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Travel 4: All Around the World Same Song

MichVandal said:
From it's base to the top it's about 30k ft. You don't see more than half of it under water. Although, geologists expect that to change to it's active neighbor reasonably soon (in geology time, way beyond our lifetimes).

The base of where Everest is located is well above sea level.
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Talk about playing the semantics game.

What I can see is all I care about...
 
Russell Jaslow said:
Talk about playing the semantics game.

What I can see is all I care about...
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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.
 
MichVandal said:
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.
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Wrong name sunshine.
 
Immigration at MSP has been much better since Global Entry became a thing. They seem less annoyed...

That said I got GE as soon as I could do I never have to even look at them.
 
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 said:
Has anyone done an all-inclusive in the Dominican Republic? Any recommendations?
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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.
 
FadeToBlack&Gold said:
Has anyone done an all-inclusive in the Dominican Republic? Any recommendations?
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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.
 
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