September 17, 20232 yr 4 hours ago, eagle45 said: I really want to hike the Lofoten islands in Norway. I have no idea who that kid is, it's just a google image search of one of the hikes there. The problem is that it's notoriously cloudy and lousy weather, even in the best months of July/August. It takes 3 flights to get there. Once there, it's rustic accommodations/food. Lots of outdoorsy stuff...hikes, kayaking, polar plunges, beaches that look like you are in French Polynesia (with 40 degree water temps). It sits directly atop my bucket list, but my wife has zero interest in going and it's not remotely kid friendly. I think Trondheim is the biggest city in that desolate area of Norway. Rick Steves covers exploring the other parts of Norway, and maybe in lieu of 3 flights, a scenic train ride would be just as quick from a place like Oslo.
September 17, 20232 yr 8 hours ago, hputenis said: I don’t know if this should go in the travel thread but I’m at Beech Mountain right now at the Land of Oz. It was legit. There are people here with Wizard of Oz arm sleeves all over the place. It felt like we were actually in the movie, even though I had a Fing stroller with 2 kids that I had to take through a tilted house that went through a twister 😡 @HazletonEagle I’m with Joe Marino and his wife and daughter. He no longer works with TDN but is there anything you’d like me to ask him for you? Where is Beech Mountain with the land of Oz?
September 17, 20232 yr Author 12 hours ago, HazletonEagle said: By the way @eagle45you're not saying what I think you're saying. Are you? No wife. No kids.... EMB Bachelors trip!!!! Count me in
September 17, 20232 yr 5 hours ago, HazletonEagle said: Where is Beech Mountain with the land of Oz? Close to Tennessee right above a town called Banner Elk. About 15 minutes from Boone where App State is. They actually were at home yesterday against ECU and there were tailgates and mobs everywhere.
October 2, 20232 yr flying to iceland next week i'll be sure to post some pics of me acting like a **** in front of iceland's natural wonders!
October 2, 20232 yr 4 minutes ago, mr_hunt said: flying to iceland next week i'll be sure to post some pics of me acting like a **** in front of iceland's natural wonders! You're going to have a blast. Such a beautiful place
October 2, 20232 yr 39 minutes ago, Godfather said: You're going to have a blast. Such a beautiful place When you went, did you accidentally try to pack a smorgasboard of handcrafted ice deeldoes into your carry-on, only to have them melt on the plane ride home all over your rubber deeldoes and tighty whities?
October 3, 20232 yr 10 hours ago, hputenis said: When you went, did you accidentally try to pack a smorgasboard of handcrafted ice deeldoes into your carry-on, only to have them melt on the plane ride home all over your rubber deeldoes and tighty whities? Now that’s just plain rude, ssa lips
October 3, 20232 yr Author 22 hours ago, mr_hunt said: flying to iceland next week i'll be sure to post some pics of me acting like a **** in front of iceland's natural wonders! Great time to go. Still some pretty good weather (for Iceland) and a chance to see the Northern Lights.
October 5, 20232 yr On 10/2/2023 at 10:26 AM, mr_hunt said: flying to iceland next week i'll be sure to post some pics of me acting like a **** in front of iceland's natural wonders! Sounds like a great time! Try not to get frostbite and I hope you pack your snowshoes asshat!
October 6, 20232 yr On 10/2/2023 at 10:26 AM, mr_hunt said: flying to iceland next week i'll be sure to post some pics of me acting like a **** in front of iceland's natural wonders! Nice! Didn't you ask about that a while ago in here?
October 7, 20232 yr 23 hours ago, xzmattzx said: Nice! Didn't you ask about that a while ago in here? sure did.
October 19, 20232 yr when our plane approached for landing in iceland, it bounced off the runway twice...really hard....then went back up in the air. we were all scared sheetless. pilot comes on & didn't really explain much...blah, blah, landing aborted...blah. blah...wind near runway area..blah, blah. we all thought we were going to die. plane then circled around. it took around 15 minutes...made a 2nd approach & actually landed this time. longest 15 minutes of my life & i spent most of it praying. so that's how my iceland trip started!
