"For there is always light, if only we are brave enough to see it. If only we are brave enough to be it." Amanda Gorman
"When Fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross"
Madrid of course - and don't miss Toledo, Consuegra, and Segovia.
Madrid - Plaza Mayor, the palace and cathedral, Plaza de Sol, and the Prado
Toledo - the whole city
Consuegra - famous windmills and castle. Good little pub in the town's market.
Segovia - plaza, cathedral, castle and the aqueduct.
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jpx7 (03-09-2016)
Will have to look into those places
oddly enough, might not spend much time in Madrid as of right now
"For there is always light, if only we are brave enough to see it. If only we are brave enough to be it." Amanda Gorman
"When Fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross"
there are people that don't like art?
i mean, i could understand not liking "modern art" though
"For there is always light, if only we are brave enough to see it. If only we are brave enough to be it." Amanda Gorman
"When Fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross"
jpx7 (03-09-2016)
Are you flying into Madrid?
Leaving for Shanghai in two hours; thought I'd check back in on this thread.
Sad to read I may have missed the best window to visit Anatolia—but it does seem about the ideal juncture to visit Myanmar: a lot less restrictions, but still not a lot of rampant reminders of the Occident.
"For all his tattooings he was on the whole a clean, comely looking cannibal."
BedellBrave (03-09-2016)
jpx7 (03-21-2016)
Myanmar is one of the most welcoming places I've ever visited. Just amazing.
Please don't go and ruin it.
"For all his tattooings he was on the whole a clean, comely looking cannibal."
BedellBrave (07-31-2017)
Working on plans for a trip to Europe in a couple of months - including stops in Lithuania and Ukraine.
Hiked Mt Elbert—tallest in Colorado, second only to Whitney in the non-Alaska division—the other day. Some pretty cool places in this part of the world, too.
"For all his tattooings he was on the whole a clean, comely looking cannibal."
Runnin (10-13-2016)
Just returned from five days summitting Whitney and trekking down into the inner Sierras a bit. Really whet my appetite for an even lengthier backpacking trip; currently hoping to do the full John Muir Trail next summer.
"For all his tattooings he was on the whole a clean, comely looking cannibal."
57Brave (07-31-2017), BedellBrave (07-31-2017)
Enjoying Ukraine as we speak.
"For all his tattooings he was on the whole a clean, comely looking cannibal."
I love Poland. Warsaw is a special city. It brims with cosmopolitan modernity yet is still coated in a kind of gritty Soviet-era rust with the Rudnev's Palac Kultury looming over the entire city (and man, coming from somebody who is infatuated with Stalinist architecture, it's just ... a chillingly gorgeous edifice). Gdansk is worth the short journey, as are Katowice/Krakow ... but Warsaw is hard to beat. I feel like I've had this conversation on here before, though, maybe even with you.
I had a trip to Kiev scheduled during the winter of 2013/2014 but opted to take a detour given the civil unrest going on there at the time. I would have been there pretty much exactly when **** hit in the fan in mid-January '14 ... but I still wish I had just sucked it up. Was in and out of Greece the preceding two years during the austerity protests/riots and never felt remotely unsafe. Even with a hotel two blocks from Syntagma and multiple experiences with tear gas and riot police. The Greeks are good people. Their food is even better. But I digress.
Am curious to hear from Bedell about the current state of affairs in Ukraine.
The Baltic states are next on my European wishlist, although no trip planned yet. I'd like to do a winter month or two in Helsinki, too.
I was slated to return to Asia in early October (Japan again, Korea, Singapore, maybe Bangkok/KL) for a long solo vacation, but it looks like I'm going to be moving back down South to Atlanta in a few weeks so that particular itinerary now looks very iffy. Still, I'm not one to throw away nonrefundable tickets.
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Runnin (08-03-2017)
Have any of y'all been to Antarctica? I'm trying to pin down a decent boat/cruise to get there at a somewhat reasonable price and having some issues i guess finding that. lol
was curious if any of y'all have gone and what boat and cost etc etc etc
edit: Antarctica didn't work out. hope to maybe make it next season
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"For there is always light, if only we are brave enough to see it. If only we are brave enough to be it." Amanda Gorman
"When Fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross"
just jumped on that Emriates companion deal from NYC to Milan that expires today
a small group of us are going to Oktoberfest in Munich this year
"For there is always light, if only we are brave enough to see it. If only we are brave enough to be it." Amanda Gorman
"When Fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross"