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334.1 | so did ya win megabuck JC ? | SLOHAN::FIELDS | and we'd go Running On Faith | Thu Jan 14 1993 09:06 | 12 |
| well out west.....Grand Canyon.....
rent a car with unlim mileage and do a big road trip out of it...
fly there of course then rent a car....
south....easy can you spell MICKEY MOUSE ? sure ya can !
Ja-make-ya ! would be nice :')
England...and Wales,Scotland,Ireland....the Great Pub tour :')
Chris
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334.2 | some thoughts... did i mention Alaska?? | ROULET::DWEST | if wishes were horses... | Thu Jan 14 1993 09:24 | 11 |
|
what was that resort place in the islands that was run by deadheads
for deadheads??? that would be cool...
Ireland would be great...
Hawaii too...
mebbe the Florida Keys??
da ve
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334.3 | | TERAPN::PHYLLIS | in the shadow of the moon | Thu Jan 14 1993 09:34 | 4 |
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I would probably go to Indonesia.. Bali, Thailand..
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334.4 | | 21792::HANNAN | Beyond description... | Thu Jan 14 1993 09:38 | 5 |
| I would either do (a lot of) Europe and do a lot of moving
from place to place, or I would go straight to Maui and Kawaii
for some serious R+R.
Ken
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334.5 | Help Me . . . . | ICS::ODONNELL | Let Nature be your teacher | Thu Jan 14 1993 09:40 | 3 |
| Anywhere but this friggin' desert island with these damn 10 discs!
Lorax
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334.6 | Was thinking about this last weekend... | KOBAL::MROGERS | I wanna be sedated | Thu Jan 14 1993 09:52 | 2 |
| Nepal and whatever parts of Tibet are accessible. The rates really
aren't that bad either with both airfare and outfitters combined.
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334.7 | We need a vacation!!! | SALES::GKELLER | yrs=4 Atax on wallet/attacks on 2nd | Thu Jan 14 1993 09:54 | 5 |
| Skiing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Out west, in New Zealand, In the Alps, wherever there
is snow. Also I would assume that the better part of the first 1K would go
to babysitters:-)
Geoff
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334.8 | tim's top ten... | LASSIE::TRAMP::GRADY | Short arms, and deep pockets... | Thu Jan 14 1993 10:06 | 26 |
| 1.) Japan
2.) Australia & New Zealand
3.) The Alps - skiing
4.) Alaska, by ship from Seattle
5.) Cancun - scuba diving
6.) Yellowstone and/or the Grand Canyon
7.) Mardi Gras/New Orleans
8.) Oktoberfest/Munich
9.) Festivale/Brazil
10.) San Francisco - again!
Domestic flights would be first class; not enough cash for international
flights, although that would be preferrable. Minimum four star hotels -
no friggin' Holiday Inns or Best Westerns - strictly Hyatts, Ritz-Carltons
and Flaglers.
tim
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334.9 | I canny think a better toor | XCUSME::MACINTYRE | | Thu Jan 14 1993 10:36 | 19 |
| Cheap-O flight to Dublin. Explore area. Ferry to Liverpool, drive to
London via southern England stopping at Stonehenge, Winchester and
Stratford. See a London show, visit museums. Overnight sleeper to
Edinbourgh. Explore area. Tour of highlands, stopping in
Avimore, Inverness, over to Ft. William, with mountains treks every few
days. Ferry to Ilse of Skye. Back on mainland, tour western highlands
(Loch Lomond, Glen Coe). Train to Ayr and fly home from Prestwick.
Would stay in self catering cottages and B&B's. In London, one night
in a nice hotel.
No gifts or momentos with the exception of some lace and linen from
Ireland.
The whole thing would take about 3 weeks.
Marv
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334.10 | | CXDOCS::BARNES | | Thu Jan 14 1993 10:37 | 1 |
| COLORADO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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334.11 | Fix dat dummy | XCUSME::MACINTYRE | | Thu Jan 14 1993 10:38 | 5 |
| Make that Edinburgh not Edinbourgh.
^
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334.12 | rilly?! | ROCK::CAMPR::FROMM | Nothing's worth nothing, but it's free. | Thu Jan 14 1993 10:50 | 6 |
| > what was that resort place in the islands that was run by deadheads
> for deadheads??? that would be cool...
are you making this up, or are you serious?
/r
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334.13 | | STUDIO::IDE | Can't this wait 'til I'm old? | Thu Jan 14 1993 10:51 | 9 |
| Stay home and throw a blow-out party for your GRATEFUL friends!!
