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Post by Desert Dweller on Aug 21, 2016 18:35:11 GMT -5
Just got the itinerary for the choir's planned trip to Austria in June 2017. Um.... yikes this is expensive. ~$2200 not including airfare. For 8 days? I forget that these planned, packaged tours are more expensive trips than the ones I take alone. Grrr. Now I'm not sure if I can afford to go.
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Post by π huss π on Aug 22, 2016 13:22:43 GMT -5
I'm going to Amsterdam for two weeks next month! Ostensibly it's to see my best friend but we all know it's so I can hit up Prole Hole's husband for more of his amazing fried chicken.
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Post by Prole Hole on Aug 23, 2016 0:37:39 GMT -5
π huss π - He's flattered and will fry for you! Wait, that doesn't sound right...
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Post by Pedantic Editor Type on Aug 23, 2016 8:09:14 GMT -5
So our next booked vacation is for March. Another cruise, this one just the two of us with stops in San Juan, Ste Maarten, St Kitts and Labadee (private beach/island).
I'm hoping at some point for a getaway we can do a weekend in Wisconsin around Madison, visiting breweries and House on the Rock. Not sure when that might happen, though.
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Post by Baron von Costume on Aug 23, 2016 9:31:21 GMT -5
I have absolutely no idea what to do for holidays this year, mostly because I have no one to go with and probably not the money to do the type of explore-y travel I like to do when solo.
I mean I'll probably go hang out for a week on a beach somewhere warm come january either way but I don't know what else to do.
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Post by Albert Fish Taco on Aug 23, 2016 14:38:23 GMT -5
π huss π - He's flattered and will fry for you! Wait, that doesn't sound right... I Would Fry 4 U was by Prince, right?
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Post by Ron Howard Voice on Aug 23, 2016 15:48:16 GMT -5
Aug 31 - fly to Portland Sept 1-7 - road trip to Mount Rainier, Olympic National Park, Willamette Valley wine country Sept 8 - fly back to Dallas
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Post by Mrs David Tennant on Aug 25, 2016 14:49:57 GMT -5
So booked almost everything for Glasgow/Scotland yesterday. Between scouring the web for a good flight deal (finding it on MoMondo through a flight from Toronto, will require a decent sized drive on my part, but doable and the park/fly/sleep deals there are really cheap), going the AirBNB route in Glasgow, lots of stuff in Glasgow itself being free, using points accumulated over close to five years, oh and of course the Brexit crowd tanking the Pound two weeks ago, this will be surprisingly easy on the wallet. Glasgow's a good base for side daytrips while I'll be there as well. Definitely want to go to an island (either Aran or Bute (the Shoutboxer promised land)); either Sterling or Edinburgh; and either whichever of the latter two I didn't do, Loch Lomond or some distillery (though I think most of them are further afield than I can do). I may ask you for some assistance when I start planning my 2017 Scotland/England trip.
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Post by Albert Fish Taco on Aug 25, 2016 15:22:25 GMT -5
So booked almost everything for Glasgow/Scotland yesterday. Between scouring the web for a good flight deal (finding it on MoMondo through a flight from Toronto, will require a decent sized drive on my part, but doable and the park/fly/sleep deals there are really cheap), going the AirBNB route in Glasgow, lots of stuff in Glasgow itself being free, using points accumulated over close to five years, oh and of course the Brexit crowd tanking the Pound two weeks ago, this will be surprisingly easy on the wallet. Glasgow's a good base for side daytrips while I'll be there as well. Definitely want to go to an island (either Aran or Bute (the Shoutboxer promised land)); either Sterling or Edinburgh; and either whichever of the latter two I didn't do, Loch Lomond or some distillery (though I think most of them are further afield than I can do). I may ask you for some assistance when I start planning my 2017 Scotland/England trip. I'll be happy to help
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Post by Albert Fish Taco on Dec 3, 2016 18:41:45 GMT -5
Not sure if we should start a fresh 2017 thread or not, but in the meantime ..........
