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Lindsay Lohan
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Our other travel thread was around 100ish pages, so I figured I'd just start a new one. I know that Covid is still a thing, but a lot of us are choosing to (or have to) travel again. So, let's share some travel stories and photos! I'd like to avoid the debate of should we be traveling, maybe save that discussion for the Covid thread or a D&D thread. Even if you don't think we should go anywhere - maybe just share some pictures of past voyages instead.
Maybe you like high-end museums like the Pez or Mothman museums:
Maybe you like to visit historic sites - like the Christmas Story House:
Or maybe you're a Zoo person:
Or perhaps you've traveled across the country to renew your vows (and spend too much money on Robbie Williams tickets):
And here's my self-centered reason to start the thread back up - we are traveling again at the end of July (assuming nothing changes). To celebrate my son's graduation, we're going on our first cruise because we can hit some ruins in Mexico and leaving the country was one of his big requests. We've had our shots (and had Covid about a month ago) - so we're hoping for a mostly event-free trip, booked partially with some airfare credits from a prior canceled trip that needs to be used asap. Now here's the question for the group - we're flying into New Orleans and staying a few nights prior to leaving on the ship. What are the things we need to do in New Orleans? Food recommendations? I went once when I was 16ish, which is now nearly 30 years ago, so I don't remember much.
I know we're going to do some form of a tour of the fancy houses, swamp tour, and that place where you can see Mardi Gras floats. We will have a 17-year-old with us - so a 24/7 drunkfest is not really on the agenda (and my stomach just can't do that anymore!)
Maybe you like high-end museums like the Pez or Mothman museums:
Maybe you like to visit historic sites - like the Christmas Story House:
Or maybe you're a Zoo person:
Or perhaps you've traveled across the country to renew your vows (and spend too much money on Robbie Williams tickets):
And here's my self-centered reason to start the thread back up - we are traveling again at the end of July (assuming nothing changes). To celebrate my son's graduation, we're going on our first cruise because we can hit some ruins in Mexico and leaving the country was one of his big requests. We've had our shots (and had Covid about a month ago) - so we're hoping for a mostly event-free trip, booked partially with some airfare credits from a prior canceled trip that needs to be used asap. Now here's the question for the group - we're flying into New Orleans and staying a few nights prior to leaving on the ship. What are the things we need to do in New Orleans? Food recommendations? I went once when I was 16ish, which is now nearly 30 years ago, so I don't remember much.
I know we're going to do some form of a tour of the fancy houses, swamp tour, and that place where you can see Mardi Gras floats. We will have a 17-year-old with us - so a 24/7 drunkfest is not really on the agenda (and my stomach just can't do that anymore!)
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A ghost tour should be fun, even though I haven't done one there yet, but there is so much good history in the city that its going to be worth it. Walking around Jackson Square and that area will just have tons of different things to check out depending on how you're feeling that day. The Louis Armstrong Park is nice and close enough to all the tourist stuff, but isn't too busy if you need to get some breathing space from everybody wandering around.
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Tough luck, Charon! You can't take me anywhere!
My GF and I might try to do a Key West weekend sometime soon.
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Anyway.
Airports suck.
That is all.
Well, maybe not all. I met reiterate this post in a couple days when I'm in LAX begging to die.
Anyone got any wisdom on the weather in northern Europe (especially the Netherlands) in late May/early June
If you decide to do Cafe du monde go to the city park location. Same great chicory coffee and beignets but no line and more space. You should also go check out the sculpture garden next to the museum of modern art in the park. There's no admission required for the sculpture garden and it's super stunning.
You should also get a jazzy pass and use the trolly. Not only is it super easy to use it to get around the city it's a great way to meet some wonderful people.
Oddly enough, I will also be in the Netherlands in late May! Since I usually plan my trips months in advance, climate data tends to be more useful than weather data, and Wikipedia entries for cities and countries tend to be very useful resources in that respect.
Here’s Amsterdam’s climate data, from the wiki entry on the city:
For me, 13° to 17° is pretty much absolutely ideal, and I’ll assume that from 10° to 20° will be strong possibilities on any given day. Odds are that there’ll be rain about 1/4 to 1/3 of the days that I’m there. May is the month where the odds of sunshine in Amsterdam are maximized, which will hopefully help with getting good photos. So, I’ll pack a hoodie or flannel and jeans just in case, but I expect to walk around most days in shorts and a t-shirt, with a light windbreaker that I can tie around my waist as needed.
Realky looking forward to some hikes.
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The bad: My luggage is in Montreal!
Edit: wait, no. When it ends up in Halifax, tell it to grab you some donair!
Admittedly, my onhand knowledge is a decade out, but I was in the Netherlands in 2013 from April to early July. You could always ping our forum residents for better info... But US Mid-Atlantic Spring-early Summer feels like a good comparison.
It was extremely pleasant weather from May, tho it can be mutable -- as long as you take some layering pieces (like a midweight jacket), you'll be good. (Inland, I was often running around in jeans and a tee or the equivalent +/- cardigan & I don't handle cold well.) It was usually fairly obvious if it was going to be rainy all day; which just means good day for a museum or reading in a cafe, or a walk with an umbrella, if you're inclined. But most often, days it rained were less than an hour of drizzle. Really, it's the wind that might be a problem, but not much else you can do for that.
They have a pretty strong secondhand and fashion culture, so in a pinch, thrift stores and street markets will have plenty of inexpensive options (along with fast fashion, on up to affordable & expensive handmade boutiques.) Also, pretty much everyone you're likely to meet speaks five languages, including English, so if you failed to bring something you truly need, you shouldn't struggle too much in finding a replacement. Translator apps, too.
London... Ontario? 'Cause Montreal to London isn't all that far, they can have that to you within a few hours.
Yep, I'm choosing to believe you're in southwestern Ontario being mildly inconvenienced and not separated from your clothing and belongings by a wide expense of sea.
Because that would be extremely annoying.
Get lunch here if you're stopping over in Honolulu. It's a hole in the wall plate lunch place, I'd get the oyakodon a couple times a week when I worked in the area. Parking is pain in the ass though. The bakery down the block is pretty dang good too.
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I don't think it qualifies as "off the beaten path" at all, 'cause it's kinda famous, but one my favorite things to do in Honolulu is walk from wherever I'm staying to Leonard's Bakery for malasadas. Then you can eat them without feeling bad, on account of the long walk you just took.
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I've got this recommendation a few times, and I'm sure I'll go, but how do they compare to Punalu'u Bake Shop? Because those are the best I've ever had.
And on that note, my top recommendation for Oahu is Side Street Inn on Da Strip - which is on Kapahulu about half a mile from Leonard's. When my wife and I moved to Oahu, Side Street Inn was the first place old friends who lived there took us out to and the fantastic food made it an instant favorite. Still one of the places/things we miss most about living on the island.
It's hard to go wrong with anything there, but the kalbi, fried rice with kimchi, Chinese sliders and spicy garlic chicken would be the first things we order next time we make it back. Having a meal there and then walking over to Leonard's to pick up some malasadas would be pretty damn great.
Well, I’ll be taking a train tomorrow to Amsterdam, so. . .
My trip to London and Amsterdam worked out pretty well! My luggage did eventually turn up, so that was handy.
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