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Title: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: Endzone on Tue, 25 June 2013, 23:26:16
I've been to all 7 continents and Greenland and 47 of the 50 U.S. states.

Favorites:
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Melbourne, Australia
Savannah, Georgia, USA
Aruba
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: calavera on Tue, 25 June 2013, 23:33:49
Best place? I enjoyed driving/walking around Zion national park in Utah.
Grand canyon in Arizona left me speechless too.
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: iri on Wed, 26 June 2013, 02:52:58
in her bed.
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: Grim Fandango on Wed, 26 June 2013, 03:01:23
It is not the most interesting place I have ever been. But I spent 3 months on the island La Palma, and I think it was the most peaceful I have ever been.
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: noisyturtle on Wed, 26 June 2013, 03:15:25
India was pretty mind blowing, like another world. Specifically way south in the Tamil Nadu region. I don't know if it was the best place I've ever been, but certainly the most memorable and interesting.
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: tp4tissue on Wed, 26 June 2013, 03:56:19
United States of America..

Cheap food, Cheap Gasoline, NEARLY free obama care, Clean environment, INTERNETZ,
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: WhiteFireDragon on Wed, 26 June 2013, 04:05:04
Hawaii. I always thought all the nice paradise pictures you see online were edited or touched up to make the photos look nice, but it's exactly like in real life.
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: tipo33 on Wed, 26 June 2013, 04:33:01
in her bed.

The bed was the best place?
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: rowdy on Wed, 26 June 2013, 05:04:47
United States of America..

Cheap food, Cheap Gasoline, NEARLY free obama care, Clean environment, INTERNETZ,

You missed Ergo Doxes ;)
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: esoomenona on Wed, 26 June 2013, 05:50:10
The best place I've ever been was anywhere, as long as it was with you.
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: rowdy on Wed, 26 June 2013, 05:58:18
The best place I've ever been was anywhere, as long as it was with you.

You're so sweet :)
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: Riddixk51PB on Wed, 26 June 2013, 06:56:00
Favorites:
Miami, FL
Las Vegas, NV
Anywhere in Colorado, USA
Washington, D.C.
Malibu, California USA
Charleston, SC, USA
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: SpAmRaY on Wed, 26 June 2013, 07:02:47
I've been to all 7 continents and Greenland and 47 of the 50 U.S. states.

Favorites:
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Melbourne, Australia
Savannah, Georgia, USA
Aruba


You really get around!!

Seriously I want some backstory man, CIA, Peace Corps, Spy, Company Mascot, International Comedian?
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: CPTBadAss on Wed, 26 June 2013, 07:17:33
Hong Kong, China
Tokyo, Japan
Penang, Malaysia
New York City
Seattle

Don't make me pick one place....I don't think I can. Also any place I met moose at :P
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: Tarzan on Wed, 26 June 2013, 07:22:20
Portland, OR.

I left ten years ago, still miss it.

Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: fohat.digs on Wed, 26 June 2013, 08:21:00
Hawaii. I always thought all the nice paradise pictures you see online were edited or touched up to make the photos look nice, but it's exactly like in real life.

Exactly this. I hope to go back one day.
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: tp4tissue on Wed, 26 June 2013, 11:30:27
Hawaii. I always thought all the nice paradise pictures you see online were edited or touched up to make the photos look nice, but it's exactly like in real life.

Exactly this. I hope to go back one day.


I agree it's a great place for those "photos"... but all the sweating... even if you're not doing anything.. all the sweating... I couldn't enjoy myself due to all the sweating... and this wasn't even when I was really really fat...
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: jcrouse on Wed, 26 June 2013, 11:40:30
Hawaii for me also. Went with a friend, for free, got off the plane, took a taxi and immediately rented two Harleys ($119 per day). Cruised the big insland in style for four days. Was awesome. I think the laid back attitudes was the best part.
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: tp4tissue on Wed, 26 June 2013, 11:42:01
Hawaii for me also. Went with a friend, for free, got off the plane, took a taxi and immediately rented two Harleys ($119 per day). Cruised the big insland in style for four days. Was awesome. I think the laid back attitudes was the best part.

they're not laid back.. they're lethargic because of the heat, if they had to do anything intense, they'd sweat to death. 