Going to New Orleans in January for a long weekend with my brother for my 40th birthday! He suggested going away (said I'd regret not doing something like that for the occasion, which makes sense), and I picked where. I got the tickets for both of us and he'll get the hotel (he's thinking CBD/Canal St area, which makes sense for to me as we'd rather not be in the French Quarter proper). Not sure how a car rental will be dealt with. He'll also suggested a fancier dinner for the actual B-day, and I'm trying to decide between four places in the French Quarter that sound good. We'll definitely spend at least one day on a road trip driving out to Bayou Country and I want to take one of those airboat swamp tours.
In a lot of ways the where/when/how long of this trip works out beautiful for me. It's a place I've always wanted to see, but is kinda not near anywhere else I'm especially interested in and it's more than s bit off course from the paths I'm thinking of for a cross country trip in May (though I will be going through Arkansas). In January it'll be way nicer than back home, but it won't have the plague of flying roaches that supposedly happen in the warmer months (seriously that's probably the main reason I've never really looked into visiting before). Also it'll avoid Mardi Gras (which sounds awful to me I hate crowds). Also since my brother will be getting the hotel and at least half of the costs there it won't be too much of a hit to my vacation savings.
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Post by Ellie on Dec 4, 2016 2:35:41 GMT -5
Not sure if we should start a fresh 2017 thread or not, but in the meantime .......... Going to New Orleans in January for a long weekend with my brother for my 40th birthday! He suggested going away (said I'd regret not doing something like that for the occasion, which makes sense), and I picked where. I got the tickets for both of us and he'll get the hotel (he's thinking CBD/Canal St area, which makes sense for to me as we'd rather not be in the French Quarter proper). Not sure how a car rental will be dealt with. He'll also suggested a fancier dinner for the actual B-day, and I'm trying to decide between four places in the French Quarter that sound good. We'll definitely spend at least one day on a road trip driving out to Bayou Country and I want to take one of those airboat swamp tours. In a lot of ways the where/when/how long of this trip works out beautiful for me. It's a place I've always wanted to see, but is kinda not near anywhere else I'm especially interested in and it's more than s bit off course from the paths I'm thinking of for a cross country trip in May (though I will be going through Arkansas). In January it'll be way nicer than back home, but it won't have the plague of flying roaches that supposedly happen in the warmer months (seriously that's probably the main reason I've never really looked into visiting before). Also it'll avoid Mardi Gras (which sounds awful to me I hate crowds). Also since my brother will be getting the hotel and at least half of the costs there it won't be too much of a hit to my vacation savings. Which restaurants are you choosing between? I don't really like the French Quarter so much. The most popular streets like Decatur and Bourbon are full of people and really touristy (I HATE crowds) and kind of overwhelming. However at the north of it (like just the couple blocks south of Esplanade) it's nice, some cool boutique shops and a few lower key historical sites (Ursulines convent, a couple house tour houses). CBD is fine. Fwiw you could have enough to do with the entire weekend in New Orleans w/o side trip . . . it has the potential to be cold in January and might not be as nice to do the swamp tour but the bayou area is very beautiful. There is no public transit to/from airport so if you rent a car that could work out, but you don't need it in the city as you can take Uber/cab anywhere and will want to if you are drinking. Happy to give bar/food/activity rec's.
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Post by Desert Dweller on Dec 4, 2016 4:04:17 GMT -5
Ok, my trip to Austria in June is on. A small group of us will also go to Poland where we will participate in a Telemann celebration and sing a couple of pieces.
The declining Euro shaved a few hundred dollars off the initial price, which we are putting towards the new Poland leg. Still contemplating whether I want to attend one other major city before I leave. Now that we will be in Poland, Budapest seems less likely. Prague or Berlin may be more feasible.
Just trying to raise the money for airfare. That is the tricky part. I took a couple of paid singing gigs over the holidays. I'm selling a bunch of Star Wars stuff on eBay. May still need a few hundred bucks. This will also determine whether I can afford that extension to a third country or not. May have to start giving voice lessons again the Spring.
