June 24, 20222 yr 41 minutes ago, eastvillagedon said: I don't know what your accommodations will be, but recently I spoke to someone who was raving about the Lidl store (first in Manhattan) that opened in February a short walk from your location. I didn't even know it was there. Hope they open one downtown! https://www.thecuriousuptowner.com/post/a-peek-inside-the-lidl-that-just-opened-in-harlem We are doing airbnb. We already checked out the owner and reviews and seems legit. A garden level apt. So we plan to shop for food and cook some meals.
June 25, 20222 yr Recent Europe travel thoughts -- seemed like a lot more smokers in Europe than in the US; I really appreciate the ban on smoking in restaurants in the US. The Netherlands' is great -- easy to drive, but often faster and more convenient to bike and walk within the cities. Isn't that the way it should be? The motorbikes/scooters in Italy were a real nuisance -- noisy, smelly, and the drivers weren't concerned about zooming right by your shoulder. A sidestep could be disastrous. The smell of exhaust in the big Italian cities was overwhelming after the clean air in The Netherlands. And Italy was really hot!
July 17, 20222 yr On 6/14/2022 at 9:44 AM, YABO713 said: We'll be there quick, and primarily to see family. We'll be in Dublin Friday Driving to Westport Saturday (Stops in Tullamore, Athlone, and Knock) Day trip to Galway Sunday Climbing Croagh Patrick Monday Golfing Tuesday and e-bikes on Wild Atlantic Way Home by Wednesday night Visiting Ireland impressed on me what an Irish ghetto I grew up in without knowing it. Reading off the names in one graveyard sounded like my 8th grade class roster at St. Christopher's. Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
July 17, 20222 yr 8 hours ago, Dougal said: Visiting Ireland impressed on me what an Irish ghetto I grew up in without knowing it. Reading off the names in one graveyard sounded like my 8th grade class roster at St. Christopher's. Coincidentally, my great grandfather was born on an island in Clew Bay. He and 12 siblings, along with 2 parents, lived in an 800 square foot, one room farm house. Two other families were on the island as well - they all shared the 40 acres. My grandfather and 11 siblings emigrated to the US (9 ended up in Cleveland, 1 in NY, 1 in Chicago) - 1 stayed in Ireland. The two other families on the island also saw most of their kids emigrate... All three families ended up with homes on W 61st St one generation later.
July 17, 20222 yr Since my wife's brother got out of Ukraine a couple days ago and is in Germany with his wife and newborn daughter, we're trying to plan a trip to Germany for a week or two in August. But I've seen the air fares...OUCH. Anyone got any suggestions on cheap flights to Europe and maybe taking a train the rest of the way? "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 17, 20222 yr 23 minutes ago, KJP said: Since my wife's brother got out of Ukraine a couple days ago and is in Germany with his wife and newborn daughter, we're trying to plan a trip to Germany for a week or two in August. But I've seen the air fares...OUCH. Anyone got any suggestions on cheap flights to Europe and maybe taking a train the rest of the way? Hey Ken - I had family members that went to the continent after our trip to Europe... some considerations... Do NOT fly through any UK airports - there's about a 40% chance your connection will get canceled right now. Extend that rule to Canada and Ireland as well, because both countries are OVERWHELMED right now. Right now, flights to Brussels are manageable ($818 CLE to Brussels - and that's the best you'll find right now. And that might make for a fun, manageable train ride to Germany versus flying into Spain or Portugal - both of which also have (relatively) affordable fares right now.
July 17, 20222 yr They're $800 in September but $1300+ next month. I found some cheaper flights to Copenhagen. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 6, 20222 yr Author we impulsively pulled up a last minute getaway to burlington, stowe and montreal. its coming up this week. i’ll take any suggestions if anyone has been around there recently. grazie.
