Travel 4: All Around the World Same Song

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

Visited charlotte for the first time this week. Really impressed by the airport.

Did they get rid of the indoor smoking rooms?

first time I transited through there years ago I remember seeing smoking rooms

[dxmnkd316]

Did they get rid of the indoor smoking rooms?

first time I transited through there years ago I remember seeing smoking rooms

Complete rebuild best I can tell. Very similar to MSP

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

Did they get rid of the indoor smoking rooms?

first time I transited through there years ago I remember seeing smoking rooms

I remember ATL finally got rid of theirs in 2020. I also don't think DEN still has that one restaurant where it was allowed.

[MichVandal]

So if you are heading to Yellowstone from the east, and want to see some bison and hot springs without any lines, stop in Thermoplis WY.

[Kepler]

Fun fact: the longest unobstructed sightline on Earth is 340 miles, Pik Dankova, Kyrgyzstan to Hindu Tagh, China.




That's the distance between Washington and Toronto, or between Paris and Turin.

[dxmnkd316]

Fun fact: the longest unobstructed sightline on Earth is 340 miles, Pik Dankova, Kyrgyzstan to Hindu Tagh, China.




That's the distance between Washington and Toronto, or between Paris and Turin.

Wait, how does that work? Why wouldn't this be in the Andes looking out to the pacific?

[dxmnkd316]

https://calgaryvisioncentre.com/news...ov7tn73kr0ci1q

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[Kepler]

Wait, how does that work? Why wouldn't this be in the Andes looking out to the pacific?

Curvature of the Earth means you need something *REALLY* tall on both sides.

[dxmnkd316]

Curvature of the Earth means you need something *REALLY* tall on both sides.

It's more than just that. Apparently it has to do with bending light as well. See the link.

[MichVandal]

Just got home from a 4 week trip out west and back....

Before I "review" it, a commentary.

I get it that people don't want to leave the country. I don't agree with it, but I do empathize with people who are just afraid of leaving. So you don't get a passport, you don't leave the country.

If you do that, please, you really, really, really, really need to see our own country. We went to 5 National Parks and 2 national monuments, and they are incredible to see. Like you will look at it in awe wondering how it got there, and also not really understanding how so very different places can be so close to each other. There are 63 actual national parks in the US, and 425 National Park sites (monuments, battlefields, shore lines, etc). Go see them. They are all of ours and we all need to go out and enjoy them.

In-between them are communities that are different than yours. Some can be uncomfortable (ever see a rifle being taken out of a bar?), but they are still all of us, and you can get some interesting meals that are also interesting. You can also see the Field of Dreams site, or the biggest ball of popcorn. This is fun.

One other thing that is interesting- most of the parks sounded like New York in terms of languages that are not English. Yea, people from other countries fly to the US to see your national parks. That's how good they are.

Seriously people, get out and see our country. It's worth it.

[RaceBoarder]

Just got home from a 4 week trip out west and back....

Before I "review" it, a commentary.

I get it that people don't want to leave the country. I don't agree with it, but I do empathize with people who are just afraid of leaving. So you don't get a passport, you don't leave the country.

If you do that, please, you really, really, really, really need to see our own country. We went to 5 National Parks and 2 national monuments, and they are incredible to see. Like you will look at it in awe wondering how it got there, and also not really understanding how so very different places can be so close to each other. There are 63 actual national parks in the US, and 425 National Park sites (monuments, battlefields, shore lines, etc). Go see them. They are all of ours and we all need to go out and enjoy them.

In-between them are communities that are different than yours. Some can be uncomfortable (ever see a rifle being taken out of a bar?), but they are still all of us, and you can get some interesting meals that are also interesting. You can also see the Field of Dreams site, or the biggest ball of popcorn. This is fun.

One other thing that is interesting- most of the parks sounded like New York in terms of languages that are not English. Yea, people from other countries fly to the US to see your national parks. That's how good they are.

Seriously people, get out and see our country. It's worth it.

Have a friend who works in the restaurant world and spent about 8 years in Cody, WY... The stories that Yellowstone gave him are absolutely incredible. Both on the Nature front and on the tourist front, lol.

[MichVandal]

Have a friend who works in the restaurant world and spent about 8 years in Cody, WY... The stories that Yellowstone gave him are absolutely incredible. Both on the Nature front and on the tourist front, lol.

For all of that travel, it's funny that we didn't go to Yellowstone. Tetons, for sure. Even JD Rockefeller Parkway to visit a resort there. But not that extra mile or so to Yellowstone.

[Slap Shot]

Yellowstone is ok. Yes there are some great views, but it was super over-crowded and geysers just aren't that interesting. Plus other people ruin the experience by acting like idiots. There better national parks imho.

[mookie1995]

mookie is ready for his American tour on Thursday.
pitt, Milwaukee, Boston, Omaha, tampa all in 3 weeks.
lotta golf for a cripple there. Hope the legs don’t fall off!!!

to end Ramadan have booked a flight to BKK and a return from NRT. Now just have to figure out what to do between those,,,,

[mookie1995]

We've nearly finalized our trip to meet the kids in Bangkok over their winter break from college. Our beach house in Rayong and a stop in Hua Hin are on the dockett, now we need to decide between Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai and a few other non-island spots.

Issan?!?