We will have most of our nights free in Vienna. I think I have 4-5 nights free. So restaurants and evening activity recommendations are welcome.
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Post by Albert Fish Taco on Dec 4, 2016 14:12:08 GMT -5
Not sure if we should start a fresh 2017 thread or not, but in the meantime .......... Going to New Orleans in January for a long weekend with my brother for my 40th birthday! He suggested going away (said I'd regret not doing something like that for the occasion, which makes sense), and I picked where. I got the tickets for both of us and he'll get the hotel (he's thinking CBD/Canal St area, which makes sense for to me as we'd rather not be in the French Quarter proper). Not sure how a car rental will be dealt with. He'll also suggested a fancier dinner for the actual B-day, and I'm trying to decide between four places in the French Quarter that sound good. We'll definitely spend at least one day on a road trip driving out to Bayou Country and I want to take one of those airboat swamp tours. In a lot of ways the where/when/how long of this trip works out beautiful for me. It's a place I've always wanted to see, but is kinda not near anywhere else I'm especially interested in and it's more than s bit off course from the paths I'm thinking of for a cross country trip in May (though I will be going through Arkansas). In January it'll be way nicer than back home, but it won't have the plague of flying roaches that supposedly happen in the warmer months (seriously that's probably the main reason I've never really looked into visiting before). Also it'll avoid Mardi Gras (which sounds awful to me I hate crowds). Also since my brother will be getting the hotel and at least half of the costs there it won't be too much of a hit to my vacation savings. Which restaurants are you choosing between? I don't really like the French Quarter so much. The most popular streets like Decatur and Bourbon are full of people and really touristy (I HATE crowds) and kind of overwhelming. However at the north of it (like just the couple blocks south of Esplanade) it's nice, some cool boutique shops and a few lower key historical sites (Ursulines convent, a couple house tour houses). CBD is fine. Fwiw you could have enough to do with the entire weekend in New Orleans w/o side trip . . . it has the potential to be cold in January and might not be as nice to do the swamp tour but the bayou area is very beautiful. There is no public transit to/from airport so if you rent a car that could work out, but you don't need it in the city as you can take Uber/cab anywhere and will want to if you are drinking. Happy to give bar/food/activity rec's. The four I was looking at were Dickie Brennan's Steakhouse, Palace Cafe, Broussard's or Arnaud's. Of those the last one is the only on Bourbon (and it's the one I've read probably isn't as good a bet as the others). While I'd still want to walk around the area a bit (especially around Jackson Square/French Market), I'd rather see more beyond it (and avoid it like the plague when it gets swamped with drunk evening tourists). Mainly I'd be interested in walking around. Probably seeing one of the Mid-City Cemeteries (either St. Louis #3 or Metairie), the Southern Food & Beverage Museum (heard they have good cocktails as well) and possibly the WW II Museum. Also generally looking to try food and drinks (but generally want to avoid the tourist traps). I'll ask once I have a better idea of where exactly I'll stay. Like you said may have to play it by ear weather-wise on a swamp tour, but still really want to see the bayou
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Post by Gumbercules on Dec 6, 2016 9:14:09 GMT -5
Which restaurants are you choosing between? I don't really like the French Quarter so much. The most popular streets like Decatur and Bourbon are full of people and really touristy (I HATE crowds) and kind of overwhelming. However at the north of it (like just the couple blocks south of Esplanade) it's nice, some cool boutique shops and a few lower key historical sites (Ursulines convent, a couple house tour houses). CBD is fine. Fwiw you could have enough to do with the entire weekend in New Orleans w/o side trip . . . it has the potential to be cold in January and might not be as nice to do the swamp tour but the bayou area is very beautiful. There is no public transit to/from airport so if you rent a car that could work out, but you don't need it in the city as you can take Uber/cab anywhere and will want to if you are drinking. Happy to give bar/food/activity rec's. The four I was looking at were Dickie Brennan's Steakhouse, Palace Cafe, Broussard's or Arnaud's. Of those the last one is the only on Bourbon (and it's the one I've read probably isn't as good a bet as the others). While I'd still want to walk around the area a bit (especially around Jackson Square/French Market), I'd rather see more beyond it (and avoid it like the plague when it gets swamped with drunk evening tourists). Mainly I'd be interested in walking