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  1. On 6/30/2025 at 9:26 AM, LCHorn said:

    So we're thinking of an October France trip and I'm favoring 5 days in Paris and 3 days somewhere else in France that's smaller but close enough to get back in time to fly out.

    My wife thinks 5 days in Paris is too much (bear in mind she's been twice without me, first time for me).  I can't imagine 5 days is nearly enough time in one of the worlds greatest cities.  

    Anyone want to make recommendations on anything in particular?  @PenelopeWitherspoon?  We don't really have a budget but I'm not spending $3k a night on a hotel that we'll be using to sleep and shower and that's it.  

    I've been all over France and the least favorite place I went was.....Paris.

    Most favorite: anywhere along the south of France from Nimes to Cassis (about to test that theory from Cannes to Cinque Terre)

    to answer your question, take the train (with champagne, snacks and a deck of cards) spend a night or two in Normandy, specifically Bayeux (Hôtel Reine Mathilde)

    there are fantastic restaurants like La Rapière 

    gotta give it two days, a day trip is not enough, this guide is absolutely 5 star https://alliedvictorytours.com/

     

  2. 5 hours ago, field said:

    Just got back from Paris and Nice.  Ended up enjoying Nice a bit more than I expected.  Did a beach club day at Castel Plage which we enjoyed.  Highly recommend if you want to do a beach day in Nice.  Beaches in Nice are rock, which takes some getting used to.  Water is warm and nice.  There are sand beaches a train ride away, but we didn't feel like making the trip.  Bocca Mar is another nice beach club on the boardwalk in Nice.

    Toured Eze, which is cool, and had lunch at La Chevre d'Or.  Expensive but kick ass views and food (Michelin stars and all).

    Boat day to Cannes and the islands was probably our favorite.

    Restaurants - we'd heard about La Cucina and decided to try it.  It only has like six tables all serviced by one waiter and doesn't take reservations.  We waited an hour for a table with a bottle of wine.  Best meal on the trip.  Totally worth it.  Also ate at Carmela twice.  Very good food and highly recommended.  Had seafood at Peixes and hated it.  Nice is so close to Italy that it felt like more restaurants were Italian than French.     

    I greatly appreciate this report sir. We are doing Nice 4 nights, Cinque Terre 4 nights, then Sanremo one night and Nice again the last night.

  3. On 6/19/2025 at 1:49 PM, Baboontyme said:

    Ok making progress on the transfer and car rental front.

    Carm is setting me up with airport to ferry (plus bottle water for the family and a dos x for me), ferry tickets, pick up from ferry and transport to American car rental at the airport. There is a shuttle from the car rental to take us back to the airport. 

    I booked the car online, I booked the full size with a manual. To my surprise they didn't take a credit card for the reservation. If I pay in advance through the site, am I going to get beaten up with the exchange rate? 

    Speaking of, I recall reading in this thread about not using your cc to pay for stuff on the island. I hate carrying cash. That really my only option? Also not thrilled with the idea of having to stop at a grocery store or bank to pull out a bunch of cash once we land. I don't mind a lazy tax of a few bucks if I can exchange at a bank before I leave, but a couple hundred bucks lazy tax is a bridge too far. What is my best bet? 

    There is a money exchange directly across the street from the ferry,  it’s in a little booth outside a store, it has a good exchange rate

    On 6/21/2025 at 6:26 PM, Baboontyme said:

    Yeah the transfer companies were quite clear on that. 😂 It's plastered all over their websites and called out again in bold on the confirmation they sent me.. 

    just go all the way outside and look for the pillar with a C on it. They’re usually right there.

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  4. 23 hours ago, SimonBolivar said:

    Another excellent trip and the locals were back to being as friendly as they were a decade or so ago. We really had excellent service at all three of Mahache (first time for us here), North Garden, and Abuelos. Also had fun searching through Super Aki, Oxxo, and convenience stores looking for some Churrumais that the wife was craving. We ended up finding it at one of the small tiendas in an alleyway where we bought them out.    

    Abuelos was especially over the top great with the whole family, dog (x2), and cat greeting us. 

    I forgot about Abuelos, that's a good spot too

  5. On 6/5/2025 at 6:16 PM, midtown said:

    Does anyone have fishing recs for roatan Honduras?

    Absolutely. Wahoo Slayer. We caught wahoo and tuna.

    On 6/11/2025 at 2:59 PM, BearSchlong said:

    Ok dumb question time.

    Do you right-handed people use left hand cranked baitcasters/spinning reels? I cast lefty and crank righty, does that mean I fish left or right-handed? Same with fly rods.

    I ask because dad was right handed and after he died I had to convert a dozen spinning reels to RH crank.

    I suspect I’m about to convert a half dozen fly reels/spools to the same.

    But if I go search “baitcasting reels” everything comes up, generally speaking, with RH cranks.

    So am I really a RH fisherman or was dad a righty who fished lefty?

    Legit question as I consider myself lefty but I golf righty and throw/catch lefty. And I know I’m goofy AF because that's how I skateboard/snowboard.

    spin - cast right, reel left

    bait - cast both, reel right

    On 6/12/2025 at 8:04 PM, justhookit said:

    Long version. Not sure we will ever top this one. This fish tail walked more than I’ve ever seen.

