OT Vacation Plans? (3 Viewers)

[donkiez]

Then maybe a few days in Tokyo, Hong Kong or Singapore

I've been to all three and they are all great cities, but Tokyo is by far the best. Its just so damn big and endlessly fascinating. I think Tokyo needs a minimum of 5 or 6 days and would even be better with 10. Where Singapore and Hong Kong are 3 or 4 days cities max.

 

[tlongII]

Yeah I like Tokyo too. Very interesting city.

 

[ABM]

Yeah I like Tokyo too. Very interesting city.

4th story driving ranges are fun.

 

[Lanny]

Limk?

I'd rather he posted a link.

 

[Lanny]

Thank you sir!

Sir? Are you saying we have a gentleman among us? I call bullshit.

 

[donkiez]

Good list, Heading to San Miguel in January for a few weeks. Mexico City is very underrated as a destination. Charleston and Savanah both live up to the hype. Even Bend made the list!

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TRAVEL + LEISURE TOP 10 WORLD'S BEST CITIES 2021

1. San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
2. Udaipur, India
3. Istanbul, Turkey
4. Ubud, Indonesia
5. Kyoto, Japan
6. Florence, Italy
7. Mexico City, Mexico
8. Oaxaca, Mexico
9. Chiang Mai, Thailand
10. Bangkok, Thailand

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1. Charleston, South Carolina
2. Santa Fe, New Mexico
3. Savannah, Georgia
4. New Orleans, Louisiana
5. New York City
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7. Chicago, Illinois
8. Bend, Oregon
9. Williamsburg, Virginia
10. Honolulu, Hawaii

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

I've been to all three and they are all great cities, but Tokyo is by far the best. Its just so damn big and endlessly fascinating. I think Tokyo needs a minimum of 5 or 6 days and would even be better with 10. Where Singapore and Hong Kong are 3 or 4 days cities max.

Yeah, I wen to Tokyo in High School. Cool city. Its almost too overwhelming for a short trip though, if I did Japan, I'd want to go to Osaka / Kyoto and other things like those Moutain Ryokan retreats, etc.

I kind of want to go to Hong Kong before China gets a bigger grip on it. I went a few years ago for like 2 days, and there are a few things I want to check out (1000 buddah monestary, parks, etc).

Singapore is further down my list, doesn't seem like there's much to do there.

 

[Lanny]

Yeah, I wen to Tokyo in High School. Cool city. Its almost too overwhelming for a short trip though, if I did Japan, I'd want to go to Osaka / Kyoto and other things like those Moutain Ryokan retreats, etc.

I kind of want to go to Hong Kong before China gets a bigger grip on it. I went a few years ago for like 2 days, and there are a few things I want to check out (1000 buddah monestary, parks, etc).

Singapore is further down my list, doesn't seem like there's much to do there.

I hear that going to Osaka is like going to Detroit. It is a heavy industrialized city. I'd prefer Kyoto or Sapporo or maybe Fujisawa city.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

I hear that going to Osaka is like going to Detroit. It is a heavy industrialized city. I'd prefer Kyoto or Sapporo or maybe Fujisawa city.

Osaka is the foodie capital of Japan. I don't know, this did it for me:

 

[donkiez]

Yeah, I wen to Tokyo in High School. Cool city. Its almost too overwhelming for a short trip though, if I did Japan, I'd want to go to Osaka / Kyoto and other things like those Moutain Ryokan retreats, etc.

I kind of want to go to Hong Kong before China gets a bigger grip on it. I went a few years ago for like 2 days, and there are a few things I want to check out (1000 buddah monestary, parks, etc).

Singapore is further down my list, doesn't seem like there's much to do there.

Have you considered Bangkok? Its another major hub in the area to get good price flights from and I love it there.

I like the Osaka/Kyoto idea also, never been to either though. You are right about Singapore, its mostly just shopping, which is cool if thats what you want to do after some time on the beaches.

Hong Kong has me a little worried these days for travel, but I suppose its now or never.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Have you considered Bangkok? Its another major hub in the area to get good price flights from and I love it there.