I'd probably do a beer drinking tour of England, Germany, and
(especially) Belgium, with a stay in Amsterdam for good measure. Spend
two weeks doing that, then the last week in the Betty Ford Clinic
drying out. That's my trip, my wife would have a different idea, but
think how much further the money would go if you went solo. :^)
Jamie
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334.14 | | CSCMA::M_PECKAR | Pray for snow | Thu Jan 14 1993 10:58 | 5 |
|
Depends on what time of the year and whether or not Uzbekistan was
politically stable.
:-)
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334.15 | i've heard of that! | BUSY::IRZA | thinkin' alot about less and less | Thu Jan 14 1993 11:06 | 6 |
|
>> what was that resort place in the islands that was run by deadheads
>> for deadheads??? that would be cool...
CLUB DEAD!
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334.16 | | EZRIDR::SIEGEL | The revolution wil not be televised | Thu Jan 14 1993 13:16 | 12 |
| Rich,
Supposedly such a club exists. Haven't heard too much about it lately. I
wonder if it still exists?
I don't know where I'd go, JC, but, can I be your friend? :-)
I'd say a tour of Europe would be nice. Holland (Amsterdam!), Spain, Greece,
UK, a few Scandinavian countries. The eastern bloc would be nice before it
gets too commersh.
adam
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334.17 | search for a perfect honeymoon? :-) | TERAPN::PHYLLIS | in the shadow of the moon | Thu Jan 14 1993 13:27 | 8 |
|
Friends of mine went to that deadhead place and had a good time. I
think it's in Jamaica. I can probably get more details from him if
anyone's really interested in going.
So JC, want us to help you pick the band for the wedding too? ;-) ;-)
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334.18 | :^) | ROULET::DWEST | if wishes were horses... | Thu Jan 14 1993 13:43 | 6 |
|
it might be Jamaica but i was thinking it was in the Virgin Islands...
still, yes, it definitely does exist... either that or it's one of
those urban myths! :^)
da ve
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334.19 | :') | BINKLY::DEMARSE | Walk me out in the morning dew | Thu Jan 14 1993 13:49 | 3 |
| That deadhead resort is always advertised in Relix and DDN.
:), danielle
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334.20 | | MRNGDU::YETTO | the future is here | Thu Jan 14 1993 13:52 | 8 |
|
Not sure where I would go but like Fog it would most likely depend on the
climate, more than one. I know a few places I'd love to go to visit though...
Jamaica, Greece, Egypt and a car tour of the US.
not necessarily in that order....
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334.21 | *Definately* leave the US... | SUBPAC::MAGGARD | I am the Rhombus! | Thu Jan 14 1993 14:03 | 12 |
|
I spent 10 days incl. new year's 91-92 in London, doin' the pub tour
thing with Rich and a pile of other friends -- a blast! But
sight-seeing this time of year is a pain there, since gets dark at about
4pm... ...and we were never up much before noon ;-)
If I were leaving today? I'd go to New Zealand -- it's summer there!
- jeff-who-shoveled-off-the-driveway-last-night-after-work-just-to-
make-it-snow-another-inch
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334.22 | My top ten | TLE::FINAN | The sky was yellow and the sun was blue | Thu Jan 14 1993 14:23 | 28 |
| Not in any particular order
British Columbia - to do some hiking and skiing
Washington State - Spend one of the weeks rock climbing and two hiking
(would love to hike Mt. Rainier and also Baker). Also do some
glacier hiking.
Austrailia - hiking and climbing
South America - hiking and climbing
Ireland - hiking, exploring, check out the pubs, etc.
Trekking in Nepal (3 weeks probaly isn't enough since I'd definitely
want to try and hit one of the peaks and you need to account for
aclimatization)
Alaska - adventuring of some sort - probably go for McKinley
Africa - attempt Mt. Kilimanjaro
Colorado - skiing and hiking
Mexico - hike/climb some of the volcanos
Robyn (who's not into sit on the beach type vacations)
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334.23 | As RFB said COLORADO | CX3PT3::IDWCS3::SMITH | | Thu Jan 14 1993 14:27 | 7 |
|
Put a down payment on a 3/4 ton pickup, throw my camper on the back
and head up into the mountains for some fish'n and hike'n in the
Colorado Rockies. take a case a tapes and a bunch of beer!!