around. Probably seeing one of the Mid-City Cemeteries (either St. Louis #3 or Metairie), the Southern Food & Beverage Museum (heard they have good cocktails as well) and possibly the WW II Museum. Also generally looking to try food and drinks (but generally want to avoid the tourist traps). I'll ask once I have a better idea of where exactly I'll stay. Like you said may have to play it by ear weather-wise on a swamp tour, but still really want to see the bayou If you go to Broussards, make sure you go to Erin Rose, next door. Best dive bar in town. It's also a great place to get a poboy from Killer Poboy. So maybe go there during the day. If you don't go to the bayou, seeing the plantations is also cool, if you're looking to get out of the city. Sorry I can't offer much on food choices. Whenever I go, it's visiting family, so I don't get to do much touristy stuff. I keep checking, and non-stop flights to Madrid in March are still under $400. Man, I REALLY want to go. I've been waiting on buying since I'm trying to save money, I'll be selling my house in that timeframe, etc. But it's so cheap to go.
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Post by Ellie on Dec 6, 2016 19:33:49 GMT -5
Which restaurants are you choosing between? I don't really like the French Quarter so much. The most popular streets like Decatur and Bourbon are full of people and really touristy (I HATE crowds) and kind of overwhelming. However at the north of it (like just the couple blocks south of Esplanade) it's nice, some cool boutique shops and a few lower key historical sites (Ursulines convent, a couple house tour houses). CBD is fine. Fwiw you could have enough to do with the entire weekend in New Orleans w/o side trip . . . it has the potential to be cold in January and might not be as nice to do the swamp tour but the bayou area is very beautiful. There is no public transit to/from airport so if you rent a car that could work out, but you don't need it in the city as you can take Uber/cab anywhere and will want to if you are drinking. Happy to give bar/food/activity rec's. The four I was looking at were Dickie Brennan's Steakhouse, Palace Cafe, Broussard's or Arnaud's. Of those the last one is the only on Bourbon (and it's the one I've read probably isn't as good a bet as the others). While I'd still want to walk around the area a bit (especially around Jackson Square/French Market), I'd rather see more beyond it (and avoid it like the plague when it gets swamped with drunk evening tourists). Mainly I'd be interested in walking around. Probably seeing one of the Mid-City Cemeteries (either St. Louis #3 or Metairie), the Southern Food & Beverage Museum (heard they have good cocktails as well) and possibly the WW II Museum. Also generally looking to try food and drinks (but generally want to avoid the tourist traps). I'll ask once I have a better idea of where exactly I'll stay. Like you said may have to play it by ear weather-wise on a swamp tour, but still really want to see the bayou Hmm - I haven't been to any of those but the ones I hear about most are Palace Cafe and Broussard's. reddit.com/r/asknola has a whole collection of tourist advice including a lot of "which is the best nice restaurant" advice! I am a big WWII person and the museum is pretty good (very American perspective though, which I'm not crazy about) but it's not "New Orleans"-y so might not be the best choice on limited time frame. I have been to pretty much every museum there, LOL, but not (!) the Southern Food & Beverage Museum. I think the art museum is really nice and a manageable size. It's also in City Park which a lot of people cite as one of the best attractions in the city - it's huge and there are unbelievable looking oaks, plus some tacky tourist-y stuff. I like Audubon Park better which is at the south-west of the city close to Tulane. Other favorite museums, and right in the middle of Jackson Square are the Presbytere and Cabildo. These have a lot of really fascinating New Orleans and Louisiana history. I think the Lower Garden District is a nice place to stay out of the main action. The guy I see there used to live in that neighborhood; it's close to historic areas, very walkable, one of the "everything on this street is a nice store or place to eat or destination" streets, Magazine St., runs right through it, but it's also relatively close to the down town area, although you may not want to walk under the I-10 overpass especially at night. The streetcar runs down St. Charles however which is nearby, which is a neat way to see the city (St. Charles is the main parade street and very very pretty) Other more out of the way but cool neighborhoods are the Marigny and Bywater. My top couple favorite bars are Courtyard Brewery (there are a number of breweries but Courtyard is the only one I've been to, love it though), Bar Tonique, Mimi's in the Marigny. Frenchmen St. is the live music destination and The Spotted Cat is a great spot there. There is also a lot of great Vietnamese food in the city. And a ton of fantastic brunch places.
