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GM's Thread About Everything/GM's Thread About Nothing (22 Viewers)
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krista4
Footballguy
My PITA definition is loosely that I'd rather not change planes more than once. I'm not going to stay too long wherever I go, so don't want to spend a ton of time getting there.
I've been to Japan but not Fiji. I don't care what kind of vacation.
krista4
Footballguy
Been to all but Russia. Hmmm, wonder how quickly I could get to Russia.
Good point! I'm willing to be a little loose with the rules, since they're all made up anyway.
I'll check this one out. Thank you!
El Floppo
Footballguy
Iirc, there used to be direct flights to St Vincent...at least from NYC. Doubtful from West Coast.
Cook Islands?
DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
the usvi has it's own olympic contingent as well. total hogwash one of my sister's friends took up archery and went to the olympics with her mom/coach. brilliant on their part.
Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
Maybe Greenland before America buys it
krista4
Footballguy
Some of the ones I've been looking at would require a change in JFK. Not ideal but doable.
I really do appreciate all the ideas; several I hadn't considered! It's probably not fun to help plan someone else's vacation. Thanks to you guys.
DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
have you done south east asia? lots of options there. long ### flight though.
DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
kiribati
krista4
Footballguy
Yeah, part of my problem is that the places that are a bit easier to get to from here (in terms of number of flights) are places I've been, including literally every country in SE Asia other than East Timor (which I think might be called something else now). Getting to the Caribbean is not so easy but probably has the most options.
Floppo, where do you fly into to get to St. Vincent? I can't find it, though I'm limiting myself to Delta and their partner flights so maybe that's the issue.
You're just making places up now!
facook
Footballguy
k4, have you been to Barcelona, Spain? Seattle --> Atlanta --> Barcelona. You'll be exhausted once you get there, but spend a day (reserve ahead) at the Basilica de la Sacre Familia and then a day at Park Guell, and in between/around that eat, and then eat, and then eat. It was the best trip my wife and I ever went on (she's a total art/architecture lover), and the Basilica is by far the coolest man-made thing I've ever seen with my eyes.
DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
if delta does it, it would be through atl. flights are still wonky, at least to the usvi, since the hurricanes. it's easier to do an over night layover on the east coast, and then fly down. not positive that the same problems exist for other carribbevn destinations
DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
wanna go ski in chile?
RC94
Footballguy
There's probably good hiking in Fiji, plus some amazing water and beaches. Grand Cayman is probably my top Caribbean wish list destination. If you can go to Europe, Lisbon and Portugal in general are towards the top of my list. If you're only staying for a week or less, you can just explore Lisbon and make some day trips outside if you don't want to spend a lot of time traveling around.
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krista4
Footballguy
Barcelona is part of the reason I'm in this situation! At the time I usually would have been on a trip to somewhere I hadn't been before, instead in May I took my mom and stepfather to Barcelona and Paris, because they'd never been there. I agree with you about it - one of my top three places, I think!
Yeah, maybe going to NY and spending the night would help. Could see some friends, not cornhole with Floppo and RC since it never happens, etc.
Yes to Chile (and I haven't been there before), no to skiing!
DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
krista4
Footballguy
I've been to Grand Cayman and to Portugal. I need to check out how to get to Fiji.
The European destinations talk made me realize I haven't been to Scotland. Anybody recommend that? Also not Greece or Croatia, but Mr. krista would die if I went to those without him.
RC94
Footballguy
I have heard good things about Scotland. I haven't been there, though. A friend of mine grew up there and I can find out some recommendations from him if you want.
I didn't think you were willing to go as far as Greece, but if you haven't been there, then that sounds like a great trip. I want to see Athens very badly. Along with Lisbon, Prague, Venice and Fresno for my top 5 places to see.
facook
Footballguy
My other greatest trip ever (and of course, as is patently obvious to everyone here, I'm a religious fella) was Israel. If you like history at all (plus gyros and falafel) it's an amazing trip.
Nick Vermeil
Footballguy
Greenland? Get there before it’s the US.
krista4
Footballguy
I've been to Iceland, Denmark, and Sweden. Have a tentative plan to go to Norway next year so maybe shouldn't use that one now. Finland is a very intriguing idea!