October 20, 20232 yr 14 hours ago, mr_hunt said: when our plane approached for landing in iceland, it bounced off the runway twice...really hard....then went back up in the air. we were all scared sheetless. pilot comes on & didn't really explain much...blah, blah, landing aborted...blah. blah...wind near runway area..blah, blah. we all thought we were going to die. plane then circled around. it took around 15 minutes...made a 2nd approach & actually landed this time. longest 15 minutes of my life & i spent most of it praying. so that's how my iceland trip started! What's your itinerary again in Iceland?
October 20, 20232 yr For those of you ever renting a car in the Los Angeles area, the cheapest gas (outside of a Costco membership) are some gas stations in Artesia, in the South Bay area. I was out there for the Eagles game and I researched a lot and found $4.79/gallon. There was basically nothing else under $5/gallon. Most stations had $6/gallon or more.
October 20, 20232 yr 9 hours ago, xzmattzx said: What's your itinerary again in Iceland? i'm home already...itinerary wasn't great. friends of ours already had it planned out & it wasn't the way i would've done it, but... i'm buried at work as a punishment for using vacation time but i'll update this thread when i have time.
November 2, 20232 yr WHat do you guys consider to be the best bars in airports? I tell out-of-towners to stop by Chickies & Petes if they are flying out of Philadelphia. I use BWI the most, but don't have a particular bar, since most of my flights are morning ones. I have heard that One Flew South in Hartsfield Airport in Atlanta is maybe the best airport bar in the US.
November 2, 20232 yr I usually just seek out the closest bar to my gate. Once I was in Des Moines having vodka and oj and couldn't hear any of PA calls and I was the last one to board that little jet. So embarrassing. Leaving for the Dominican next week and I have a 6am to EWR then 8:30am to SDQ. I probably won't have time for a 5am cocktail in Philly, will likely wait 'til I get to Newark. I hate flying sober.
November 3, 20232 yr Had a 16 day trip to the Holy Land and 7 churches in Turkey.....had to be canceled due to the war.
November 4, 20232 yr Author On 11/2/2023 at 12:09 AM, xzmattzx said: WHat do you guys consider to be the best bars in airports? I tell out-of-towners to stop by Chickies & Petes if they are flying out of Philadelphia. I use BWI the most, but don't have a particular bar, since most of my flights are morning ones. I have heard that One Flew South in Hartsfield Airport in Atlanta is maybe the best airport bar in the US. I don't use PHL often anymore, but absolutely loved Chickie's & Pete's during a layover there several years back. Drinking too much there almost caused me to miss boarding for a 9hr transatlantic. United Polaris Lounge at my home airport at EWR has been my favorite airport experience lately. Can only get in for a United long haul international flight, but it's a great setup. No crowds, overflowing and varied cocktails, some premium wine, and decent food. They also have an invitation based steakhouse called Classified...kind of a fun vibe, but probably better just to hang out at the lounge. Some of the Caribbean airports have the best dive bars...
November 14, 20232 yr Back from the Dominican. My 1st time out of the US. Nephew got married. This gated estate they were on was absolutely stunning. We stayed a few minutes away in the town of Cabrera which is the north end of the island. Flew into Santo Domingo on the south end so it was almost a 3 hr trip. We rented a car and I would not recommend doing this. We researched and had directions but still got off course. It was wild with all the motor scooter’s and trucks that were old and looked like their load would fall over at any moment. Most of the drive was highway and very scenic. Cabrera was a safe town. We walked to dinner the first night. A little noisy but that’s the culture . Lots of dogs everywhere and cattle. Our Airbnb was a 2 bedroom apt fully functional, clean, 2 balconies and a pool on the roof. 4 nights under $500 total. Owner lived on 1st floor. Super host. We did lose electricity the 1st night for a few hours. Water was lukewarm but who wants a hot shower in that tropical climate. It was called Casa Lambi.
November 14, 20232 yr This is Casa Kimball. The gated estate with 3 mansions, fully staffed, just awesome. This wedding was easily in the 6 figures-definitely had a vikas feel. We were provided transportation for all the events. A welcome party Friday night. With dancers. The wedding on Saturday. Fire dancers and great music and food. Pool party and bbq on Sunday.
November 14, 20232 yr Saturday before the wedding at Playa Grande. I had lobster on the beach for lunch. Was glorious! Drinks were fabulous. Wait guy was super nice and knew my nephew. Said 15 were coming for lunch. Added bonus to see the groom and the guys before the ceremony.
November 14, 20232 yr 47 minutes ago, mr_hunt said: nice pics, diapers. any pics of you in a g-string bikini? FYP
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