travel thread

[steve dave]

Cancun tomorrow morning.  Time to get some vitamin D

Oh I bet you get some vitamin D alright lmao.


vitamin D = drunk, guys


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[steve dave]

Kauai sounds like it might be for us. Kids are 8 so we want things for them to do while Mrs. SF and I sit on the beach or by the pool and drink. Good restaurants there as well? TIA

There are a few but nothing like Oahu or Maui. But, with an 8 year old, wgaf.


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[Dugout DickStone]

yes, for sure getting pak'd.

[star seed 7]

I thought maybe vitamin d was code for collecting pelts

[Stupid Fitz]

Kauai sounds like it might be for us. Kids are 8 so we want things for them to do while Mrs. SF and I sit on the beach or by the pool and drink. Good restaurants there as well? TIA

There are a few but nothing like Oahu or Maui. But, with an 8 year old, wgaf.


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Thanks. This Hyatt resort also seems nicer than the Marriott resorts popping up in my limited searching so far. Some of the Sheraton/Marriott resorts look a bit janky. I'd prefer to use Marriott points, but whatevs.

[michigancat]

food in maui sucks IMO

[ksupamplemousse]

Kauai sounds like it might be for us. Kids are 8 so we want things for them to do while Mrs. SF and I sit on the beach or by the pool and drink. Good restaurants there as well? TIA

There are a few but nothing like Oahu or Maui. But, with an 8 year old, wgaf.


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There are a couple nice restaurants on/close to the resort. Tide pools on resort and Eating House 1849 a couple miles up the road. I wouldn't say the island is generally known for fine dining though. Plenty of decent spots to eat though.

[pissclams]

how far is one island to the next?  can you swim to them?

[DQ12]

how far is one island to the next?  can you swim to them?

no you canoe or jet ski.

[steve dave]

food in maui sucks IMO

Merrimans is incredibly good IMO


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[steve dave]

Kauai sounds like it might be for us. Kids are 8 so we want things for them to do while Mrs. SF and I sit on the beach or by the pool and drink. Good restaurants there as well? TIA

There are a few but nothing like Oahu or Maui. But, with an 8 year old, wgaf.


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Thanks. This Hyatt resort also seems nicer than the Marriott resorts popping up in my limited searching so far. Some of the Sheraton/Marriott resorts look a bit janky. I'd prefer to use Marriott points, but whatevs.

Yeah, if you are going to Kauai the Hyatt is the best


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[michigancat]

food in maui sucks IMO

Merrimans is incredibly good IMO


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I ate there and decided I would never get good mahi mahi

(lots of other stuff was pretty decent though, everyone else loved their meals)

[Stupid Fitz]

Thanks for the info guys. The Hyatt looks great and I was ready to book it until I found out how much of a pain in the balls it is to get to and from Hawaii (mostly from). I'm probably passing.

[ksupamplemousse]

Thanks for the info guys. The Hyatt looks great and I was ready to book it until I found out how much of a pain in the balls it is to get to and from Hawaii (mostly from). I'm probably passing.

Yeah, the trip back is miserable. No way to sugar coat it.

[michigancat]

Thanks for the info guys. The Hyatt looks great and I was ready to book it until I found out how much of a pain in the balls it is to get to and from Hawaii (mostly from). I'm probably passing.

What is the hard part? Jet lag?

[Phil Titola]

I was not a fan of the trip to/from hawaii either and I left from the west coast.  I just go to Mexico now for beaches.

[mocat]

grab one last poke bowl and a few mai tais or whatever, head to the airport, fall asleep on the plane and wake up just in time for coffee in a lounge at LAX. that's the dream you weirdos

[Stupid Fitz]

Thanks for the info guys. The Hyatt looks great and I was ready to book it until I found out how much of a pain in the balls it is to get to and from Hawaii (mostly from). I'm probably passing.

What is the hard part? Jet lag?

All of the flights back are overnight or you fly back to CA and then leave the next day. All that seems rough with young kids. Still debating.

[Stupid Fitz]

I was not a fan of the trip to/from hawaii either and I left from the west coast.  I just go to Mexico now for beaches.

Any good resort recommendations for kids? Nicer ones that won't get us murdered?

[star seed 7]

I can't sleep on planes 

[Phil Titola]

I can't sleep on planes 

I broke this streak but it took ORD > HKG + business class lay flat (not long enough) seats + booze + Melatonin

[Stupid Fitz]

I can't sleep on planes 

Oh man. I sleep like a baby on them. I can fall asleep right at takeoff and have someone nudge me to deplane. Its great.....Not so great with young kids though.

[star seed 7]

I really want to go to Asia next year and man those flights look so punishing.

[Phil Titola]

I really want to go to Asia next year and man those flights look so punishing.

I can't imagine doing it in coach or coach+.  Friends on the trip did and said it wasn't horrible but they said they won't do it again in the back of the plane.

[Pete]

I can't sleep on planes 

I broke this streak but it took ORD > HKG + business class lay flat (not long enough) seats + booze + Melatonin

I can't sleep on planes either, in coach. I've only flown in lay flat seats a couple times and I was able to sleep a bit.  In coach I can maybe, MAYBE, get some version of half asleep coma thing going for an hour or so, but I usually end up watching movies the entire time. I once watched 5 movies in a row on a flight home from Africa.  That was zero fun.