Deep down they're the same human beings who are total jerks given a cooler climate.
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: quickcrx702 on Wed, 26 June 2013, 13:07:39
Favorites:
Miami, FL
Las Vegas, NV
Anywhere in Colorado, USA
Washington, D.C.
Malibu, California USA
Charleston, SC, USA

LOL your list has some of the places that I hate most.  I don't like Vegas because the technology sector here sucks and that's what I do for a living, I want to move back to California but my wife likes it here.  I don't like Miami because it reminded me of a tropical Vegas, which makes sense considering I was there working on a project for a Vegas hospitality industry client expanding out there.  Driving around in Washington DC is just retarded if you are used to cities designed in a grid pattern.  Seriously, one way roundabouts EVERYWHERE that change direction depending on the time of the day?  I'd rather sit at a stop light.  A DC local told me that the roads were originally designed to be confusing on purpose in case we ever got invaded, so I guess job well done.  Colorado seems like it would be a cool place to do some outdoor activities, and I hear they have some of the best crab in the country in Charleston, so I would probably agree with you there.  You should stop by Vegas this weekend, the weather will be nice.  The forecast says 117 degrees, but depending on where you are in the city it gets hotter.  LOL at least I don't live in Arizona where they get into the 120s.  I remember coming back to 115 degree weather from 125 in Lake Havasu, and feeling glad about the "cooler" weather.

Favorite places I have been:
Pretty much any major city in California in or around the San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Sacramento metro areas.
Palawan, Philippines
Negril, Jamaica
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: quickcrx702 on Wed, 26 June 2013, 13:10:48
Hawaii for me also. Went with a friend, for free, got off the plane, took a taxi and immediately rented two Harleys ($119 per day). Cruised the big insland in style for four days. Was awesome. I think the laid back attitudes was the best part.

they're not laid back.. they're lethargic because of the heat, if they had to do anything intense, they'd sweat to death. 

Deep down they're the same human beings who are total jerks given a cooler climate.

Not to mention a lot of the locals really don't like people from the mainland and some make it pretty obvious, they just tolerate them for the revenue they bring in.
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: tricheboars on Wed, 26 June 2013, 15:36:03
Freetown Liberia
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: baldgye on Wed, 26 June 2013, 15:39:13
I've only done a little traveling within Europe, but I really like Italy.
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: noisyturtle on Wed, 26 June 2013, 17:24:31
Colorado is by far the best of the 5 states I've lived in, although Boston is the best city.
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: Endzone on Wed, 26 June 2013, 18:30:00
I've been to all 7 continents and Greenland and 47 of the 50 U.S. states.

Favorites:
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Melbourne, Australia
Savannah, Georgia, USA
Aruba


You really get around!!

Seriously I want some backstory man, CIA, Peace Corps, Spy, Company Mascot, International Comedian?

Radio officer on U.S. merchant tanker ships from 1987 to 1995.  We loaded diesel and jet fuel in Geelong, Australia and discharged at McMurdo Base in Antarctica.  That's how I knocked out 2 continents right there.  Also Sasebo, Japan, Yokuska, Japan, Singapore about 10 times, trough the panama canal about 20 times.  Cartahena, Columbia, Mollendo, Peru, Lima, Peru, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Malta, Sardenia, Donge, France, Fujirah, UAE, Bahrain, Banana, Zaire on the Congo River, Djibouti. 


Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: Endzone on Wed, 26 June 2013, 18:33:06
Portland, OR.

I left ten years ago, still miss it.

I loved the rain in the NW.  I spent 5 years in Seattle off and on, and the rain didn't bother me a bit.  It was all you kind of whacky liberals that I didn't really affiliate with that I didn't like.  And Seattle deserves their reputation for being stone cold unfriendly. 
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: ideus on Wed, 26 June 2013, 18:37:01
At home? I mean it, I love to be at home with my beloved ones. I have visited awesome places, but any time to return back home is the best part.
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: Endzone on Wed, 26 June 2013, 18:39:52
Hawaii. I always thought all the nice paradise pictures you see online were edited or touched up to make the photos look nice, but it's exactly like in real life.

Exactly this. I hope to go back one day.

When the ship went to Pearl Harbor, I checked out Waikiki Beach.  It is beautiful and the water is great. 

