Nole Man

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[quote]I can't speak to France, but this is definitely true in many parts of Italy. They are so used to vacationing Americans (they can spot an American from a mile away) simply expecting natives to speak English, that when one actually attempts to speak their language beyond things like "buongiorno...

Other tips: Go to your local bank and get some euros and possibly some other currency based upon where you're going so you have some on hand. Some countries like Croatia for example generally don't take euros. Nothing worse than being stuck in a toll booth with no bills or coins to get out. And...

I use Google Translate but I found that many times the words translated aren't with the words used locally. Spanish particularly. My daughter lived in Spain for a year and I visited her and the Spanish I used to use in Florida is not the same words that they use over there in many cases. I use an ap...

Bought into the Gronk hype this year. Almost picked McCaffery over him on draft day, but no! :wah:...

We have a consolation bracket in our league and the winner of that gets their entry fee back. I think it makes for fun and people still stay engaged for the entire year....

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[quote]My old arse will be in the room probably by 9:00 anyway. Lol[/quote] LOL! True dat. What are our old arses doing up this early posting anyway?? :rotflmao:...

[quote]There is no crime in Turks and Caicos, you don't need to be locked in a compound.[/quote] Well, every country has crime and Turks and Caicos is no exception. It is among the safer Caribbean Islands (and I get what you're saying having been to Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic for a...

We stayed here... [link=(http://www.gracebaytownhomes.com/index.php)]Gracebay Townhomes[/link] Two block walk to the beach. Loved it. Full kitchen. Reasonably priced. It's not "All Inclusive". Why? That's one expensive island, so we were trying to save some money. Not sure there are m...

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LOL! Not a "Guru", but played one TV maybe. I started out years ago with just a bunch cheap applications and have kept them for years. I've ended up just using what I have and buying various other apps that do certain things. Right now, I still use Photo Impact X3 (a Corel product they no long...

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Some good tips here. My thoughts... Make sure in Rome to prepay and get your tickets in advance for popular attractions like the Vatican or the Roman Colosseum. We went in January two years ago, and even though it's "low season" it was PACKED! For both the Colosseum and the Vatican Museum...

You are a good person to have taken care of your parents like that. Hope my kids will be as kind as you were one day. Now.. Agree, the world's your oyster, so we'd need to know more about how much time you have, budget, you want to stay in North America? Anywhere? Hmmmmm.. Single. Mal...

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Lyft, Uber, cabs. All very prevalent here. Nashville's generally a very safe town overall. Major tourist destination, and I've taken all of them. I wouldn't worry about it....

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