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Travel 4: All Around the World Same Song
- Thread starter St. Clown
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MichVandal
Well-known member
People have been playing that semantics game for as long as I can remember. First I heard how Mt McKinley was taller than Everest. And quickly that was followed by Mauna Kea being taller than both.
But the sunset from up there is very much worth the trip. Which is a lot harder than driving up Pikes Peak. First, they require visitors to acclimate at the visitors center for at least 30 min. Then the road requires 4x4 and at least half tank of fuel. And the top have to be clear 10 min after sunset (which makes sense). And our tour had age limits of 18-70 to not have oxygen problems.
Worth it.
Jimjamesak
Already insane, UAA making it worse
Wrong name sunshine.
MichVandal
Well-known member
Back when I hear it first, it had not changed names to Denali. Probably almost 50 years ago I heard the semantic game played.
Jimjamesak
Already insane, UAA making it worse
It's still the wrong name.
Deutsche Gopher Fan
Registered User
I wore a tshirt through the border control today that says Mt Denali
Jimjamesak
Already insane, UAA making it worse
As long as you weren't in Ohio I think you were ok.
Deutsche Gopher Fan
Registered User
Hey now, msp had to deal with a Tokyo flight landing at same time!!
I was pleasantly surprised at the demeanor and pace of immigration, actually better than any time I’ve been through in a decade
St. Clown
Ideas Posted are Likely Not My Own
The resolution isn’t great, but these are 6 pics I took from the Steam & Gas Show in Warroad, MN, yesterday. All the tractors are in working order, along with the Model T. One image is an old drive belt with the original leather stitching method to connect the ends.
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FadeToBlack&Gold
Microlot Marxist
Has anyone done an all-inclusive in the Dominican Republic? Any recommendations?
My wife and I did an all-inclusive in the Dominican back in 2018. I think the resort was called Breathless Resort and Spa, or something like that. It was located maybe 25 or 30 miles to the west/northwest of Punta Cana itself, on the north shore of the island.
My recollections of the resort are these: It was fairly new, as I recall, when we were there seven years ago. You didn't yet see a lot of wear and tear on things in the room or at the pool. But that was seven years ago.
As I recall, they had two pools, one sort of a "party pool" with music and other things going on, and one quiet pool. The beach was very nice, but the ocean itself is a little choppy in that area, so if you're looking for swimming or snorkeling right off the beach, it's probably not ideal.
The resort was pretty isolated, so if you are looking to leave the resort and see Punta Cana or Santa Domingo or someplace, you're going to have a drive/taxi ride ahead of you. I thought Santa Domingo was great, but it was a full day just to get there and back, with sightseeing in the city.
I seem to recall that that the rooms were pretty standard for a caribbean resort, and the food was average.
Deutsche Gopher Fan
Registered User
Is it the west sides of islands that don’t get massive piles of sargassum? I guess depends on what month you want to go
FadeToBlack&Gold
Microlot Marxist
Looking at going in December.
WisconsinWildcard
The plural of anecdote is not data
We stayed at the Zoetry resort 3 years ago. No real complaints, food had good variety (restaurants changed daily and there were 3-4 options a night). A bit sketchy off the resort but everything within the resort was very relaxing. Pricey, but I have a Hyatt CC and used a lot of points.
Would add I enjoyed Aruba significantly more than DR.
Deutsche Gopher Fan
Registered User
At 700k lifetime miles flown on delta. I’d like to hit 1M, just for the novelty.