If anyone is coming to Connecticut and needs any suggestions about places to visit and places to eat, please ask! I grew up in Connecticut and absolutely love the state. I think it is the best place i
If anyone is coming to Connecticut and needs any suggestions about places to visit and places to eat, please ask! I grew up in Connecticut and absolutely love the state. I think it is the best place in the country to live (climate, education, arts, etc.) and visit. Coming to the Nutmeg State? Just ask!
Peter, I'm asking!! We will be visiting the NE states in early Oct. and that will include Connecticut, first time to NE for either of us. We want to make the most of our 5-7 days there. We will have our own car and can go anywhere to see anything but don't know where to start. What I have read seems to be described pretty much as scenic glories. Great! We love nature and it's beauties but thought there also should be some other things as well worth the time to see. We are healthy senior citizens but not into the rugged stuff any more. Thanks so much. Linn C.
Peter, I know this is an old notice, but I need help finding where to go in Connecticut. We'll be at Yale, and want to stay a beach house or hotel on the ocean.
Try the web site www.mysticmore.com for a listing of all the hotels in the area. New London has the Holiday Inn, Radisson Hotel, SpringHill Suites, Lighthouse Inn. Groton is across the Thames River and about a 5 minute ride to New London. East Lyme is about 15 minutes away.
The best way to get from JFK to Stamford is the shuttle service called Connecticut Limo. Their website is www.ctlimo.com. One way rate is $45 and round trip is $86, with discounts for seniors and an accompanying passenger. There is a stop right in downtown Stamford. Reservations are not required but are helpful, especially if your flight lands late at night. (The last time I flew into JFK by myself, I waited at the ticket counter for another solo traveler heading for my same destination...we purchased companion tickets and saved a lot of money.)
Great places to eat in Stamford include Dakshin, which has phenomenal Indian cuisine -- located right downtown. Kampai has awesome Chinese and Japanese food (amazing sushi)...the town has awesome cafes, Irish bars, and cool pizza joints. You will certainly find something appealing, and if you are staying at the Marriott or Sheraton, you are in walking distance to everything, including the Stamford Town Center (great mall -- "Scenes from a Mall" starring Bette Midler and Woody Allen was filmed there.)
we are going to a wedding on july 4th near mystic. we want to see the area. should we stay in a B&B in mystic and take day trips? fly in to connecticut and out of somewhere else? any suggestions for great b&B's restaurants no touristy off the beaten track slow foood bicycle rental etc ideas are welcome and appreciated. thanks marti
We are looking at moving either to the connecticut or rhode island state. My husband and I are computer programmers, and we are wondering where is the best area for a middle income family to move to...
Both states are great places to live and are quite affordable...Connecticut, of course, is a much bigger state than Rhode Island. Are you looking to be near a city or in the country? Closer to the mountains or the beach?
Oh that's the problem, we would love it all! I'm a country girl, so I would like to be in a small town, country area, commutable to a city. We have 2 kids, so good schools would be important too. -MikeandTammy
I guess it depends on which city you want to work in....and how big you want that city to be. Personally, I think the Connecticut shoreline is quite attractive....focus on the towns east of New Haven (Branford, Guilford, Madison, Clinton.) For example, Madison is right on the water. There is a wonderful state park there with a nice beach called Hammonnasset. You are 15 minutes from New Haven, which is a small world-class city...think Yale and the wonderful culture it has. Phenomenal schools in Madison. Close to shopping, great dining, and major attractions.
Now, you can look toward Hartford and focus on towns like Avon and Simsbury, which have excellent schools. This is much further inland and a bit more expensive, but you are much closer to the mountains than the beach...very woodsy area but full of everything you need to make life comfortable. Personally, I prefer New Haven to Hartford. You can look in the Litchfield Hills for real country, but then you have a much longer commute to the city.
Take a look at towns like Marlborough and Coventry....now, these towns are small communities with a very family feel, but they are not heavily populated so you will definitely feel like you are out in the country. I guess it all depends on where you want to work.
I can't say too much for Rhode Island except that Providence is growing to be an outstanding city...they have completely revitalized it in many ways over the past decade and it's now where people are flocking to for weekend getaways instead of Newport.
Peter- I just posted this message on the Rhode Island board (you'll see why it ties in with Connecticut). Any info you could give us would be so helpful...I'm leaning towards making the move to Connecticut because of much of the information I've read. But we're still going to give Rhode Island a chance. I look forward to hearing what you have to say...and remember, I'd like to stay close to the coast (I'm a Miami native & I can't imagine not living near the ocean).
MY POST IN THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD: My husband and I are planning on moving from South Florida to New England in a few years. By the time we move, our son will be 4 years old (just in time to start school). We love New England coastal town living and small town community living.
We've narrowed it down to 2 states - Rhode Island or Connecticut. We've looked into which towns have good public schools, good housing and low crime rate, etc., so we have an idea of which towns we'd like to explore. But we are trying to be open minded and explore all our options in Rhode Island & Connecticut.
On that note, my husband & I have decided to take 7-10 days to drive down the coast of Rhode Island in early April 2008. We realize there is alot of coast to be seen in this short time, but it is all the time we have. In 2009 we will explore Connecticut.
This is a big decision, so we don't just want to follow a bunch of "relocating to Rhode Isand" information from real estate agents.
I'm hoping someone can provide us with ideas, suggestions or recommendations on coastal towns that might fit what we're looking for (i.e., good neighborhood/town to raise a child, low crime rate, on the coast, moderately priced homes, nice downtown area/main street with shops and restaurants --- we don't want to be in the middle of nowhere either).
