere near normal with tourists, with several of the shops and restaurants in the Quincy Market area closed. That said, the North End was rocking as always. Each restaurant has some seating out front, along the road, with the option to sit outside, or inside. Mike's Pastry still had about 30 people in line outside, and the usual 50 people lined in several lines inside...so just as busy as ever....but with everybody wearing masks. Good to see the North End is alive and well, as I did not see anything closed down in that area.

Just figured I would add a little flavor about Boston if you were pondering a visit this fall.
 
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@nerodog..........After seeing your pics, I'm a little jealous that while we can drive easily from state to state,
YOU can travel easily from beautiful country to country.
It would be interesting to see so many diverse places that are drivable. We are definitely at a loss, as you have easier access to
so many amazing destinations and cultures.
We've only visited England, Scotland, France, and Italy, and that leaves so many that we are yet to see.
It may or may not happen, and that's a shame given the beauty and uniqueness of Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Portugal,
not to mention Croatia, Czech Republic, and all the rest.
So, I hope you will get out there more and send plenty of photos.....;)
 

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@nerodog..........After seeing your pics, I'm a little jealous that while we can drive easily from state to state,
YOU can travel easily from beautiful country to country.
It would be interesting to see so many diverse places that are drivable. We are definitely at a loss, as you have easier access to
so many amazing destinations and cultures.
We've only visited England, Scotland, France, and Italy, and that leaves so many that we are yet to see.
It may or may not happen, and that's a shame given the beauty and uniqueness of Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Portugal,
not to mention Croatia, Czech Republic, and all the rest.
So, I hope you will get out there more and send plenty of photos.....;)
Put Switzerland at the top of your list! It's amazing.
 

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Probably one of the worst patio views at Canyon Villas


Never been to Canyon Villas but stayed at Westin Kierland Villas (also in Scottsdale) a few weeks ago. View was quite nice (building 5)

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Tonight's sunset MKO Kona tower.
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@nerodog..........After seeing your pics, I'm a little jealous that while we can drive easily from state to state,
YOU can travel easily from beautiful country to country.
It would be interesting to see so many diverse places that are drivable. We are definitely at a loss, as you have easier access to
so many amazing destinations and cultures.
We've only visited England, Scotland, France, and Italy, and that leaves so many that we are yet to see.
It may or may not happen, and that's a shame given the beauty and uniqueness of Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Portugal,
not to mention Croatia, Czech Republic, and all the rest.
So, I hope you will get out there more and send plenty of photos.....;)
Gee, thank you !! I have to admit tho, now that I'm here I miss being able to drive all over New England and beyond. The USA has so many beautiful spots to visit. What's interesting is I plan my trips home and try to use a timeshare week to invite family/friends. This year we had settled on Smuggs only to have it cancelled due to Covid and not being able to travel over !! We will try for the winter but another timeshare as I dont want to drive in too much snow.

I especially enjoyed your NYC pics. I loved going into the city for a day trip or a long weekend. I enjoyed your trip via pics. I ended up retiring here as it was a long time dream. Alot of preparation but it's been worth it!!
 
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Never been to Canyon Villas but stayed at Westin Kierland Villas (also in Scottsdale) a few weeks ago. View was quite nice (building 5)

Our first trip to Scottsdale was at the Westin and we preferred the location, rooms and overall resort to Canyon Villas. Unfortunately this was before I was documenting our timeshare stays with photos. Our view wasn’t as nice as we looked into the resort. While pleasant, it was an interior view of the resort.

If only MVC could integrate Kierland Villas into the DC so we could reserve what we wanted instead of taking what they give us via weeks exchange.
 

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A quick note about visiting Boston in the Covid era. I thought Connecticut had things pretty buttoned up with mask wearing mandatory inside stores/restaurants/businesses and also mandatory outside when social distancing was not possible. That said, in CT, when walking outside on the sidewalk, or on a walking/running/biking trail where its possible to social distance for the most part, hardly anybody is wearing mask (me included). Compare that to Boston, I would say that 95% of individuals were wearing masks ALL THE TIME outside in any situation. Even if they were alone on a sidewalk with nobody around, they were wearing masks. Even on the bike trails near town or even 15-20 miles out of town, 95% of all bikers, runners, walkers were ALWAYS wearing masks. Not making a political statement at all, but just saying if you are thinking of venturing to Boston on a visit, you will not feel unsafe at all. People there, as well as the visitors, are being very respectful of others in these crazy times, and there are plenty of restaurants offering outdoor seating.

Walking around town, there are several businesses, restaurants, Starbucks, etc that are still closed, and some perhaps possibly never coming back, even in the Quincy Market area. For a holiday weekend, that area, which normally would be packed, was still busy, but certainly nowhere near normal with tourists. That said, the North End was rocking as always. Each restaurant has some seating out front, along the road, with the option to sit outside, or inside. Mike's Pastry still had about 30 people in line outside, and the usual 50 people lined in several lines inside...so just as busy as ever....but with everybody wearing masks. Good to see the North End is alive and well, as I did not see anything closed down in that area.

Just figured I would add a little flavor about Boston if you were pondering a visit this fall.
Here at Crystal Shores the number of people not following recommendations, rules and laws for masks and social distancing has been very surprising to me. We were in Charleston and at Grande Ocean in July and there were no concerns, here I am truly shocked at the number of people who are not every trying to follow the recommendations.
 

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2020 hasn’t been bad for travel. Here is Orlando and Aruba. Missing a Cypress Harbor from Jan. Hoping for another Aruba, bahamas, or now thinking WSJ
how about some orlando post muggy storm love. GV building 84
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Moved over to building 85 which I really liked.
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then Aruba
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