October 5, 20222 yr Author for your travels --- its time for bloomie's best bars 2022 list (#34 is easily thee new one for visiting nyc) -- The Best Bar in the World Is Hidden Behind a Barcelona Pastrami Shop Kate Krader 19 hrs ago Bloomberg) -- The best place to drink on Earth has changed. Paradiso, a bar hidden behind a pastrami shop in the El Born neighborhood of Barcelona, has been named the top drinking spot by World’s 50 Best Bars. It’s the first time an establishment outside New York or London has won the prize. The hidden bar’s entrance is a white refrigerator door after which visitors pass a counter specializing in cured meat. The bar features a dramatic, arched wooden ceiling and such cocktails as smoked milk punch with bourbon and tahini. World’s 50 Best Bars (* denotes a new entry) 1. Paradiso, Barcelona 2. Tayēr + Elementary, London 3. Sips, Barcelona 4. Licorería Limantour, Mexico City 5. Little Red Door, Paris *6. Double Chicken Please, New York 7. Two Schmucks, Barcelona 8. Connaught Bar, London 9. Katana Kitten, New York 10. Alquimico, Cartagena 11. Handshake Speakeasy, Mexico City 12. Jigger & Pony, Singapore 13. Hanky Panky, Mexico City *14. BKK Social Club, Bangkok 15. Salmon Guru,Madrid 16. Drink Kong, Rome 17. Coa, Hong Kong 18. Florería Atlántico, Buenos Aires 19. The Clumsies, Athens 20.Baba au Rhum, Athens 21. Cafe la Trova, Miami 22. Attaboy, New York *23. Satan’s Whiskers, London *24. Tropic City, Bangkok *25. Kumiko, Chicago 26. Sidecar, New Delhi 27. Tres Monos, Buenos Aires *28. Argo, Hong Kong 29. Maybe Sammy, Sydney 30. Swift, London *31. Line, Athens 32. Baltra Bar, Mexico City 33. Manhattan, Singapore *34. Overstory, New York 35. 1930, Milan 36. Dante, New York *37. A Bar with Shapes for a Name, London 38. Zuma, Dubai *39. Locale Firenze, Florence *40. Red Frog, Lisbon 41. Cantina OK!, Sydney *42. Cochinchina, Buenos Aires 43. Himkok, Oslo 44. Carnaval, Lima 45. Galaxy Bar, Dubai *46. L’Antiquario, Naples 47. Employees Only, New York 48. Bar Benfeddich, Tokyo 49. Lucy’s Flower Shop, Stockholm *50. Bulgari Bar, Dubai more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/the-best-bar-in-the-world-is-hidden-behind-a-barcelona-pastrami-shop/ar-AA12BuN3
October 5, 20222 yr I've only been to #4, #10, and #25 on that list. #4 and #10 were great and shockingly cheap. #25 was...fine. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 16, 20222 yr Author for your travel considerations — time out top ten cool neighborhoods for 2022 — QUEST'S WORLD OF WONDER 'World's coolest' neighborhood for 2022 named by Time Out Francesca Street, CNN • Published 11th October 2022 (CNN) — It's one of the best parts about a vacation -- that moment when you discover the side of the city that's clearly more popular with locals than tourists. Maybe it's the off-the-beaten-track cafe with the best coffee you've ever tasted, the underground bar that's not signposted on the street above, or the restaurant dishing up mouthwatering local delicacies you've never heard of. To help you discover more hidden gems on your next city break, global media brand Time Out has released its annual list of the worlds coolest neighborhoods: 1. Colonia Americana - Guadalajara, Mexico 2. Cais do Sodré - Lisbon, Portugal 3. Wat Bo Village - Siem Reap, Cambodia 4. Ridgewood - New York City, USA 5. Mile End - Montreal, Canada 6. Barrio Logan - San Diego, USA 7. Shimokitazawa - Tokyo, Japan 8. Cliftonville - Margate, UK 9. Barrio Yungay - Santiago, Chile 10. Cours Julien - Marseille, France more: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/time-out-worlds-coolest-neighborhoods-2022/index.html
October 16, 20222 yr I've been to 5 out of 10 of those places. Not bad. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 18, 20222 yr Author 7 out of the top 10 for me, although friends have sent me so many pics and things about siem reap over the years i feel like i have been there lol. no guadalajara or margate and no real plans for those or siem reap, although they look to be very nice. oh well lol.