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Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: Endzone on Wed, 26 June 2013, 18:43:54
Favorites:
Miami, FL
Las Vegas, NV
Anywhere in Colorado, USA
Washington, D.C.
Malibu, California USA
Charleston, SC, USA

LOL your list has some of the places that I hate most.  I don't like Vegas because the technology sector here sucks and that's what I do for a living, I want to move back to California but my wife likes it here.  I don't like Miami because it reminded me of a tropical Vegas, which makes sense considering I was there working on a project for a Vegas hospitality industry client expanding out there.  Driving around in Washington DC is just retarded if you are used to cities designed in a grid pattern.  Seriously, one way roundabouts EVERYWHERE that change direction depending on the time of the day?  I'd rather sit at a stop light.  A DC local told me that the roads were originally designed to be confusing on purpose in case we ever got invaded, so I guess job well done.  Colorado seems like it would be a cool place to do some outdoor activities, and I hear they have some of the best crab in the country in Charleston, so I would probably agree with you there.  You should stop by Vegas this weekend, the weather will be nice.  The forecast says 117 degrees, but depending on where you are in the city it gets hotter.  LOL at least I don't live in Arizona where they get into the 120s.  I remember coming back to 115 degree weather from 125 in Lake Havasu, and feeling glad about the "cooler" weather.

Favorite places I have been:
Pretty much any major city in California in or around the San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Sacramento metro areas.
Palawan, Philippines
Negril, Jamaica

You gotta admit the weather in San Diego is so much better than Phoenix.  San Diego is expensive weather though.
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: Endzone on Wed, 26 June 2013, 18:46:29
Freetown Liberia

You mean Sierra Leone or Liberia? 
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: Photoelectric on Wed, 26 June 2013, 18:48:42
Israel
London - I want to live there permanently
French countryside in Brittany to Normandy
--my favorites by far
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: Endzone on Wed, 26 June 2013, 18:50:05
At home? I mean it, I love to be at home with my beloved ones. I have visited awesome places, but any time to return back home is the best part.

Yeah, I always keep coming back to Ft. Worth, TX even though it is brutally hot in the summer and flat as a pancake with shrubbs for trees.  But I always come back.  This just be home I guess--at least for the past 35 years. 
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: SpAmRaY on Wed, 26 June 2013, 18:59:39
I've been to all 7 continents and Greenland and 47 of the 50 U.S. states.

Favorites:
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Melbourne, Australia
Savannah, Georgia, USA
Aruba


You really get around!!

Seriously I want some backstory man, CIA, Peace Corps, Spy, Company Mascot, International Comedian?

Radio officer on U.S. merchant tanker ships from 1987 to 1995.  We loaded diesel and jet fuel in Geelong, Australia and discharged at McMurdo Base in Antarctica.  That's how I knocked out 2 continents right there.  Also Sasebo, Japan, Yokuska, Japan, Singapore about 10 times, trough the panama canal about 20 times.  Cartahena, Columbia, Mollendo, Peru, Lima, Peru, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Malta, Sardenia, Donge, France, Fujirah, UAE, Bahrain, Banana, Zaire on the Congo River, Djibouti. 


Wow, I bet you never run out of stories to tell!

I am so uncultured and untraveled.
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: Endzone on Wed, 26 June 2013, 21:50:06
I've been to all 7 continents and Greenland and 47 of the 50 U.S. states.

Favorites:
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Melbourne, Australia
Savannah, Georgia, USA
Aruba


You really get around!!

Seriously I want some backstory man, CIA, Peace Corps, Spy, Company Mascot, International Comedian?

Radio officer on U.S. merchant tanker ships from 1987 to 1995.  We loaded diesel and jet fuel in Geelong, Australia and discharged at McMurdo Base in Antarctica.  That's how I knocked out 2 continents right there.  Also Sasebo, Japan, Yokuska, Japan, Singapore about 10 times, trough the panama canal about 20 times.  Cartahena, Columbia, Mollendo, Peru, Lima, Peru, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Malta, Sardenia, Donge, France, Fujirah, UAE, Bahrain, Banana, Zaire on the Congo River, Djibouti. 


Wow, I bet you never run out of stories to tell!

I am so uncultured and untraveled.