Divide Dave
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334.24 | | VERGA::STANLEY | what a long strange trip it's been | Thu Jan 14 1993 14:28 | 2 |
| You know.. I'd probably use the money to pay bills and spend the 3
weeks at home.. :-)
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334.25 | nowhere on Earth, I'd rather be | NRSTA2::CLARK | duck and cover | Thu Jan 14 1993 14:30 | 2 |
| I'd get one of those "getaway special" aluminum cannister spaces
in the cargo bay of the next space shuttle flight ....
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334.26 | | SCOONR::GLADU | | Thu Jan 14 1993 14:44 | 14 |
| re: Note 334.13 by STUDIO::IDE
>I'd probably do a beer drinking tour of England, Germany, and
>(especially) Belgium, with a stay in Amsterdam for good measure.
WHOA! That just gave me flashbacks from the Europe tour. :-)
As for my 3 weeks, definitely climbing in Ecuador, Arentina,
Bolivia, Chile or Patagonia. With $5000, I can easily afford
to hire a whole platoon of llamas to carry a 3 week supply
of beer. :-)
ger
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334.27 | whoa | SLOHAN::FIELDS | and we'd go Running On Faith | Thu Jan 14 1993 14:48 | 6 |
| > With $5000, I can easily afford to hire a whole platoon of llamas to
> carry a 3 week supply of beer. :-)
So I guess Fog and da ve will not be going with you ?
:')
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334.28 | ideas | SSGV02::GPEACE::Strobel | expecting something witty? | Thu Jan 14 1993 14:54 | 20 |
|
1. Koh Samui, Thailand - island in the Gulf of Siam although now that
they have a small airport I'd consider heading down the Malasian coast a
bit. If you go to Koh Samui, hit Boon's Bungalow for some fine mushroom
soup ;-)
2. Trekking in Bhutan (Nepal as a 2nd choice). You get the Himalayas and
they only let in 200 foreigners a year, so it's pretty pristine compared
to some of the Nepal treks. If Nepal and only 3 weeks, do the trek we did
heading of north Kathmandu. You get to ~15,600 over a beautiful pass.
3. Pub crawling in Ireland
4. Patagonia
5. Bryce Canyon, Grand Canyon, or Yellowstone
6. diving in Maui with Jerry :-)
7. Trek in New Zealand
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334.29 | just a quicky | LANDO::HAPGOOD | | Thu Jan 14 1993 16:34 | 9 |
| re: deadhead resorts
There's one in Port Anthony, JA and also one in Puerto Rico (this one is a
bed and breakfast type place).
bob
ps. I'm pretty sure it's Port Anthony
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334.30 | bingo phyllis | ZENDIA::FERGUSON | A blues guitar echoes in my mind | Thu Jan 14 1993 17:04 | 19 |
| Yow! Lots of vacation places!
Let me see. Let's say the time frame is approximately the last week in Oct
until Mid november, may shift by a week or 2.
- New Zealand / Australia is definitely a place i'd love to visit, someday.
don't know much about the pricing and what not, but, i'd think you'd burn
up $5k pretty quick ... at least half of that for airfare. Has anyone
in here been "down under" ? In oct/nov, it would be spring there.
- hawaii -> this is a place i'd like to check out as well. i'd love to check
out "5-O" headquarters (actually, the building where 5-0 was hq'd is the
only palace on american soil). lots of cool place to see in hawaii.
- canadian rockies; unforetunately, probably not a lot of skiing there in
oct/nov. a future destination, someday... sometime...
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334.31 | | LASSIE::TRAMP::GRADY | Short arms, and deep pockets... | Fri Jan 15 1993 11:50 | 5 |
| Where is Patgonia? Isn't that the name of the little monarchy in The
Mouse that Roared? ;-)
tim
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334.32 | | CXDOCS::BARNES | | Fri Jan 15 1993 12:30 | 2 |
| Patagonia is in South America... way down thar, I think...
rfb
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334.33 | | CSCMA::M_PECKAR | under eternity | Fri Jan 15 1993 12:37 | 3 |
|
Its a range of mountains that defines the southern strip of border between
Chile and Argentina.
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334.34 | saved this from somewhere, likely rec.music.gdead | SMURF::PETERT | | Fri Jan 15 1993 13:10 | 66 |
| GRATEFUL BED AND BREAKFAST
We offer an exciting and affordable vacation alternative to
the typicl tourist bustle on the spectaculr U.S. Island of
Puerto Rico.
Come to relax and rock your bones with us. Bring your family,
bring your friends or come alone. [blah blah]
$50 a day; add'l guests $15/day. Tenters, $15/day.
Breakfast is on the house.
10% discount in Feb. and March.
