tigertail34

Looking for summer travel advice/recommendations for family from MSY

Posted by tigertail34 on 3/18/24 at 6:52 am

Planning a Sunday-Friday trip out of New Orleans with family of 6(kids are 20/18/15/11) We did Jackson Hole last summer and Zion the one before. Kids favorite so far has been outside Zion doing laid back off the path hikes. Looking this summer at the following areas: 1: Seattle and drive to Nort...

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re: 17yo son is wanting to become a pilot. Looking for recommendations on local(Mandeville) fs

Posted by tigertail34 on 11/14/23 at 8:31 pm

[quote]Agreed. My son completed all but his private at L3Harris (LINK /) Orlando area. Federal student loans are also available.[/quote] How old was he when he started the program and what is he doing now? I'm thinking the aviation school may be a better route for our son. Will be a large chu...

re: 17yo son is wanting to become a pilot. Looking for recommendations on local(Mandeville) fs

Posted by tigertail34 on 11/14/23 at 7:27 am

Just started looking into ATP that was mentioned earlier. Is ATP an alternative to the collegiate route or in addition to? Just curious as to the need for a fall back? Is turnover/burn out high?...

re: 17yo son is wanting to become a pilot. Looking for recommendations on local(Mandeville) fs

Posted by tigertail34 on 11/11/23 at 11:25 am

That's what we were planning to do, just wanted to get some advice and see if we were not missing out on better opportunities....

re: 17yo son is wanting to become a pilot. Looking for recommendations on local(Mandeville) fs

Posted by tigertail34 on 11/11/23 at 9:20 am

The guard/service is not currently something he wants to do. ...

re: 17yo son is wanting to become a pilot. Looking for recommendations on local(Mandeville) fs

Posted by tigertail34 on 11/10/23 at 9:50 pm

He has mentioned getting his license and then trying to go to Southwest to get training and commercial license? No plans to go to college, just wants to get out and start flying. We have not explored to guard route....

17yo son is wanting to become a pilot. Looking for recommendations on local(Mandeville) fs

Posted by tigertail34 on 11/10/23 at 5:19 pm

He took the discovery flight with Fly by Knight in Hammond a few months ago and is about to complete his ground school training via an online course. He is looking to start the flying portion in January and we are only aware of Fly by Knight. Are there any other places we should be looking into a...

re: Heading to Blue Ridge Ga. for 1st time this Thanksgiving.

Posted by tigertail34 on 10/25/23 at 6:12 am

The Consolidated Mines looks like a fun time! Would we have enough time to do the mine and Amicalola in the same day trip?...

Heading to Blue Ridge Ga. for 1st time this Thanksgiving.

Posted by tigertail34 on 10/24/23 at 9:23 am

We will be flying into Atlanta(family of 6) Tuesday - Saturday and renting a car to head up to a cabin with family. We have never been to this area and not sure how cold it can get. We are more beach travelers so a cold thanks giving will be a new experience...Kids don't even have coats! Does ...

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re: Flooring Recommendations in Metairie/Nola

Posted by tigertail34 on 10/15/23 at 8:48 am

Floorco does a great job for me. Their floor pricing and install prices are very competetive. I have been using them for years and do a lot of business with them. You can see Ross in their southshore showroom and tell them Ryan with Total Construction referred you! https://www.floorco.biz/...

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Heading to Anguilla July 1st for 5 nights with large family

Posted by tigertail34 on 5/28/23 at 9:15 am

Large group(18 total!) with many kids 6-19 yo. We will be staying at the Four Seasons. So far we have a catamaran reserved for a day, and nightime kayaking with glow in the dark kayaks. Other suggestions? ...

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re: All inclusive beach resorts in Caribbean VS Florida Keys

Posted by tigertail34 on 12/23/22 at 7:33 am

We just took our 1st trip to the Keys over Thanksgiving (family of 6 - me/wife/19yo/16yo/13yo/9yo)Tuesday-Saturday We stayed halfway on Duck Island in a VRBO next to Hawks Kay resort(no use of resort with our unit) We flew into Ft. Lauderdale and rented a car and drove down from there. So...

re: Packing a small keurig in carry on bag

Posted by tigertail34 on 11/21/22 at 7:45 pm

VRBO we are staying in does not have one....

Packing a small keurig in carry on bag

Posted by tigertail34 on 11/21/22 at 7:04 pm

Can I pack a small keurig machine in my carry on bag/suitcase? I will not be checking a bag for our flight....

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re: Florida keys at Thanksgiving

Posted by tigertail34 on 11/7/22 at 10:56 pm

Looking at an everglades airboat tour on way to Keys from Miami. Would not really venture into the park, but thought that could be fun with the kids? Ride is only 1-1.5 hours....

re: Florida keys at Thanksgiving

Posted by tigertail34 on 11/3/22 at 2:56 pm

Not looking for beach trip...looking forward to walking around Key West and stooping along the way all inbetween! All of the little restraunts along the way look like our kind of places...very simple and relaxed. Not big foodies, but the fish and other food look right up our alley....

re: Florida keys at Thanksgiving

Posted by tigertail34 on 11/3/22 at 6:11 am

Booked a townhome on Duck Key and everyone is excited! Thanks for all of the great replies and suggestions....

re: Florida keys at Thanksgiving

Posted by tigertail34 on 10/30/22 at 12:05 pm

It looks like we are going to stay in Duck Key so we can get to Key West at least one day and then possibly rent a boat to go fishing/play around one day. The place we are looking at staying says we can fish right off the back dock if we wanted to as well...so it looks like for thursday & friday we ...

re: Florida keys at Thanksgiving

Posted by tigertail34 on 10/29/22 at 1:20 pm

Would a stop in Everglades park on way to Keys be worth the stop?...