Nah, I was out of the will of God for my life when I did that.  If I had it to do over,  I would skip the travel and adventure and gotten my BSEE degree.  Yeah, I made over $10,000/month, but I blew through it like water when I came home and had 4 months of play time.  I did have expensive toys that none of my friends had, but so what?  I was able to confirm that the USA was the #1 place in the world like they always told us in school.  That was in the late 80's/early 90's though.  I'm not sure about now.  The worst place was Chittagong, Bangladesh.  I saw small children and infants just abandoned in the streets. 
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: iri on Thu, 27 June 2013, 06:03:50
jokes aside, can't decide between valais

(http://cs411731.vk.me/v411731724/4a28/3gxR8GLjlw4.jpg)

and sardinia

(http://cs629.vk.me/u860724/117431938/x_845d3c6c.jpg)
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: Tarzan on Thu, 27 June 2013, 10:13:07
Portland, OR.

I left ten years ago, still miss it.

I loved the rain in the NW.  I spent 5 years in Seattle off and on, and the rain didn't bother me a bit.  It was all you kind of whacky liberals that I didn't really affiliate with that I didn't like.  And Seattle deserves their reputation for being stone cold unfriendly.

Portland's liberal values are one of the things that makes it such a great place to live.  The Seattle Freeze phenomenon is real enough, I think it's driven by the huge number of transient tech workers cycling through the area, making it hard to put down roots and make long-term connections.  That said, I still stay in touch with friends I made in the two years I was there, even though many of them have migrated to other states.

Hawaii is nice, especially Lanai.  But the cost of living there is insane, employers treat living in Hawaii as a benefit to be deducted from wages. 
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: noisyturtle on Thu, 27 June 2013, 21:35:40
in her

FTFY
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: Dubsgalore on Thu, 27 June 2013, 21:45:46
Arizona and New Mexico are my favorite States

London is my favorite city
LA is a close runner-up

Colorado and Utah have the best skiing
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: Atakp on Thu, 27 June 2013, 22:49:35
I enjoyed my time in So Cal but I don't think I could live there.

Lived in Hawaii for almost four years and while it was nice at first I was glad to get off the islands. Cost of living, as mentioned previously, is insane. I got bored driving around seeing the same things over and over. However, I use some of the less "touristy" beaches in Hawaii as the standard to compare all other beaches that I visit since then.

I've frequented a bunch of the islands in the Caribbean. St. Martin and St. Barts stand out in my mind but that's from a purely flying perspective.

Enjoyed Ireland the couple times I've been through there and would like to go back and have more time to explore. Same with Germany.

I was born on Okinawa and that's also on my to-do list to revisit, along with mainland Japan.

Kuwait was interesting and the place I've been that I have no desire to go back to is Iraq.
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: Endzone on Fri, 28 June 2013, 12:25:26
I enjoyed my time in So Cal but I don't think I could live there.

Lived in Hawaii for almost four years and while it was nice at first I was glad to get off the islands. Cost of living, as mentioned previously, is insane. I got bored driving around seeing the same things over and over. However, I use some of the less "touristy" beaches in Hawaii as the standard to compare all other beaches that I visit since then.

I've frequented a bunch of the islands in the Caribbean. St. Martin and St. Barts stand out in my mind but that's from a purely flying perspective.

Enjoyed Ireland the couple times I've been through there and would like to go back and have more time to explore. Same with Germany.

I was born on Okinawa and that's also on my to-do list to revisit, along with mainland Japan.

Kuwait was interesting and the place I've been that I have no desire to go back to is Iraq.

Did you go to all the islands in Hawaii?  I wonder which one has the best beaches?

Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: Dianoda on Fri, 28 June 2013, 12:42:58
Swiss Alps.  Venice.  Martin's Park in Olympic Nat'l Park.  Tracy Arm fjord, Alaska.

Hard to pick just one.
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: SeriouSSpotS on Fri, 28 June 2013, 13:40:13
Paris or Greece for me, amazing places.
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: Atakp on Fri, 28 June 2013, 13:40:49


Did you go to all the islands in Hawaii?  I wonder which one has the best beaches?

It depends on the types of beaches you are looking, season, and which side of the islands.

Maui has some nice beaches in the off season. Molokai and Lanai have some nice hidden gems that are off the beaten path. Kauai has some really nice beaches as well depending on the season. Some of the beaches on the big island I remember being really really nice, a few of them with a good amount of rocky outcroppings and lava rock can get sharp.

