travel thread

[Institutional Control]

Hey emaw world travelers, need your help

just booked a 1 week vacation in October to Portugal

anyone have any experience there, if so what does tramp and his wife need to do

Don't drink the water.

it's not in south america you cotton headed ninny muggin

and i specifically asked for things to do not things to abstain from

Oh.

Well if I was going to Portugal I would go run with the bulls.

[steve dave]

portuguese man of war 

[AST]

Hey emaw world travelers, need your help

just booked a 1 week vacation in October to Portugal

anyone have any experience there, if so what does tramp and his wife need to do

Don't drink the water.

it's not in south america you cotton headed ninny muggin

and i specifically asked for things to do not things to abstain from

Oh.

Well if I was going to Portugal I would go run with the bulls.

Well now you are getting warmer and have found the right continent

We will probably spend a day in spain as well

[Institutional Control]

Hey emaw world travelers, need your help

just booked a 1 week vacation in October to Portugal

anyone have any experience there, if so what does tramp and his wife need to do

Don't drink the water.

it's not in south america you cotton headed ninny muggin

and i specifically asked for things to do not things to abstain from

Oh.

Well if I was going to Portugal I would go run with the bulls.

Well now you are getting warmer and have found the right continent

We will probably spend a day in spain as well

I'll bet the Mexican food in Spain is the best.  It's like getting milk straight from the cow.

[Emo EMAW]

Charleston, SC

pro tips please

Sorry man, I spent a lot of time trying to find this hotel we stayed at there back in like 2008.  It was an awesome French styled place and they had free wine/cheese parties every evening.  Plenty of young couples and even some honeymooners.  Also went to Fort Moultrie which was pretty cool, but not overly impressive and you can do that in about 30 minutes.

Yes I'm pretty damn sure this is it! http://www.fqicharleston.com/

Other than that didn't do much fun stuff (work trip).

[steve dave]

the new Andaz Maui is taking reservations starting late this summer. I'm going to book something for next spring once I can get flights booked. pretty excited.

[DQ12]

Ride a horse carriage through the city and look at all the old houses. I did that with my mom last year and it was pretty fun.

[mocat]

I wish airports had hookah bars

[koachem_up]

Seattle in two weeks. suggestions?

[steve dave]

Seattle in two weeks. suggestions?

gum wall = grizzzzos. suggestion would be to PM or tweet trim.

[EuroCat]

Nothing on Germany?  Munich,  Berlin, etc?

Munich is great. Hofbrauhaus is cool for the sheer scale and outdoor biergarden but there's a place with better food and beer across the street called Augustiner. Also the BMW musuem is a must see along with the olympic park.

[yoga-like_abana]

Alright fellas soo far we have planed a jack the ripper tour, stonehenge, tower of london, some museums in london etc.
for paris, eiffel tower, catacombs, louvre, day trip to versailles, and a few other things..

[yoga-like_abana]

WHAT ELSE SHOULD I DO?!
Good food, market places, shopping(will probably drop by harrods just to see it) etc. ?
I'm staying in kensington while in London and right down the road from the louvre in paris

[steve dave]

Alright fellas soo far we have planed a jack the ripper tour, stonehenge, tower of london, some museums in london etc.
for paris, eiffel tower, catacombs, louvre, day trip to versailles, and a few other things..

you should really consult with me before you make all these plans

[yoga-like_abana]

I DON'T LIKE TO ASK FOR HELP STEVE DAVE!? My name isn't wackycat

[steve dave]

I DON'T LIKE TO ASK FOR HELP STEVE DAVE!? My name isn't wackycat

are you flying coach? where are you laying over and for how long?

[EuroCat]

WHAT ELSE SHOULD I DO?!
Good food, market places, shopping(will probably drop by harrods just to see it) etc. ?
I'm staying in kensington while in London and right down the road from the louvre in paris

For London:

Food
Bar Boulud at One Hyde Park
Indian Food: A must while in the UK. Go walk down brick lane and negotiate a meal. It's literally a street with nothing but indian restaurants and guys coming up to you trying to get you to come in. My favorite is a BYOB place called Tayabs near brick lane. Full Disclosure, this area is super hipster.
Hix in SoHo. Never eaten there but i hear it's great. They have an amazing cocktail bar downstairs.
Brindisi (SoHo): Awesome Spanish tapas place

As far as markets go i went to the Sunday Upmarket in East London all the time and love it, but it's super hipster. Portabello market is also good.

Definitely go to Harrods. Make sure you also shop around Oxford Street/Regents Street where most of the shops are located although it is mostly chains.

[AST]

Hey EuroCat tell me what to do in Portugal gosh darnit

[EuroCat]

Hey EuroCat tell me what to do in Portugal gosh darnit

Dunno. Been to Lisbon once but wasn't there long enough to do much. Drink a lot of wine and port i guess.

[Phil Titola]

Seattle in two weeks. suggestions?

This is where foursquare is so great so I can remember what I hit there.

- The "locks" thing was pretty meh but everybody seems to like to do it. It's where the fish swim from a river back to the ocean or something.
- Shorty's bar was cool....is a bar with an old school pinball arcade in it.   Think King's Hardware was in the same neighborhood and also a cool bar.
- Pikes Place Market - See things you did just to say you did them thread
- Some boat tour that goes around the bay was cool if you like to oogle skylines (I do)

[hemmy]

someone post some good walking shoes for europe

[steve dave]

someone post some good walking shoes for europe

In the city, Allen Edmonds wingtips. Outside the city? I have no idea.

[sys]

Hey emaw world travelers, need your help

just booked a 1 week vacation in October to Portugal

anyone have any experience there, if so what does tramp and his wife need to do

i've been to lisbon twice.  never anywhere else in portugal, except as passing through on the way to lisbon.


don't really have any advice, i don't think there's any way you can go wrong.  lisbon is utterly and completely fantastic, you'll love it.  the only thing i can perhaps think you might want to be aware of is that people will try to sell you drugs.

porto is supposed to be equally great or better, but i've never been there.

[Dugout DickStone]

someone post some good walking shoes for europe

In the city, Allen Edmonds wingtips. Outside the city? I have no idea.

Good one

[yoga-like_abana]

Outside the city wear some chucks or oxfords hemmy