Holiday to Lexington - Info wanted

Hi

I am at the start of planning a trip to Lexington, whilst there I would also like to travel around, I plan on being away for around 6 weeks, can anyone give me some ideas of places to go / see, which airport is the best to use, method of transport, accommodation, are there sights set up for samll rv%26#39;s? are these avaialbel for rent? Look forward to your ideas and suggestions,

thanks

Holiday to Lexington - Info wanted

Check out www.visitlex.com. There are many suggestions and a calendar of events as well.

Sorry but I don%26#39;t know about RV%26#39;s.

Lexington has an airport but often it is less expensive to fly into Cincinnati Airport (which is actually inn northern Ky.) or Louisville. Both of these are about 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes drive from Lexington. Cincinnati is a bit easier to get out of as it isn%26#39;t in a congested area. If the price isn%26#39;t much different fly into Lexington as there isn%26#39;t a prettier approach anywhere. You fly in over Keeneland Race Track and the view is spectacular.

What time of the year will you be visiting?

Holiday to Lexington - Info wanted

Hi

Thanks for the reply, Im hoping to come for the World Equestrian Games in late september 2010, I am bringing my husband with me, so have decided to try to take a two month break from work and travel around, we are thinking about starting our trip in New York and travelling on from there, we are currently living in oz so are used to travelling long long distances, just want to prepare well in advance to make sure i can get accomodation and tickets to the event which will be the most important part of the trip for me :-)

Do not, repeat DO NOT fly into Cincinnati if you can help it. One of the major US airlines (Delta) has a monopoly in Cincy and it is very expensive to fly into there. Fly into Louisville instead. British Airways and American Airlines have an agreement and you can take Heathrow to Chicago and transfer to American for a short hop to Louisville.

You will need to rent a car. Kentucky is not known for its public transportation. Lexington public transportation is the pits really. Louisville has a basic bus system. However, the Louisville and Lexingon interstate system is pretty straightforward except for one area where it gets tight.

I see you are from the UK. US campgrounds are more rustic than you are used to I think. I%26#39;ve heard European campgrounds were fairly nice. I would suggest a Bed%26amp;Breakfast if you want something special or just a plain old hotel if you don%26#39;t care.

Dunno if you have been to the US before, but our hotel rooms easily sleep 2-4 people if you want to split the costs. There are plenty of hotel rooms in Lexington and some hotels and B%26amp;B%26#39;s in the small towns around Lexington: Midway, Versailles, and Frankfort.

As for places to see:

Louisville: Churchill Downs and the derby museum, Old Louisville for the preserved Victorian houses, the Highlands for the eclectic atmosphere and wonderful restaurants, and the bat factory for a Louisville slugger. Since you have 6 weeks, the whole south is basically your oyster depending on where you want to go. If you are tied to the FEI games the entire time, I would pick up a book on offbeat stuff in Kentucky which will give you the unique stuff and restaurants.

Midway: the depot shopping area.

Frankfort: Bourbon distillaries, the capital building and governors mansion, the downtown shopping (there is a store that sells only stuff made in Kentucky that is perfect as a one stop gift shop.

Versailles: Horse farms, tea shop, the castle (yes an actual castle)

Lexington: the roads between Frankfort and Lexington is lousy with famous horse farms. Windstar Farms and Three Chimneys are in the area. Three Chimneys will give a free tour if you arrange in advance. Several Kentucky Derby winners are currently standing stud there. Lexington and Lousville also have the major malls in the area. This stuff is ordinary chain wear to us, but I know some of the stuff is not available in the U.K. I loved shopping on the UK high streets because I didn%26#39;t have the same stores, so they were new to me.

Berea: this is a craft town about 30-45 minutes south of Lexington. Lots of pretty jewelry and handcrafts. Very unique town with a pretty small college. Don%26#39;t miss the elementary school. Looks like it was designed by the Jetsons.

Hope this helps. I%26#39;m curious, what part of the UK are you coming from?

Well, that will teach me to read all posts before chiming in. Bayard, since you plan to fly into New York, sounds like you need a ';Let%26#39;s Go USA'; or something similar. Do you have a library? If so go over there and check out all their US guidebooks and see which one suits you best. I do recall a guidebook that had road trips across the US and suggested stops.

Also, even though you are used to long drives, you can get tired pretty fast. Get your tickets, then plan from there. You may want to figure out what section of the country you would prefer to focus on.

Thanks for all the info, very helpful, we are from Worcestershire in the UK but now live in Perth, Western Australia. I have decided against the rv idea, seems very exy, think we will stick to a car rental and stop in b%26amp;b%26#39;s etc. Will definately go to the library and search for the us travel guides! Thanks again :-)

I echo Cat%26#39;s advice regarding avoiding flights in and out of Cincy. Lex and Louisville are ALWAYS cheaper.

Worcestershire huh? I lived in Worcester for a few months as an exchange student, so have very fond memories of the Cotswalds.

I recommend the ';Let%26#39;s Go'; series or Pauline Frommer if you happen to be in one of the towns she recommends. She has a book for New York City if you are planning to stay in there.

Frankly, I suggest reading the road trip books and figuring out a route. The US is so huge it is impossible to see everything even if you have a full year. Reading some of the road trip books will give you a handle on what you want to do and good starting point.