Travel Thread

**blueridgemtnman** · 07-20-2018, 11:14 AM

My absolute favorite place I've ever been is Alaska. If you ever get a chance, go.

**I Touchdown There** · 07-20-2018, 11:21 AM

been to...
Spain (Madrid least fav of the cities, too much like NYC; Segovia; Toledo; Granada fav!; Sevilla)
Bermuda
Australia (Sydney and Cairns)
Dominican Republic
Mexico (Acapulco spring break 2007 lol)
Bora Bora (part of honeymoon)
Tahiti (briefly)
Moorea (part of French Polynesia)
Hawaii (Honolulu for work but had time to sightsee)
Guam (for work)
all over California a bunch... love Napa and love San Diego

going to Key West tentatively in November... first time! really want to get back to Europe next year... ideally southern Italy, Greece, and/or Croatia. still need to see South America, Africa, Asia... so much more of the world

ask me about any of the above

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**wickedsolo** · 07-20-2018, 12:39 PM

Originally Posted by blueridgemtnman

My absolute favorite place I've ever been is Alaska. If you ever get a chance, go.

I have a boner for Alaska. I really want to go there.

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**NCRAVEN** · 07-20-2018, 12:48 PM

Originally Posted by blueridgemtnman

My thoughts, exactly! Not sure it gets much better than WNC for that.

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**NCRAVEN** · 07-20-2018, 12:50 PM

Originally Posted by wickedsolo

I have a boner for Alaska. I really want to go there.

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Likewise

Would love to homestead there. You know if I had solar panels, bulldozers, tractors, backhoes, greenhouses, etc.

**Culex** · 07-20-2018, 01:54 PM

Originally Posted by I Touchdown There

been to...
Spain (Madrid least fav of the cities, too much like NYC; Segovia; Toledo; Granada fav!; Sevilla)
Bermuda
Australia (Sydney and Cairns)
Dominican Republic
Mexico (Acapulco spring break 2007 lol)
Bora Bora (part of honeymoon)
Tahiti (briefly)
Moorea (part of French Polynesia)
Hawaii (Honolulu for work but had time to sightsee)
Guam (for work)
all over California a bunch... love Napa and love San Diego

going to Key West tentatively in November... first time! really want to get back to Europe next year... ideally southern Italy, Greece, and/or Croatia. still need to see South America, Africa, Asia... so much more of the world

ask me about any of the above

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Haha bora bora was also our honeymoon! Pearl beach resort.

**BPF2** · 07-20-2018, 03:28 PM

Originally Posted by usmccharles

A cruise is on my list, but having a fear of water doesn't really speed up my urgency to check that off my list.

What all did you like about San Diego, where all did you go? Any gems I might not know about while living here?

San Diego is just a cool city with lots of neat sections. You can just go to one section and spend a day wandering around, grab a bite to eat and just relax. when we lived in Vegas my company had an insane rate at the Delmar Hilton, so we'd go down frequently. You probably know about all the spots - La Jolla, Coronado, Mission Bay. We loved Jake's of Delmar for dinner - right on the beach, great food, great drinks. Birch Aquarium at Scripps is pretty neat. It sits up on the hillside overlooking the ocean and has scopes you can look out and view whales in the right season.

If you have kids Lego Land in Carlsbad is really fun. We went when our kids were around 3 and 1. Then we took them to the one in FL when they were probably 10 and 8. They didn't even remember going the first time. But the second time I thought the oldest was going to explode he was so wired up. He is a HUGE Lego fan. It's pretty good for adults too.

**BPF2** · 07-20-2018, 03:34 PM

Originally Posted by blueridgemtnman

My thoughts, exactly! Not sure it gets much better than WNC for that.

No doubt. I know Ashville has a ton of breweries in a close proximity.

Side note: I used to go down to Greensboro fairly frequently for work. The first time I went down, I checked into the hotel and asked at the front desk if they had good dinner recommendations. She pointed me down the road a couple miles where there would be an Olive Garden, Applebees, bunch of those chain restaurants. So I start driving and literally within 1/4 mile pass by a barbecue joint. I'm like wtf? So I plan on turning around, then come across another one and pull in. It was great. I refused to stay at that hotel again after that.

**blueridgemtnman** · 07-20-2018, 03:39 PM

Originally Posted by NCRAVEN

Likewise

Would love to homestead there. You know if I had solar panels, bulldozers, tractors, backhoes, greenhouses, etc.

They do have those things there, already, ya know.

**blueridgemtnman** · 07-20-2018, 03:46 PM

Originally Posted by wickedsolo

I have a boner for Alaska. I really want to go there.

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I was lucky enough to go for two weeks. Loved every minute. Spent two days just fishing off the Homer Spit for halibut, then a day out on the bay catching salmon. I could get real used to that, real fast, gotta tell ya.

**WrongBaldy** · 07-20-2018, 04:01 PM

if youre in rome you gotta check out pompei.also the amalfi coast is beautiful.
rome is nice but you dont need more than 2-3 days there.
my favorite spots are amsterdam and munich(octoberfest, dacau, newschweinstein castle).