If I didn't feel like island hopping and staying close to home I'd just hit up Kailua or Lanikai beach. There's also a really nice sandbar northwest of Kaneohe bay we used to go to a lot.
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: Lanx on Fri, 28 June 2013, 17:15:06
i'd have to say venice.

i grew up in nyc, so i had sidewalks all my life.

then i moved out to va and the only sidewalks are either on townvillage properties or in the city, the same with pa.

i went to venice and can walk everywhere, with no regard for a stop light, it made me think that if i grew up in venice and visited nyc, i'd be dead within a minute figuring out the stoplights, and in nyc the only where the traffic lights is not obeyed is chinatown, cuz little old chinese ladies do not give a fck, and if you've been in there you know what i mean, also you know not to drive there.
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: ashort on Fri, 28 June 2013, 17:20:03
San Diego
San Francisco
Manhattan
Genoa, Italy
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: Topre on Fri, 28 June 2013, 17:22:39
Hawaii for me also. Went with a friend, for free, got off the plane, took a taxi and immediately rented two Harleys ($119 per day). Cruised the big insland in style for four days. Was awesome. I think the laid back attitudes was the best part.

they're not laid back.. they're lethargic because of the heat, if they had to do anything intense, they'd sweat to death. 

Deep down they're the same human beings who are total jerks given a cooler climate.

Have you ever been to Hawaii? I have a vacation house there and the weather is great. It's the about same temperature all year long. There is only about a 5 to 10 degrees difference between the summers (75 to 85) and winters (65 to 80) there. The southern part of the United States is much hotter than Hawaii most of the time.
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: Atakp on Fri, 28 June 2013, 19:02:53
While I was there I lived in an apartment that didn't have any kind of air condition. All we had to do was open the windows and the balcony screen door and the sea breeze kept it pretty nice all year.

A lot of my friends that I made while there that were local to the island were Filipino. They were all good people. Laid back and easy going yes, lazy and lethargic...not so much.
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: Smeagol_RP on Fri, 28 June 2013, 21:00:29
Orlando. It was my first international travel. Cheap food, clothes and hardware. Spent my whole budget year in 20 minutes at Compusa. :))
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: Endzone on Sat, 29 June 2013, 02:53:25
I'm happy to see that none of you are judging your favorite place by how hot the hookers were there. 

Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: davkol on Sat, 29 June 2013, 05:33:18
Hawaii for me also. Went with a friend, for free, got off the plane, took a taxi and immediately rented two Harleys ($119 per day). Cruised the big insland in style for four days. Was awesome. I think the laid back attitudes was the best part.

they're not laid back.. they're lethargic because of the heat, if they had to do anything intense, they'd sweat to death. 

Deep down they're the same human beings who are total jerks given a cooler climate.

Have you ever been to Hawaii? I have a vacation house there and the weather is great. It's the about same temperature all year long. There is only about a 5 to 10 degrees difference between the summers (75 to 85) and winters (65 to 80) there. The southern part of the United States is much hotter than Hawaii most of the time.

It depends... I need less than 20 °C, especially at night, and when it's more than 25 °C I turn into zombie mode. I suspect  there's higher humidity as well. -_-
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: Smeagol_RP on Sat, 29 June 2013, 10:38:03
I'm happy to see that none of you are judging your favorite place by how hot the hookers were there.

Now that you mention it, what is your opinion?  :))
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: SeriouSSpotS on Sat, 29 June 2013, 11:02:29
At home? I mean it, I love to be at home with my beloved ones. I have visited awesome places, but any time to return back home is the best part.

Have to agree.
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: Topre on Sat, 29 June 2013, 11:18:39
Hawaii for me also. Went with a friend, for free, got off the plane, took a taxi and immediately rented two Harleys ($119 per day). Cruised the big insland in style for four days. Was awesome. I think the laid back attitudes was the best part.

they're not laid back.. they're lethargic because of the heat, if they had to do anything intense, they'd sweat to death. 

Deep down they're the same human beings who are total jerks given a cooler climate.

Have you ever been to Hawaii? I have a vacation house there and the weather is great. It's the about same temperature all year long. There is only about a 5 to 10 degrees difference between the summers (75 to 85) and winters (65 to 80) there. The southern part of the United States is much hotter than Hawaii most of the time.

It depends... I need less than 20 °C, especially at night, and when it's more than 25 °C I turn into zombie mode. I suspect  there's higher humidity as well. -_-

Who doesn't have an air conditioner though? And it's usually around 65 to 70 at night. It is pretty humid, but I live in NYC, so it's not a big deal to me. The humidity is about the same at both places because they are both islands.
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 29 June 2013, 13:18:27
Hawaii for me also. Went with a friend, for free, got off the plane, took a taxi and immediately rented two Harleys ($119 per day). Cruised the big insland in style for four days. Was awesome. I think the laid back attitudes was the best part.

they're not laid back.. they're lethargic because of the heat, if they had to do anything intense, they'd sweat to death. 

