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Fan Life => The Endzone Dive => Topic started by: Rick Daris on May 05, 2009, 02:46:32 PM
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i'll hopefully (maybe) get to go somewhere later this summer. not sure yet though. only really been out of the us 3 times and all to the same place, but it's pretty much my most favorite place that i've ever been (that's not saying much though obviously). thinking about maybe going somewhere else this time.
any suggestions here?
kinda need a beach. if no beach suggestions then maybe post a pic of the most favorite place you've been or where you would want to go. also, phuket is not an option here. here is mine. negril is divided up into two parts...beach and cliff. the cliffs are way past fantastic, cheap, laid back, etc. have always stayed here.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3278/2377079362_11864276ff.jpg?v=0)
(http://caribeanisles.com/jamaica/gif/xtabi1.gif)
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Rome.
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I really liked the Yukon. No crowds on the beach (if you don't count the bears).
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Cinque Terre, Italy.
(http://musiccelebrations.blogsome.com/images/cinqueterra.jpg)
(http://www.casaammiraglio.it/image/cinque_terre.jpg)
(http://www.bigvillage.com.au/Portals/0/Pic%20of%20the%20Month/760375_Cinque%20Terre.jpg)
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Daris, what is that place you posted? How much does it cost?
I hear Turkey is actually pretty fantastic :dunno:
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I've heard Turkey is inexpensive. Unlike Italy.
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North Shore, Hawaii
(http://p.webshots.com/ProThumbs/1/65601_wallpaper400.jpg)
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depends on what you want to do. shop/sightsee or truly get away.
the place i was just at in mexico isn't on a map, there's a small village nearby but the wealth of my time was spent looking at the ocean and sipping mezcal. this, for me, was the first real vaca i've taken in a long time where i turned off my phone, internets, television, etc and really got away. was nice and is my new fav vaca type.
also- for a late summer/fall vaca you should consider the UCLA game in Cali.
also- if you want to leave US and go somewhere affordable with beaches & BABES, hit up Uruguay.
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Cinque Terre, Italy.
(http://musiccelebrations.blogsome.com/images/cinqueterra.jpg)
(http://www.casaammiraglio.it/image/cinque_terre.jpg)
(http://www.bigvillage.com.au/Portals/0/Pic%20of%20the%20Month/760375_Cinque%20Terre.jpg)
have a couple of friends who swear by this place too. must be really, really, nice/fun.
unfortunately it sounds expensive and time consuming to fly to which is a problem for me since i am poor and can not take a long vacation. max vacation time including flying to and from is prob only like five days or so. :frown:
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depends on what you want to do. shop/sightsee or truly get away.
the place i was just at in mexico isn't on a map, there's a small village nearby but the wealth of my time was spent looking at the ocean and sipping mezcal. this, for me, was the first real vaca i've taken in a long time where i turned off my phone, internets, television, etc and really got away. was nice and is my new fav vaca type.
also- for a late summer/fall vaca you should consider the UCLA game in Cali.
also- if you want to leave US and go somewhere affordable with beaches & BABES, hit up Uruguay.
Pretty adament about this trip, huh?
:ksu:
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Cinque Terre, Italy.
(http://musiccelebrations.blogsome.com/images/cinqueterra.jpg)
(http://www.casaammiraglio.it/image/cinque_terre.jpg)
(http://www.bigvillage.com.au/Portals/0/Pic%20of%20the%20Month/760375_Cinque%20Terre.jpg)
have a couple of friends who swear by this place too. must be really, really, nice/fun.
unfortunately it sounds expensive and time consuming to fly to which is a problem for me since i am poor and can not take a long vacation. max vacation time including flying to and from is prob only like five days or so. :frown:
also, it's like they were like, hey guyz, let's make these old buildings look like clown shoes.
depends on what you want to do. shop/sightsee or truly get away.
the place i was just at in mexico isn't on a map, there's a small village nearby but the wealth of my time was spent looking at the ocean and sipping mezcal. this, for me, was the first real vaca i've taken in a long time where i turned off my phone, internets, television, etc and really got away. was nice and is my new fav vaca type.
also- for a late summer/fall vaca you should consider the UCLA game in Cali.
also- if you want to leave US and go somewhere affordable with beaches & BABES, hit up Uruguay.
Pretty adament about this trip, huh?
