where have you been

[mrwicked]

Headed to Vegas for a long weekend with 9 chicks and 2 of my buddies. Should be a blast. Limos and bottle service and strip clubs, oh my!

Plus that 6am, after being out all night drinking and gambling, drunken McGriddle from McDonald's. Nothing but the best!

[Blarg]

Hah,  9 chickens and a couple dudes in the cab with open containers is just Mexicans going to work. 

[ten ocho recon scout]

3 hours ago, Blarg said:

Hah,  9 chickens and a couple dudes in the cab with open containers is just Mexicans going to work. 

Bravo, blarg

[Blarg]

It appears from the entries in this thread that one of the few places @mrwicked has never been is work. 

[notherhalo]

Trying to plan an early Nov 4 day weekend in Montana. Going with a buddy and 2 new chicks.  Going to party in town/bars a night or two (Livingston/Bozeman?) and could use ideas on where's the best area to get a good cabin.

[mrwicked]

2 hours ago, Blarg said:

It appears from the entries in this thread that one of the few places @mrwicked has never been is work. 

haha.

i would write more but im running into a work meeting, the world's greatest POG empire isn't going to run itself you know.

[Blarg]

3 hours ago, notherhalo said:

Trying to plan an early Nov 4 day weekend in Montana. Going with a buddy and 2 new chicks.  Going to party in town/bars a night or two (Livingston/Bozeman?) and could use ideas on where's the best area to get a good cabin.

2 dudes,  a couple chickens and getting drunk in Bozeman,  Montana is just a regular Thursday in those parts. 

[ten ocho recon scout]

4 hours ago, notherhalo said:

Trying to plan an early Nov 4 day weekend in Montana. Going with a buddy and 2 new chicks.  Going to party in town/bars a night or two (Livingston/Bozeman?) and could use ideas on where's the best area to get a good cabin.

Was there awhile back, absolutely loved it. Bozeman is a really cool town. There's some fried chicken place that rocked. Don't remember the name, but ask a local, they'll know.

Yellowstone is real close, St least make a day trip.

[Tank]

2 hours ago, Blarg said:

2 dudes,  a couple chickens and getting drunk in Bozeman,  Montana is just a regular Thursday in those parts. 

stopped reading at 'chickens'.

[mtangelsfan]

On 9/15/2016 at 8:54 AM, notherhalo said:

Trying to plan an early Nov 4 day weekend in Montana. Going with a buddy and 2 new chicks.  Going to party in town/bars a night or two (Livingston/Bozeman?) and could use ideas on where's the best area to get a good cabin.

Bozeman is a great town.  College town, surrounded by mountains.  Can't get much better.  Livingston is meh.

[notherhalo]

9 hours ago, mtangelsfan said:

Bozeman is a great town.  College town, surrounded by mountains.  Can't get much better.  Livingston is meh.

Hey MT. Last time I was there, Livingston had a great restaurant and it was a picturesque, albeit kind of quiet town, but near Yellowstone.  How's Butte or Big Sky?  Any better nightlife than Bozeman (which I really liked).

wondering what's a cool area to rent a cabin, if you know one 

[ten ocho recon scout]

On 9/15/2016 at 1:34 PM, Tank said:

stopped reading at 'chickens'.

Lol! 

[mtangelsfan]

On September 16, 2016 at 6:31 PM, notherhalo said:

Hey MT. Last time I was there, Livingston had a great restaurant and it was a picturesque, albeit kind of quiet town, but near Yellowstone.  How's Butte or Big Sky?  Any better nightlife than Bozeman (which I really liked).

wondering what's a cool area to rent a cabin, if you know one 

Big sky is small.  Really nice but limited options.  Butte is a mining town.  I do not like like Butte at all.  Bozeman is the best in that area.  Missoula and Kallispell are really nice though.  The area around Flathead Lake is really nice

 

[NJHalo]

Major Score: I have been watching airfare from NY to Rome, then flying back from Venice. It was averaging @ $ 1700. On the recommendation of a friend, I looked at flying back from Milan. It was  a little less. Two days later, it dropped to $700, so I grabbed it. Next day, back up to $1700+.  Family of four, I was able to save $4000.

 

[Stradling]

Heading to Italy on Friday for two weeks.  We are flying into Rome and staying there for 3 days.  Then taking the train to Florence and hanging out in that area for 4 days, then up to Venice for 3 days, lastly back down to Rome for four days.  Should be a pretty decent honeymoon.  

[notherhalo]

49 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Heading to Italy on Friday for two weeks.  We are flying into Rome and staying there for 3 days.  Then taking the train to Florence and hanging out in that area for 4 days, then up to Venice for 3 days, lastly back down to Rome for four days.  Should be a pretty decent honeymoon.  

If you're into food you can get outside the city to smaller areas and find "0 kilometer" restaurants", whereupon everything they make is grown/killed within a kilometer.   It's way off the tourist map though.

[Stradling]

That's cool nother.   

[NJHalo]

We are renting a car for that reason, (and others). I don't want to miss anything along the route.

we will be doing what Strad is, but after Venice head to Lake Como or Lake Maggiore before flying home from Milan

6 hours ago, notherhalo said:

If you're into food you can get outside the city to smaller areas and find "0 kilometer" restaurants", whereupon everything they make is grown/killed within a kilometer.   It's way off the tourist map though.

 

[ten ocho recon scout]

On 9/18/2016 at 2:32 PM, NJHalo said:

Major Score: I have been watching airfare from NY to Rome, then flying back from Venice. It was averaging @ $ 1700. On the recommendation of a friend, I looked at flying back from Milan. It was  a little less. Two days later, it dropped to $700, so I grabbed it. Next day, back up to $1700+.  Family of four, I was able to save $4000.

 

Nice!

I'm sure nother, wicked and calscuf will agree, it's seriously worth it to look around at different airports in the same region if you want to save money.

Find the hub airports in Europe (Norwegian air being the greatest thing that's happened to humans since the dinosaurs died) and fly there, even if it's not your destination. Then catch the cheap as dirt puddle hopper flights to where you're going (or train it/rent a car)

[NJHalo]

1 hour ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Nice!

I'm sure nother, wicked and calscuf will agree, it's seriously worth it to look around at different airports in the same region if you want to save money.

Find the hub airports in Europe (Norwegian air being the greatest thing that's happened to humans since the dinosaurs died) and fly there, even if it's not your destination. Then catch the cheap as dirt puddle hopper flights to where you're going (or train it/rent a car)

I booked American Airlines thru British Air website. Codeshare definitely has it's quirkiness. Same seat on American Airlines plane, purchased on their website was significantly more. 

[ten ocho recon scout]

Did you buy your seats outright, or use credit card miles?

[Tank]

23 hours ago, Stradling said:

Heading to Italy on Friday for two weeks.  We are flying into Rome and staying there for 3 days.  Then taking the train to Florence and hanging out in that area for 4 days, then up to Venice for 3 days, lastly back down to Rome for four days.  Should be a pretty decent honeymoon.  

sounds like the trip of a lifetime, strad. hope it's amazing. just make sure you stop having sex for a few hours each day so you can see some of the sights.

[NJHalo]

2 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Did you buy your seats outright, or use credit card miles?

I purchased them outrighf

[notherhalo]

I found an app called "Skiplagged" that seems to search a few more regional carriers than does Expedia, Itasoftware, etc. Might be worth a shot if you are digging for local hops, no website I think just some phone app.

[mrwicked]

Back from Vegas. My liver hates me. Epic times regardless.