GB&B
P.O. Box 568
Luquillo, P.R. 00773
GB&B
18-64 Putnam Ave., 1L
Ridgewood, N.Y. 11385
Bliss Resorts
PO Box 74
Port Antonio
Jamaica WI
1-800-831-3200
This place used to advertise in the various DH publications.
Lately I've been seeing more ads for the Puerto Rico place,
which is a competitor. Also, I don't think this Club Dead (Jamaica)
ever had anything to do with Tom Stack's (the artist) Club Dead, as
they never used Tom's art work.
Old Hippies Need A Vacation Too!
An alternative resort has opened in eastern Jamaica, high on a
mountain top, overlooking beautiful Port Antonio Harbor. This resort
is different in that it is owned and operated by Deadheads (Fans of
the Grateful Dead) for Deadheads. Most young people that go to
Jamaica go to Negril and spend their whole vacation getting hustled
and hassled out of their hard earned money and often come back with a
bad impression of Jamaica. They never get to see the most beautiful
part of the island... the rain forests, the mountains and the northern
coast.
This is why Bliss Resort was created. They offer first class
accomodations, spectacular views, a friendly staff, great food, good
vibes, and lots of fun things to do and see like horseback riding,
sailboating, raft rides, sandy beaches, hidden lagoons, waterfalls and
rainbows. They treat people like thhey would like to be treated
themselves.
Port Antonio is a small town with lots of history, surronded
by the Blue mountains and natural harbors. It is truly Heaven on
Earth! Deadheads will love it.
For more information they have a toll free number:
Which isn't listed in my file, sigh....
I'd like to go someplace.... but I haven't figured out where just
yet. Toss up twixt Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand, and Alaska.
PeterT
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334.35 | | STAR::HUGHES | Captain Slog | Fri Jan 15 1993 13:24 | 23 |
| "The Mouse that roared" was the Duchy of Grand Fenwick. For $5k, you
could probably buy the place (now there's a thought :-) ).
re travel to Oz (Australia)
Figure on burning $1k-$1.5k per person on round trip airfares, cattle
class. Also figure on at least a week to recover from one hell of a
flight. I keep telling myself that next time I'll take a couple of
weeks and book passage on a freighter (at least until the new, improved
vacation policy came along).
Travel within Oz tends to be very expensive, although internal airfares
have dropped now that the airlines are allowed to compete. Accomodation
can be expensive too (hotel clerks etc often get time-and-a-half or
double time for working outside of 9-5... it adds up fast).
One good approach, if you are not pressed for time, is to buy an old VW
bus or something similar and drive up the coast (or around, or
whatever). For 'Men at Work' fans, this is known as travelling in a
fried out combie. Australia has some great cities, but there is a lot
of interesting stuff in between. There is also a lot of desert.
gary
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334.36 | choo...choo... | SALEM::MARKIEWICZ | enfant de l'Univers | Fri Jan 15 1993 16:45 | 7 |
| I'd like to cross Canada by train. Get to Silverdale, WA to visit
my son and daughter-in-law for a few days, do Hurricane Ridge, and
ferry over to Victoria again. Then cross the USA by train to get
home. Should take about 3 weeks and I'm sure I could manage to
spend $5k.
Rose
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334.37 | :-) | SALES::GKELLER | yrs=4 Atax on wallet/attacks on 2nd | Mon Jan 18 1993 09:43 | 15 |
| > <<< Note 334.36 by SALEM::MARKIEWICZ "enfant de l'Univers" >>>
> -< choo...choo... >-
>
> I'd like to cross Canada by train. Get to Silverdale, WA to visit
> my son and daughter-in-law for a few days, do Hurricane Ridge, and
> ferry over to Victoria again. Then cross the USA by train to get
> home. Should take about 3 weeks and I'm sure I could manage to
> spend $5k.
>
> Rose
Might as well, might as well:-)
geoff
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334.38 | not this year.... | JUPITR::BERSEY | | Tue Feb 23 1993 22:35 | 6 |
| re:334.10
colorado .....
not this year there's a BOYCOTT ..............