I want to do an islands tour in Greece as well as Athens. Need to spend more time than I'm willing to give right now.
You're gonna love Fresno.
krista4
Footballguy
Way, way high on my to-do list, but I want to do that one when I spend a lot of time and can go to Lebanon and/or Jordan, too.
Maybe I should consider making this a longer trip. Hmmmm. Mr. krista has expressed no interest in Israel and I'm dying to go.
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facook
Footballguy
Oliver monkee shocks me. You don't have to do the religious stuff. The history/food/wonders are well worth it. Jordan brings Petra into the mix. Also can do Sinai peninsula/Cairo. I mean, c'mon.
krista4
Footballguy
Right? I don't get it. Our vacations mostly center around food (hence all the SE Asia trips), and the food there would be amazing. I've never asked him why he's not into it.
gianmarco
Footballguy
facook
Footballguy
Honestly, I got tired of fish and yogurt for breakfast, but that was a group tour/vacay deal. But when I was in charge of my lunches/dinners, I've never had better seafood/Mediterranean food.
Also how many religious dudes can say they've been baptized in both the Nile (Uganda) and Jordan rivers? I always use that for networking "something most people don't know about me" mixer. Even people who could care less about religion usually think that's pretty cool.
krista4
Footballguy
krista4
Footballguy
mr. furley
Footballguy
gianmarco
Footballguy
GroveDiesel
Footballguy
Don't know how easy it is to get to, but everyone I know that has been to New Zealand has raved about it.
gianmarco
Footballguy
Nick Vermeil
Footballguy
mr. furley
Footballguy
my brother recently visited Rwanda for work and said, recent history aside, that it's absolutely stunningly beautiful.
krista4
Footballguy
I've been there. Haven't been to Australia, though.
Wow, that's surprising but nice to hear. Ethiopia is one of my top places on my to-do list, but it's so hard to get to. I'd expect Rwanda would be, too.
gianmarco
Footballguy
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krista4
Footballguy
I actually like this a lot. But how to get it down to those three...In addition to stuff you guys named, I'm looking at Ecuador and China, because unless you count Hong Kong, I haven't been there either. But ####, maybe you have to count Hong Kong and going to Beijing wouldn't count. I don't want to risk breaking the rules.
Finland looks prohibitively expensive at the moment, which is a shame because I was sold on that. I still can't get Delta to allow me to go to a bunch of the Caribbean stuff named.
El Floppo
Footballguy
DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
i work for a finn. definitely let me know if you go to finland. he goes for 3 months, every summer.
the rover
Footballguy
I was listening to a radio show on how some finnish people were having to take classes on small talk in order to do international business. apparently small talk just doesn't normally exist in their culture. I'd like that.
krista4
Footballguy
I have to rethink this. I described it poorly. It’s not a vacation. It’s business; getting in and out in a few days just to keep the streak alive. Lots of great ideas for legitimate places, but I don’t care what’s there or what I do. That’s reserved for real vacation.
Damn, though, I need to add Finland to my real vacation list.
Damn, though, I need to add Finland to my real vacation list.
Chaos Commish
Footballguy
My South African BiL, who will never step foot there again, says the Okavango Delta in Botswana is the best kept secret in Africa.
El Floppo
Footballguy
I just this second sent the email and accepted the offer.
offer was what I had asked for as a throw #### at the wall from a position of employment and power... and I couldn't really refuse it. 50% more than I'm making now (albeit, will be as an employee, not an independent contractor, so my take-home should be about identical) with full health coverage for the family- decent, not tip-top- but full, which means I say bye to obama-care (which has been a god-send, tbh).
and while writing this... I've already checked out mentally at my current job... have to finish strong here to help get these projects over the hump.
I haven't left a job of my own volition in a long time- it's been through layoffs my last three. feels... strange. with a recession being implied by the press on the horizon, I think/hope this new place will be more immune due to tons of giant and international projects. I've heard one too many times from my current boss that I'm the highest paid employee there to make me feel confident about them keeping me around if the economy and housing goes south.
thanks to gb @Nick Vermeil for lunch at his name-sake's and some good advice yesterday... even if some of it was cautionary about the new place. new boss is a bit of a...character. like, a character from the village people.
