CharlieTiger

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Get a round trip day pass.

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You can just tap your phone to pay to ride now. No need for a Breeze card anymore. Super easy.

There’s a good chance you’ll have plenty other folks on there going to the game and back coming from that way.

Has anyone mentioned the Audi logos on the field looked like a child painted them?

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I can't recommend this enough and think it's weird how "scared" some people seem to be of such. You really get to see a lot of things you don't normally see.

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It all depends on where you are. Amalfi coast? Absolutely not. Countryside of Umbria/Tuscany? Absolutely.

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Also, don't forget Barca is closer to many cities in France than it is other Spanish cities. Pretty cool to hear a train conductor speak English and French flawlessly, then cross the border (coming from Marseille) and speak flawless English and Spanish.

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I got back from a week in Portugal and one in Barcelona last week. I never realized Catalan is closer to French than Spanish.

I’ll second Provence. Spent 8 days with our home base in Saint Remy in 2019 and would go back in a heartbeat. The TGV from Paris to Avignon is only about 2.5 hours. Rent a car at Avignon and drive around from there.

You can get from Avignon to the Barcelona Sants station in about 4 hours by train.

Portugal to Barcelona will require flying. We flew from Porto to Barcelona on Ryan Air for like $80/person. Just shy of 2 hours in the air.

I live in Atlanta and we have the Amex platinum. We use pretty much all the benefits every year and only stay with platinum vs Delta reserve for points flexibility even though we only ever use them for Delta miles.

We both fly enough to have the lounge access be worth it. The good thing about platinum is you get all the Amex clubs and Priority Pass lounges too. There have been times I’ve skipped the sky club because it’s too crowded or there’s a wait and used the Amex clubs instead.

Definitely do not go to southern Utah in summer, but as one poster mentioned, mid to late October is perfect for that. I’ve done all 5 in October and it was ideal. Have also done Zion and Bryce in early April and that was very nice. We hiked in some remaining snow at Bryce.

Your best bet for anything cooler in Summer would be Glacier or potentially something in Washington - Cascades or Olympic. Sequoia/Kings Canyon might be an option but it can get pretty hot at lower elevations in summer. Possibly Tetons. Maybe Banff in Canada too, which is on my list.

I know you said you’re not into hiking but I’d encourage you to at least get on some easier trails. It would be a shame to go to these incredible landscapes and not actually get off the road and into them for a bit. I’ve had some of the best hikes of my life in our national parks.

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The Center for Puppetry Arts is relatively close

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I was going to recommend that as well. Great for kids.

How long will you be there? Just one day?

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My favorite scarlet/fire is 2/5/78 Cedar Rapids

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The Bertha that kicks off DP 18 is probably my favorite. Love Jerry’s tone and that solo is bouncy, Jerry perfection.

It’s wreaking havoc on the aluminum market as well. About 10% of the world’s supply comes from that area and several plants were hit with strikes from Iran. When you don’t properly shut down an aluminum plant, it typically takes 12+ months to restart. The pots cool and it solidifies. You have to chip it out and start all over, having to rebuild them if it’s not done right.

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It appears the NPS has put a hold on the Chisos mtn lodge renovation in Big Bend

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The 2027 federal budget proposal cuts $736mm from the National Parks budget, which is about 25% of the total budget.

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Is even more frustrating given the fact that National Parks have one of the best overall returns of any federally managed dept.

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Bruce was on sports talk radio in Atlanta probably a week ago and he said it likely takes $8-10MM to be a top tier team now and he had just over $4MM in his last year.