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Title: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: Am_I_Anonymous on March 02, 2015, 12:13:51 PM
We're taking 2 weeks this year in the summer without the kids (thanks based parents for the help). We have narrowed our choices to the four provided options. Where do we go, bore? Any info would be appreciated.
Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: Am_I_Anonymous on March 02, 2015, 12:18:57 PM
Yeah I should say we are not going to stay in the towns listed the entire time. They are just the best travel packages price wise currently.
Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: I'm a Puppy! on March 02, 2015, 12:31:12 PM
One of my coworkers once went on vacation to Brazil. He came back and I asked him how it was, he said, "It was fantastic!!!!....Now I have to get tested!"

Can't think of a better review.
Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: Am_I_Anonymous on March 02, 2015, 12:33:01 PM
One of my coworkers once went on vacation to Brazil. He came back and I asked him how it was, he said, "It was fantastic!!!!....Now I have to get tested!"

Can't think of a better review.

Well if this was a solo vacation that would be a good thing. Not sure I want to be "tested" if the wife is around ha ha.

Actually Brazil was her idea, she's been on a kick since the world cup. And to that thought I totally should have went to the world cup, would have been amazing.
Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 02, 2015, 12:37:22 PM
I'm going to be in Spain (Barcelona, Toledo, Granada, Malaga, La Manga, Madrid) for two weeks this Summer, so I voted for Spain.
Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: Brehvolution on March 02, 2015, 12:38:07 PM
Australia - no language barrier, won't have to worry about getting mugged, not close to Russia.

Esteemed bore denizen pilonv1 lives there. I'm sure he could give you very good info on what to do while you are there.
Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: Am_I_Anonymous on March 02, 2015, 12:41:57 PM
Australia is what I know best since my family lives there. The cities are real nice but what's really good is the nature and wildlife. Visit the zoos, the preserves. Just don't freak out when you see a spider the size of a hubcap or ants the size of 7.62 caliber bullets start crawling around tho (http://i.imgur.com/3DO4nl4.png)

:holeup
Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: Am_I_Anonymous on March 02, 2015, 12:44:28 PM
Quiet as kept if you're doing Australia I highly recommend you make a stop by on your way back and check out New Zealand. Most naturally beautiful place I've ever seen.

I've been there. Really cool place.

Chances are we're doing Brazil because that's what the wife wants, but I personally would probably prefer Prague or Australia as I've only been to each place once and not long enough to check stuff out.
Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: Phoenix Dark on March 02, 2015, 12:47:37 PM
Come on AiA, you know Brazil is a trap. She suggested it, and then when you're looking at all the beautiful latinas she'll catch feelings.
 :ufup
Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: Am_I_Anonymous on March 02, 2015, 12:48:59 PM
Come on AiA, you know Brazil is a trap. She suggested it, and then when you're looking at all the beautiful latinas she'll catch feelings.
 :ufup


Happy Wife, Happy life.

:yeshrug

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Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 02, 2015, 12:51:05 PM
'Nah babe, I let my internet friends decide where we are going to go'
'Well why are you calling me at work then?'
Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: Human Snorenado on March 02, 2015, 12:52:35 PM
If it were me, I'd go to Spain. But it sounds like you're already leaning Brazil, which would be my 2nd choice.
Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: Am_I_Anonymous on March 02, 2015, 12:53:36 PM
'Nah babe, I let my internet friends decide where we are going to go'
'Well why are you calling me at work then?'

Boy you're sure on a kick lately. Feel better about yourself?

I'd rather ask here then bother people in real life about my vacation.

Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 02, 2015, 12:59:12 PM
Nah I only feel better about myself once my posts get at least 5 likes.
Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: Am_I_Anonymous on March 02, 2015, 12:59:40 PM
Nah I only feel better about myself once my posts get at least 5 likes.

I'll add one for you.
Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: Kara on March 02, 2015, 01:21:14 PM
Unless you're a defenestration aficionado, you've seen what Praha has to offer if you've watched a movie set in Europe in the last 15 years. Old Vancouver, if you will.

The pickpockets' union refused to join the Profintern so I can't suggest B&M in good conscience.

In one of the FatF movies they like stole all of Brazil's money. Doesn't sound like political stability is on the menu.

