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Fugee 06-03-2010 11:56 AM
Re: I know this should go on the travel board, but no one ever goes there any more.
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski (Post 425723)
you want her to plan on flying to Iceland?

haven't you heard of the volcano obama has ignored?
Now that you mention it, the volcano makes travel to most of the European cities kind of risky. If the ash plume blows over Europe and grounds flights again, the long weekend could turn into a longer stay.

What about Canada or Alaska?

LessinSF 06-03-2010 12:02 PM
Re: I know this should go on the travel board, but no one ever goes there any more.
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan (Post 425724)
I've heard awesome things about Buenos Aires, but I have not been.
In August, it might be cool, but you can check that. Otherwise, yeah. It is the most european of the SA cities. Rio is striking, but more of a scene than romantic and the beaches would be empty in August.

I would recommend Cartagena, Columbia. It is lovely, perfectly safe, great food, great people that really like to see tourists returning after 20 years, has beaches, would be warm, and is way cheaper than Europe.

http://www.casa-escudo.com/places/Cartagena.jpg

greatwhitenorthchick 06-03-2010 12:08 PM
Re: I know this should go on the travel board, but no one ever goes there any more.
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Fugee (Post 425730)
Now that you mention it, the volcano makes travel to most of the European cities kind of risky. If the ash plume blows over Europe and grounds flights again, the long weekend could turn into a longer stay.

What about Canada or Alaska?
I think the volcano is calming down. I am going to Edinburgh for a long weekend in a few weeks and I will be totally pissed if I get grounded (not that Edinburgh isn't lovely).

greatwhitenorthchick 06-03-2010 12:09 PM
Re: I know this should go on the travel board, but no one ever goes there any more.
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by LessinSF (Post 425731)
In August, it might be cool, but you can check that. Otherwise, yeah. It is the most european of the SA cities. Rio is striking, but more of a scene than romantic and the beaches would be empty in August.

I would recommend Cartagena, Columbia. It is lovely, perfectly safe, great food, great people that really like to see tourists returning after 20 years, has beaches, would be warm, and is way cheaper than Europe.

http://www.casa-escudo.com/places/Cartagena.jpg
That looks beautiful. How warm and is it a dry heat?

greatwhitenorthchick 06-03-2010 12:12 PM
Noooo!!!
 
Blanche Devereaux died.

Atticus Grinch 06-03-2010 12:28 PM
Re: The thread where Spring has sprung, and Penske has risen from the law. Word!
 
Best. SATC2 review. Ever. No pics, but the language is as NSFW as it gets.

ThurgreedMarshall 06-03-2010 01:02 PM
Re: I know this should go on the travel board, but no one ever goes there any more.
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane? (Post 425720)
Paris is fantastic if you avoid the major tourist areas.
Word.

TM

ThurgreedMarshall 06-03-2010 01:04 PM
Re: I know this should go on the travel board, but no one ever goes there any more.
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan (Post 425724)
I've heard awesome things about Buenos Aires, but I have not been.
Great city. Cheap, great food. Cheap shopping. Cheap cabs. Lots to see. But it makes no sense to go in August.

Go to Montreal. That's a great, easy city.

TM

ThurgreedMarshall 06-03-2010 01:07 PM
Re: Noooo!!!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by greatwhitenorthchick (Post 425734)
Blanche Devereaux died.
http://gatheraroundme.files.wordpres.../rueruerue.jpg

TM

LessinSF 06-03-2010 01:08 PM
Re: I know this should go on the travel board, but no one ever goes there any more.
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by greatwhitenorthchick (Post 425733)
That looks beautiful. How warm and is it a dry heat?
The temps appear to be quite high, although dry:

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The weather in summer in Cartagena is typically very hot with little to no rainfall. Summer temperatures in Cartagena will mostly be between 25 degrees Celsius to 35 degrees Celsius during the day. Temperatures at night in the summer in Cartagena rarely drop below 15 degrees Celsius.

In August Cartagena weather can be almost unbearably hot with some days reaching 40 degrees Celsius or more. Fortunately on most days you will most likely have cooling sea breezes.

Because Cartagena's humidity is low you won't feel the temperature is as high as it really is. Do take precautions and keep out of the sun between 12 o'clock and 3 o'clock. Always wear a high sun cream factor especially if you are on Cartagena's beaches.

If you are renting or hiring a villa or apartment in Cartagena in the summer you may well want to look to rent a villa or apartment with air conditioning or at least one with fans otherwise you may have trouble sleeping at night, especially if you are coming on holiday from a northern European country where the temperatures are much lower.

Cartagena weather in June, July, August and September: Cartagena weather is usually very hot during the day with average temperatures in the high 20's with virtually no rainfall in these months (with the exception of September). Most days are clear and sunny and nights are warm to hot. To dress for the June, July, August and September weather in Cartagena bring T-shirts and shorts and perhaps a light top and long trousers for evening wear (for June and September). The sea temperatures in June, July, August and September are very high in case you are planning a trip to the coast.
http://www.costablancauncovered.com/...-forecast.html

Cletus Miller 06-03-2010 01:17 PM
Re: The thread where Spring has sprung, and Penske has risen from the law. Word!
 
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Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall (Post 425692)
If the guy was definitely safe and he was 100% sure of it, then he shouldn't call him out to preserve a perfect game because that's not a perfect game. I can't stand when umps start doing that after a long game and it seems clear they just want to go home. But after seeing the replay from other angles, as Hank and GGG said, that call was not even close. What a fucking moron.

Fuck a do-over. That was the final out. MLB should overturn the call, declare the game over and give the kid his perfect game.

TM
C'mon, we all know the umps/refs need to call the game tighter when the stakes are higher.

Greedy,Greedy,Greedy 06-03-2010 01:17 PM
Re: I know this should go on the travel board, but no one ever goes there any more.
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall (Post 425737)
Great city. Cheap, great food. Cheap shopping. Cheap cabs. Lots to see. But it makes no sense to go in August.

Go to Montreal. That's a great, easy city.

TM
Quebec, too - much smaller but intensely cute little city.

You have a young 'un, right? I don't know how many times I have to tell you people this, but Tremblant, an hour north of Montreal, is absolute, unbelievable kid heaven in the summer. advert here Putting a week in Tremblant sandwiched between a couple long weekends in Montreal or one in Montreal and one in Quebec is pretty ideal.

Sidd Finch 06-03-2010 01:20 PM
Re: I know this should go on the travel board, but no one ever goes there any more.
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane? (Post 425719)
Milan is inferior to the other two IMHO. I would choose Paris.
The only problem is that a lot of stuff in Paris closes in August, including a number of the restaurants where I would go for a celebration.

LessinSF 06-03-2010 01:22 PM
Re: I know this should go on the travel board, but no one ever goes there any more.
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sidd Finch (Post 425743)
The only problem is that a lot of stuff in Paris closes in August, including a number of the restaurants where I would go for a celebration.
The upside, though, is that all of the Parisians leave during August to go on vacation.

Cletus Miller 06-03-2010 01:28 PM
Re: I know this should go on the travel board, but no one ever goes there any more.
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy (Post 425742)
Quebec, too - much smaller but intensely cute little city.

You have a young 'un, right? I don't know how many times I have to tell you people this, but Tremblant, an hour north of Montreal, is absolute, unbelievable kid heaven in the summer. advert here Putting a week in Tremblant sandwiched between a couple long weekends in Montreal or one in Montreal and one in Quebec is pretty ideal.
Very useful for planning a 4 night, 3 day trip.

But, I agree with Montreal or Quebec as a good alternative. Can you fly nonstop from MIA to YQB?


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