where have you been

[ten ocho recon scout]

For my bday next year im looking at either gallapagos or the amazon. 

[Homebrewer]

I've always thought that private rail car travel would be the ultimate. Canadian Rockies, Europe, or maybe even Orient Express...or Trans Siberian. My God. If you want to stay somewhere for a while just unhook on a siding, go to a hotel, then hook back up to the next scheduled train.. that sounds way too cool. (when money and time are not a concern)

"Private rail car rentals typically start from about US$9,000 per day. "

 http://www.privaterailcars.net/

[ten ocho recon scout]

9k a day...lol

[Homebrewer]

3 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

9k a day...lol

Starts at 9K..

That's probably if you can get along without the butler and bartender, which I certainly couldn't suffer. Choose my own cufflinks? That's quite uncivilized.

[gotbeer]

1 hour ago, Homebrewer said:

Starts at 9K..

That's probably if you can get along without the butler and bartender, which I certainly couldn't suffer. Choose my own cufflinks? That's quite uncivilized.

If you wear a tshirt, shorts, and flip flops, the price is probably 90k a day. 

[ten ocho recon scout]

I need to see alaska next year too. Thats the one i keep saying ill do but still havent. Id love to see bears in the wild, and donsome fishing. The lanscape always appealed to me.

[Tank]

22 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

I need to see alaska next year too. Thats the one i keep saying ill do but still havent. Id love to see bears in the wild, and donsome fishing. The lanscape always appealed to me.

alaska is such a different kind of beautiful. have been there twice, both times via cruise ship. the nice part was being able to see the landscape at a slow pace. go see mendenhall glacier if you get the chance. it was pretty impressive.

[ten ocho recon scout]

On 10/6/2016 at 9:49 AM, calscuf said:

Make sure you pick a dive trip that goes remote.  The reef anywhere near Cairns looks terrible.

Any suggestions? Where would be the best place to stage out of?

[ten ocho recon scout]

3 hours ago, Tank said:

alaska is such a different kind of beautiful. have been there twice, both times via cruise ship. the nice part was being able to see the landscape at a slow pace. go see mendenhall glacier if you get the chance. it was pretty impressive.

Not sure if i misread it, but a few years back i looked into it and saw cruise prices for around $500...thats pretty amazing, especially considering thats your hotel for the week too. Think that was for no view though.

[notherhalo]

someone on here said the state bird of Alaska was the mosquito

crazy, never woulda thought

[Homebrewer]

19 hours ago, notherhalo said:

someone on here said the state bird of Alaska was the mosquito

crazy, never woulda thought

When the perma-frost melts in the summer it is one big, stagnant, puddle.

Most of the places that you'll go as a tourist are along the coast which is more temperate and mosquitoes are not a big problem, but in the interior it can be totally miserable.

 

[Redondo]

World's longest cruise will keep you at sea for almost a year

If you find yourself stuck in the uncomfortable predicament of having a bunch of extra cash, and a year’s worth of vacation days to burn, don’t worry—we've got a solution: Luxury cruise line Mundy Cruising just announced a new, 357-day itinerary that will hit all seven continents. Oh, and did we mention it sets sail in three months?

Starting in Miami on Jan. 10, 2017, lucky passengers will begin the longest cruise ship journey in the world by heading to South America on board the award-winning Crystal Serenity. (The next longest cruise journey, in case you're wondering, is a 180-day trip from Oceania.)

During this first leg you get to climb Machu Picchu, visit the Nazca Lines, head up to Christ the Redeemer, and cruise along the Amazon River.

The remaining 263 days are broken up by continents with short breaks (ranging from 13 to 39 days) in between time to go home and re-pack.

The next leg begins May 4 out of Athens on Oceania Cruises’ Nautica, hitting everywhere from Turkey and Spain to the United Kingdom and Sweden. Passengers will get the chance to explore the Amalfi Coast, St. Petersburg, and the Vatican. After another short break it’s on to North America aboard the luxury Seven Seas Mariner, where you will set sail out of Vancouver to explore Alaska, San Francisco, and Costa Rica before sailing through the Panama Canal and cruising up North America’s east coast to New England and Québec.

The remaining seven months have you spotting carnivorous lizards on Kimodo Island, dipping your toes in the sand at the bucolic beaches in the Seychelles, and hanging with colonies of penguins in Antarctica. Hong Kong, Shanghai, Hiroshima, Cambodia’s Angkor Wat, the beaches of Thailand and the Philippines are also included, before you finally call it quits on May 15, 2018.

The cost? A whopping $155,000 per person, including business-class flights and all overseas transfers. Not bad, considering you'll be ticking off nearly every bucket-list destination ever.

[nate]

That sound slike hell

[ten ocho recon scout]

That trip sounds awesome....the lroblem would be getting stuck with all the same people for a year...

 

[Blarg]

The trip may abruptly end off the coast of Somalia. 

[ten ocho recon scout]

But then tom hanks plays you in a movie. I think thats why its so expensive.

[mrwicked]

3 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

That trip sounds awesome....the lroblem would be getting stuck with all the same people for a year...

 

and its a cruise. so not really considered "travel"

would be fun when getting up there in age though.

[nate]

It would be like living in a hotel room for an entire year.  Fuck. That.

[ten ocho recon scout]

Exactly.

My goal is to get off wherever i go.

[NJHalo]

9 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Exactly.

My goal is to get off wherever i go.

That's always my goal

[Tank]

17 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Exactly.

My goal is to get off wherever i go.

wrong forum.

[mrwicked]

On 10/17/2016 at 8:44 PM, ten ocho recon scout said:

Exactly.

My goal is to get off wherever i go.

every other city we go

every other video

no matter i go

i see the same hooooooooooe

[Amazing Larry]

On 9/26/2016 at 3:38 PM, Homebrewer said:

The museum in the Casino has lots of memorabilia from the days when the Cubs held ST on the island (when it was owned by Wrigley) The Wrigley Mansion is worth seeing and the golf course is kinda cool.

I'm on the island right now. The museum is no longer in the Casino but is on Metropole Ave. in it's own brand new building. It's quite nice. 

Funny fact: It took 3 years to build this little museum but only 14 months to build the Casino. 

[Stradling]

Austin Texas, twice in the last 36 hours. 

[Tank]

1 hour ago, Stradling said:

Austin Texas, twice in the last 36 hours. 

so how was your layover in sioux city?