:ksu:
don't want to be the only one reporting back that i was there
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kinda need a beach. if no beach suggestions then maybe post a pic of the most favorite place you've been or where you would want to go. also, phuket is not an option here. here is mine. negril is divided up into two parts...beach and cliff. the cliffs are way past fantastic, cheap, laid back, etc. have always stayed here.
http://www.ksufans.com/forums/index.php?topic=36060.msg557800#msg557800
:dunno:
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depends on what you want to do. shop/sightsee or truly get away.
the place i was just at in mexico isn't on a map, there's a small village nearby but the wealth of my time was spent looking at the ocean and sipping mezcal. this, for me, was the first real vaca i've taken in a long time where i turned off my phone, internets, television, etc and really got away. was nice and is my new fav vaca type.
also- for a late summer/fall vaca you should consider the UCLA game in Cali.
also- if you want to leave US and go somewhere affordable with beaches & BABES, hit up Uruguay.
yes. want the vacation you described. place i showed in my pic is sweet because they don't even have tv's or phones. the first time we went there i found out that snyder had quit and coached his last game on our drive back from the airport. was all like "wtf, thought that guy would coach until he was 80".
need to go somewhere in july or early aug. sept won't work.
uruguay sounds intriguing. hadn't thought about it. have thought about and researched belize. is uruguay better?
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cancel south america idea, too much time in airplane
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cancel south america idea, too much time in airplane
what's your deal man. are you just trying to embarrass me
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cancel south america idea, too much time in airplane
what's your deal man. are you just trying to embarrass me
he's looking for beach, not terminal :lol:
depends on what you want to do. shop/sightsee or truly get away.
the place i was just at in mexico isn't on a map, there's a small village nearby but the wealth of my time was spent looking at the ocean and sipping mezcal. this, for me, was the first real vaca i've taken in a long time where i turned off my phone, internets, television, etc and really got away. was nice and is my new fav vaca type.
also- for a late summer/fall vaca you should consider the UCLA game in Cali.
also- if you want to leave US and go somewhere affordable with beaches & BABES, hit up Uruguay.
yes. want the vacation you described. place i showed in my pic is sweet because they don't even have tv's or phones. the first time we went there i found out that snyder had quit and coached his last game on our drive back from the airport. was all like "wtf, thought that guy would coach until he was 80".
need to go somewhere in july or early aug. sept won't work.
uruguay sounds intriguing. hadn't thought about it. have thought about and researched belize. is uruguay better?
go where i just went. http://www.careyes.com.mx/
not too expensive to stay or get there. really cheap once you're there. nothing to spend money on because no shopping other than resort store.
i want to go back to there soon.
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Daris, what is that place you posted? How much does it cost?
I hear Turkey is actually pretty fantastic :dunno:
place is called xtabi. this is their website...
http://xtabi-negril.com/
this website is better for pics. also has fantastic pics of most hotels in negril and even divides up the beach vs the cliffs. rockhouse is right next to xtabi and a littler nicer/newer and the best place on the beach is seasplash imo...
http://www.negrilonestop.com/xtabi_photos.shtml
rockhouse----- http://www.negrilonestop.com/rockhouse_photos.shtml
seasplash----- http://www.negrilonestop.com/seasplash_photos.shtml
you can stay in a cottage for like 100 or so and stay on the other side of the street for less than 50. gotta kinda negot it down though. amazing cheap food places within walking distance. cottages have refrig, stove, bed upstairs. also the showers are private but technically outside and the walls only come up to your shoulders. the last time i was there i was in the middle of a shower and had a guy try to sell me every thing imaginable. i was like "gmafb man, i'm washing my balls here". love that place. would marry it.
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I'll be on Maui July 30th-Aug 6th.
Leading by example.
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never been to Hawaii. seems like a long ways to go to hit a good beach. also, ice :nono:
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never been to Hawaii. seems like a long ways to go to hit a good beach. also, ice :nono:
yeah, i just mapquested this hawaii place. it is really far away. plus it sounds dangerous/shady. don't really want to go to some third world country. i'll prob just stay in the united states or maybe go to mexico.
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You'll never get a better deal on a vacation than here: http://tinyurl.com/db4nlf
Surf, sun, and sport.... :dancin:
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you can come visit me.
no beach. have a spare cot. very cheap. will buy you a juice to celebrate your arrival.
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colorado :dunno:
(http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x236/krazykat39/n162800134_30406788_6378.jpg)
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colorado :dunno:
Colorado is the perfect family vacation destination. When I was little and we went on summer vacation to CO instead of Disneyworld or wherever were actually just the years my parents prolly said, "GMAFB, let's go somewhere cheap!" Lucky for them I didn't realize at the time how hard I was getting screwed.