Oz it is. Heave away, haul away.
Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: Reb on March 02, 2015, 03:03:40 PM
Barcelona is great.
Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 02, 2015, 03:32:37 PM
Especially if you have a lisp
Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on March 02, 2015, 04:45:11 PM
I will be in the Czech Republic, along with Austria, Hungary, and Germany in a couple of months.  I plan on seeing the sights, learning the history, and fucking as much as possible.  Since prostitution is legal in those countries, I'm going to be reaching my goal either way.
Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: thisismyusername on March 02, 2015, 04:50:19 PM
Australia in the summer is winter-timey down there, isn't it? Would be fine if you're into 40-60 degree weather? Though, given the "Bogans" down there... I'm not too sure how kindly they'd take to a black couple going around Australia?

Spain and Czech would probably be a close second. I wouldn't do Brazil, personally. But that's mostly because of having to speak Spanish/Portuguese down there and other issues.
Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: jakefromstatefarm on March 02, 2015, 05:13:45 PM
Prague is so pretty :noah


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Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: mormapope on March 02, 2015, 06:51:12 PM
You should coax your wife into taking a train to Amsterdam or some shit. I mean, if you're in Europe already
 :yeshrug
Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 02, 2015, 07:18:31 PM
You should coax your wife into taking a train to Amsterdam or some shit. I mean, if you're in Europe already
 :yeshrug

Heading to Belgium and The Netherlands after Spain. Yay.
Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: Beezy on March 02, 2015, 07:20:17 PM
Australia is what I know best since my family lives there. The cities are real nice but what's really good is the nature and wildlife. Visit the zoos, the preserves. Just don't freak out when you see a spider the size of a hubcap or ants the size of 7.62 caliber bullets start crawling around tho (http://i.imgur.com/3DO4nl4.png)
I wanna visit Australia someday, but I honestly don't know if I could deal with this.

if you're doing Australia I highly recommend you make a stop by on your way back and check out New Zealand. Most naturally beautiful place I've ever seen.

How does it compare with spiders and shit? Australia seems nice to visit but unless I conquer my fear of insects/spiders and all other types of nasty shit I might be better off vacationing in New Zealand. I hear the weather is better in Australia tho.

tons of jelly fish and leeches everywhere. Stay inside, you're not built for either place really.
:holeup
Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: TakingBackSunday on March 02, 2015, 07:53:54 PM
I would do Sydney personally, but the flight is gonna suck
Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on March 02, 2015, 08:01:15 PM
yes yes yes and yes.
Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: Kara on March 02, 2015, 08:28:35 PM
Woah Esch, you got fam in Oz too? I was wondering when you name dropped Cairns.
Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: Positive Touch on March 02, 2015, 08:34:06 PM
your wife sounds like she knows what's up
Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 02, 2015, 09:07:57 PM
I've got cousins in Cairns and Townsville. Small world.
Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: nachobro on March 02, 2015, 09:08:24 PM
I enjoyed my trip to Prague as a college youth, but I also spent it drunk the entire time and hanging out with weird locals after I got separated from my friends.

So go there if you're into that I guess.
Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: Kara on March 02, 2015, 09:16:51 PM
I've got cousins in Cairns and Townsville. Small world.

Mine are farmers in BFE, not sure if they're closer to the 'ville or Ingham.

Next Bore meetup after Vegas should be Toowoomba. :lol
Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 02, 2015, 09:22:24 PM
I've got cousins in Cairns and Townsville. Small world.

Mine are farmers in BFE, not sure if they're closer to the 'ville or Ingham.

Next Bore meetup after Vegas should be Toowoomba. :lol

My cane farmer relatives are in that same area between Townsville and Ingham. Spent five weeks there in 1991. That was a blast.
Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: Kara on March 02, 2015, 10:08:17 PM
I've got cousins in Cairns and Townsville. Small world.

Mine are farmers in BFE, not sure if they're closer to the 'ville or Ingham.

Next Bore meetup after Vegas should be Toowoomba. :lol

My cane farmer relatives are in that same area between Townsville and Ingham. Spent five weeks there in 1991. That was a blast.

At this rate we're probably Nth cousins. :dead

I want to spend a year in Alice Springs doing fuck all.
Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 02, 2015, 11:18:38 PM
I've got cousins in Cairns and Townsville. Small world.

Mine are farmers in BFE, not sure if they're closer to the 'ville or Ingham.

Next Bore meetup after Vegas should be Toowoomba. :lol

My cane farmer relatives are in that same area between Townsville and Ingham. Spent five weeks there in 1991. That was a blast.

