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Outta Towning 2022

cal sharpie Jan 27 2022 01:34 PM

Couldn't find a vacation thread for this year. Weather permitting, heading off to southern Spain and Morocco this Saturday for four weeks. I get a 4-week sabbatical every ten years at my job, this one coming three years late but now upon me.

Willets Point Jan 27 2022 02:34 PM Re: Outta Towning 2022

Sounds awesome! Have a terrific trip.

The Hot Corner Jan 27 2022 06:39 PM Re: Outta Towning 2022

Sounds like a nice trip. Enjoy, Sharpie. My wife and I will celebrate our 40th anniversary this June with 8 days in Aruba.

seawolf17 Jan 27 2022 07:33 PM Re: Outta Towning 2022

Nice! Enjoy. We're considering Mexico for the first time later this year. We've never taken a real "just lie on the beach and do nothing" vacation.

Fman99 Jan 27 2022 08:05 PM Re: Outta Towning 2022

Nice! Enjoy. We're considering Mexico for the first time later this year. We've never taken a real "just lie on the beach and do nothing" vacation. We did a week at an all inclusive resort in Cancun in 2019. I would recommend it in a hurry, we had a fantastic time there.

Benjamin Grimm Jan 28 2022 04:34 AM Re: Outta Towning 2022

I have a trip to Hawaii planned for the first two weeks of April. Unless there's yet another COVID surge... If the trip comes off as planned and the lockout ends soon enough, the first two weeks of Schaefer voting will likely be delayed. I do apologize for any inconvenience.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jan 28 2022 05:41 AM Re: Outta Towning 2022

We're headed to Flagstaff/Grand Canyon in April, coinciding with Mets-Dbaggs in PHX. Also getting in a visit to ASU, Wife Bucket's Alma mater and Lunchpail's 1st college visit. If you go to Cancun, be sure the resort doesn't suck ass, as the one we visited some time back. Weather was great, folks were nice, but hotel sorta sucked and we were stuck there

cal sharpie Jan 28 2022 08:02 AM Re: Outta Towning 2022

I'm not a fan of all-inclusive resorts although I know many people are. I used to like going to Playa Del Carmen, just up the road from Cancun, fewer drunk frat boys wandering about, but the last time I was there it felt like it was heading in that direction. For Mexican beaches San Agustinillo in Oaxaca state is outstanding.

batmagadanleadoff Jan 28 2022 08:23 AM Re: Outta Towning 2022

I'd go to Mexico. If I had the Secret Service protecting me.

TransMonk Jan 28 2022 08:29 AM Re: Outta Towning 2022

I was in Naples, FL for a week earlier in the month and I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. I hadn't been away from home in a while. As an LA Rams fan, I might scope out a trip to the Super Bowl if they win this weekend. Ticket price might be a barrier to entry, but seeing my team play for a championship in their beautiful new home stadium is an opportunity for a memorable experience.

MFS62 Jan 28 2022 11:37 AM Re: Outta Towning 2022

Can someone please toss Sarah Palin outta town? Later

Lefty Specialist Jan 28 2022 01:47 PM Re: Outta Towning 2022

Spent last week in Longmont, Boulder and Golden, Colorado. Beautiful country. Rapid-tested before, during and after and we were negative the whole time. Saw some friends we hadn't seen in two years and it was awesome. An outdoor afternoon at the Left Hand Brewery was a highlight of the trip. The sun gets warm at altitude, even in January.

whippoorwill Jan 28 2022 02:46 PM Re: Outta Towning 2022

Going to go to the beach (OCMD) this year after a (2?) year hiatus. Already paid for thanks to the travel app we used. Grrrrrrr. It's going to be in early July which is just a few short months away! Snowing there too I think, lol

Willets Point Jan 28 2022 03:09 PM Re: Outta Towning 2022

I'm hoping to take advantage of the NPS free pass program for 4th graders and their families and visit a National Park this summer. We went to Yellowstone and Grand Teton a couple of years ago but haven't figured out where to go this year.

seawolf17 Jan 29 2022 05:42 AM Re: Outta Towning 2022

Currently somewhat stranded in midtown Manhattan with my flight canceled for this afternoon, so I guess that counts for this thread. :)

Frayed Knot Jan 29 2022 09:49 AM Re: Outta Towning 2022

No, that belongs in the 'Ain't Getting Outta Towning' thread.

A Boy Named Seo Nov 14 2022 12:38 PM Re: Outta Towning 2022

Just back from a week in lovely Sayulita, Mexico for a surf trip. Went full Bourdain on night 2 and tried some local tacos from a viejita's shack late at night and our whole group got sick until the last day. Trip busted :/ Moral of the story: Lean into those google reviews, friends, even in foreign locales! 0 stars and "cerrado" would have dissuaded us.

Edgy MD Nov 14 2022 12:44 PM Re: Outta Towning 2022

A Boy Named Seo wrote: Just back from a week in lovely Sayulita, Mexico for a surf trip. Went full Bourdain on night 2 and tried some local tacos from a viejita's shack late at night and our whole group got sick until the last day. Trip busted :/ Moral of the story: Lean into those google reviews, friends, even in foreign locales! 0 stars and "cerrado" would have dissuaded us. Tell us about the professional smooch pics.

MFS62 Nov 14 2022 12:47 PM Re: Outta Towning 2022

A Boy Named Seo wrote: Just back from a week in lovely Sayulita, Mexico for a surf trip. Went full Bourdain on night 2 and tried some local tacos from a viejita's shack late at night and our whole group got sick until the last day. Trip busted :/ We were in Mexico and decided that the two greatest inventions in the history of mankind were air conditioning and Imodium. Later

A Boy Named Seo Nov 14 2022 12:53 PM Re: Outta Towning 2022

Edgy MD wrote: A Boy Named Seo wrote: Just back from a week in lovely Sayulita, Mexico for a surf trip. Went full Bourdain on night 2 and tried some local tacos from a viejita's shack late at night and our whole group got sick until the last day. Trip busted :/ Moral of the story: Lean into those google reviews, friends, even in foreign locales! 0 stars and "cerrado" would have dissuaded us. Tell us about the professional smooch pics. Those were way more fun than food poisoning. The photog is a center back on our local pro futbol team. He started a little side hustle we wanted to support, and we were really just hoping his finger wasn't covering the lens the whole time. He came through bigly.

Ceetar Nov 14 2022 01:49 PM Re: Outta Towning 2022

no food poisoning for me, but I did spend the extended NJ Teacher's conference weekend in Stowe, VT drinking up all the awesome IPAs. (and cheese, and maple..) I've been trying to cut calories, so I only brought back ...*checks*... 27 beers?

cal sharpie Nov 14 2022 01:58 PM Re: Outta Towning 2022

Got back last night from a week in California, visiting relatives and seeing friends. My great-nephew turned 10 and is obsessed with Elvis - dyed his hair black and had it cut so it looks like he has sideburns. At his party he wore full Elvis regalia and sang Elvis songs via karaoke. He doesn't sing well but he totally has the moves. I'll be spending all of next February in Mexico - my third year of spending all of February somewhere outta town.