Too crowded?

Hello everybody from Italy!

We will come to USA next August, arriving in NY the 7th of August and leaving the 10th the City, to have a holiday on the road throught the North-East (about two weeks).

I read a lot of reviews and I%26#39;m quite worried about crowd and traffic.

We were pretty sure to visit places like Newport, Cape Cod, etc, but now...

Don%26#39;t want spend our Holiday into the traffic jam!

Would you visit these places if you were in my shoes?

Could you suggest me other less-known places in this area to stay for something as 2 days?

(We are 28, never be in USA. Don%26#39;t mind about clubs and shoppings, but love sea and sailing).

Thanks in advances!

Too crowded?

Hi Edna,

You must come to Newport, if , as you say, you ';love sea and sailing';. Once you are here in Newport, you must take two hours out of one of your days visiting to go sailing on either the Schooner Madeleine

http://www.cruisenewport.com/Madeleine.htm

or the schooner Adirondack

http://www.sail-newport.com/

Check out the links above. They charge $27 per person for a nearly 2 hour sail. You%26#39;ll get to see lots of sites from the water.

As you may know, Newport was once known as the sailing capital of the world.

Have a wonderful trip here and in case you%26#39;d like to have a vaction home here, my townhouse condominium here in Newport, is for sale. Its got 2 or 3 bedrooms and 1.5 baths and 1413 sq. feet of living space. it%26#39;s within walking distance to the waterfront. Let me know if you are interested and I can send you the link to the website for the townhouse privately or you can e-mail me at emilybh@earthlink.net . In the Subject, say you are the couple from Italy visiting Newport.(so I won%26#39;t think it%26#39;s spam). If you aren%26#39;t interested, that%26#39;s ok. have a great visit here anyway. Definitely go sailing while you are here! ~ Emily

Too crowded?

Hello Ancona,

Yes if you like sea and sailing you must come to Newport. It is very beautiful and historic. The Cape is beautiful too but the ocean water is colder there. Since you have two weeks for travel that is a good amount of time.

Traffic will be busy on the weekends but it would certainly be worth it; the worst will be outside of NYC and headed towards the Cape, but that shouldn%26#39;t be too bad.

I would also recommend Sightsailer for a tour on the sea in Newport. It is a smaller, more intimate 12-Meter. Www.sightsailing.com. As well as taking the ferry to Block Island from Newport.

Hi Edna in Italy ~

I agree with the above posts that Newport is a must. The history is amazing, the water is beautiful, and tons of boating.

To be honest, leaving NY for Newport on a Friday will be horrible. I do that drive a lot because I have family in Boston and the Cape. If you don%26#39;t mind traveling at off times, either leave NY late on Friday night (8pm) or really early in the morning. Leaving anytime between 1:30 in the afternoon and 7pm, you will be in bad traffic all the way along I-95 - and there isn%26#39;t an easier way to drive.

I still think that Cape Cod would be a great place to see and traffic isn%26#39;t bad if you travel at off hours. Places to go on the cape: Chatham is beautiful but very popular. Falmouth is nice as well, on the south shore, so the water is a bit warmer then all the way up at Wellfleet. If you do go all the way to Wellfleet, there is a great local bar with live music right on the water: the Beachcomber. Or if you don%26#39;t want to go too far out, there%26#39;s a little restaurant and bar in a marina near Falmouth called the Chart Room. The town is actually called Cataumet. All the locals hang out there drinking cape codders and bloody marys while watching the sun set.

If you%26#39;re staying in the Northeast, you should really go up to Boston as well. Lots of great clubs/bars, tons of shopping and there is no tax on clothes in Massachusetts. The best trendy restaurants are in the South End or go up into the North End for Boston%26#39;s Italian neighborhood! The food is good, but nothing like Italy. I would suggest trying Hamersley%26#39;s or Mistral.

Hope that helped. Have a great time!

Thanks to everybody.

A lot of useful information, especially about traffic around NY (we will follow your suggestion and leave very late on Friday).

I always knew that american people were great!

Can%26#39;t wait to come in US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I agree you would not miss Newport! You will love it. I have brought cousins visiting from Florence and Positano and they both were so happy to see and experience Newport that they want to go every time they visit New York. I also agree that you should travel off hours. Where do you plan to stay? I suggest Castle Hill (if you can get reservations). If you can, I would suggest trying to stay in Newport during the week in August. You should not miss it regardless but August is a busy month especially on weekends. Well, have a great time.

Hi Edna in Italy,

I just got back a month ago from visiting your country; had a wonderful time - super food, beautiful people!

If you DO visit Cape Cod (which I hope you will), go out to Wellfleet and go to the beaches at the National Seashore. These would include Marconi Beach (right off Route 6), a few miles before you get to Wellfleet; and the beach at Cahoon Holow (where the Beach Comber, mentioned previously, is located) is also great and you can park there for a fee. The Wellfleet town beaches all require a sticker indicating that you are renting (or own) a place in town . . . that is, no day stickers. You will see signs to the various locations of the Cape Cod National Seashore from Eastham on out. One of the wonderful things about these beaches are the high (in some cases, really high) dunes; and the way you can get away from the crowds (even on really crowded days) by just walking along the water, away from the areas guarded by life-guards. After a little while of walking, you%26#39;ll find long stretches of beach with hardly anyone there.

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