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334.39 | | CXDOCS::BARNES | | Wed Feb 24 1993 11:40 | 17 |
| actually I wish more people would boycott our state... not for the
reasons that are being used now, that's utterly stupid IMO
our economy is TOO dependant on tourisim, and everyone bitches
about the tourists when they do come. BTW no one boycotted the denver
deadshows after amd 2 passed. and is anyone boycotting Celestial
Seasons tea?? Sorry, as much as I detest Amd 2, and as much as I back
DEC for supporting the Clarification Amd, I think the boycott is
stupid. If a boycott is relevant to the issue, than fer cris sakes
boycott the areas that voted FOR the Amd, like Colo Springs...(got too
much traffic here already %^) ) and NOT the whole state.
on a side note to this issue, i have a friend from NY that is
advocating the NEW "I (heart) New York" bumper stickers that say
"You (heart) New York? Take I-70 east"...no offense to New Yorkers.
rfb
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334.40 | ? | ROCK::ROCK::FROMM | Nothing's worth nothing, but it's free. | Wed Feb 24 1993 11:45 | 11 |
| > on a side note to this issue, i have a friend from NY that is
> advocating the NEW "I (heart) New York" bumper stickers that say
> "You (heart) New York? Take I-70 east"...no offense to New Yorkers.
i don't get this; what's the significance of taking I-70 east? where does it
lead? I-90 runs thru NY and MA, I-80 is in northern PA, and I-76 is in
southern PA, so there's no way there can be an I-70 anywhere near NY; where
does it lead to? DC? or am i totally missing the point?
confused,
- rich
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334.41 | | CXDOCS::BARNES | | Wed Feb 24 1993 11:49 | 5 |
| I-70 leaves Denver and heads east...THE way to get to NY from Colo
unless you are leaving from Stapelton Int. Airport...
I don't feel so bad about not getting the CLARK joke in Thought For the
Day note now %^)
rfb
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334.42 | ok, so i'm reading into this too much | ROCK::ROCK::FROMM | Nothing's worth nothing, but it's free. | Wed Feb 24 1993 12:08 | 13 |
| > I-70 leaves Denver and heads east...THE way to get to NY from Colo
maybe it's how you start heading to NY, but i don't see how it can get all
the way there; does it terminate somewhere before the coast by running into
another interstate? the x0 interstates head east-west, with I-90 being the
all the way north and I-10 being all the way south; the x5 interstates head
north-south, with I-95 being all the way east and I-5? being all the way west;
anyway, i can continue to spout useless highway knowledge, but i'll get to
my point; if I-80 is entirely south of NY, then there's no way that I-70 can
hit NY; does it merge with something else (something around I-74, perhaps)
somewhere in Ohio?
/r
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334.43 | | CXDOCS::BARNES | | Wed Feb 24 1993 12:17 | 7 |
| beats me Rich! %^)...it's just a bumpersticker....I lived back east
once...in upstate NY, Niagra Falls, when I was in the 9th grade...
otherthanthat, I am TOTALLY CLUE-LESS
about anywhere back-east, hence my cynicism sometimes...no offense
intended to anyone back east anywhere
ignorint rfb
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334.44 | | RAISE::GLADU | | Wed Feb 24 1993 12:24 | 18 |
| re: Note 334.43 by CXDOCS::BARNES
>I lived back east once...in upstate NY, Niagra Falls,
NIAGRA FALLS!!!?...
slowly I turn...
inch by inch...
step by step...
:-)
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334.45 | | SLOHAN::FIELDS | and we'd go Running On Faith | Wed Feb 24 1993 12:25 | 1 |
| woooo wooo woooo
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334.46 | | CXDOCS::BARNES | | Wed Feb 24 1993 12:41 | 13 |
| yep Niagra Falls. those were the days when we'd skip school from N.
Tonawanda High School (across the street from Love Canal and the
Iriquios Tonawanda Indian res) drive acroos the border into Canada
knowing on the way back we'd be stopped and searched by the border
patrol, being the
freaks we were, have all the seats removed from the car, everything
stripped from the trunk and then be told we'd haveta put everything
back together...we'd laugh and carry on bigtime, tourists eyes poppin
out at the freaks being searched. Fun times for a kid with no cares.
rfb
BTW...what song izat Ger?
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334.47 | | RAISE::GLADU | | Wed Feb 24 1993 12:44 | 3 |
| It's not a song, it's a 3 stooges skit. :-)
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334.48 | Raise my freak flag...HIGH!! | SHKDWN::TAYLOR | Nothing shakin' | Fri Feb 26 1993 12:48 | 15 |
| RE: 334.46
�patrol, being the
�freaks we were, have all the seats removed from the car, everything
�stripped from the trunk and then be told we'd haveta put everything
Freaks! There's a word you don't hear too much any more! Back in those days,
when we were asked why we were stopped (by the cops) for no apparent reason,
we'd say, "long hair."
Bill
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334.49 | strange op. ? | ZENDIA::FERGUSON | Your recipe is so tasty | Wed Sep 15 1993 11:56 | 16 |
| OK, another one of those opinion-type questions.
