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mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Nov 27, 2014 1:55 pm

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cerrano · Post by **cerrano** » Mon Dec 29, 2014 12:55 pm

bump..

if the wifey and myself have settled on 10 days next summer in europe, and we've zeroed in on doing ireland or england, or both, my question is splitting up the trip between the two worth it? mrs. cerrano is partial to ireland and spending more time there, seeing dublin, galway, and the ring of kerry and giants causeway, you know, shit like that. but we both want to see an epl game while were on that side of the pond. is a week enough to really see ireland, or would the 3 extra days make a difference.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Mon Dec 29, 2014 1:00 pm

EPL ends in mid May and doesn't start up until mid August. If you want to catch a game, make sure you're not going in the middle of summer.

cerrano · Post by **cerrano** » Mon Dec 29, 2014 1:03 pm

govmentchedda wrote:EPL ends in mid May and doesn't start up until mid August. If you want to catch a game, make sure you're not going in the middle of summer.

were planning to be there around aug. 15th or so.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Mon Dec 29, 2014 1:05 pm

That's probably good for the first game of the year.

boxcar · Post by **boxcar** » Mon Dec 29, 2014 1:09 pm

cerrano wrote:bump..

if the wifey and myself have settled on 10 days next summer in europe, and we've zeroed in on doing ireland or england, or both, my question is splitting up the trip between the two worth it? mrs. cerrano is partial to ireland and spending more time there, seeing dublin, galway, and the ring of kerry and giants causeway, you know, shit like that. but we both want to see an epl game while were on that side of the pond. is a week enough to really see ireland, or would the 3 extra days make a difference.

I've done a split trip before and I definitely recommend it. After a week of the ruralness of Ireland (i could have saved money and just gone to fucking indiana), a long weekend in London was a welcome break. I'd actually recommend more time for London (we ended up going back for five days the next year to see all the stuff we couldn't the first trip) than Ireland, and definitely recommend an EPL match, especially if it's an opening fixture.

cerrano · Post by **cerrano** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 6:53 pm

boxcar wrote:
cerrano wrote:bump..

if the wifey and myself have settled on 10 days next summer in europe, and we've zeroed in on doing ireland or england, or both, my question is splitting up the trip between the two worth it? mrs. cerrano is partial to ireland and spending more time there, seeing dublin, galway, and the ring of kerry and giants causeway, you know, shit like that. but we both want to see an epl game while were on that side of the pond. is a week enough to really see ireland, or would the 3 extra days make a difference.
I've done a split trip before and I definitely recommend it. After a week of the ruralness of Ireland (i could have saved money and just gone to fucking indiana), a long weekend in London was a welcome break. I'd actually recommend more time for London (we ended up going back for five days the next year to see all the stuff we couldn't the first trip) than Ireland, and definitely recommend an EPL match, especially if it's an opening fixture.

thanks for the info, fritz. anybody else have any thoughts on the matter?

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Wed Dec 31, 2014 10:19 am

cerrano wrote:
boxcar wrote:
cerrano wrote:bump..

if the wifey and myself have settled on 10 days next summer in europe, and we've zeroed in on doing ireland or england, or both, my question is splitting up the trip between the two worth it? mrs. cerrano is partial to ireland and spending more time there, seeing dublin, galway, and the ring of kerry and giants causeway, you know, shit like that. but we both want to see an epl game while were on that side of the pond. is a week enough to really see ireland, or would the 3 extra days make a difference.
I've done a split trip before and I definitely recommend it. After a week of the ruralness of Ireland (i could have saved money and just gone to fucking indiana), a long weekend in London was a welcome break. I'd actually recommend more time for London (we ended up going back for five days the next year to see all the stuff we couldn't the first trip) than Ireland, and definitely recommend an EPL match, especially if it's an opening fixture.
thanks for the info, fritz. anybody else have any thoughts on the matter?

That Fritz is a dick and should come to Indiana to rumble.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed Dec 31, 2014 1:44 pm

Summer EPL? So you planning on going in Mid/Late August?
If you end up in London in Late June-Mid July...a day at Wimbledon is fun. I was able to get passback and grounds tickets day of. Not sure what it takes to get Court 1 & Center Court access.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Jan 01, 2015 11:37 am

Why Airlines Want to Make You Suffer

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Jan 01, 2015 12:51 pm

cerrano wrote:
boxcar wrote:
cerrano wrote:bump..

if the wifey and myself have settled on 10 days next summer in europe, and we've zeroed in on doing ireland or england, or both, my question is splitting up the trip between the two worth it? mrs. cerrano is partial to ireland and spending more time there, seeing dublin, galway, and the ring of kerry and giants causeway, you know, shit like that. but we both want to see an epl game while were on that side of the pond. is a week enough to really see ireland, or would the 3 extra days make a difference.
I've done a split trip before and I definitely recommend it. After a week of the ruralness of Ireland (i could have saved money and just gone to fucking indiana), a long weekend in London was a welcome break. I'd actually recommend more time for London (we ended up going back for five days the next year to see all the stuff we couldn't the first trip) than Ireland, and definitely recommend an EPL match, especially if it's an opening fixture.
thanks for the info, fritz. anybody else have any thoughts on the matter?

The wife especially would recommend spending some time in the North.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 7:05 pm

Just booked a trip to Nicaragua for March. Anyone got any recs?

Post by **Sabo** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 7:29 pm

sancarlos wrote:Why Airlines Want to Make You Suffer

I read that article yesterday. I hope the entire airline industry goes out of business.

