OT Vacation Plans?

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Does anyone know anything about Naples or Sorrento? Looks like we will be there for about 4 days, mostly to see Pompeii and trying to decide where we want to stay. Im reading Naples is a little high strung, loud and busy and Sorrento is kind of laid back and touristy. Im leaning towards Sorrento.

Never been but was considering it for honeymoon so we were researching it a little. I'd probably do Sorrento.

Go watch the "walking" videos on youtube.

 

[tlongII]

I've been to Naples, Florida. Very nice place.

 

[RR7]

Just finished our week long trip through Zion, Moab, and the grand canyon.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Just finished our week long trip through Zion, Moab, and the grand canyon.

Wow! Great pictures! That looks like an amazing trip.

 

[RR7]

Wow! Great pictures! That looks like an amazing trip.

We flew in to Vegas, then drove over to Zion. Spent 2 days there, then drove to Moab where we hit up Canyonlands and Arches over 4 days. Then to the Grand Canyon for another 2 days. Was a super fun trip, the driving wasn't all that bad, and crossed 4 more national parks off our list.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

We flew in to Vegas, then drove over to Zion. Spent 2 days there, then drove to Moab where we hit up Canyonlands and Arches over 4 days. Then to the Grand Canyon for another 2 days. Was a super fun trip, the driving wasn't all that bad, and crossed 4 more national parks off our list.

Very cool!

 

[ABM]

Some random Maui shots...

 

[ABM]

All things considered, we weren't all that impressed with Maui. Next up: Kauai.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

All things considered, we weren't all that impressed with Maui. Next up: Kauai.

http://www.sportstwo.com/threads/6-nights-in-maui-over-nye-during-covid.361354/#post-5071788

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

BORED. I need to go somewhere lol. I hate the first 3 months of the year. Less travelling then it amps up.

May look at going to Nashville this summer for a weekend. We'll see what's up. Thinking of the Jersey Shore/Philly as an option too.

 

[ABM]

BORED. I need to go somewhere lol. I hate the first 3 months of the year. Less travelling then it amps up.

May look at going to Nashville this summer for a weekend. We'll see what's up. Thinking of the Jersey Shore/Philly as an option too.

Lemme know if/when you come to Nashville.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

UCD and I (and my daughter and niece) are headed to the Big Island for three weeks in June. Coming back through SF for a Giants ballgame before returning home.

Should be a good time.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

It will be years before I have any desire to go back to SF.

 

[ABM]

It will be years before I have any desire to go back to SF.

We did a Yosemite/Sequoias road trip a couple of years ago. We stayed in SF a couple of nights. I must admit. we really enjoyed staying on Hill St. and checking out the Mission District.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Went to Palm Desert/Palm Springs yesterday for a day trip. Lots of Oregon plates. Maybe snowbirds living in the desert.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

We did a Yosemite/Sequoias road trip a couple of years ago. We stayed in SF a couple of nights. I must admit. we really enjoyed staying on Hill St. and checking out the Mission District.

I used to go maybe every 2 years. Now it seems too fucked up with attacks on asians, strong arm robbery, etc. And that's not even the homeless crackhead shitting on the street.

Same reason I don't really care to go to NY either.

Still wanna do a Monterey trip from San Jose though. We had one we cancelled right when the pandemic started

 

[bigbailes]

Wife wants to hit up some east coast cities this summer, thinking DC, NY and Boston but still trying to finalize plans. We are thinking 3 nights in each, not sure it's enough but at least a good taste of what those cities are like. I've been to each before (she hasn't) but it was probably 15 years ago now.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

It will be years before I have any desire to go back to SF.

i don’t have any desire, aside from going to a day or two to see my Giants live and in the flesh.

 

[UncleCliffy'sDaddy]

i don’t have any desire, aside from going to a day or two to see my Giants live and in the flesh.

Yeah, if I want the San Francisco experience, all I need to do is drive north for 20 minutes………

 

[ABM]

Anyone here been to Austin, TX? Apparently, that's our next destination. May SRV rest in peace.

 

[UncleCliffy'sDaddy]

Anyone here been to Austin, TX? Apparently, that's our next destination. May SRV rest in peace.

It’s a Portland clone in a much uglier setting. Overrated.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

It’s a Portland clone in a much uglier setting. Overrated.