Deep down they're the same human beings who are total jerks given a cooler climate.

Have you ever been to Hawaii? I have a vacation house there and the weather is great. It's the about same temperature all year long. There is only about a 5 to 10 degrees difference between the summers (75 to 85) and winters (65 to 80) there. The southern part of the United States is much hotter than Hawaii most of the time.

It depends... I need less than 20 °C, especially at night, and when it's more than 25 °C I turn into zombie mode. I suspect  there's higher humidity as well. -_-

Who doesn't have an air conditioner though? And it's usually around 65 to 70 at night. It is pretty humid, but I live in NYC, so it's not a big deal to me. The humidity is about the same at both places because they are both islands.

Well, yea, but my point is you don't GO all the way to Hawaii for the AC right??

If you want AC... just stay at home, and stare at a sunny hawaii poster... CLOSE ENOUGH....
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: quickcrx702 on Sat, 29 June 2013, 13:27:28
I'm happy to see that none of you are judging your favorite place by how hot the hookers were there. 



There are tons of hot hookers here in Vegas, but also plenty of ugly ones.  Depends on your budget LOL.  Why bother though?  If you aren't super ugly, and have any kind of game, there are plenty of females out there who will boink you for free.
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: ApocalypseMaow on Sat, 29 June 2013, 13:43:26
Endzone! Why do you like Savannah, GA? Just curious!

Also, I love Seattle and Pittsburgh!
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 29 June 2013, 14:16:45
I'm happy to see that none of you are judging your favorite place by how hot the hookers were there. 



There are tons of hot hookers here in Vegas, but also plenty of ugly ones.  Depends on your budget LOL.  Why bother though?  If you aren't super ugly, and have any kind of game, there are plenty of females out there who will boink you for free.



No thanks, i'd rather go to a professional...
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: davkol on Sat, 29 June 2013, 14:17:09
Hawaii for me also. Went with a friend, for free, got off the plane, took a taxi and immediately rented two Harleys ($119 per day). Cruised the big insland in style for four days. Was awesome. I think the laid back attitudes was the best part.

they're not laid back.. they're lethargic because of the heat, if they had to do anything intense, they'd sweat to death. 

Deep down they're the same human beings who are total jerks given a cooler climate.

Have you ever been to Hawaii? I have a vacation house there and the weather is great. It's the about same temperature all year long. There is only about a 5 to 10 degrees difference between the summers (75 to 85) and winters (65 to 80) there. The southern part of the United States is much hotter than Hawaii most of the time.

It depends... I need less than 20 °C, especially at night, and when it's more than 25 °C I turn into zombie mode. I suspect  there's higher humidity as well. -_-

Who doesn't have an air conditioner though? And it's usually around 65 to 70 at night. It is pretty humid, but I live in NYC, so it's not a big deal to me. The humidity is about the same at both places because they are both islands.

Are you serious? I don't even...

With this kind of "logic", you can just move to Siberia. They probably have  some sort of heating nowadays.
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 29 June 2013, 14:18:26
Hawaii for me also. Went with a friend, for free, got off the plane, took a taxi and immediately rented two Harleys ($119 per day). Cruised the big insland in style for four days. Was awesome. I think the laid back attitudes was the best part.

they're not laid back.. they're lethargic because of the heat, if they had to do anything intense, they'd sweat to death. 

Deep down they're the same human beings who are total jerks given a cooler climate.

Have you ever been to Hawaii? I have a vacation house there and the weather is great. It's the about same temperature all year long. There is only about a 5 to 10 degrees difference between the summers (75 to 85) and winters (65 to 80) there. The southern part of the United States is much hotter than Hawaii most of the time.

It depends... I need less than 20 °C, especially at night, and when it's more than 25 °C I turn into zombie mode. I suspect  there's higher humidity as well. -_-

Who doesn't have an air conditioner though? And it's usually around 65 to 70 at night. It is pretty humid, but I live in NYC, so it's not a big deal to me. The humidity is about the same at both places because they are both islands.

Are you serious? I don't even...

With this kind of "logic", you can just move to Siberia. They probably have  some sort of heating nowadays.

