Stuck sheltering in place like others, not supposed to leave the house let alone the country.
Got me thinking about places in the U.S. I'd like to visit but have not yet.
Oddly I've never been to Seattlle despite living in CA for many years. Dungeness crab is a mike drop shellfish.
Chicago because deep dish pizza and hot dogs dragged through the garden intrigues me.
Milwaukee of all places as I'm a huge fan of traditional German food and beer and that city appears to deliver.
Anybody?
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a few times and I had one of the best Italian food meals I've ever had (outside of my mother's house).
It was at a place called the Calderone Club.
I have had great German food there too, but nothing was better than the meal(s) at Calderone.
Wow, I ate at the Calderone Club too. It's right next to the Hyatt. And I have only been to Milwaukee once in my life.
Did you like it? First time there locals brought us (it was a work trip), so I felt like they'd know what is good, but some cities I've bee to like Lincoln Nebraska the locals definition of "good Italian" was not the same as mine.
I was impressed.
And to Diver-Down...in Houston there's a street named Old Spanish Trail, or drum roll please...US 90 Alt.
Key West - relax in a house on the water and fish for a week.
RV tour of the national parks out west (yellowstone, etc)
Slow tour of the Pacific coast highway taking time to stop for a while in each area
Key West - relax in a house on the water and fish for a week.
RV tour of the national parks out west (yellowstone, etc)
Slow tour of the Pacific coast highway taking time to stop for a while in each area
I forgot to add two weeks in Alaska during prime fishing season. Salmon and halibut...
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a few times and I had one of the best Italian food meals I've ever had (outside of my mother's house).
It was at a place called the Calderone Club.
I have had great German food there too, but nothing was better than the meal(s) at Calderone.
Wow, I ate at the Calderone Club too. It's right next to the Hyatt. And I have only been to Milwaukee once in my life.
Did you like it? First time there locals brought us (it was a work trip), so I felt like they'd know what is good, but some cities I've bee to like Lincoln Nebraska the locals definition of "good Italian" was not the same as mine.
I was impressed.
Had that happen to me in Martinsburg, WV. Locals brought us for Mexican and claimed it was amazing. My colleague and I were up all night fighting acid reflux and indigestion. It was awful.
Rebel, take Fairbanks off your list. It’s a shit hole. Anchorage is I nice little city, but Fairbanks is really a dump.
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In comment 14850136 pjcas18 said:
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a few times and I had one of the best Italian food meals I've ever had (outside of my mother's house).
It was at a place called the Calderone Club.
I have had great German food there too, but nothing was better than the meal(s) at Calderone.
Wow, I ate at the Calderone Club too. It's right next to the Hyatt. And I have only been to Milwaukee once in my life.
Did you like it? First time there locals brought us (it was a work trip), so I felt like they'd know what is good, but some cities I've bee to like Lincoln Nebraska the locals definition of "good Italian" was not the same as mine.
I was impressed.
Had that happen to me in Martinsburg, WV. Locals brought us for Mexican and claimed it was amazing. My colleague and I were up all night fighting acid reflux and indigestion. It was awful.
lol, I had two colleagues of mine when I lived in Northern Virginia walk into the office after a sales call and they were bragging about how they got these massive trays of tacos from a gas station in Manassas, VA for $3. They were so proud. Both wound up with Montezuma's revenge.
I consider Italian in Milwaukee a safer bet than Mexican in WV, but fair point.
Still have Nashville ,nawlins , Portland, Chicago and Austin on my list
My goal is to move to Flagstaff from the east coast in 2-3 years. Great town. Want to use it as a base for hiking and camping on the weekends.
I’d like to explore the national parks in Utah, Alaska, California and Montana. There are several left in Arizona.
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Atlanta, San Francisco is all that's left.
I dont know. I've heard San Fran is a toilet now.
The homeless-related blight gets all the press and while I'm not going to deny it is there, I'm actually more put off by the culture change I've observed in SF over the past two decades.
It's become a tech bro haven, and it was downright depressing to see all of these historic live music venues replaced by upscale martini bars or whatever. Enter and you'll hear nothing but shitty DJ music and patrons saying the word "like" 50 times a minute.
