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Y.A.G Si Ye Nots

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Yesterday morning, I was packing for a trip to St. Bart's. I went to grab my passport from where I usually keep it, and it wasn't there. I frantically spent the next 90 minutes looking everywhere imaginable with no luck. I was supposed to meet a girl there who was flying in from DC, and clearly, that didn't happen, so I am reimbursing her for her flight. I was so looking forward to a few days with that body.

Just as bad, just days ago, I booked a flight on the 22nd to Iceland, then a roundtrip flight from there to Berlin, then the flight from Iceland back to the U.S. (it was a solo trip). Clearly, I'm screwed there.

The last time I am sure I had my passport was on a Delta flight a few weeks ago. The best they can do is start an "investigation" to see if it was recovered if it had dropped while on the flight. They said that could take three weeks. Even if I drive six hours roundtrip to the nearest passport office, they don't think they will be able to get it to me by the 21st (since my flight is early on the 22nd).

The waste of money is annoying, but the loss at her body and a fun getaway is worse.
 
I take it your date did not go well the other evening? BTW: That sucks about your Passport.
 
I'm guessing this was a hell of an excuse for the chick standing him up.

"I'm not going anywhere with a guy that drives an Altima"

"That's okay. I can't seem to find my passport"
 
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You can apply for an emergency passport and might be able to salvage the trip. About 12 years ago, my cousin, who was 16 at the time, and I were traveling out of the country when he somehow managed to lose his passport between customs at JFK and boarding in LAX. The next day we contacted the department of state (I think) and they got him a new passport within 24 hours. Probably helped he was a stranded minor on the other side of the country.
 
MStap said:
You can apply for an emergency passport and might be able to salvage the trip. About 12 years ago, my cousin, who was 16 at the time, and I were traveling out of the country when he somehow managed to lose his passport between customs at JFK and boarding in LAX. The next day we contacted the department of state (I think) and they got him a new passport within 24 hours. Probably helped he was a stranded minor on the other side of the country.
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I have to go to a passport center to do it. However, passport centers don't take phone calls. You have to call the main customer service number, and they can't guarantee exactly when you will receive the passport.

The closest passport location to me is a 3.5 hour drive, so in other words, 7 hours roundtrip. On top of that, you have to have an appointment (which were booked all this week, they are closed on the weekend, closed on Monday, and don't have anything until Wednesday). If I drive 7 hours roundtrip, I can probably get the passport within a couple of days . . . which would be about five days too late.
 
Bankerreturns said:
Go to Puerto Rico.
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The NYT's rated PR the #1 vacation destination for 2019. I think it's a bunch of BS to encourage tourism. I'm for that, to throw dollars at their economy, but it's obviously a push.

Edit: I have coworkers going to assess the rebuilding progress in April. I can get their view on tourism then.
 
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HerdFan76 said:
The NYT's rated PR the #1 vacation destination for 2019. I think it's a bunch of BS to encourage tourism. I'm for that, to throw dollars at their economy, but it's obviously a push.

Edit: I have coworkers going to assess the rebuilding progress in April. I can get their view on tourism then.
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just call the DNC. They had quite a few US Senators down there the other day . I guess they had work to do during the shut down
 
Bankerreturns said:
Go to Puerto Rico.
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Been there twice. Underwhelmed both times. The first time, I stayed at the Ritz Carlton in San Juan, so I thought the beach would be nice. Nope. As far as I walked, the entire entrance portion of the water was nothing but seaweed.

The property itself was nice, but it was a ghost town. I went to the beach/pool at around 6 pm, and I was the only one there . . . not even an employee. I went back the following morning around 10 am and the same thing. You can do Old San Juan and the forts in a day. Outside of that, I'm not sure how I would have stayed occupied for more than a few days with the crappy beach.

The passport agency has guaranteed, close enough as possible, that I will have it by a certain date, so I am headed to Iceland and then Brussels now . . . a few days later than I originally had booked.
 
Yags is right about PR. My first wife was from there, so I've been there many times. There's a few nice beach resorts, but nothing nearly as good as the Emerald Coast, in my opinion. Good people for the most part, but most are poor. It's a place where the middle class seems to be the minority. You're either dirt poor, or doing pretty well. Not much middle ground, unless it's changed. Haven’t been there since the late 80's.
 
