"MANCATION (n.) - a vacation taken by men to do men stuff.

•  Rule 1 – NO Wives, Girlfriends etc hence "MAN"cation 

•  Rule 2  - Trip has to cost less then 500.00 with spending money – no fancy hotels or pampering allowed

•  Rule 3 – NO souvenirs, t-shirts, pictures or evidence of any kind

•  Rule 4 - You can only travel with what fits in a carry on bag no matter how long the trip (or a plastic grocery bag).

•  Rule 5 - Absolutely NO exercising or eating of fruit and such.

•  Rule 6 – If a fellow "Man"cationer goes down at the buffet or at any time during a "Man"cation you must form a shield around that man and do not allow resuscitation.

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Summer "04"

First "Man"cation

 

•   Chicago to sit in the ivy and watch the Cubs, deep dish and Pan Pizza, Went to Gibson’s Steak House  (Which we will never do again), and hit the town for two nights.

•   Then we went to Canton Ohio for the Football Hall of Fame and night out in Canton.

•   Our last stop was Pittsburg for a pirates game, checked out some local food, and stopped by Steel City Brewery.

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Summer "05"

Vegas

•   Stayed at “Old Frontier”, ate endless buffets, gambled, and Karaoked.

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Summer "06"

Boston

•   Stayed in Revere and hit downtown, the Italian section, and the areas around Fenway.