Ok, pretend that you've been to austria and germany in the last
12 months and you spent 10 days there. Also, pretend that you've
never spent time in england and scotland.
where would you go for 12 days?
England/Scotland?
-or-
Belgium/France/Germany/Austria maybe italy?
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334.50 | | ROADKL::INGALLS | may the four winds blow you home again | Wed Sep 15 1993 12:03 | 7 |
|
Not among your list
But I would love to spend time either in
Portugal/Spain/Marakesh or the French/Swiss Alps
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334.51 | In Englands green and pleasant land | WOTVAX::HODGESM | Back in 5 minutes | Wed Sep 15 1993 12:44 | 5 |
|
It must be England
Mick. 8-)
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334.52 | | MONTOR::GNPIKE::HANNAN | Beyond description... | Wed Sep 15 1993 12:49 | 16 |
| I've been to Germany/Austria, and then I went to England for
work trips. I *loved* Germany/Austria bigtime! Same for England.
I would not want to be without my fantastic experience in England.
Therefore, if it's on the list, I'd go to England/Scotland for the
12 days. GREAT brew for sure! I'd arrive in England and map out
a route that would include Bath, Stonehendge, Wales (try the Felenfoel
Ale!), and then head towards the northern border of Scotland staying
at B+B's and Inn's along the way. Get in some cities like London for
a day or so, Edinburg, and mostly soak up the country life.
That would be a helluva trip!
If I had my choice for a 3rd trip, Belgium would be on top of the list.
Ken
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334.53 | ask and ye shall recieve... | STRATA::DWEST | reality is not... | Wed Sep 15 1993 13:51 | 7 |
|
UK and Ireland (though you didn't mention the Emerald Isle) for me
thanks... i like Edinburgh a LOT more than London though London was
cool too... never been to Ireland but i want to go see where my family
comes from...
da ve
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334.54 | | AKOCOA::SMITH_D | So many roads tease my soul | Wed Sep 15 1993 14:11 | 5 |
|
I'd be runnin on top a' water to get o'er to England/Scotland.
but I'm biased as I hear I have ancestory in both those
countries.....
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334.55 | | MONTOR::GNPIKE::HANNAN | Beyond description... | Wed Sep 15 1993 14:13 | 4 |
| I've been to Northern Ireland too, most recently, but I'd just
assume forget about it... :-(
Ken
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334.56 | My itinerary | POWDML::MACINTYRE | | Wed Sep 15 1993 14:36 | 27 |
| Fly to London, spending three or four days sightseeing in the city as
well as Salisbury (Stonehenge) and Winchester/Stratford-upon-Avon.
Check out the usual things such as St Paul's, Tower of London, Royal
Museum...Lot's of pubs and ethnic food type places.
Take an overnight sleeper train to Edinburg and visit around there.
Edinburg is one of the most beautiful cities on the planet. Rent a car
there and tool around, visiting pubs, breweries, wiskey distilleries.
Follow east coast north, enjoy the scenery, maybe stop at St Andrew's.
Tour through the Cairngorm Mtns and do a wee bit o'hill walking.
Visit and/or stay over in Avimore or Inverness. Inverness has a cool
performing arts center with Sunday afternoon jazz (at least they used
to.)
Curl over to Fort William and climb Ben Nevis (highest peak in the UK).
Continue south checking out Loch Lomond (heaven on earth) then take
ferry over to Glasgow. Catch a concert there then back to Edinburg to
drop off car. Take train to Preswick airport (about 2 hrs from
Edinburg) for return trip home.
Check the SCOTLAND notes file for tips, addresses for info, phone
numbers and all kinds of good stuff.
Marv
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334.57 | more on edinbugh... | STRATA::DWEST | reality is not... | Wed Sep 15 1993 14:52 | 7 |
| Edinbugh also hosts an international arts festival every year which is
way cool... ithink it's in september but i don't really recall...
something to look into though... lots of art/music/stage shows etc...
and of course, all those wonderful pubs... :^)
da ve
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334.58 | | ZENDIA::FERGUSON | Your recipe is so tasty | Wed Sep 15 1993 17:26 | 30 |
| Well, we're already planning to go to Ireland for 1 week. It is
where to go after Ireland....
Ireland->Belgium (europe)
-or-
Ireland->England/Scotland
Deb heard so much about ireland from me and my irish friends (1 who is
in the states right now - i took him MT biking yesturday! he loved it!)
that she wants to go... plus, when i was there, i worked, slept, and
drank... not much sightseeing!!! working 12-14 hr days doesn't leave
much time to play....
