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drockw1
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Love the Fairmont Banff Springs, we just wrapped up a pre-Christmas trip staying there.
The hike from Lake Louise up to the tea house should be open, even if you’re going in early June. That’s worth your time and there’s a Fairmont on Lake Louise as well that you could pop into. We also did a whitewater rafting trip while up there for a different excursion, and with your rental you could get to Lake Moraine as well.
Plenty of good dinner spots in town, but if dining on property look into reservations ahead of time for 1888 Steakhouse and Castello (Italian). Those can sometime fill up if you try to reserve a couple nights out.
Rent the clubs and play the hotel course…the Waldhaus patio offers a great view of the 15th from above the tee box in case you want to check things out before booking a tee time
The hike from Lake Louise up to the tea house should be open, even if you’re going in early June. That’s worth your time and there’s a Fairmont on Lake Louise as well that you could pop into. We also did a whitewater rafting trip while up there for a different excursion, and with your rental you could get to Lake Moraine as well.
Plenty of good dinner spots in town, but if dining on property look into reservations ahead of time for 1888 Steakhouse and Castello (Italian). Those can sometime fill up if you try to reserve a couple nights out.
Rent the clubs and play the hotel course…the Waldhaus patio offers a great view of the 15th from above the tee box in case you want to check things out before booking a tee time
re: Pulling the keeper for the win!
Posted by drockw1 on 1/30/26 at 4:48 pm to lsugorilla
Finn's went nuts when that happened...fun times
re: Bundesliga 2025-26 Season Thread
Posted by drockw1 on 1/24/26 at 5:17 pm to lsugorilla
2026 bump…
Bayern drop the derby to Augsburg at home after a 1-0 halftime lead. They looked gassed which shouldn’t happen just because of a couple Englischer Woche’s
Door probably isn’t open yet for other clubs but something to monitor…also how about those Sankt Pauli pyros?
Bayern drop the derby to Augsburg at home after a 1-0 halftime lead. They looked gassed which shouldn’t happen just because of a couple Englischer Woche’s
Door probably isn’t open yet for other clubs but something to monitor…also how about those Sankt Pauli pyros?
re: NO seafood rec
Posted by drockw1 on 1/12/26 at 3:15 pm to fightin tigers
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Delacroix
Think I would choose here with those parameters. Has a great view of the river with the ships passing and food was very good on our first trip to the bar (if they have the stone crabs, splurge for that app)
As mentioned, Peche would also work just fine
Thanks for all the tips here so far... :cheers:
We're trying to do a virtual one since the NEXUS locations are all scattered across the northern US, but can't seem to find the link to do that.
There's a way to do it at the Calgary airport but wondering if we'll have enough time before we get our bags and catch our shuttle to Banff.
We're trying to do a virtual one since the NEXUS locations are all scattered across the northern US, but can't seem to find the link to do that.
There's a way to do it at the Calgary airport but wondering if we'll have enough time before we get our bags and catch our shuttle to Banff.
Global Entry/NEXUS interview process
Posted by drockw1 on 12/11/25 at 8:47 am
We just got conditionally approved for Global Entry/NEXUS and looking for guidance with the interview process.
We depart for Calgary en route to Banff next Thursday, so I doubt this will even happen before that (gov't shutdown delayed our application a good bit) but has anyone gone through this before?
Any help is appreciated :cheers:
We depart for Calgary en route to Banff next Thursday, so I doubt this will even happen before that (gov't shutdown delayed our application a good bit) but has anyone gone through this before?
Any help is appreciated :cheers:
Outside of the headliners, that’s how I feel when the lineup drops almost every year :lol:
I do know Jason Scott and the High Heat are starting to make some noise in the Red Dirt scene
ETA: for planning purposes, SWJ is in Bossier on the 11th so likely playing the Friday night, Charles Wesley would be the Saturday
I do know Jason Scott and the High Heat are starting to make some noise in the Red Dirt scene
ETA: for planning purposes, SWJ is in Bossier on the 11th so likely playing the Friday night, Charles Wesley would be the Saturday
I think you're better off going from Lake Bled to Salzburg and skipping the Venice stop.
Bled>Salzburg is a 2 hr 45 min drive or perhaps upwards of 4-4.5 hours via public transit.
On one of our trips we went from Hallstatt, Austria to Venice and it was a long, hectic travel day...I think 8+ hours (In addition, it's going from somewhat serenity to a bit of chaos on the island...I'd probably save that for an Italy-specific trip)
Can't speak to getting around in Croatia but there's an easy train from Salzburg>Munich. I'd say 2 days/nights in Salzburg and 3 in Munich would be sufficient if you can make the itinerary work with that.
