OT Vacation Plans? (3 Viewers)

[SlyPokerDog]

Boating on Lake Billy Chinook

1. Love Lake Billy Chinook

2. With all the smoke and your mohawk you look like a boating version of Mad Max.

 

[RR7]

1. Love Lake Billy Chinook

2. With all the smoke and your mohawk you look like a boating version of Mad Max.

Was my first time there. Was super fun place and will definitely be back next year.
The smoke made everything fairly hazy, but it wasn't too bad on the lake, and we were still able to view some of the meteor shower Thursday night.

 

[ehizzy3]

Lost my wallet in Cabo San Lucas this morning SMH

 

[illmatic99]

Lost my wallet in Cabo San Lucas this morning SMH

i've been wanting to go to Cabo for a long weekend, but didn't want to deal with the logistics behind covid testing before returning. Is it difficult?

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Hooker stole my wallet in Cabo San Lucas this morning SMH

FTFY

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

i've been wanting to go to Cabo for a long weekend, but didn't want to deal with the logistics behind covid testing before returning. Is it difficult?

That's holding me back from international travels right now. I don't wanna be stuck somewhere if the test turns positive for god knows whatever reason.

 

[ehizzy3]

i've been wanting to go to Cabo for a long weekend, but didn't want to deal with the logistics behind testing before returning. Is it difficult?

Nah there’s places you can walk up and get tested and get the results within an hour. I think it costs 20-30 dollars. Some hotels (the nicer ones) offer it too

I think they don’t want that to defer people from coming so they are trying to make it easy. I’m just more anxious for my nose. I can’t stand that test lol

 

[ehizzy3]

That's holding me back from international travels right now. I don't wanna be stuck somewhere if the test turns positive for god knows whatever reason.

not gonna lie I am a little anxious of testing positive and not being able to return..but covid numbers in Cabo are low and I’ve only made out with 20 girls

 

[illmatic99]

That's holding me back from international travels right now. I don't wanna be stuck somewhere if the test turns positive for god knows whatever reason.

some ridiculous flight deals to Cabo/Cancun going on right now and I haven't gone on a real vacation since Jan 2020. Have an itchy trigger finger, but unknowingly testing positive while outside the country, or scrambling to find a testing location that returns PCR results w/in 72 hours is just a hassle I don't want to deal with. I've gotten sorta over the anxiety of flying domestically but it would be annoying to deal with all the paperwork and costs internationally.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

some ridiculous flight deals to Cabo/Cancun going on right now and I haven't gone on a real vacation since Jan 2020. Have an itchy trigger finger, but unknowingly testing positive while outside the country, or scrambling to find a testing location that returns PCR results w/in 72 hours is just a hassle I don't want to deal with. I've gotten sorta over the anxiety of flying domestically but it would be annoying to deal with all the paperwork and costs internationally.

Yeah, getting married in 2 months but probably holding off on the Honeymoon until next Spring (probably European destinations). May try to do a quick London trip in December for the Christmas markets, etc if things are a bit normalized.

 

[illmatic99]

Nah there’s places you can walk up and get tested and get the results within an hour. I think it costs 20-30 dollars. Some hotels (the nicer ones) offer it too

I think they don’t want that to defer people from coming so they are trying to make it easy. I’m just more anxious for my nose. I can’t stand that test lol

Good to know-- i need to do some research. These <$300 RT fares and priceline hotel deals are seriously enticing.

I've been tested like 5 times in the past year and it's a pain for sure.

 

[Lanny]

Nah there’s places you can walk up and get tested and get the results within an hour. I think it costs 20-30 dollars. Some hotels (the nicer ones) offer it too

I think they don’t want that to defer people from coming so they are trying to make it easy. I’m just more anxious for my nose. I can’t stand that test lol

I recently did a throat swab rather than a nose swab for my test which was required before my surgery.

 

[Lanny]

not gonna lie I am a little anxious of testing positive and not being able to return..but covid numbers in Cabo are low and I’ve only made out with 20 girls

In my younger years I'd have been happy with your crumbs.

 

[ehizzy3]

I recently did a throat swab rather than a nose swab for my test which was required before my surgery.

unfortunately I think the only ones that the USA accept are nose swabs.