DC47 · Post by **DC47** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 7:32 pm

"Economy minus." Got to love that one.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 8:05 pm

P.D.X. wrote:Just booked a trip to Nicaragua for March. Anyone got any recs?

Stay home.

DC47 · Post by **DC47** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 8:06 pm

Surfboards and automatic weapons.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 8:38 pm

DC47 wrote:Surfboards and automatic weapons.

And copies of Sandanista!

Post by **brian** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 9:00 pm

P.D.X. wrote:Just booked a trip to Nicaragua for March. Anyone got any recs?

Let me know how it is. Thinking of heading down there myself pretty soon. Going to scout out some possible retirement spots next year - Panama, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Guatemala.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 9:30 pm

Chris Knight says...

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 4:08 pm

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P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 4:55 pm

Speaking of kicking puppies.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 4:56 pm

You are easily offended.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 5:05 pm

I think "annoyed" is more correct.

That piece, while better-produced, uses all the same tactics of your typical "as seen on TV" product — presenting solutions to problems that don't exist and features that have no real-world practicality.

What are you going to do when you use the GPS to find your bag went to France instead of Spain? You're going to sit there and wait until the airline gets it to you — the same thing you'd do with any bag.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 5:15 pm

P.D.X. wrote:I think "annoyed" is more correct.

That piece, while better-produced, uses all the same tactics of your typical "as seen on TV" product — presenting solutions to problems that don't exist and features that have no real-world practicality.

What are you going to do when you use the GPS to find your bag went to France instead of Spain? You're going to sit there and wait until the airline gets it to you — the same thing you'd do with any bag.

True. But, I'm not interested in the big case that you'd check anyway, so I'm not focused on the GPS feature. I like the roll-top design (helps when I change clothes in a bathroom stall) and the usb port to charge the phone. Yes, I know that one can easily acquire other portable charging devices, but I still think it is a cool, useful feature here. The price is competitive, so it's not like you are paying up for this stuff.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 5:44 pm

I kicked puppies before I saw the price. Not that bad.

DC47 · Post by **DC47** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 5:49 pm

I presume it's weaponized.

cerrano · Post by **cerrano** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 1:34 pm

bump.

tickets booked. aug. 6-20th. round trip ewr to dublin. might do a day trip to liverpool to see everton if they're at goodison. we're gonna rent a car, do the coast, go to the north, yadda, yadda, yadda. will be my first time out of the county. pretty fuckin' stoked.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 2:08 pm

Congrats on finally leaving the county.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Sun Feb 01, 2015 6:57 am

Just an FYI norwegian is running crazy cheap specials out of the US to oslo. Onceyou get to oslo you can go almost anywhere in Europe for like 100 bucks

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Sun Feb 01, 2015 7:09 am

Oiler just did a Norway trip as well. He loved it. I don't think he made it down to anywhere else in Europe.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Sun Feb 01, 2015 7:42 am

A couple days in norway winter was enough for me....fjords in tromsø were awesome but you run out of things to do. Barcelona is one of the best cities I've been to, Sybian was right about it.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Sun Feb 01, 2015 7:48 am

Yeah, Barcelona is the tits. Love that place.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Mon Feb 02, 2015 8:43 pm

Gunpowder wrote:A couple days in norway winter was enough for me....fjords in tromsø were awesome but you run out of things to do. Barcelona is one of the best cities I've been to, Sybian was right about it.

Flying over the fjords at sunrise is one of the coolest things I have ever seen. I need to go back to Barcelona when I can really spend some time there.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 9:12 am

Made the trip to Montreal (and Quebec City) last week, incorporating much of the advice I got from you guys a few months back.

Will say that the Montreal nighttime entertainment met, and then exceeded, the high expectations that were set.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 10:34 am

"That's a really nice bag. We should dance extra good for him."

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 10:53 am

mister d wrote:"That's a really nice bag. We should dance extra good for him."

"Someone gets to shove their nose in my ass, and it's you with the nice bag!"

Post by **brian** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 11:49 am

Johnny Carwash wrote:Made the trip to Montreal (and Quebec City) last week, incorporating much of the advice I got from you guys a few months back.

Will say that the Montreal nighttime entertainment met, and then exceeded, the high expectations that were set.

I loved QC. I did a marathon there a few years back. Beautiful town. Honestly doesn't feel like you're in Canada. I felt like I was in Europe.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Feb 23, 2016 1:48 pm

Is there a better way to book flights than Kayak or whatever? I haven't booked for fun in a very long time and flights to New Orleans are blowing my mind; I thought they'd be on the cheaper side w/ gas prices down.

Post by **brian** » Tue Feb 23, 2016 1:52 pm

mister d wrote:Is there a better way to book flights than Kayak or whatever? I haven't booked for fun in a very long time and flights to New Orleans are blowing my mind; I thought they'd be on the cheaper side w/ gas prices down.

In my experience, New Orleans is expensive in general because there is a lack of gate space at MSY and depending on where you're flying from there are fewer non-stops. You presumably have a few different options as far as airports though?

I still use Kayak to price, but then look at the airline's "direct" site since you can sometimes find some lower prices by tweaking some of the parameters on their site. I think part of the problem is quite honestly that NO is an expensive city to fly to generally.

Post by **Sabo** » Tue Feb 23, 2016 1:55 pm

mister d wrote:Is there a better way to book flights than Kayak or whatever? I haven't booked for fun in a very long time and flights to New Orleans are blowing my mind; I thought they'd be on the cheaper side w/ gas prices down.

I've been using this site for a while. It's good for finding cheap tickets if you don't care where you want to go. A colleague used this site to get two round-trip tickets to Santiago, Chile for less than $800 total.

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