Recently hung out with what would qualify as an Austin “celebrity”. As much as he loves it, and it still likely qualifies as the best place to visit in Texas, even he is over it and ready to leave (which is a complete 180 from our convos from a decade ago).

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Anyone here been to Austin, TX? Apparently, that's our next destination. May SRV rest in peace.

I went during the pandemic. A lot of things were semi-closed, so probably not the best judge of things, but its a small city. Kinda a Portland vibe in a way. Great BBQ and Mexican food. Not a WHOLE lot of stuff to do, you can go on the lake, get BBQ, etc. Bar culture, etc.

We did a day trip to San Antonio too, which you should probably do if you go there.

For Austin, I enjoyed grabbing happy hour at The Oasis, which overlooked Lake Travis. Its a bit out there but great view and vibe.

Definitely hit up some BBQ joints (I went to La Barbeque which was great). Do the boat tour which goes under the bridges to see the bats at night. That was pretty cool.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Wife wants to hit up some east coast cities this summer, thinking DC, NY and Boston but still trying to finalize plans. We are thinking 3 nights in each, not sure it's enough but at least a good taste of what those cities are like. I've been to each before (she hasn't) but it was probably 15 years ago now.

Do NY, Boston, Philly and Atlantic City/Jersey Shore! I wanted to hit up the Jersey Shore this summer, but probably not. Wanna go to Philly to do a cheesesteak tour.

 

[ABM]

I went during the pandemic. A lot of things were semi-closed, so probably not the best judge of things, but its a small city. Kinda a Portland vibe in a way. Great BBQ and Mexican food. Not a WHOLE lot of stuff to do, you can go on the lake, get BBQ, etc. Bar culture, etc.

We did a day trip to San Antonio too, which you should probably do if you go there.

For Austin, I enjoyed grabbing happy hour at The Oasis, which overlooked Lake Travis. Its a bit out there but great view and vibe.

Definitely hit up some BBQ joints (I went to La Barbeque which was great). Do the boat tour which goes under the bridges to see the bats at night. That was pretty cool.

Thanks!

All look like great stuff to do! Yeah, we were considering checking out San Antonio, as well, so thanks for the tip!

 

[ABM]

Do NY, Boston, Philly and Atlantic City/Jersey Shore! I wanted to hit up the Jersey Shore this summer, but probably not. Wanna go to Philly to do a cheesesteak tour.

Philly's awesome. Great walking town! So many dogs! LOL Rittenhouse Square is cool. So is the Liberty Bell tour.

 

[UncleCliffy'sDaddy]

I went during the pandemic. A lot of things were semi-closed, so probably not the best judge of things, but its a small city. Kinda a Portland vibe in a way. Great BBQ and Mexican food. Not a WHOLE lot of stuff to do, you can go on the lake, get BBQ, etc. Bar culture, etc.

We did a day trip to San Antonio too, which you should probably do if you go there.

For Austin, I enjoyed grabbing happy hour at The Oasis, which overlooked Lake Travis. Its a bit out there but great view and vibe.

Definitely hit up some BBQ joints (I went to La Barbeque which was great). Do the boat tour which goes under the bridges to see the bats at night. That was pretty cool.

San Antonio rocked. Much more pleasant and less frenetic than Austin. Whoever came up with the Riverwalk (both as a destination and as a form of flood control) is a frickin’ genius. Plenty to see and do in SA proper, but there’s actually no real reason to ever leave the Riverwalk. Would love to take my wife there but until Texas fixes it’s fucked up politics…….no way.

 

[donkiez]

It's been over a decade but my work used to send me to Austin all the time, for weeks on end. I even got a free SXSW out of it once. Great city, lots of fun but mostly just live music, good bars and great BBQ fun. Our favorite BBQ spot was the Salt Lick, it's about an hour a drive out of town but a fun trip.

 

[tlongII]

I've been to San Antonio a couple of times, but never been to Austin. I saw the Beavs play the Longhorns in the Alamo Bowl back in 2012 I believe. Had a great time. Beavs lost a close game, but I still had fun.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

San Antonio rocked. Much more pleasant and less frenetic than Austin. Whoever came up with the Riverwalk (both as a destination and as a form of flood control) is a frickin’ genius. Plenty to see and do in SA proper, but there’s actually no real reason to ever leave the Riverwalk. Would love to take my wife there but until Texas fixes it’s fucked up politics…….no way.

Historic Market Square was a really cool area too. Like a Mexican Village.

https://www.marketsquaresa.com/