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Re: travel thread
« Reply #17375 on: July 14, 2025, 08:43:34 PM »
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Re: travel thread
« Reply #17376 on: July 15, 2025, 08:58:26 PM »
Should I take a vacation to Spain, Italy, Croatia or Greece in September, and why?
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Re: travel thread
« Reply #17377 on: July 15, 2025, 09:26:40 PM »
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Re: travel thread
« Reply #17378 on: July 16, 2025, 09:05:38 AM »
Should I take a vacation to Spain, Italy, Croatia or Greece in September, and why?

Italy for the wine. Or Spain for the wine!

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Re: travel thread
« Reply #17379 on: July 16, 2025, 03:31:58 PM »
Think I'm going to Greece and Croatia September 2026 if you want to wait a year .

I'd say Italy

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Re: travel thread
« Reply #17380 on: July 16, 2025, 03:42:22 PM »
I did a cruise a while back from Italy to Greece and Croatia.  I don't think you can go wrong.  Dubrovnik was the highlight of the trip but I can't vouch for more of Croatia than that.  Venice is cool and unique.  The Greece that I did was just sitting on a beach drinking beer and eating seafood which was also great, but I'll need to go back at some point to see the historical sites.

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Re: travel thread
« Reply #17381 on: July 16, 2025, 11:04:10 PM »
It depends on what you like to do. Italy and Greece are probably better for seeing history. Spain and Croatia are probably better for relaxing.


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Re: travel thread
« Reply #17382 on: July 23, 2025, 12:05:48 PM »
Thanks for the input guys. We are going to Italy for a week. The plan is to stay in Rome for 3 days, train to Florence for 2 days, train to Venice for 2 days and then fly back home. Still figuring out the specifics for each place but that's what we are gonna roll with. Excited! I haven't been to Italy in 20 years and she has never been to Europe period.
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Re: travel thread
« Reply #17383 on: July 23, 2025, 01:27:05 PM »
Also we finally made it here. These are my backyard mountains and chickens





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Re: travel thread
« Reply #17384 on: July 23, 2025, 04:59:23 PM »
Also we finally made it here. These are my backyard mountains and chickens





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Re: travel thread
« Reply #17385 on: July 23, 2025, 07:44:30 PM »
Thanks for the input guys. We are going to Italy for a week. The plan is to stay in Rome for 3 days, train to Florence for 2 days, train to Venice for 2 days and then fly back home. Still figuring out the specifics for each place but that's what we are gonna roll with. Excited! I haven't been to Italy in 20 years and she has never been to Europe period.

This is almost exactly what my trip to Italy was. We went to Milan too but do not do that. It sucks. Great plan.

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Re: travel thread
« Reply #17386 on: July 24, 2025, 01:07:55 PM »
I used my buddies awardtool.com login and it is fantastic.  It let's you search multiple departure/arrival cities at once, over multiple days and classes.  Then you get search results that show the amount of points in each program that will allow you to book them.  I'm ending up with roundtrip business class to asia when I thought I would only be able to do one way.

It's expensive (like $8-10 a month) but I would join for a month if I was looking to book something and having trouble.  It could also be cool to decide where to go.  Throw in a few cities that interest you and see what works.

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Re: travel thread
« Reply #17387 on: July 24, 2025, 02:59:38 PM »
Tapped for a global finance meeting in Berlin this September. If you have one day there, what do you see?


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Re: travel thread
« Reply #17388 on: July 24, 2025, 04:03:58 PM »
Tapped for a global finance meeting in Berlin this September. If you have one day there, what do you see?


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oh man Tom, only one day?!? my uncle has lived there since before the wall came down and i've visited a few times.

if you're only there for one day, that kind of eliminates a day trip to Potsdam palace or Sachsenhausen concentration camp (imo).

Mitte is kind of the central downtown where everything is. You probably have to stop and see Unter den linden / Brandenburg gate / Pariser Platz / Reichstag, but try not to spend too much time there as it's just a tourist trap with buskers and whatnot. It's a pleasant 1 mile walk west through the Tiergarten to see the Victory Column. Mitte also has lots of upscale hotels, restaurants, and a ton of museums (Neues Museum is my rec if you're going to a museum). I've been up in the TV tower and you can skip that if you've been up in the STL arch. Berlin is very flat and not particularly scenic but it is a cool POV for the 19th century residential architecture.
A little to the south of Mitte, Neukolln is a really cool neighborhood to walk around, lots of shops/cafes/bars/restaurants, plus you can take a rest/stroll through the giant park that used to be Templehof airport. If you are there on a Tuesday or Friday definitely go through the Turkish market at the north end of Neukolln. just to the east of Neukolln is a pretty wild Soviet war memorial/enormous monument in Treptower Park.
Generally it's a cheap city with a grimy international hipstery/weirdo aesthetic. if you're expecting liederhosen and beer steins it's not really that. if you just walk around and enjoy the sights and sounds and history you can't go wrong. The u-bahn and s-bahn are very convenient and easy to navigate, so if you're staying downtown it's only a few stops to Neukolln for example. and definitely don't leave Berlin without getting a doner kebab

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Re: travel thread
« Reply #17389 on: July 24, 2025, 05:58:36 PM »
Thanks, mocat.  Meeting is 3 days, probably arrive prior weekend.  I have no idea if tours are planned or how much time we'll have.  This is my first global mtg with current employer.



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« Reply #17390 on: July 24, 2025, 08:43:38 PM »
i flew on the southwest metal with the new configuration between mco and mci. it’s pretty good! i was comfortable enough. rows 1-6 have additional leg room and better seat pitch I think. i sat in row 8 and was fine. seat backs have usb a and c charging built in and a handy hook to hang your tablet cover on. i’m curious to see what the cost difference is for the preferred seating.

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Re: travel thread
« Reply #17391 on: July 24, 2025, 09:52:39 PM »
i flew on the southwest metal with the new configuration between mco and mci. it’s pretty good! i was comfortable enough. rows 1-6 have additional leg room and better seat pitch I think. i sat in row 8 and was fine. seat backs have usb a and c charging built in and a handy hook to hang your tablet cover on. i’m curious to see what the cost difference is for the preferred seating.

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Re: travel thread
« Reply #17392 on: Today at 02:30:15 PM »
i flew on the southwest metal with the new configuration between mco and mci. it’s pretty good! i was comfortable enough. rows 1-6 have additional leg room and better seat pitch I think. i sat in row 8 and was fine. seat backs have usb a and c charging built in and a handy hook to hang your tablet cover on. i’m curious to see what the cost difference is for the preferred seating.

nancy neg- aisle armrest doesn’t fold up like the old ones would

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« Reply #17393 on: Today at 02:43:33 PM »
i flew on the southwest metal with the new configuration between mco and mci. it’s pretty good! i was comfortable enough. rows 1-6 have additional leg room and better seat pitch I think. i sat in row 8 and was fine. seat backs have usb a and c charging built in and a handy hook to hang your tablet cover on. i’m curious to see what the cost difference is for the preferred seating.

nancy neg- aisle armrest doesn’t fold up like the old ones would

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