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Bumping this to see if there is any new info. Leaving soon to go on our trip.
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re: Advice on what to do with 500K Chase Sapphire Reserve points before annual renewal cancel
Posted by b-rab2 on 5/21/26 at 9:06 pm to Ex-Popcorn
Yeah meant to say Hyatt but had Marriot on the brain. I booked two nights at the Reno airport Hyatt for 18000 points. Hard to beat that.
re: Advice on what to do with 500K Chase Sapphire Reserve points before annual renewal cancel
Posted by b-rab2 on 5/21/26 at 8:27 am to kywildcatfanone
Marriot was having a 25% transfer bonus a few weeks ago when I was transferring.
Even though you mostly fly Delta, there are still some good deals to be had on long flights. I would plan a trip around United flights paired with Marriot stays. Be flexible on the flights and your points can go a long ways.
Even though you mostly fly Delta, there are still some good deals to be had on long flights. I would plan a trip around United flights paired with Marriot stays. Be flexible on the flights and your points can go a long ways.
re: Voters rejected a 1-cent sales tax in 2023 to give Livingston Parish teachers a raise
Posted by b-rab2 on 5/18/26 at 2:35 pm to slidingstop
You must not have a teacher in the family. I promise you their day doesn't end at 3 pm and all summer, they're doing nothing. My wife takes a few weeks off and then starts prepping for the next year. All those breaks, yeah, she's working on getting papers graded, projects tidied up, and grades submitted. It's not a cake walk. In fact, my job (engineer) is a lot easier than what she had to do (math teacher, STEM teacher).
Yeah, not even 1/2 dozen.. which normal..
re: Switzerland, Austria, Germany suggestions
Posted by b-rab2 on 5/15/26 at 8:15 am to jkylejohnson
I will be in Grindelwald for a few days in June. What do you suggest we do there? We do plan on doing a hike.
re: Scotland trip.
Posted by b-rab2 on 5/14/26 at 2:19 pm to Yeti_Chaser
Probabaly did the same tour. :lol: I was ready to be done by mid afternoon! :lol:
use it in the sand or close chipping.. use your sand for everything else.
re: Looking at NOK leaps, anybody else eyeing these?
Posted by b-rab2 on 5/12/26 at 12:59 pm to bayoubengals88
Im in the 12, 15, and 20 calls
hey! mine is facing the other way.. Yours you can see St. Andrews Castle, or what's left of it.
re: Drilling under U.S. Bases to Fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?
Posted by b-rab2 on 5/11/26 at 10:44 am to ragincajun03
Can confirm the Barksdale.. but all of this "drilling" wouldn't make a meaningful difference. I'm surprised its not happening at other places.
Ditto Soccer, the cathedral is very cool
re: Scotland trip.
Posted by b-rab2 on 5/9/26 at 2:10 pm to jkylejohnson
Went last summer. Fantastic trip. We home based in Edinburgh for like 3-4 days. From there we did day trips to Sterling & St. Andrews. I think you could spend 2-3 days in St. Andrews; just a beautiful town. I also really enjoyed Inverness. We stayed on the river in apartments(Highland Apartments by Mansley). They were nice. Out of Inverness, we day tripped to the Isle of Skye. That was awesome, but be prepared for a lot of rain.
Be prepared for the food... Basic food is not that good, but there are some fantastic restaurants we ate at.
Edinburgh: Makar's Mash Bar, PIGGS Brunstfield (probably my favorite meal), Howee's Waterloo Place.
There's lots of Indian restaurants, which I thought was great. We ate at one that was close to our airbnb, Indian lounge Edinburgh. Pretty good.
Inverness: Johnny Foxes (great fish and chips), Mustard Seed Restaurant
Let me know if you have any other questions!
Be prepared for the food... Basic food is not that good, but there are some fantastic restaurants we ate at.
Edinburgh: Makar's Mash Bar, PIGGS Brunstfield (probably my favorite meal), Howee's Waterloo Place.
There's lots of Indian restaurants, which I thought was great. We ate at one that was close to our airbnb, Indian lounge Edinburgh. Pretty good.
Inverness: Johnny Foxes (great fish and chips), Mustard Seed Restaurant
Let me know if you have any other questions!
re: PGA Tour may want to continue to skip Doral(tv ratings are now in-FAILURE)
Posted by b-rab2 on 5/4/26 at 11:57 am to lsupride87
You also had other things going on this weekend in Miami. You had the F1 race which draws 250,000+.
re: Florence, Lake Como, Venice Restaurant Reviews
Posted by b-rab2 on 5/4/26 at 8:34 am to ForeverLSU5
I think we have 2 tours set up. But this trip will be a relaxing trip instead of "we need to do and see everything in 7 days." We have 3 nights at The Edition and then another 3 nights at The View - in Lugano, then 2 nights in Grindelwald.
re: Florence, Lake Como, Venice Restaurant Reviews
Posted by b-rab2 on 5/4/26 at 6:00 am to ForeverLSU5
Do you have any other recommendations for the area? Tours, coffee shops, things to do, or things that were a waste of time?
We're taking the train from Milan to Varenna and ferrying over. Is that the best way?
We're taking the train from Milan to Varenna and ferrying over. Is that the best way?
re: Florence, Lake Como, Venice Restaurant Reviews
Posted by b-rab2 on 5/1/26 at 8:56 am to ForeverLSU5
quote:Same here
The Edition on points
re: Florence, Lake Como, Venice Restaurant Reviews
Posted by b-rab2 on 4/30/26 at 4:59 pm to ForeverLSU5
Thank you. Heading to Como area in June.
Did you stay at The Edition? That's where we're staying for part of our stay.
Did you stay at The Edition? That's where we're staying for part of our stay.
re: Big Bend and Lajitas Golf resort
Posted by b-rab2 on 4/29/26 at 7:02 pm to Lefty Diego
JSX flys in there from Dallas.
re: Big Bend and Lajitas Golf resort
Posted by b-rab2 on 4/29/26 at 10:24 am to snakanator
What kind of cost is it to fly and play there? Let's say for a group of 4
Let me know how it is.
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