I read that string, and I have trouble pinning down whether they're FOR or AGAINST hawaii weather..
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: Topre on Sat, 29 June 2013, 15:15:19
Hawaii for me also. Went with a friend, for free, got off the plane, took a taxi and immediately rented two Harleys ($119 per day). Cruised the big insland in style for four days. Was awesome. I think the laid back attitudes was the best part.

they're not laid back.. they're lethargic because of the heat, if they had to do anything intense, they'd sweat to death. 

Deep down they're the same human beings who are total jerks given a cooler climate.

Have you ever been to Hawaii? I have a vacation house there and the weather is great. It's the about same temperature all year long. There is only about a 5 to 10 degrees difference between the summers (75 to 85) and winters (65 to 80) there. The southern part of the United States is much hotter than Hawaii most of the time.

It depends... I need less than 20 °C, especially at night, and when it's more than 25 °C I turn into zombie mode. I suspect  there's higher humidity as well. -_-

Who doesn't have an air conditioner though? And it's usually around 65 to 70 at night. It is pretty humid, but I live in NYC, so it's not a big deal to me. The humidity is about the same at both places because they are both islands.

Are you serious? I don't even...

With this kind of "logic", you can just move to Siberia. They probably have  some sort of heating nowadays.

I read that string, and I have trouble pinning down whether they're FOR or AGAINST hawaii weather..

I'm for it during the summer. I much rather be in Hawaii at 80 to 85 maximum during the day than at New York City with 90s to 100s during the day. Hawaii is cooler than most of the United States during the summer (expect for Alaska).
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: noisyturtle on Sat, 29 June 2013, 15:31:28
My father traveled to Puerto Ayora and the main hotel there didn't have AC in most of the rooms, and the ones that did were extremely difficult to book.
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: JaccoW on Sat, 29 June 2013, 15:44:23
Berlin, Germany
Las Vegas, Nevada
Taiwan
Tasmania
Hong Kong
Chicago
Antwerp, Belgium
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 29 June 2013, 16:19:56
Hawaii for me also. Went with a friend, for free, got off the plane, took a taxi and immediately rented two Harleys ($119 per day). Cruised the big insland in style for four days. Was awesome. I think the laid back attitudes was the best part.

they're not laid back.. they're lethargic because of the heat, if they had to do anything intense, they'd sweat to death. 

Deep down they're the same human beings who are total jerks given a cooler climate.

Have you ever been to Hawaii? I have a vacation house there and the weather is great. It's the about same temperature all year long. There is only about a 5 to 10 degrees difference between the summers (75 to 85) and winters (65 to 80) there. The southern part of the United States is much hotter than Hawaii most of the time.

It depends... I need less than 20 °C, especially at night, and when it's more than 25 °C I turn into zombie mode. I suspect  there's higher humidity as well. -_-

Who doesn't have an air conditioner though? And it's usually around 65 to 70 at night. It is pretty humid, but I live in NYC, so it's not a big deal to me. The humidity is about the same at both places because they are both islands.

Are you serious? I don't even...

With this kind of "logic", you can just move to Siberia. They probably have  some sort of heating nowadays.

I read that string, and I have trouble pinning down whether they're FOR or AGAINST hawaii weather..

I'm for it during the summer. I much rather be in Hawaii at 80 to 85 maximum during the day than at New York City with 90s to 100s during the day. Hawaii is cooler than most of the United States during the summer (expect for Alaska).

But if you're in NYC, you wouldn't be outside much..
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 29 June 2013, 16:22:31
My father traveled to Puerto Ayora and the main hotel there didn't have AC in most of the rooms, and the ones that did were extremely difficult to book.

I can see turtles and finches from my computer all day... no mosquitos, lots of AC... //breath deep...  ahhhhh.... poisonous air that's slowly killing me by carcinogenic coolant leakage.   Worth it.....
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: Topre on Sat, 29 June 2013, 17:54:01
Hawaii for me also. Went with a friend, for free, got off the plane, took a taxi and immediately rented two Harleys ($119 per day). Cruised the big insland in style for four days. Was awesome. I think the laid back attitudes was the best part.

they're not laid back.. they're lethargic because of the heat, if they had to do anything intense, they'd sweat to death. 

Deep down they're the same human beings who are total jerks given a cooler climate.