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Post by Albert Fish Taco on Dec 6, 2016 20:39:47 GMT -5
The four I was looking at were Dickie Brennan's Steakhouse, Palace Cafe, Broussard's or Arnaud's. Of those the last one is the only on Bourbon (and it's the one I've read probably isn't as good a bet as the others). While I'd still want to walk around the area a bit (especially around Jackson Square/French Market), I'd rather see more beyond it (and avoid it like the plague when it gets swamped with drunk evening tourists). Mainly I'd be interested in walking around. Probably seeing one of the Mid-City Cemeteries (either St. Louis #3 or Metairie), the Southern Food & Beverage Museum (heard they have good cocktails as well) and possibly the WW II Museum. Also generally looking to try food and drinks (but generally want to avoid the tourist traps). I'll ask once I have a better idea of where exactly I'll stay. Like you said may have to play it by ear weather-wise on a swamp tour, but still really want to see the bayou Hmm - I haven't been to any of those but the ones I hear about most are Palace Cafe and Broussard's. reddit.com/r/asknola has a whole collection of tourist advice including a lot of "which is the best nice restaurant" advice! I am a big WWII person and the museum is pretty good (very American perspective though, which I'm not crazy about) but it's not "New Orleans"-y so might not be the best choice on limited time frame. I have been to pretty much every museum there, LOL, but not (!) the Southern Food & Beverage Museum. I think the art museum is really nice and a manageable size. It's also in City Park which a lot of people cite as one of the best attractions in the city - it's huge and there are unbelievable looking oaks, plus some tacky tourist-y stuff. I like Audubon Park better which is at the south-west of the city close to Tulane. Other favorite museums, and right in the middle of Jackson Square are the Presbytere and Cabildo. These have a lot of really fascinating New Orleans and Louisiana history. I think the Lower Garden District is a nice place to stay out of the main action. The guy I see there used to live in that neighborhood; it's close to historic areas, very walkable, one of the "everything on this street is a nice store or place to eat or destination" streets, Magazine St., runs right through it, but it's also relatively close to the down town area, although you may not want to walk under the I-10 overpass especially at night. The streetcar runs down St. Charles however which is nearby, which is a neat way to see the city (St. Charles is the main parade street and very very pretty) Other more out of the way but cool neighborhoods are the Marigny and Bywater. My top couple favorite bars are Courtyard Brewery (there are a number of breweries but Courtyard is the only one I've been to, love it though), Bar Tonique, Mimi's in the Marigny. Frenchmen St. is the live music destination and The Spotted Cat is a great spot there. There is also a lot of great Vietnamese food in the city. And a ton of fantastic brunch places. That's a good point about the WW II Museum. The Cabildo is something I wouldn't mind seeing. And although there isn't too much specific I was looking to see there, from what I've read Lower Garden District seems like it'd just be cool to walk around in.