October 18, 20222 yr Author well it looks like commercial space travel is maturing, but has some issues --- who would have guessed? Space travel is a long way from its destination Miriam Kramer, author of Axios Space The private human spaceflight industry will need to scale up and find new markets to reach its goal of resembling the airline industry to take people to space. Why it matters: SpaceX and others have already begun selling their dream of rockets launching thousands of people to orbit, the Moon, Mars and even beyond. But today, the private human spaceflight industry is a relatively small portion of the space economy and several hurdles stand in the industry's way of reaching its goal. Driving the news: SpaceX announced last week that an American couple purchased tickets to fly around the Moon aboard a Starship vehicle. more: https://www.axios.com/2022/10/18/space-travel-as-air-travel
October 21, 20222 yr On 10/18/2022 at 1:50 PM, mrnyc said: 7 out of the top 10 for me, although friends have sent me so many pics and things about siem reap over the years i feel like i have been there lol. no guadalajara or margate and no real plans for those or siem reap, although they look to be very nice. oh well lol. Siem Reap / Angkor Wat is one of my all time favorite trips. It is stunning and absolutely worth visiting. When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
October 27, 20222 yr This thing was fun: https://tenpages.github.io/us-level/us.html?fbclid=IwAR0XHxplmzO7p6Wb_KkM1hDzuGja-pTh7lbCRQrdFkHImXZBDSyjCMv_-JU Three states to go! I’m committed to Delaware being the last state I visit, because going to the first state last is funny to me. When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
February 4, 20232 yr Author of course it had to be my moms retirement town lol: FLORIDA Published February 3, 2023 9:55am EST Florida beach ranked 'deadliest' in US due to shark attacks, hurricanes Other Florida beaches also topped rankings By Julia Musto A Florida beach has been ranked the "deadliest" in the U.S.. New Smyrna Beach has a danger score of 8.14 out of 10, according to a new report from the online publication Travel Lens. *** Florida was in the top spot for hurricanes, with a total of 120 between 1851 and 2020. Of those, 37 were considered significant. Texas was second, with a total of 64 hurricanes. more: https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-beach-ranked-deadliest-us-shark-attacks-hurricanes.amp
February 4, 20232 yr On 10/27/2022 at 2:00 PM, Boomerang_Brian said: This thing was fun: https://tenpages.github.io/us-level/us.html?fbclid=IwAR0XHxplmzO7p6Wb_KkM1hDzuGja-pTh7lbCRQrdFkHImXZBDSyjCMv_-JU Three states to go! I’m committed to Delaware being the last state I visit, because going to the first state last is funny to me. Just saw this. How does one discern between "stayed here" and "visited here"?
February 4, 20232 yr 14 minutes ago, Cleburger said: Just saw this. How does one discern between "stayed here" and "visited here"? I took it at overnight stay versus visiting for a day and seeing some attraction, which itself is step up from “drove through it”. Even with that distinction, the survey has at least one too many levels. When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
August 7, 20231 yr Author might want to avoid these places — unless of course you got it like that — although funny enough i have stayed in a few — and at least visited many of them over the years: Where is the most expensive beach town in the world? The answer may surprise you. Published: Aug. 07, 2023 … Here is the complete list of the top 20 most-expensive beach destinations in the world for summer 2023, according to TravelMag: 1. Nantucket, Massachusetts at $694 per night 2. Positano, Italy at $481 per night 3. Montauk, New York at $478 per night 4. Saint-Tropez, France $440 per night 5. Kennebunkport, Maine at $406 per night 6. Provincetown, Massachusetts at $404 per night 7. Capri Town, Italy at $399 per night 8. Bar Harbor, Maine at $384 per night 9. Monaco at $381 per night 10. Santa Monica, California at $360 per night 11. Rehoboth Beach, Delaware at $359 per night 12. Cape May, New Jersey at $346 per night 13. Portland, Maine at $317 per night 14. Ocean City, New Jersey at $310 per night 15. Ibiza, Spain at $310 per night 16. Santa Eulària des Riu, Spain at $307 per night 17. Platis Gialos, Greece at $299 per night 18. Amalfi, Italy at $295 per night 19. Pismo Beach, California at $293 per night 20. Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy at $292 per night more: https://www.silive.com/news/2023/08/where-is-the-most-expensive-beach-town-in-the-world-the-answer-may-surprise-you.html
August 29, 20231 yr Author important advice if you are visiting nyc must watch before u go 😂 https://www.instagram.com/reel/CwAoXSvJB5i/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
August 29, 20231 yr 13 hours ago, mrnyc said: important advice if you are visiting nyc must watch before u go 😂 https://www.instagram.com/reel/CwAoXSvJB5i/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== interesting. I guess there wasn't enough time to include everything, but she forgot about the omnipresent possibility of randomly getting sucker-punched or stabbed by some evil nut while trying to enjoy a leisurely stroll around town. 👊 http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
December 20, 2024Dec 20 Author any atlanta fans? tagging along with my spouse for her sudden pop up work trip to atlanta early in january. staying downtown, then decatur for a couple nights. i definitely want to walk the beltline trail. any other suggestions? whats the weather like then? gracias.
December 20, 2024Dec 20 Author it’s time for world’s coolest neighborhoods 2024 (according to british time out magazine) — Time Out’s Top 10 Coolest Neighborhoods for 2024 1. Notre-Dame du Mont, Marseille, France 2. Mers Sultan, Casablanca, Morocco 3. Pererenan, Bali, Indonesia 4. Seongsu-dong, Seoul, South Korea 5. Kerns, Portland, USA 6. Stokes Croft & St Paul’s, Bristol, UK 7. Chippendale, Sydney, Australia 8. Principe Real, Lisbon, Portugal 9. Glória, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 10. Windsor, Melbourne, Australia more: https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/25/travel/time-out-coolest-neighborhoods-2024/index.html
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