Y.A.G Si Ye Nots said:
Been there twice. Underwhelmed both times. The first time, I stayed at the Ritz Carlton in San Juan, so I thought the beach would be nice. Nope. As far as I walked, the entire entrance portion of the water was nothing but seaweed.
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i was thinking seaweed was a seasonal thing, but apparently it's getting worse (climate change, anybody?). we went to punta cana last summer and it was pretty bad at the resort we stayed at. we did a trip into punta cana and the beach there, while it did have some, seemed to have much less than the beach at our resort.

the beaches in the bahamas where we went the year prior was much cleaner, no seaweed at all.
 
Y.A.G Si Ye Nots said:
I have to go to a passport center to do it. However, passport centers don't take phone calls. You have to call the main customer service number, and they can't guarantee exactly when you will receive the passport.

The closest passport location to me is a 3.5 hour drive, so in other words, 7 hours roundtrip. On top of that, you have to have an appointment (which were booked all this week, they are closed on the weekend, closed on Monday, and don't have anything until Wednesday). If I drive 7 hours roundtrip, I can probably get the passport within a couple of days . . . which would be about five days too late.
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You have a Maserati. You can shave a couple hours off that drive.
 
A lot of the islands in the Caribbean are huge let downs when you actually get there. Looking out toward the ocean, it's a beautiful scene. Turn around and look inland, and they look like 3rd world countries.
 
big_country90 said:
A lot of the islands in the Caribbean are huge let downs when you actually get there. Looking out toward the ocean, it's a beautiful scene. Turn around and look inland, and they look like 3rd world countries.
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That's because they are. There are plenty of beaches to go to here in the US of A. And, plenty of hotels.
 
big_country90 said:
Yep. It's well documented on here that I love Destin, Florida as much as any island on the planet.
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Very beautiful beach there. With places like that(and many others) I don't understand going to an island with a fancy hotel. I guess maybe winter time is why. Only reason I can see. But, I don't want to be locked into a single hotel/resort on a vacation.
 
Raoul Duke MU said:
I decided I liked PCB better. There was still plenty of good ol' white trash Florida left. The kitschy stuff we did on vacation in the 80s. I wonder how much of that survived the hurricane?
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I heard it was hit really hard. But it is a great beach too. No doubt.
 
big_country90 said:
Yep. It's well documented on here that I love Destin, Florida as much as any island on the planet.
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Since I am the self-proclaimed beach expert on here, let me weigh in.

As I have said, The Emerald Coast of Florida has beach and water quality that can rival many of the nice beaches in the Caribbean. The Emerald Coast has the best beaches in the continental U.S., and frankly, outside of a few places in southwest Florida, nothing comes close to it. However, it doesn't rival the very best of those Caribbean beaches. Further, The Emerald Coast is prone to spells where the water clarity isn't nearly as nice as even the average Caribbean beaches.

Just as concerning, places like Destin and PCB can get extremely busy both on the beach and elsewhere. Sit packed like sardines with thousands of others on a beautiful beach? No thanks. That is Destin/PCB during high-season. Regardless of the season in many Caribbean areas, you can have an entire beach to yourself - fvck on the beach in the middle of the day - and have nobody you can see even in far off distances. That alone makes going to the Caribbean worthwhile.

Spend 45 minutes driving three miles to a restaurant during high season in Destin only to then wait another hour for a table? No thanks. Spend five minutes going two miles away to a nice Caribbean restaurant with no wait? Again, you can't compare those things. And that's how it is even during high season in many of those islands.

The exclusive properties on those Caribbean islands allow you to be on the beach with very few (or nobody) others around. You can go to the hotel pool and see nobody even during high season many times. You simply cannot get that anywhere along the Emerald Coast.

Look at the number of people on the beach and swimming close to me in the first two pictures. And those pictures are taken in front of single residence properties, not the packed area of the beaches with huge hotels. Then, look at the water in those first two pictures. Those pictures are in Destin. Compare that to the water and absence of others in the last two pictures. Notice nobody in the water, no footprints from people walking the beach, etc.

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i am herdman said:
But, I don't want to be locked into a single hotel/resort on a vacation.
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How is that any different than going to somewhere like Destin, Daytona, etc. where you are "locked into a single hotel/resort"?
 