At this rate we're probably Nth cousins. :dead

I want to spend a year in Alice Springs doing fuck all.

They're originally from Oulu, Finland. So you know... You got some Finn blood?
Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: milchs evil twin on March 03, 2015, 05:52:09 AM
Prague>Spain.
Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: T-Short on March 03, 2015, 06:23:50 AM
thread turned into this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CJ_HsX7PkQ
Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: pilonv1 on March 03, 2015, 07:01:35 AM
Australia - no language barrier, won't have to worry about getting mugged, not close to Russia.

Esteemed bore denizen pilonv1 lives there. I'm sure he could give you very good info on what to do while you are there.

Great place to visit now the US$ is worth more. Don't live here though because everything is fucking expensive, especially housing. I used to work for a US company that many of you would know of by name and whenever our boss visited he always asked what was cheap here, since he asked that wherever he visited. We never had an answer since everything is expensive.

Spiders need to be watched, but the majority of them are harmless. The Box Jellyfish in Far North Queensland (Townsville/Cairns) are fucking deadly and they will shut beaches if they're around. If you're just visiting major cities you'll probably never see any of them, we just like to scare people.

The snakes are the assholes you need to watch out for.

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/animals/hungry-snakes-take-to-forsters-beaches-20150218-13i6dz.html
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-07/brown-snake-emerges-from-surf-at-forster/6005002
Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: pilonv1 on March 03, 2015, 07:01:42 AM
You should coax your wife into taking a train to Amsterdam or some shit. I mean, if you're in Europe already
 :yeshrug

Heading to Belgium and The Netherlands after Spain. Yay.

I went to Belgium last year, it was awesome. Wish I'd had more time to get to Bruges, but Brussels and Antwerp were fantastic and the food was phenomenal. Can happily recommend some places if you want.
Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: pilonv1 on March 03, 2015, 07:03:23 AM
I would do Sydney personally, but the flight is gonna suck

Try flying from Sydney to Brussels via Dubai. Something like 26 hours. Makes 13-14 hours to LAX feel like nothing.
Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: pilonv1 on March 03, 2015, 07:05:59 AM
I want to spend a year in Alice Springs doing fuck all.

I give you 24 hours
Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: Am_I_Anonymous on March 03, 2015, 08:01:36 AM
AiA, I'll post some pictures from 3 out of your 4 choices at some point tonight or tomorrow. Haven't been to Australia, but I've been to the other three.

Awesome, that would be helpful and thanks!
Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: Kara on March 03, 2015, 10:38:34 AM
I want to spend a year in Alice Springs doing fuck all.

I give you 24 hours

Now you've gone and dared me that I can't do something I know that I can do. That poor burgh won't know what hit it, or maybe it will since it's an ECHELON outpost. :hans1

I don't have any Finn in me AFAIK but if you're offering Seņor Gundam. :phil
Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: Am_I_Anonymous on March 03, 2015, 10:50:59 AM
I want to spend a year in Alice Springs doing fuck all.

I give you 24 hours

Now you've gone and dared me that I can't do something I know that I can do. That poor burgh won't know what hit it, or maybe it will since it's an ECHELON outpost. :hans1

I don't have any Finn in me AFAIK but if you're offering Seņor Gundam. :phil

(http://hatetheblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/JordanStache.jpg)
Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 03, 2015, 11:24:01 AM
You should coax your wife into taking a train to Amsterdam or some shit. I mean, if you're in Europe already
 :yeshrug

Heading to Belgium and The Netherlands after Spain. Yay.

I went to Belgium last year, it was awesome. Wish I'd had more time to get to Bruges, but Brussels and Antwerp were fantastic and the food was phenomenal. Can happily recommend some places if you want.

We went to Brussels and Bruges back in 2011, this is just a quick two days in Brussels before heading to The Netherlands and I've already got everything planned out (Cantillon and Moeder Lambic). Thanks, though!
Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: Rufus on March 03, 2015, 02:48:27 PM
So, Australia:
http://i.imgur.com/Fi1Eunn.gifv
http://i.imgur.com/sQPw8yU.gifv
Title: Re: A vacation for my wife and I, please help me narrow down my 4 choices, thx
Post by: Rufus on March 03, 2015, 05:34:45 PM
Ha. I didn't notice how stupid big they were. The webm versions wouldn't embed, but I guess I'll change the links back to that.