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colorado :dunno:
(http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x236/krazykat39/n162800134_30406788_6378.jpg)
colorado is nice, especially southwest colorado. lived in the springs for a year. got to travel all over the state. no beach though and the native coloradoans are all pretty much losers.
will prob do somewhere in mexico i guess. if i die from the swine thing, please award all my account points, money due, awards, etc. to limestone outcropping. thanks.
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go where i just went. http://www.careyes.com.mx/
not too expensive to stay or get there. really cheap once you're there. nothing to spend money on because no shopping other than resort store.
i want to go back to there soon.
That looks amazing. Any idea what the surrounding inland country is like? Desert?
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Grand Cayman Islands
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Grand Cayman Islands
would be amazing. so would curacao imo. both look v elite. but i've spent a lot of time searching flights and stuff since yesterday and have come to the realization that it basically has to be mexico. i'm using american airline miles for free flights and have to fly out of wichita. if i want to go to grand cayman it looks like this...
1755 7:00 AM
ICT 8:15 AM
DFW
3237 9:50 AM
DFW 1:10 PM
TLH
4449 2:20 PM
TLH 3:45 PM
MIA
1011
Flight Details 7:40 PM
MIA 8:05 PM
GCM
Terminal change
flight back is just as bad. it doesn't bother me, but i don't have an unlimited amount of days and to spend two days of a six day vacation in planes just doesn't make sense. unless your fff.
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go where i just went. http://www.careyes.com.mx/
not too expensive to stay or get there. really cheap once you're there. nothing to spend money on because no shopping other than resort store.
i want to go back to there soon.
That looks amazing. Any idea what the surrounding inland country is like? Desert?
ya it's pretty arid. wouldn't really call it desert but it's certainly very dry and wouldn't think you could do much with it- lots of uneven terrain and really thick brush. saw a plantain farm about 30 minutes north but it had installed irrigation equipment, that's the only green I saw around there.
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You should try a cruise. Never been on one hear they are very cheap now a days.
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go where i just went. http://www.careyes.com.mx/
not too expensive to stay or get there. really cheap once you're there. nothing to spend money on because no shopping other than resort store.
i want to go back to there soon.
That looks amazing. Any idea what the surrounding inland country is like? Desert?
ya it's pretty arid. wouldn't really call it desert but it's certainly very dry and wouldn't think you could do much with it- lots of uneven terrain and really thick brush. saw a plantain farm about 30 minutes north but it had installed irrigation equipment, that's the only green I saw around there.
Did you drive from PV?
Maybe I'm a puss but I'd be :pray: the whole drive down.
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go where i just went. http://www.careyes.com.mx/
not too expensive to stay or get there. really cheap once you're there. nothing to spend money on because no shopping other than resort store.
i want to go back to there soon.
that place looks really nice. did you stay in a casita, bungalow, castle ($7000/night) ? did they have restaurants and stuff on site? good/price?
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ya it's pretty arid. wouldn't really call it desert but it's certainly very dry and wouldn't think you could do much with it- lots of uneven terrain and really thick brush. saw a plantain farm about 30 minutes north but it had installed irrigation equipment, that's the only green I saw around there.
everywhere in mx is dry this time of year. the rainy season starts in june. transformation is amazing.
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there's no desert in mexico? WTF.
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You should try a cruise. Never been on one hear they are very cheap now a days.
You obviously missed my suggestion, the cruise of a lifetime: http://tinyurl.com/db4nlf
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there's no desert in mexico? WTF.
you wouldn't call it a desert.
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My uncle used to own a resort at Ambergris Caye, Belize. It's a little island, and the official language is English. :angryMJ: It's Tiger Woods' favorite vacation spot. There's a movie theatre at the town San Pedro that's on the top floor of a building. They charge a dollar and play movies that they download on the internet.
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(http://aspv.edu.mx/puerto-vallarta/images/puerto-vallarta-2.jpg)
:AA:
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my fav place. Where you staying?
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my fav place. Where you staying?
don't know yet. just booked flights yesterday. lots of options though apparently. only going for five days :frown:
any suggestions? thinking about a couple of days at an all inclusive and then a couple of days at place either downtown or by the marina. have you been to the marina area? is it good enough to give an idea of the area or do we need to go into town?
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flight itinerary daris? thx.
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Waiting for Southwest airlines to publish schedule for flight to Tampa in February. Then will decide whether or not the price difference will be worth it.
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I'm planning on going to Rome. Any suggs from people who have been?
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Waiting for Southwest airlines to publish schedule for flight to Tampa in February. Then will decide whether or not the price difference will be worth it.
clearwater beach is very nice in my opinion, if that's where you're thinking about going to. st johns pass, st pete, etc. lots of stuff to see/do.