I like to Osaka/Kyoto idea also, never been to either though. You are right about Singapore, its mostly just shopping, which is cool if thats what you want to do after some time on the beaches.

Hong Kong has me a little worried these days for travel, but I suppose its now or never.

Maybe down the line. My fiancee hasn't traveled international much, but she did go to Thailand for the beaches. I'd love to see Bangkok, but I'm thinking it may be too similar to Manila in some ways. Probably looking for more of a contrast from the beaches in Phillippines.

 

[donkiez]

Maybe down the line. My fiancee hasn't traveled international much, but she did go to Thailand for the beaches. I'd love to see Bangkok, but I'm thinking it may be too similar to Manila in some ways. Probably looking for more of a contrast from the beaches in Phillippines.

No idea what Manilla is like, but Bangkok for me seemed like Asia Rome. It's big and sprawled out, lots of ruins and temples through the city and lots of good food. A little dirty and industrial like Rome also but lots of charm and cool places to explore. The Bangkok beaches are a ways away and you probably wouldn't bother with all the stuff in the city (like Rome). We really liked the water taxi system there.

I think Osaka/Kyoto is the best idea though. Japanese cities are like big fun zones and Kyoto has lots of romance since it's a honeymoon trip.

 

[ABM]

Good list................Even Bend made the list!
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Bend, Oregon

A good reason why I moved there.

 

[crandc]

Looking up possible places to eat during upcoming vacation. Saw a deli that looked interesting until I read the menu. Anyone who would put mayonnaise on a pastrami sandwich has committed unforgivable culinary atrocity.

 

[donkiez]

I kind of want to go to Hong Kong before China gets a bigger grip on it. I went a few years ago for like 2 days, and there are a few things I want to check out (1000 buddah monestary, parks, etc).

 

[Thatbpguy]

Lincoln City for a week, then went to Bend for a week and next to Newport for a week. Next summer, North Cascades National Park.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Hawaii for two weeks a month from now. I can taste the mai tais now, bitches.

 

[tlongII]

Sunriver for 8 days starting a week from Saturday.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Going to Dallas again next weekend for more wedding prep crap. Just need to organize

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Going to Dallas again next weekend for more wedding prep crap. Just need to organize

 

[Phatguysrule]

My sister lives near Dufur. Her step-grandson, who attended Dufur High School, won a lawsuit against a female teacher who had sexually molested him. Talk about the news of the town for a long, long time.

 

[Lanny]

Hawaii for two weeks a month from now. I can taste the mai tais now, bitches.

Don't care that much for mai tais. I greatly prefer a Singapore sling or a hurricane. Tried to get one in a hollowed out pineapple with a little umbrella and a glow in the dark swizzle stick or the same in a hollowed out coconut but couldn't find either on the Kona coast.

 

[ABM]

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Riiiight?

Hey, y'all live in Oregon......land of the scuttlebutt.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Don't care that much for mai tais. I greatly prefer a Singapore sling or a hurricane. Tried to get one in a hollowed out pineapple with a little umbrella and a glow in the dark swizzle stick or the same in a hollowed out coconut but couldn't find either on the Kona coast.

LAVA FLOWS

 

[Lanny]

LAVA FLOWS

My God, that looks perfect. Gotta have my hollowed out pineapple or coconut with dry ice in it and straws out and the coconut eyes punctured with a hammer and a scribe. The coconut top is cut off and used as a lid with the dry ice fumes leaking thru the top.
We should start a bar in Hawaii. Those things would sell like hot cakes. Imagine all the sailors you'd have as customers not to mention the tourists.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

LAVA FLOWS

Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar in San Francisco is where it’s at.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar in San Francisco is where it’s at.

Golden Tiki Vegas better

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Golden Tiki Vegas better

Everything Vegas is overrated, FAMS!

 

[crandc]

Greetings from Santa Barbara. Just had a Jacuzzi. Sipping chamomile tea.

 

[crandc]

Never had Santa Barbara eggs before. They are good. Saving pastries for midmorning tea. If I feel energetic I will walk to the beach, about 5 miles round trip. Then I can get ice cream without feeling guilty.