     

    Your captain and drone operator deserve a medal, that is fantastic

  6. On 6/4/2025 at 11:45 AM, Litig8r said:

    Go to Antibes if you feel like heading west, if not take a day trip to Monte Carlo to look at the the $$$.  Train to Genoa then up to Milan.  Wonderful sights in Milan...of the female type.  From Milan go to Lake Como and work your way back.

    yeah I'm doing Antibes and Eze for sure, Saint Tropez, then San Remo, Italy and thinking about taking the train to Cinque Terre for a few days

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  7. On 6/6/2025 at 11:29 AM, El Tri said:

    going for 4 days in late june and staying in the southern most point of the island (never stayed down there before)

    couple of questions: 

    recommendations of restaurants near there (also can be near north beach)

    how much would a taxi be to take me to north beach?

    north to south should be around $10

    restaurants - south Bastos, middle Rosa Sirena, barrio El Varadero, north Mahache or Javi's the day they have the show (Thursday?), North Garden/Grill Garden

    happy hour - rooftop of Hotel Secreto, trust me here bro be there an hour before sunset 

    beach club - Palapa Leidy (ask for Kenji, tell him his best friend from Austin sent you) massages there too

    the Joint is overpriced meh now, go to Borracho Burro

  8. I've eaten oysters in Bayeux, France (Normandy).

    I've eaten oysters at Hog Island many times. Love the kumamotos.

    I've eaten oysters in Portland, Maine. I'll be eating oysters in Portland, Oregon starting tomorrow from Cannon Beach to Hood River.

    I ate oysters at Perla's on Tuesday and Clark's on Friday.

    Last month I ate oysters at Acme and Royal House.

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  9. if we are just talking about home defense (no carry) get granny a basic S&W 686 revolver and load it with 38SPL Hornady Critical Defense Lite and she'll have no trouble shooting it

    a light revolver with a 2 inch barrel (like an S&W airweight) might offend granny's senses 

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  10. On 5/8/2025 at 12:27 PM, field said:

    Heading to Paris and then Nice next month with the family.  Any recs on beach clubs or restaurants in and around Nice?

    Love to hear about Nice when you return. I've got a trip there in August. Will spend a few days there and then I'm wide open on what to do. No limits, just have to be back in Nice 10 days later. Head east along the coastline into Italy towards Genoa? up to Switzerland? Anyone have suggestions? 

  11. I batted for the cycle on Sunday with a rat snake, two red ears, a spotted whiptail, house gecko, and a leopard frog. And I wasn't even looking for them.

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  12. Make weed illegal

    makes more weed dealers

    makes more drug rips

    makes more murders

    The #1 reason for murders in my populous cenTex county is drug rips of WEED (specifically) dealers. Dealer getting killed. Robber getting killed. Felony murder rule getting applied in the most fantastic ways, like robber who didn’t fire a shot charged with murder of dead co-robber killed by dealer; dealer shoots at robber, misses and kills his friend, robber charged with murder. Castle Doctrine chaos
     

    so we have that to look forward to

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  13. Dove hunting South Texas. Two steps directly on the back of a four footer will make you feel alive and light on your feet. 

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  14. On 5/12/2025 at 4:09 PM, South Austin said:

    I'd probably shit my pants if I saw a coral snek, though I've read that as toxic as their venom is, bites are rare because they are pretty non-aggressive unless you try to handle one.

    I've barehanded one. Don't recommend it unless you know what you're doing, they are wormy fast little bastards

    On 5/12/2025 at 7:55 PM, thunderlounge said:

    And rear fanged, to boot.

    nope, front fixed fang elapid

    On 5/16/2025 at 12:28 PM, High Plains Drifter said:

     

    snake color palette matches the clothing of the course official. Or should I say the clothing of the course official matches the snake. 

     

    snake people, what the hell kind of snake is that? Indigo?

    eastern rat

    On 5/17/2025 at 1:28 PM, HiggyBaby said:

    Rat snake? IMG_4980.thumb.jpeg.607cc8803e33267bb45a8f94fe7c9636.jpeg

    hard to tell from the pic, not giving me a strong western rat vibe but rather a prairie king or great plains rat or even glossy snake, need to see better pic but I'd damn sure pick it up if I saw it, it's quite the specimen

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  15. those MFers grab me and my Yeti backpack every time, so I put old tightie whities at the top, they lose interest fast

    CARM or USA Transfers for the above question, used both many times

  16. 43 minutes ago, Codaxx said:

    that is not true. Texas beats ASU in regulation without that interception. Offense scored 17 pts in regulation. The offense was bad most of that game.. 

    After the opening TD drive (77 yards)

    Drive 2: 3 plays -2 yards

    Drive 3: 13 plays 72 yards

    Drive 4: 3 plays 5 yards

    Drive 5: 3 plays -3 yards

    Drive 6: 1 play -2 yards Safety

    Drive 7L 13 pays 76 yards TD

    Drive 8: 2 plays Int

    Drive: 9 35 yards missed FG

    5 of the 9 drives in regulation were 3 or less plays, that is gross. 

    They gave up 2 pts directly on the sack and game changing interception on 2nd and 4 that led to a TD. 

     

    the defense was gassed, we barely had the ball in the first half, they did their part

    I was at this game....one minute we were raising hell, high fiving, the next minute curled up in a fetal position on the ground crying, and then back again

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