 

[Lanny]

unfortunately I think the only ones that the USA accept are nose swabs.

Nope, not in cases like mine. Mine was done by and accepted by a huge governmental organization, the VA. I have a medical reason for not being able to do the nose swab.

 

[ehizzy3]

Nope, not in cases like mine. Mine was done by and accepted by a huge governmental organization, the VA. I have a medical reason for not being able to do the nose swab.

well I wonder how that would be if you tried to return to the USA. It would be pretty complicated to get an exemption.

The USA immigration policy requires an PCR or antigen test to return which are done with a nasal swab

 

[Lanny]

well I wonder how that would be if you tried to return to the USA. It would be pretty complicated to get an exemption.

The USA immigration policy requires an PCR or antigen test to return which are done with a nasal swab

I've got an exemption from the VA. Making me do the nose swab would endanger my life. Is this too difficult to process?
The VA test before all surgeries also requires a nasal swab but it was waived in my case for a medical reason.
Now, can we move on?

 

[ehizzy3]

I've got an exemption from the VA. Making me do the nose swab would endanger my life. Is this too difficult to process?
The VA test before all surgeries also requires a nasal swab but it was waived in my case for a medical reason.
Now, can we move on?

yeah let’s move on since none of this was relevant to anything I posted

 

[Lanny]

yeah let’s move on since none of this was relevant to anything I posted

Bullshit

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

So planning my honeymoon, maybe next spring.

I'd like to do at least Barcelona and somewhere else. I'm debating to go to the South of France or the Amalfi Coast. The thing is, we were just in Italy last year, so France may be more interesting. Was thinking Marseilles, Nice and Monaco.

Anyone been?

 

[ABM]

My wife is in a foreign land right now.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

i've been wanting to go to Cabo for a long weekend, but didn't want to deal with the logistics behind covid testing before returning. Is it difficult?

The hotel I stayed at in May in Playa Del Carmen had set up a clinic in the resort and tested us there. It was very professional and very easy.

 

[ehizzy3]

I got the covid test today. All good, plus they didn’t stick it up my nose nearly as far as the time I got tested back home

 

[ehizzy3]

It’s so hot tho and they keep talking about storms coming so be aware of that @illmatic99

 

[Lanny]

So planning my honeymoon, maybe next spring.

I'd like to do at least Barcelona and somewhere else. I'm debating to go to the South of France or the Amalfi Coast. The thing is, we were just in Italy last year, so France may be more interesting. Was thinking Marseilles, Nice and Monaco.

Anyone been?

Barcelona is the top Spanish city for foreigners to visit but I'd try Valencia. I think Valencia is the home of the paella if memory serves me.
Marseilles looks like a good choice but I'd prefer either Cannes or Monte Carlo.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Barcelona is the top Spanish city for foreigners to visit but I'd try Valencia. I think Valencia is the home of the paella if memory serves me.
Marseilles looks like a good choice but I'd prefer either Cannes or Monte Carlo.

Been to Valencia (participated in La Tomatilla) and even visited La Abufera for paella and the rice fields. Awesome city, but I need to go to Barcelona for my 5 year recurring visit to see Sagrada La Familia being built.

I've wanted to see the Fallas festival in Valencia where they burn everything down.

Kind of want that metropolitan French vibe without going to Paris.

 

[riverman]

Kind of want that metropolitan French vibe without going to Paris.

I've heard the French roll their eyes at Americans and chain smoke all over France..on another note I've heard from many friends who live there that Belgium might be what you're looking for as Paris light..that Paris vibe is mostly locals pretending they don't speak english and people wearing lots of black clothing with scarves...(just kidding)

 

[UncleCliffy'sDaddy]

So…..I was hoping to take the wife to Victoria next late month, but with all the hoops still needed to jump through to get across the border (and my wife’s general ambivalence about traveling in general) it looks like I’m going to head off on a 7-9 day road trip to Colorado and back by myself (most likely). In all my travels, I’ve only really been to CO at Four Corners, and twenty feet of CO doesn’t exactly give one a feel for the place.