I’ve been to Destin many times when the water looks like the Caribbean pics you posted. Most of the time it does. There are exceptions, but posting an inward pic of the water facing the sand isn’t an apples to apples comparison.
 
Y.A.G Si Ye Nots said:
Since I am the self-proclaimed beach expert on here, let me weigh in.

As I have said, The Emerald Coast of Florida has beach and water quality that can rival many of the nice beaches in the Caribbean. The Emerald Coast has the best beaches in the continental U.S., and frankly, outside of a few places in southwest Florida, nothing comes close to it. However, it doesn't rival the very best of those Caribbean beaches. Further, The Emerald Coast is prone to spells where the water clarity isn't nearly as nice as even the average Caribbean beaches.

Just as concerning, places like Destin and PCB can get extremely busy both on the beach and elsewhere. Sit packed like sardines with thousands of others on a beautiful beach? No thanks. That is Destin/PCB during high-season. Regardless of the season in many Caribbean areas, you can have an entire beach to yourself - fvck on the beach in the middle of the day - and have nobody you can see even in far off distances. That alone makes going to the Caribbean worthwhile.

Spend 45 minutes driving three miles to a restaurant during high season in Destin only to then wait another hour for a table? No thanks. Spend five minutes going two miles away to a nice Caribbean restaurant with no wait? Again, you can't compare those things. And that's how it is even during high season in many of those islands.

The exclusive properties on those Caribbean islands allow you to be on the beach with very few (or nobody) others around. You can go to the hotel pool and see nobody even during high season many times. You simply cannot get that anywhere along the Emerald Coast.

Look at the number of people on the beach and swimming close to me in the first two pictures. And those pictures are taken in front of single residence properties, not the packed area of the beaches with huge hotels. Then, look at the water in those first two pictures. Those pictures are in Destin. Compare that to the water and absence of others in the last two pictures. Notice nobody in the water, no footprints from people walking the beach, etc.

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How is that any different than going to somewhere like Destin, Daytona, etc. where you are "locked into a single hotel/resort"?
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I can go do other stuff.
 
big_country90 said:
I’ve been to Destin many times when the water looks like the Caribbean pics you posted.
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As have I, which is why I have previously expressed that the Emerald Coast rivals many of those beaches. But as I said, the Emerald Coast (including Destin and PCB) is prone to spells of very average water much more than those Caribbean beaches.
 
i am herdman said:
I can go do other stuff.
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Huh? What can you do in Marco Island, Amelia Island, or any other really nice beach area in the U.S. that you can't do in the Caribbean? Potentially, more golf courses? What else?

In many Caribbean areas, you can do a lot of things that you don't find in nice U.S. beach areas (gamble in beach side resorts, zip lining, etc.).
 
Y.A.G Si Ye Nots said:
Since I am the self-proclaimed beach expert on here, let me weigh in.
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My next major vacation may be African islands, primarily Seychelles, Mauritius, and/or Mafia Island. I want to visit at least one, although it'll max my travel budget for a year.

Any first or second hand experience here?
 
Y.A.G Si Ye Nots said:
Huh? What can you do in Marco Island, Amelia Island, or any other really nice beach area in the U.S. that you can't do in the Caribbean? Potentially, more golf courses? What else?

In many Caribbean areas, you can do a lot of things that you don't find in nice U.S. beach areas (gamble in beach side resorts, zip lining, etc.).
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can zip line in Fayetteville NC. More places to eat and I have less of a chance of getting deathly ill. I like southern English as my first language choice. And, I want to rid the go karts preferably on the slick track with the red necks. And, fresh flounder with hush puppies with a side of fantail shrimp.

 
I'm trying to decide where to take my wife on Spring Break in April. She really likes cruises and warm weather. We've done several, but we were kicking around one with several stops (3 I think) in various places in Cuba. Anyone been there since it's been opened up?

I've also kicked around maybe a London/Paris deal. I believe there's a link between the cities (high speed rail) that can take you beteeen the two in 2 1/2 hours. Maybe split the week. But I might be better doing that when I retire in a few years so I could spend a few weeks.

Also on my wish list is Rome, Peru (Machu Picchu), and Australia. But again, maybe better for retirement or summer.
 
I had a friend go to Cuba this past summer and said it was nothing more than a run down, piece of crap, 3rd world country.