I too have much roots in england/scotland; i'm 13th generation
american (ancestors came over the pond w/ william penn)... plus, the
ales are supposedf to be totally yummie.
BTW, we will be renting a car there. I tell ya, you can rent a car
cheaper in europe then in the states practically!! last year, in
germany, we rented a car for $185 for 10 DAYS! since i have a visa
gold card, i blow off the insurance...... i checked in the eurail
passes and they would have cost, for both of us, something like $500
for 10 days, then you're tied down to a schedule, etc... as long
as you arrange your car rental _from_ the US, it is cheap going; of
course, you do pay $45 to fill it up w/ petrol vs. $12 for the same
car in the states...
keep the opinions comin' ...
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334.59 | I'd go to sleep... | SALES::GKELLER | The 2nd guarantees the rest | Wed Sep 15 1993 17:33 | 3 |
| I'd pay off a few of my bills and sleep for three weeks!
Geoff
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334.60 | Party till it gets old and in the way... | CARROL::YOUNG | where is this place in space??? | Wed Sep 15 1993 18:14 | 2 |
| Payin' off the bill's is a good idea...but if i had that much time off
with my girl friend, i don't know how much sleep i'd get...*;')
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334.61 | | ZENDIA::FERGUSON | Your recipe is so tasty | Wed Sep 15 1993 18:21 | 7 |
| Sleep on a vaca??? no way!!!
i'll worry about sleep _after_ the vaca :-)
snoozin'_at_the_terminal-JC
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334.62 | Sleep is vacation... | SALES::GKELLER | The 2nd guarantees the rest | Thu Sep 16 1993 09:46 | 13 |
| > <<< Note 334.60 by CARROL::YOUNG "where is this place in space???" >>>
> -< Party till it gets old and in the way... >-
>
> Payin' off the bill's is a good idea...but if i had that much time off
> with my girl friend, i don't know how much sleep i'd get...*;')
With 2 kids and 3 jobs between the 2 of us sleep is a rare commodity.
RE: JC. SLEEP IS A VACATION:-)
Geoff_who_makes_sure_he_gets_a_solid_8_minutes_sleep_a_night_to_keep_up_his_
Strength_or_whatever
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334.63 | I've 'ave a pint 'o lager and a birdie | POWDML::MACINTYRE | | Thu Sep 16 1993 09:46 | 21 |
| re .60
Hey rfb, how did you access the system using CARROL::YOUNG's account?
Actually, since .60 didn't contain even one reference to beer or
trout I knew it really wasn't rfb. :-)
re jc,
One other thing to consider is renting a movie. One of my alltime
fav's is one called "Local Hero". Gives a fanciful look at Scotland
through the eye's of an American named "MacIntyre". :-)
Speaking of movies (we were weren't we?), check out another one
called "Gregory's Girl". Also set in Scotland, it shows a bit of how
life is for a group of young working-class Scots.
Marv_who_may_have_set_a_personal_record_for_using_the_letters_*W*_
_and_*E*_in_a_single_sentence
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334.64 | though I always pick up a Scottish accent after watching these ;-) | QUARRY::petert | rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty | Thu Sep 16 1993 11:59 | 9 |
| Both Local Hero and Gregory's Girl were done by the same guy. Stephen
Foster comes to mind, but I'm not 100% certain. If you noticed,
Gregory is one of the band members in Local Hero. He may also be
the one that developed the crush on the girl with webbed feet, but
that might have been someone else. The same director also did
Comfort and Joy, which is about an Ice Cream war in Scotland. Sounds
a bit unexciting, but it was pretty good.
PeterT
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334.65 | | CXDOCS::BARNES | | Thu Sep 16 1993 13:23 | 6 |
| re .63
with a head full of psudofeds and caffiene,,,it took me a couple of
"What the ....?" before i realized what you were talkin about, Marv!
But CARROL::YOUNG DOES have a good point! %^)
^^^^^
rfb (mmmmmmmm....trout and stout!!! )
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334.66 | Blunted Points for me... | CARROL::YOUNG | where is this place in space??? | Thu Sep 16 1993 14:13 | 4 |
| Ahhhh....well my POINT is a little BLUNTED right now, but i'm sure i
could sharpen it up for that three week stint....*;'"
dugo
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334.67 | | CXDOCS::BARNES | | Thu Sep 16 1993 14:42 | 4 |
| jeez...I'm so full of psudofeds I didn;t even realize that
CARROL::YOUNG was dougo...time to go home...
rfb
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334.68 | | BIODTL::JC | Nothing like a good dose of the Dead | Mon Oct 11 1993 12:13 | 12 |
| ok, lets just say that all of a sudden, you're on a plane to ireland and
you're gonna stay in ireland for 1 week with a rental car. where would
ya go? what would you make a point seeing?
lets further imagine that after 1 week in ireland, you get on the plane to
head back home and discover that it accidently left you in england and all
the flights were booked solid for 16 more days.... and, since the airline
messed up, they just happened to give you a rental car and some money for
you to tour around england and scotland. where would ya go? how would you
spend 16 days? what sights would you go and see???