Bled>Salzburg is a 2 hr 45 min drive or perhaps upwards of 4-4.5 hours via public transit.
On one of our trips we went from Hallstatt, Austria to Venice and it was a long, hectic travel day...I think 8+ hours (In addition, it's going from somewhat serenity to a bit of chaos on the island...I'd probably save that for an Italy-specific trip)
Can't speak to getting around in Croatia but there's an easy train from Salzburg>Munich. I'd say 2 days/nights in Salzburg and 3 in Munich would be sufficient if you can make the itinerary work with that.
Big V is very good
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It was standing room only at Finn’s today.
Even as a Bayern fan it was a great atmosphere, better team won and Neuer was drunker than I was…best of luck to y’all the rest of the way and hoping we are on opposite sides of the bracket in the spring :cheers:
re: FBD - TGIF
Posted by drockw1 on 11/14/25 at 5:18 pm to Kim Jong Ir
NBD’s in progress…Creature Comforts Get Comfortable & Southern Grist Teal
re: FBD - TGIF
Posted by drockw1 on 11/14/25 at 4:33 pm to Kim Jong Ir
FBD is Lunch for two after some ribs in Memphis
re: Definitive Chicago Thread / Guide
Posted by drockw1 on 11/13/25 at 8:22 pm to hoopsgalore
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Zarella
Just hopped in here to say thanks for this rec. 3 weeks ago we flew into ORD, took the Blue Line to Washington. The rest of our crew walked to the South Shore Line stop at Millennium and I sprinted across the river to grab a sausage/onion/peppers tavern pie. Grabbed an Uber to meet them and we devoured that pie on the train to South Bend for the USC game.
Every time I go to Chicago, I find another spot like this that I have to get back to at some point...could go every year and not get tired of this city:cheers:
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Would you fly into Miami and then rent a car and drive through the keys
Went last January and few into EYW and then drove to MIA for the flight back to MSY...was sort of the best of both worlds.
Flying into Key West is super easy and is a nice way to hit the ground running. Cab/shuttle downtown is about 15 mins, so you'll be checked in and onto your plans within the hour.
Flying out of MIA allows the gorgeous drive up Hwy 1. We stopped in Islamorada for lunch at Morada Bay (the Netflix series Bloodline was filmed on site here). There was a little anxiety to make sure the rental didn't get into a fender bender once into Miami on the way to the airport but it was still a nice drive.
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Also how many days would be enough? 3? 4?
I think 3 nights are enough for typical downtown stuff but an extra day for an excursion/boat day would be nice. (NOLA snowstorm cut our trip to Mile O Fest down to 2 nights and it certainly felt rushed...but now we have a reason to go back!)
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If Bayern score two goals at The Emirates they are full blown favorites for all the marbles.
That would be more at home than they've given up in total all year, correct?
re: Bundesliga 2025-26 Season Thread
Posted by drockw1 on 11/6/25 at 11:25 am to WinnPtiger
The 19-20 squad that won during Covid was almost as good as 12-13, and all 3 teams under Pep were world class as well. I think this one is somehow still getting its legs in a few ways, but potential is there if they avoid injuries.
re: Bundesliga 2025-26 Season Thread
Posted by drockw1 on 11/5/25 at 4:42 pm to lsugorilla
He’s got them playing extremely consistently right now…they’ll miss Diaz at the Emirates for the next CL game but I’ve been impressed at how well the squad has fared without Musiala or Davies to this point.
Laimer is playing himself into a new deal for sure. Tah has helped stabilize Upa better than Minjae ever did.
(I’m sure they’ll now blow Saturday’s match at Union, but you can’t yet complain about anything this fall)
Laimer is playing himself into a new deal for sure. Tah has helped stabilize Upa better than Minjae ever did.
(I’m sure they’ll now blow Saturday’s match at Union, but you can’t yet complain about anything this fall)
Lucho goes top shelf to make it 3 after a Kane sitter
Karl…what a run, 1-0
I’ll be checking into this thread…
17 years old and starting in the CL…save some frauen for the rest of us, Lennart
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XI:
Neuer © - Laimer, Upamecano, Tah, Guerreiro - Kimmich, Pavlovic - Karl, Olise, Díaz - Kane
17 years old and starting in the CL…save some frauen for the rest of us, Lennart
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