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Where should I go this summer?

Started by jimmy olsen, June 24, 2013, 04:02:19 AM

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Syt

We could have had wonderful Schnitzel. :(
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jimmy olsen

Quote from: Syt on June 26, 2013, 07:04:27 AM
We could have had wonderful Schnitzel. :(
Sorry, a ticket to Vienna is like $1400.  :(

Even if you were willing to house me for a week the cost wouldn't come out equal. ;)
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Tonitrus

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Kyoto is the awesome.

Swank hotels?  Save a little dough and stay in a modest ryoken there...they're pretty cool.

Also, Himeji castle is an easy day/train trip from Kyoto.

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Quote from: Barrister on June 24, 2013, 10:31:11 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on June 24, 2013, 09:18:21 PM
If I had to choose between Vienna and Prague, which would be recommended?

Vienna.  Definitely.

Depends on what kind of fun he's looking for actually.  :P

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"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

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Quote from: jimmy olsen on June 26, 2013, 06:55:29 AM
Actually, I just remembered a new budget airline that is running between Seoul and Osaka. I can get tickets for $250 and see Osaka and Kyoto, use all the money I save on airfare to stay at a swank hotel.

Since you are worried about the possibility of not having enough money to travel to Europe from the east coast at some future date, you could stay at a normal hotel and put the rest into a savings account for a future trip to europe.  :)
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Syt

Quote from: jimmy olsen on June 26, 2013, 07:20:12 AM
Quote from: Syt on June 26, 2013, 07:04:27 AM
We could have had wonderful Schnitzel. :(
Sorry, a ticket to Vienna is like $1400.  :(

Even if you were willing to house me for a week the cost wouldn't come out equal. ;)

I don't react too well to having to share my place with people for too long - a few nights would have been ok, but after a week ... I don't think you would have needed the return ticket. :P
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Jacob

Quote from: jimmy olsen on June 26, 2013, 06:55:29 AM
Actually, I just remembered a new budget airline that is running between Seoul and Osaka. I can get tickets for $250 and see Osaka and Kyoto, use all the money I save on airfare to stay at a swank hotel.

That makes some sense.

Himeji is cool as is the main history museum in Osaka; definitely something up your alley I'd think. Kyoto is pretty cool, and by far the best way to explore it is by bicycle (you can rent them, and many accommodation places have loaners as well). Some pretty cool palaces and temples in Kyoto as well, with the Shogun's palace being one of the most interesting ones.

I second the suggestion to find a ryokan as well; you can go mid-range or even down-market and have a good time, but swank will be pretty sweet too. Personally, I'd save some of the money for fancy eating if you're into food at all - there are some good kaiseki places in Kyoto (maybe ask Mono, he's the expert there) which are pretty unique experiences.

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Quote from: Tonitrus on June 26, 2013, 08:53:46 PM
Also, Himeji castle is an easy day/train trip from Kyoto.

Have they unscaffolded that yet? It was under reconstruction when I was in Japan. :(
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Tim, where should you go this summer?
You should go to hell.


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Quote from: MadImmortalMan on June 26, 2013, 10:38:06 PM
Quote from: Barrister on June 24, 2013, 10:31:11 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on June 24, 2013, 09:18:21 PM
If I had to choose between Vienna and Prague, which would be recommended?

Vienna.  Definitely.

Depends on what kind of fun he's looking for actually.  :P

He's a single dude, remember.

He's also a history nerd.  The museums in Vienna are OSSUM.

If he's looking for some other kind of fun, apparently he should try Amsterdam.  :ph34r:
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Quote from: Siege on June 27, 2013, 08:45:40 AM
Tim, where should you go this summer?
You should go to hell.

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