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Post by Albert Fish Taco on Dec 19, 2016 21:11:04 GMT -5
The four I was looking at were Dickie Brennan's Steakhouse, Palace Cafe, Broussard's or Arnaud's. Of those the last one is the only on Bourbon (and it's the one I've read probably isn't as good a bet as the others). While I'd still want to walk around the area a bit (especially around Jackson Square/French Market), I'd rather see more beyond it (and avoid it like the plague when it gets swamped with drunk evening tourists). Mainly I'd be interested in walking around. Probably seeing one of the Mid-City Cemeteries (either St. Louis #3 or Metairie), the Southern Food & Beverage Museum (heard they have good cocktails as well) and possibly the WW II Museum. Also generally looking to try food and drinks (but generally want to avoid the tourist traps). I'll ask once I have a better idea of where exactly I'll stay. Like you said may have to play it by ear weather-wise on a swamp tour, but still really want to see the bayou Hmm - I haven't been to any of those but the ones I hear about most are Palace Cafe and Broussard's. reddit.com/r/asknola has a whole collection of tourist advice including a lot of "which is the best nice restaurant" advice! I am a big WWII person and the museum is pretty good (very American perspective though, which I'm not crazy about) but it's not "New Orleans"-y so might not be the best choice on limited time frame. I have been to pretty much every museum there, LOL, but not (!) the Southern Food & Beverage Museum. I think the art museum is really nice and a manageable size. It's also in City Park which a lot of people cite as one of the best attractions in the city - it's huge and there are unbelievable looking oaks, plus some tacky tourist-y stuff. I like Audubon Park better which is at the south-west of the city close to Tulane. Other favorite museums, and right in the middle of Jackson Square are the Presbytere and Cabildo. These have a lot of really fascinating New Orleans and Louisiana history. I think the Lower Garden District is a nice place to stay out of the main action. The guy I see there used to live in that neighborhood; it's close to historic areas, very walkable, one of the "everything on this street is a nice store or place to eat or destination" streets, Magazine St., runs right through it, but it's also relatively close to the down town area, although you may not want to walk under the I-10 overpass especially at night. The streetcar runs down St. Charles however which is nearby, which is a neat way to see the city (St. Charles is the main parade street and very very pretty) Other more out of the way but cool neighborhoods are the Marigny and Bywater. My top couple favorite bars are Courtyard Brewery (there are a number of breweries but Courtyard is the only one I've been to, love it though), Bar Tonique, Mimi's in the Marigny. Frenchmen St. is the live music destination and The Spotted Cat is a great spot there. There is also a lot of great Vietnamese food in the city. And a ton of fantastic brunch places. So we'll be staying at the Intercontinental, which appears to be smack dab in the CBD. It's equally close enough to places in all directions, just off St Charles. I suggested just picking up a rental on the last full day to do a little road trip and return to the airport the next morning. In the City itself a car seems both unnecessary and ridiculously expensive to park on the other days and I'm fine doing a mix of walking, Uber, streetcar, etc. Also for that B-day meal I've narrowed it down to Dickie Brennan's, Broussard's or August in the CBD.
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Post by Ben Grimm on Dec 20, 2016 6:00:16 GMT -5
Hmm - I haven't been to any of those but the ones I hear about most are Palace Cafe and Broussard's. reddit.com/r/asknola has a whole collection of tourist advice including a lot of "which is the best nice restaurant" advice! I am a big WWII person and the museum is pretty good (very American perspective though, which I'm not crazy about) but it's not "New Orleans"-y so might not be the best choice on limited time frame. I have been to pretty much every museum there, LOL, but not (!) the Southern Food & Beverage Museum. I think the art museum is really nice and a manageable size. It's also in City Park which a lot of people cite as one of the best attractions in the city - it's huge and there are unbelievable looking oaks, plus some tacky tourist-y stuff. I like Audubon Park better which is at the south-west of the city close to Tulane. Other favorite museums, and right in the middle of Jackson Square are the Presbytere and Cabildo. These have a lot of really fascinating New Orleans and Louisiana history. I think the