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334.69 | my 2 cents | STRATA::DWEST | reality is not... | Mon Oct 11 1993 13:34 | 17 |
| though i've never been to Ireland so i can't say from experience, i
would go first to Tralle (only to see where some of my relatives come
from) and then drive down the west cost (same reason) checking out some
of the small towns...
and they tell me Dingle is gorgeous...
if on the other island, :^) i would probably drive way up north to the
highlands and then come back through Edinburgh... i had such a great
time in that city when i was there... maybe try and see some of the
islands too... i'm not sure if i'd head for stonehenge or not... it
would be neat to see though... prolly spend a day or two in London
just becuz and do touristy things... visit Mmme Toussaud's again...
the tower... buckingham palace (the changing of the guard was pretty
cool) and all that stuff...
da ve
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334.70 | | POWDML::MACINTYRE | | Mon Oct 11 1993 14:29 | 9 |
| Didn't we do this a month or two ago?
I like I replied with a fantasy itinerary in here but maybe it was
another conference.
Am I lewzinit?
Marv
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334.71 | | SLOHAN::FIELDS | Strange Brew | Mon Oct 11 1993 14:44 | 1 |
| naa you're not lozinit....JC is....he keeps changing the country ! :')
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334.72 | | CXDOCS::BARNES | | Mon Oct 11 1993 14:49 | 4 |
| SOmehow he keeps gettin more money, too!
%^)
broke_rfb
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334.73 | Broke over here too... | SALES::GKELLER | be alert, we need more lerts | Mon Oct 11 1993 15:15 | 9 |
| > <<< Note 334.72 by CXDOCS::BARNES >>>
>
> SOmehow he keeps gettin more money, too!
> %^)
>
> broke_rfb
That's only because he doesn't have kids:-)
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334.74 | | NAC::TRAMP::GRADY | Short arms, and deep pockets... | Mon Oct 11 1993 15:21 | 5 |
|
Yet.
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334.75 | You only live once, so make it good! | BIODTL::JC | Nothing like a good dose of the Dead | Mon Oct 11 1993 16:47 | 1 |
| no kids, cheap rent, older used cars = more $$ for fun!
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334.76 | not a dink. a dionk: Dual Income, One Nice Kid! | CSCMA::M_PECKAR | that would be something | Mon Oct 11 1993 17:06 | 3 |
|
sh*t, that reminds me: My kid turned Two yesterday! Man, time sure flies....
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334.77 | | CXDOCS::BARNES | | Mon Oct 11 1993 17:23 | 1 |
| happy happy!
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334.78 | | AKOCOA::SMITH_D | twenty four and there's so much more | Mon Oct 11 1993 17:30 | 7 |
|
Wow Fog!!!!! 2 years already.....
"where does the time go?"
Now I'm starting to feel old!
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334.79 | | NAC::TRAMP::GRADY | Short arms, and deep pockets... | Mon Oct 11 1993 20:50 | 3 |
| C'mon, Deane, I have socks older than you....;-)
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334.80 | | AKOCOA::SMITH_D | twenty four and there's so much more | Tue Oct 12 1993 09:59 | 4 |
|
Notice that I said "feel old" ;-)
Oooooo
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334.81 | :-) | CSCMA::M_PECKAR | that would be something | Tue Oct 12 1993 11:28 | 4 |
|
Yabbut, tim, you, er, carry them well...
bustin'_up_over_here..
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334.82 | | NAC::TRAMP::GRADY | Short arms, and deep pockets... | Tue Oct 12 1993 11:30 | 3 |
| Thanks, Fog...and happy birthday to Charlie-O...!!!
tim
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334.83 | Ireland Info | SIOG::OSULLIVAN_D | B� c�ramach, a leanbh | Thu Oct 14 1993 08:01 | 7 |
| JC
Take a look in the Celt notesfile (TALLIS::CELT) for ideas on what to
do in Ireland and feel free to mail me if you require any further
details.
-Dermot
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