I hate interstates and hope to take a lot of secondary roads. But to get through Southern Idaho (some of the ugliest country in America) ASAP, I have no choice but to take I-80 into Wyoming until cutting south into north central CO. But the options are pretty much endless. I have every intention of avoiding Denver (or merely passing through it at worst). I may even go as far as going as into Nebraska and dropping into Kansas before looping back, dropping down and heading back west via Pueblo to Grand Junction. Or just bang around the western half of CO. I’m still trying to figure it out.

If anyone has any suggestions of places to visit (that don’t include Denver) I’m all ears. I like the smaller towns and slower pace. And my itinerary (with one exception) is pretty wide open. The only hard and fast part of the trip is returning via “The Loneliest Road In America” across Nevada. So, if anyone has any suggestions of places to check out (which can include SW Nebraska or NW Kansas) please feel free to share. I would really appreciate it.

 

[riverman]

So…..I was hoping to take the wife to Victoria next late month, but with all the hoops still needed to jump through to get across the border (and my wife’s general ambivalence about traveling in general) it looks like I’m going to head off on a 7-9 day road trip to Colorado and back by myself (most likely). In all my travels, I’ve only really been to CO at Four Corners, and twenty feet of CO doesn’t exactly give one a feel for the place.

I hate interstates and hope to take a lot of secondary roads. But to get through Southern Idaho (some of the ugliest country in America) ASAP, I have no choice but to take I-80 into Wyoming until cutting south into north central CO. But the options are pretty much endless. I have every intention of avoiding Denver (or merely passing through it at worst). I may even go as far as going as into Nebraska and dropping into Kansas before looping back, dropping down and heading back west via Pueblo to Grand Junction. Or just bang around the western half of CO. I’m still trying to figure it out.

If anyone has any suggestions of places to visit (that don’t include Denver) I’m all ears. I like the smaller towns and slower pace. And my itinerary (with one exception) is pretty wide open. The only hard and fast part of the trip is returning via “The Loneliest Road In America” across Nevada. So, if anyone has any suggestions of places to check out (which can include SW Nebraska or NW Kansas) please feel free to share. I would really appreciate it.

I'd recommend skipping Kansas and when you go to SW Nebraska, cross the Missouri River in Omaha...take I 29 north from Council Bluffs Iowa up through Sioux City and stop at Lewis and Clark state park in Monona County on the way..maybe trek into the foothills a bit and enjoy Sioux City...better than Kansas, Nebraska or Denver...if you have time go up to the Black Hills in the Dakotas on your way....I enjoyed Central City Colorado although it's up in ski country and pretty touristy....you can't avoid Denver to get to the ski towns that I know of...have a fun trip..it's a 90 mile trip from Omaha to Sioux City...Omaha stinks as the stock yards are there
Stone Park in Sioux City is a beautiful hill ampitheater filled with flowers...South Side Sioux City was little Chicago...built by Al Capone and has some interesting old history

 

[UncleCliffy'sDaddy]

I'd recommend skipping Kansas and when you go to SW Nebraska, cross the Missouri River in Omaha...take I 29 north from Council Bluffs Iowa up through Sioux City and stop at Lewis and Clark state park in Monona County on the way..maybe trek into the foothills a bit and enjoy Sioux City...better than Kansas, Nebraska or Denver...if you have time go up to the Black Hills in the Dakotas on your way....I enjoyed Central City Colorado although it's up in ski country and pretty touristy....you can't avoid Denver to get to the ski towns that I know of...have a fun trip..it's a 90 mile trip from Omaha to Sioux City...Omaha stinks as the stock yards are there
Stone Park in Sioux City is a beautiful hill ampitheater filled with flowers...South Side Sioux City was little Chicago...built by Al Capone and has some interesting old history

Very western Nebraska/Kansas is as far east as I’m going…….if I even get that far. I was just thinking of seeing an “off interstate” part of both states if time permits. Too there is a Prairie Museum of Art And History in Colby KS that looks interesting. And small town watering holes are far and away the best avenue to getting a feel for the area, so secondary roads are a priority. And if I loop back via Pueblo I can still pass through a bunch of the tony ski towns without getting near Denver……not that over priced and over hyped glamor towns are a priority. But I appreciate the suggestions! I’m still just kicking around my options while trying to leave some room for spontaneity. Departure is still 3-4 weeks out and plans are still vague.