Lower Garden District is a nice place to stay out of the main action. The guy I see there used to live in that neighborhood; it's close to historic areas, very walkable, one of the "everything on this street is a nice store or place to eat or destination" streets, Magazine St., runs right through it, but it's also relatively close to the down town area, although you may not want to walk under the I-10 overpass especially at night. The streetcar runs down St. Charles however which is nearby, which is a neat way to see the city (St. Charles is the main parade street and very very pretty) Other more out of the way but cool neighborhoods are the Marigny and Bywater. My top couple favorite bars are Courtyard Brewery (there are a number of breweries but Courtyard is the only one I've been to, love it though), Bar Tonique, Mimi's in the Marigny. Frenchmen St. is the live music destination and The Spotted Cat is a great spot there. There is also a lot of great Vietnamese food in the city. And a ton of fantastic brunch places. So we'll be staying at the Intercontinental, which appears to be smack dab in the CBD. It's equally close enough to places in all directions, just off St Charles. I suggested just picking up a rental on the last full day to do a little road trip and return to the airport the next morning. In the City itself a car seems both unnecessary and ridiculously expensive to park on the other days and I'm fine doing a mix of walking, Uber, streetcar, etc. Also for that B-day meal I've narrowed it down to Dickie Brennan's, Broussard's or August in the CBD. On car day, you might want to consider going out to Drago's for charbroiled oysters, and the Morning Call for coffee and beignets, as they're nar each other in Metarie. Or, if you'd like to go to where the locals go (note, I grew up there), go to Short Stop on Transcontinental for po-boys.
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Post by Albert Fish Taco on Dec 20, 2016 18:39:26 GMT -5
So we'll be staying at the Intercontinental, which appears to be smack dab in the CBD. It's equally close enough to places in all directions, just off St Charles. I suggested just picking up a rental on the last full day to do a little road trip and return to the airport the next morning. In the City itself a car seems both unnecessary and ridiculously expensive to park on the other days and I'm fine doing a mix of walking, Uber, streetcar, etc.Β Also for that B-day meal I've narrowed it down to Dickie Brennan's, Broussard's or August in the CBD. On car day, you might want to consider going out to Drago's for charbroiled oysters, and the Morning Call for coffee and beignets, as they're nar each other in Metarie. Or, if you'd like to go to where the locals go (note, I grew up there), go to Short Stop on Transcontinental for po-boys. [ Thank you. I've heard there's a branch of Dragos in the CBD, but I don't know if it's one of these "it's not the same as the original location" deals
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Post by Ben Grimm on Dec 20, 2016 18:41:25 GMT -5
On car day, you might want to consider going out to Drago's for charbroiled oysters, and the Morning Call for coffee and beignets, as they're nar each other in Metarie. Or, if you'd like to go to where the locals go (note, I grew up there), go to Short Stop on Transcontinental for po-boys. [ Thank you. I've heard there's a branch of Dragos in the CBD, but I don't know if it's one of these "it's not the same as the original location" deals I've never been to the one in the CBD. One advantage of the one in Metairie may simply be a lot fewer tourists, but that's just a guess.
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Post by Gumbercules on Dec 21, 2016 11:00:03 GMT -5
On car day, you might want to consider going out to Drago's for charbroiled oysters, and the Morning Call for coffee and beignets, as they're nar each other in Metarie. Or, if you'd like to go to where the locals go (note, I grew up there), go to Short Stop on Transcontinental for po-boys. [ Thank you. I've heard there's a branch of Dragos in the CBD, but I don't know if it's one of these "it's not the same as the original location" deals Verify what time they close (I believe 9pm). We went to the one in Metairie (my family lives there) after my cousin's flight came in, and they were closed. Settled for Poboys from Danny & Clyde's instead.
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Post by ganews on Dec 29, 2016 22:01:49 GMT -5
Calling all New Yorkers, HipsterDBag and such: I want to do the Long Island marathon on my handcycle in May. This requires me parking in the reasonable vicinity of Eisenhower Park so that I don't have to tote the cycle too far. Can I reasonably expect parking on the street?