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I was downtown both times. Doesn't really matter where though. Taxis are cheap and have flat rates. There's also a bus that is like pennies to ride. I would also shy away from all inclusive. The town is great food is great etc
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Take DOOM shirted pics in front of prominent landmarks.
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colorado :dunno:
(http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x236/krazykat39/n162800134_30406788_6378.jpg)
colorado is nice, especially southwest colorado. lived in the springs for a year. got to travel all over the state. no beach though and the native coloradoans are all pretty much losers.
will prob do somewhere in mexico i guess. if i die from the swine thing, please award all my account points, money due, awards, etc. to limestone outcropping. thanks.
I'm liking my chances :fatty:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/lt_drug_war_mexico
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I'm planning on going to Rome. Any suggs from people who have been?
love rome.
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I'm planning on going to Rome. Any suggs from people who have been?
love rome.
Tips?
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Tips?
pm'd you my best tip.
i could give a couple of rest./hotel recommendos for a budget conscious traveler, if useful. don't know how budget conscious you are.
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I'll be in Venice in two weeks.
On the first travel weekend we're hitting Florence, Cinque Terre, Genoa, and Rome.
I'll be posting all about it. Expect it to suck terribly compared to the Phuket, Thailand thread.
Bless the train system!!!
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making plans for Prague, Czech Republic and maybe somewhere in Germany. Dunno yet.
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go to slovenia.
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Waiting for Southwest airlines to publish schedule for flight to Tampa in February. Then will decide whether or not the price difference will be worth it.
clearwater beach is very nice in my opinion, if that's where you're thinking about going to. st johns pass, st pete, etc. lots of stuff to see/do.
Naw - leaving on a cruise from there.
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flight itinerary daris? thx.
ict
dfw
pvr
then opposite on the way back. get to fly 1st class on the way back. never done this before. i'm assuming we'll get dfw termy d. we had two flights from ict to dfw to choose from. one would leave us w/ only an hour between flights and the other gave us about five hours. we took the one that gave us five. 8-)
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flight itinerary daris? thx.
ict
dfw
pvr
then opposite on the way back. get to fly 1st class on the way back. never done this before. i'm assuming we'll get dfw termy d. we had two flights from ict to dfw to choose from. one would leave us w/ only an hour between flights and the other gave us about five hours. we took the one that gave us five. 8-)
fatty will be jealous
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I'll be in Italy in two weeks also. Milan-Venice-Naples-Florence-Rome-Positano. :D
I know hitting all those places in one trip is a noob way to go, but what the Frank, I am a noob (and who knows if I can make it back when I get old and fat). :bootyshake:
Don't you get abducted/murdered when you go to Mexico nowadays? :ohno:
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flight itinerary daris? thx.
ict
dfw
pvr
then opposite on the way back. get to fly 1st class on the way back. never done this before. i'm assuming we'll get dfw termy d. we had two flights from ict to dfw to choose from. one would leave us w/ only an hour between flights and the other gave us about five hours. we took the one that gave us five. 8-)
ICT huh? Interesting....
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flight itinerary daris? thx.
ict
dfw
pvr
then opposite on the way back. get to fly 1st class on the way back. never done this before. i'm assuming we'll get dfw termy d. we had two flights from ict to dfw to choose from. one would leave us w/ only an hour between flights and the other gave us about five hours. we took the one that gave us five. 8-)
ICT huh? Interesting....
Nice quaint little airport. Good restaurant next door named "Legends".
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flight itinerary daris? thx.
ict
dfw
pvr
then opposite on the way back. get to fly 1st class on the way back. never done this before. i'm assuming we'll get dfw termy d. we had two flights from ict to dfw to choose from. one would leave us w/ only an hour between flights and the other gave us about five hours. we took the one that gave us five. 8-)
ICT huh? Interesting....
Yeah, didn't see that coming.
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flight itinerary daris? thx.
ict
dfw
pvr
then opposite on the way back. get to fly 1st class on the way back. never done this before. i'm assuming we'll get dfw termy d. we had two flights from ict to dfw to choose from. one would leave us w/ only an hour between flights and the other gave us about five hours. we took the one that gave us five. 8-)
ICT huh? Interesting....
Yeah, didn't see that coming.
wife's parents live it wichita and will be watching our kids while we're gone.
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the ict-dfw flight is supurb, a real treat at 40,000 feet
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Oregon, Cascades, Coastals, Columbia river gorge, coast. Or do the drive from so cal to WA along 101. Or all of it together.
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go to slovenia.
from what I hear
Croatia>Slovenia
dunno.