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Do xmas stuff first. Snow second. The snow is coming later and later in the season now. Even in mid Janaury many places in the mountians might not have snow fall. Before xmas you need to spend some time in germany. Its where all the biggest xmas markets are. Everywhere in europe has them but...

Work trips and I like the national parks

If you dig deep enough there is always nuance. There just isnt a lot In my opinion. was in Seattle a couple of months ago and I literally felt like I was in Chicago or Washington on the other side of the country. Seattle is a dump by the way. Dont get what the appeal is. Walk down by the bay...

About 25 trips now. Been four times this year. people who havent been to the US much need to know the cities are mostly the same. I certainly wouldnt do a domestic flight just to see a different city outside of new york, new orleans, las vegas or Orlando (if you have kids) unless you are a life...

Lol you guys get every american city is basically the same (baring vegas and new orleans). whats the point in going to 6 of them on a single trip?

Isnt drinking rates well down amongst the under 30 year olds? pubs always seem empty now.

Do people still get blind drunk in aus? Back in the 90s yes. Dont really see it anymore.

People in Melbourne are a bit more rebellious then people up here in queensland. Seriously people will not cross at traffic lights here on one way streets with zero traffic unless the man is green.

Doesnt everyone enjoy the musee dOrsay and Musee d Orange more?

Australians dont rebel. We queue up at bus stops in long orderly lines and often refuse to cross an empty road if the lights arent green. we are conditioned sheep.

I really disagree om this point. its just we put up the bad news stories in well the news so everyone think it happens a lot here. It doesnt. These stories are used to justify the nanny state and because sometimes theres not much else for our news media to report on. people get into drunken...

The same would happen here in australia if we allowed drinking on the streets. In fact it would even be more safer given we are a richer and have a far more rule abiding culture.

Your confusing returns with inflation. For a 100 years between 1890 and 1990 there was almost no real return to housing. In 100 years. And this is despite dramatic improvements in the quality of housing stock. Taking account of quality improvement the real returns were deeply negative. Its only...

Thats because there was a massive property boom in these years. A once in a 100 year event. Who knows what will happen in the next 30 years. My guess is it will be the worst 30 years for property in the last 100 due to a correction.

But this isnt about access to shelter. Its about ownership of shelter. Your point is private property should not only be open to the wealthy.

Only if he lived 30 years ago. such an approach could be a disaster over the next 30 years.

Tip if your kids are still under 10. kids get super tied on holidays and will want large chunk of days just to hang out at the hotel and do very little. Even when it's theme park holidays. Schedule these breaks in your trip and get a babysitter and do some adult stuff.

You are going to do a day trip to san diego with kids just for sea world? Isnt it like 2.5 hours each way. You must really like sea world.

Dont mean we will spend 5 days in the theme parks. Just staying at the onsite hotel. Possibly 2 days at theme parks, one day at water park, another day just chilling at hotel/pools and one day where we go offsite.

Thanks, was the lightsabre activity in galaxy edge worth it? It looks mighty expensive. yes I try to avoid la airport like the plague. Dallas much better experience. been to dc a few times but only for work. Never on holidays with the family so we will spend a few days there. thanks for the...

Yep was definately thinking of staying in the disney resort. Spend mornings and evenings in the parks and then chill back at the resort and hopefully pools in the afternoons when the theme parks crowds are at their worst. Also take a couple of theme park free days.

Sigh. Looks like we will head to disney world for our next big holiday cos i got primary school aged kids. Thinking just under three weeks in orlando (2 weeks at wdw and 5 days at universal), plus a week in new york and a couple of days in dc. Am i going to regret this? Not because of the money...

But is it any more breathtaking then the other alp lakes? Bled, hallstat, Como, garda, oeschinen, lago di Braies?

but you paid her 100 dollars? You know you can get good drinks for much cheaper right?

Melbourne is as close to brisbane as cairns is. he was talking about brisbane not cairns.

I found this funny. I live in brisbane. To say there is anything here that is as good, let alone better then memlbourne Is just completely ridiculous. and sydney is a nanny state hovel whose entertainment precincts are all 80 years out of date.

For me its the ardberg that tastes like an ashtray. where i get all these interesting flavours in the talisker. Clearly it can be quite subjective.

Usually just use cheap bourban. But have also done the laphroaig 10 and some speysides. Glenfiddich being one.

Only when ive written it off as a dud does it get that treatment.

Lagvullin is close to Talisker. Thats my second choice. Recently had the nick offerman lagvullin in guiness casks which was an interesting take. Talisker is better though. The other two are way off. I couldnt even finish the ardbeg. Still half full in my liquer cabinet. laphroaig wasnt much...