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Post by HipsterDBag on Dec 30, 2016 11:28:31 GMT -5
Calling all New Yorkers, HipsterDBag and such: I want to do the Long Island marathon on my handcycle in May. This requires me parking in the reasonable vicinity of Eisenhower Park so that I don't have to tote the cycle too far. Can I reasonably expect parking on the street? I've never been to Eisenhower Park (although I drive past it on the Meadowbrook Parkway relatively frequently, and was at the nearby Roosevelt Field Mall as recently as Wednesday evening), but there are several gigantic parking lots in the park, and plenty of gigantic parking lots in strip malls / big box stores on Hempstead Parkway adjacent to it. Parking shouldn't remotely be a problem. Keep in mind that it's not actually in New York City, and that traffic there can be highly variable. Eisenhower Park can be a 25 minute drive from JFK airport, or it can be two hours, depending on how traffic goes. EDITED TO ADD: And if you're staying in Manhattan... ugh. Eisenhower Park is 26 miles to Manhattan (technically you could just run your marathon there!) but sweet Jesus good luck with traffic getting there. If it's, like, 3:00 a.m. on a Tuesday and there's no traffic at all, you can get to Manhattan in 40 minutes. If traffic is particularly heavy, it can take 4 hours. When I drove out from lower Manhattan to the Roosevelt Field Mall Wednesday (again, that's within a mile of Eisenhower Park), I left myself two hours and fifteen minutes to get there; took about an hour-forty-five.
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Post by ganews on Jan 6, 2017 19:23:15 GMT -5
Currently in Snowshoe WV renting a house with a bunch of people approx. my age. There's a whole lot of high school on the music playlist.
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Post by Desert Dweller on Jan 6, 2017 23:17:45 GMT -5
Am now actively hunting for cheap airfare to Austria in June. Can I get this under $1000?
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Post by Pedantic Editor Type on Jan 10, 2017 14:38:25 GMT -5
The weather is crappy today and I'm really looking forward to our March cruise. We have stops at a private beach, Ste Maarten, St. Kitts and San Juan. I've never been to St Kitts and I really like Ste Maarten and San Juan.
Anyone been to St Kitts?
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Baron von Costume
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Post by Baron von Costume on Jan 10, 2017 16:24:35 GMT -5
I'm having my (seemingly now annual) panic about using holidays before April. I really have no idea what to do... I'd like to do something more interesting than just sit on a beach solo somewhere at an all inclusive but I'm also not flush with cash.
That said I saw a couple cheap flights to Rome and I know the little hotel I stayed at has off season rates right now...
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Gumbercules
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Post by Gumbercules on Jan 11, 2017 8:39:52 GMT -5
Am now actively hunting for cheap airfare to Austria in June. Can I get this under $1000? Do you want to fly into Vienna? You might have an easier time flying to Munich, Prague, or Budapest. Flights have been really cheap recently (depending on dates of travel). Check TAP (Portugal airline) or Iceland Air. And set alerts in Kayak if you know specific dates you'd like to travel.
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Baron von Costume
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Post by Baron von Costume on Jan 23, 2017 14:48:42 GMT -5
Pedantic Editor Type or others... Would I want to kill myself as a single person on a cruise? My dad has sent me a couple quite decent deals on caribbean sailings through his timeshare but I sort of worry that I'd be wanting to throw myself overboard on day two.
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Post by Pedantic Editor Type on Jan 23, 2017 14:56:58 GMT -5
Pedantic Editor Type or others... Would I want to kill myself as a single person on a cruise? My dad has sent me a couple quite decent deals on caribbean sailings through his timeshare but I sort of worry that I'd be wanting to throw myself overboard on day two. I mean, it sort of depends on your personality? If you enjoy doing things solo and the idea of a cruise appeals to you, I think you'd be fine. NCL has "singles" rooms, I'm not sure if other cruiselines do. There's usually plenty to do - shows, demonstrations, movies, good food, adults-only pool areas, things like rock climbing walls, waterslides, etc. You can generally ask to be seated with other people in similar demographics as you for dinner or just eat on your own.
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