I used to theorize that if you pulled fifty twenty-somethings in SF and asked them to name their 3 favorite local bands, most would struggle to name more than one (if they could name any at all). Now I bet that's true tenfold.
It just feels like a city of transients.
It wasn't the press. It was some friends of mine who recently moved from the California area who told me how much SF went down the shitter.
I'm not saying they're wrong. I'm simply saying that it doesn't affect me as much as other issues.
You can generally avoid the homeless encampments and related filth. But avoiding the homogenous, sterily tech culture and ridiculously overpriced food and beer is far more difficult.
I've been to every single state, except North/South Dakota and Hawaii.
Alaska was awesome for the very brief time I was there.
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are Hawaii and Alaska. I used to have the goal to visit every state, and I've been to just about every other state in the nation but those two. I doubt I will get to either at this stage in my life but those are the two I wish I had, I almost hit them all.
I've been to every single state, except North/South Dakota and Hawaii.
Alaska was awesome for the very brief time I was there.
I really enjoyed that area. The Black Hills/Badlands and then Mount Rushmore make it worth the trip. Mount Rushmore probably stands out most in my mind as the one thing that in person was much more impressive than I had imagined/expected it would.
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are Hawaii and Alaska. I used to have the goal to visit every state, and I've been to just about every other state in the nation but those two. I doubt I will get to either at this stage in my life but those are the two I wish I had, I almost hit them all.
I've been to every single state, except North/South Dakota and Hawaii.
Alaska was awesome for the very brief time I was there.
I really enjoyed that area. The Black Hills/Badlands and then Mount Rushmore make it worth the trip. Mount Rushmore probably stands out most in my mind as the one thing that in person was much more impressive than I had imagined/expected it would.
+1 SteveinKY agree 100% that the Badlands, Black Hills, and Rushmore all 3 of them are probably the most under-rateded beautiful and majestic parts of the US. I've been to lots of impressive physical spaces from Yosemite to Grand Canyon to Grand Tetons, and others, but relative to it's modest reputation South Dakota's sights stand out. IMO.
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In comment 14850760 steve in ky said:
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are Hawaii and Alaska. I used to have the goal to visit every state, and I've been to just about every other state in the nation but those two. I doubt I will get to either at this stage in my life but those are the two I wish I had, I almost hit them all.
I've been to every single state, except North/South Dakota and Hawaii.
Alaska was awesome for the very brief time I was there.
I really enjoyed that area. The Black Hills/Badlands and then Mount Rushmore make it worth the trip. Mount Rushmore probably stands out most in my mind as the one thing that in person was much more impressive than I had imagined/expected it would.
+1 SteveinKY agree 100% that the Badlands, Black Hills, and Rushmore all 3 of them are probably the most under-rateded beautiful and majestic parts of the US. I've been to lots of impressive physical spaces from Yosemite to Grand Canyon to Grand Tetons, and others, but relative to it's modest reputation South Dakota's sights stand out. IMO.
Took a northern drive from Utah about 7 years ago. Devil's Tower was a nice half day, Little Big Horn was good for about an hour, Rushmore also a nice half day. Badlands a nice drive through for a few hours. Had been to Yellowstone a couple of times and that can be a good couple of days as well a Jackson Hole and Ketchum/Sun Valley, the latter two having some real nice restaurants. Grand Canyon is awesome-include the more rustic North side also if you can. In Utah, Zion and especially the red rock of Bryce is great, as well as Arches and Canyonlands in Moab. Also Antelope Canyon near the Utah-AZ border. Sedona also has beautiful red rock and some nice hiking trails and scenery. Haven't been to Winslow, but friends tell me it's just the statue to the Eagles on the corner and one very good restaurant, the Turquoise Room. Went to Portland area last year for 8 days- some real nice day trips out of Portland. The city itself was underwhelming. Went down the coast from there- some cool views from the shore, but it starts to get old. Could have spent 2 days less. Not a lot to see in Seattle and the city has become a real shithole. Enjoyed Alaska cruise several years back. We were lucky with the weather, but there's often a lot of rain