Have you ever been to Hawaii? I have a vacation house there and the weather is great. It's the about same temperature all year long. There is only about a 5 to 10 degrees difference between the summers (75 to 85) and winters (65 to 80) there. The southern part of the United States is much hotter than Hawaii most of the time.

It depends... I need less than 20 °C, especially at night, and when it's more than 25 °C I turn into zombie mode. I suspect  there's higher humidity as well. -_-

Who doesn't have an air conditioner though? And it's usually around 65 to 70 at night. It is pretty humid, but I live in NYC, so it's not a big deal to me. The humidity is about the same at both places because they are both islands.

Are you serious? I don't even...

With this kind of "logic", you can just move to Siberia. They probably have  some sort of heating nowadays.

I read that string, and I have trouble pinning down whether they're FOR or AGAINST hawaii weather..

I'm for it during the summer. I much rather be in Hawaii at 80 to 85 maximum during the day than at New York City with 90s to 100s during the day. Hawaii is cooler than most of the United States during the summer (expect for Alaska).

But if you're in NYC, you wouldn't be outside much..

If you're in NYC, you are almost never home.
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: Endzone on Sun, 30 June 2013, 04:18:14
Endzone! Why do you like Savannah, GA? Just curious!

Also, I love Seattle and Pittsburgh!

I just loved the little parks in the downtown area.  Also liked the white frame houses and southern look to the city.  Also whenever I would meet pretty girls, it always had a good impression on me.  A friend and I went to a hairdressers convention for the whole state of Georgia there at the hotel next to the gold dome.  We snuck in behind a crowd that was going into the party room.  There were just women everywhere that wanted to meet guys.  I met this real cute 25-year-old blonde.  I guess I was about 33 at the time.  There is a long flight of concrete stairs that runs next to the Hyatt hotel there by the gold dome courthouse building downtown there.  I'll bet there are at least 100 stairs in 8 flights of stairs.  She said, "I can't go up there in my high heels".  Then I said, "Hold my drink".  She did and I picked her up with both arms in front of me.  I took her right up, and I was in such great shape I wasn't even breathing hard when I got to the top.  She wanted to go to her hotel room, but I wasn't into one night stands.  I guess it's also stuff like that that makes you remember places.  I can still see her face in my mind today, and this was back in 1989 or 1990. 

One thing I miss about Seattle is the great smoked salmon. 
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: TheSoulhunter on Sun, 30 June 2013, 06:53:54
At home? I mean it, I love to be at home with my beloved ones. I have visited awesome places, but any time to return back home is the best part.

Same here...
“There is no place like home”
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: bazemk1979 on Sun, 30 June 2013, 07:49:45
Costa Rica beaches, looked like something out of the movies.....
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: Malphas on Sun, 30 June 2013, 09:04:49
French countryside in Brittany to Normandy
--my favorites by far
Yes, Brittany and Normandy are excellent, I like the channel islands slightly more due to the Anglophone culture and preference for islands in general.
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: Endzone on Sun, 30 June 2013, 12:40:08
I talked with an young African fellow last week that was just sitting on the metal bench outside of a grocery store here in Ft. Worth.  He was from Nairobi, Kenya.  We got to talking and he said Mombassa, Kenya (coastal city) just has beautiful white sand beaches and that tourist come from all over the world there.  There are nice hotels on the beach.  He said there are a lot of Americans working in Mombassa.  There must be a lot more places in the world with white sand beaches than most of us know about. 
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: Endzone on Sun, 30 June 2013, 12:51:30
The Seychelle Islands in the middle of the Indian Ocean doesn't look too bad.  I've never been there though.   I've been to Diego Garcia. 

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Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: ashort on Sun, 30 June 2013, 13:08:44
The Seychelles & the Maldives both look amazing to me.  Bora Bora & Fiji too.
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 30 June 2013, 15:05:59
The Seychelle Islands in the middle of the Indian Ocean doesn't look too bad.  I've never been there though.   I've been to Diego Garcia. 

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I've played crysis.

also reminescent of DOA x beach volleyball..
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: iri on Sun, 30 June 2013, 17:47:41
One thing I miss about Seattle is the great smoked salmon.
smoked salmon <3
Title: Re: Where is the best place you have ever been?
Post by: vivalarevolución on Wed, 03 July 2013, 15:10:24
Been lots of places in the states.  Had good times in nondescript Midwest towns, had horrible times in beautiful places in the American west.   What matters more than the place is the good times you have with people you love.