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BlackenedOut
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re: Vacation ideas with a ten month old
Posted by BlackenedOut on 4/22/24 at 7:19 pm
[quote]At that age, mine were taking naps during the day and slept 10 - 12 hours a night. I wouldn't want to go to a city or someplace heavy on restaurants, bars, and nightlife, as I'd miss it sitting in the rental.[/quote]
I get that but if your option is going to Paris with a 10 month old or no...
re: Vacation ideas with a ten month old
Posted by BlackenedOut on 4/22/24 at 7:13 am
Don’t listen to the naysayers
Life with a ten month old is pretty much going to be the same as vacation with a 10 month old. Go to London or Paris or a big city with easy convenient public transportation options and you will be fine. Get an apartment ...
re: Italy in July - Family trip with young kids
Posted by BlackenedOut on 4/11/24 at 3:49 pm
Heading there this summer but starting in north Italy and ending in Naples. Taking two kids, 11 and 9.
In Rome we have a food tour with Katie Parla on the docket. Colosseum and Vatican as well. Heading down to Pompeii and flying out of Naples. Excited to get back to Naples and do some pizza stuf...
re: Berns steakhouse recs?
Posted by BlackenedOut on 3/22/24 at 9:47 pm
Love that place
Ok steaks and food are maybe B+
But the whole vibe and the wine list are incredible. Go to dessert room ...
re: Buying tour tickets overseas - declined
Posted by BlackenedOut on 3/14/24 at 2:31 pm
Couldn’t get SMS to work trying to buy tickets to something in Europe this summer yesterday. Had to email the venue and they “cleared” the verification on their end.
Good job. Good effort everyone. ...
re: Looking to build itinerary for Spain 2025
Posted by BlackenedOut on 2/23/24 at 8:00 pm
Madrid gets a bad rap because all things considered it’s a modern city by Spanish standards. But you can have a great time and see some tremendous castles, art museums, and other cool stuff over a couple days.
But the thing is when you get out of Madrid you tend to believe “Esta es la verdadera...
re: 4 days in London in April
Posted by BlackenedOut on 2/20/24 at 2:37 pm
Love that area and did this exact trip a few years ago.
Blanking on and but there is a mid April remembrance day for war veterans. Caught a very moving March and presentation by the tomb of the unknown soldier. Could have also been tied to queens jubilee so don’t quote me on that.
Churchill ...
re: Best bean and cheese tacos in NOLA?
Posted by BlackenedOut on 2/15/24 at 7:40 pm
Try the taco stand at the crescent city farmers market. Definitely had one or two on a Sunday. Fantastic ...
re: Amsterdam connection
Posted by BlackenedOut on 2/9/24 at 7:14 am
Are you flying on same airline (or airline partner) all the way through or do you need to check in to a new airline?
The former you should be ok. The latter that may be not doable. ...
re: It’s storming in NOLA and Turbine 4 just shut down
Posted by BlackenedOut on 2/3/24 at 8:10 pm
Broadmoor floating. All that water rushed down from uptown since they took the restricter plates off the storm pipes. ...
re: The Faubourg Brewing Debacle
Posted by BlackenedOut on 2/3/24 at 8:25 am
Post name change, Dixie sales dropped almost 60%. Never rebounded. Faubourg was always a tax shelter for the owners, nothing more, nothing less. ...
re: Vacation in Greece
Posted by BlackenedOut on 2/1/24 at 8:31 pm
I am a broken record about this but absolutely loved Andros. About a 2 hour ferry ride east of Athens. Lush island with tons of cool beaches, some old stuff to see, farms, great restaurants. Just a really cool place. Wish I had spent a whole week on that island.
But tons of great recs. ...
re: Anyone with experience in franchising from either side?
Posted by BlackenedOut on 1/31/24 at 7:27 am
When you say alcohol business, I’m going to assume you mean retail side of that equation (bar, package store, restaurant, etc.). Couldn’t imagine that you could franchise distributor or production side of the alcohol industry, since each would be subject to either more Draconian differences in regul...
re: Restaurant recommendations NOLA
Posted by BlackenedOut on 1/29/24 at 7:09 am
James Beard Foundation went off the rails a few years ago. Wouldn’t use that as a barometer to go or not go to a place. Mister Mao is definitely a place that is better with a bigger group. ...
re: Bologna Italy in October
Posted by BlackenedOut on 1/22/24 at 7:05 am
The original itinerary makes a ton of sense if you are a train buff who wants to check out as many routes and types of trains in a short amount of time. Otherwise it’s a fool’s errand. ...
re: Bologna Italy in October
Posted by BlackenedOut on 1/20/24 at 3:18 pm
Looked hard into doing Dolomites this summer but couldn’t figure out how to do it for less than 3 nights without it becoming a stupid attempt. Next time.
In other news Emirates switched planes for my flight from the 777 to the a380 so pretty pumped about that. ...
re: Posted on H&G board..but maybe here. Induction v Gas
Posted by BlackenedOut on 1/18/24 at 8:01 pm
Cooked with gas most of my life. Remodeled a kitchen that couldn’t have gas and I hate electric. Put in an induction range. Absolutely loved it. Long story about why I don’t live there anymore but if I ever renovate a kitchen again I’m putting in induction.
Such precise temps, ability to boil wa...
re: Greece- Island hopping
Posted by BlackenedOut on 1/17/24 at 4:01 pm
Andros. No need to hop. It’s got it all. ...
re: Bologna Italy in October
Posted by BlackenedOut on 1/15/24 at 1:14 pm
Ty both. Had La Fortezza in my map but couldn’t remember the one in Greve. ...
re: Bologna Italy in October
Posted by BlackenedOut on 1/15/24 at 11:51 am
VaBuckeye,
I tried searching but came up empty handed. What’s the name of that enoteca you love- what to say it’s somewhere in Tuscany? ...
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