Go to Grand Turk, Grand Cayman, Curaçao, or Aruba. Or go on a cruise that has a stop at a private island.
 
GK4Herd said:
I'm trying to decide where to take my wife on Spring Break in April. She really likes cruises and warm weather. We've done several, but we were kicking around one with several stops (3 I think) in various places in Cuba. Anyone been there since it's been opened up?

I've also kicked around maybe a London/Paris deal. I believe there's a link between the cities (high speed rail) that can take you beteeen the two in 2 1/2 hours. Maybe split the week. But I might be better doing that when I retire in a few years so I could spend a few weeks.

Also on my wish list is Rome, Peru (Machu Picchu), and Australia. But again, maybe better for retirement or summer.
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I'm not sure about London, but you can do multiple stops starting in Germany and heading to Paris and Spain in a rushed 5-7 day. 10 days would be easy and non-rushed. One full day in the Louvre is a given, I wouldn't count that as day in Paris. I spent half a day walking around Arche de Triomphe, just drinking in it's significance. I was in awe of its size and what it represents. The Mona Lisa was nice to see in person but it held nothing (personally), compared to the Arche or the rest of the Louvre. Two days in Paris is more than enough, then shoot to Seville or Rota for a day, fly out from there.
 
HerdFan76 said:
I'm not sure about London, but you can do multiple stops starting in Germany and heading to Paris and Spain in a rushed 5-7 day. 10 days would be easy and non-rushed. One full day in the Louvre is a given, I wouldn't count that as day in Paris. I spent half a day walking around Arche de Triomphe, just drinking in it's significance. I was in awe of its size and what it represents. The Mona Lisa was nice to see in person but it held nothing (personally), compared to the Arche or the rest of the Louvre. Two days in Paris is more than enough, then shoot to Seville or Rota for a day, fly out from there.
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This is why I'm thinking I need to go in the summer (I'm a teacher) when I have the time not to be rushed through it.
 
big_country90 said:
I had a friend go to Cuba this past summer and said it was nothing more than a run down, piece of crap, 3rd world country.

Go to Grand Turk, Grand Cayman, Curaçao, or Aruba. Or go on a cruise that has a stop at a private island.
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I've been to Grand Turk and absolutely loved it. I want to do the southern carribean which includes Aruba, but I think I'd have to leave out of Puerto Rico for most of the cruises I looked at.
 
GK4Herd said:
This is why I'm thinking I need to go in the summer (I'm a teacher) when I have the time not to be rushed through it.
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It's been about 10 years for me. I can't remember the exact time difference but I think if you order wine and escargot, street side, at 11am local it's about the time your coworkers are pulling out of your office parking lot. It's a pretty good feeling.
 
GK4Herd said:
This is why I'm thinking I need to go in the summer (I'm a teacher) when I have the time not to be rushed through it.
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For Spring break I’d keep it at two cities for Europe. Three max.

Things like overnight trains with beds can be helpful to allow you to sleep and go between cities - we did Krakow to Vienna that way on time and it was awesome...got some sleep and no wasted vacation days in an airport or on a train.

London and Paris is a great combo, but dollar for dollar I still think it’s hard to beat more Eastern Europe (Prague, Krakow, Budapest)...or at least it was 5-10 years ago. Vienna is my favorite Western Europe city though.
 
-CarlHungus- said:
For Spring break I’d keep it at two cities for Europe. Three max.

Things like overnight trains with beds can be helpful to allow you to sleep and go between cities - we did Krakow to Vienna that way on time and it was awesome...got some sleep and no wasted vacation days in an airport or on a train.

London and Paris is a great combo, but dollar for dollar I still think it’s hard to beat more Eastern Europe (Prague, Krakow, Budapest)...or at least it was 5-10 years ago. Vienna is my favorite Western Europe city though.
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How difficult was it to get around the language issues?
 
GK4Herd said:
I've been to Grand Turk and absolutely loved it. I want to do the southern carribean which includes Aruba, but I think I'd have to leave out of Puerto Rico for most of the cruises I looked at.
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Grand Turk is on my punch list.
 
Shouldn't stay in San Juan, rifle. Go to Fajardo to stay and San Juan as a day trip.

I watched Jimmy Fallon's show when he was down there last week for the Hamilton show. Looks like most the tourist stuff is up and running.
 
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