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Post by irvred on Dec 10, 2018 13:09:01 GMT -6
A friend of a friend runs a sick bar in Miami that was voted Best Bar through totally legitimate channels.
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Post by ten15 on Dec 10, 2018 13:25:52 GMT -6
Muriel's in Jackson Square is haunted. If you ask them about it, they will tell you the story and take you to the dining room where they set up a table every night for the ghost. Food is pretty good as well. For a nice dinner in New Orleans, my favorite place is Brigtsen's Also, Bakery Bar (a bakery and a bar) is amazing. They have fancy doberge by the slice and the salty balls are great.  In Miami - if you can spend some $ go to Kyu, especially if you have a small group. Food leans Asian and is a share plate concept. Best meal I have had in Miami. If you are in South Beach - Ola is my favorite place. Cuban-ish, with lots of great ceviche and solid cocktails. |
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Post by Broc1123 on Dec 10, 2018 15:46:41 GMT -6
My girlfriend has been looking for jobs outside Houston recently. There aren't a whole lot of good jobs for me here in marketing and advertising and we both want to live somewhere with more outdoor activities.
The realistic options for her (aerospace) that we're interested in are Seattle, LA and Denver. She had an opportunity in Seattle and we both went out for her interview and a long weekend checking it out. We loved it. Everyone was so nice, the music culture was obvious from the start (KEXP is amazing I can't even believe it exists), the city is beautiful with all the water around and mountains and hills. But, sadly, she is probably going to say no to the job. Now it looks as if Denver could have a great opportunity for her.
For some reason, my research on Denver (I've only passed through, never spent any real time there, [never made that trip a couple years back scoots]) has led me to believe it's a smaller, whiter version of Houston filled with transplants in boring industries (getting a very "bro" vibe) with urban sprawl and a select few exciting neighborhoods. Plus mountains (huge plus obviously).
I know I love LA and would live there for sure (I have friends there and spent a summer there, I know it's not perfect but I know I fit in there).
Someone convince me on Denver. Whether you live there or have spent time in Houston and Denver. What's the vibe like? Is it more like Seattle/Portland/Austin than it appears? I'm getting major Indianapolis/Kansas City/Dallas vibes.
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Post by teekoh on Dec 10, 2018 15:51:43 GMT -6
It's been a while, and I know it's boomed with transplants, but that has never been my experience of Denver at all. Lots of great Spanish-speaking cultural influences throughout. I guess I'd kind of compare it to how Austin used to be before it began to gentrify to the point it has, but it's probably been almost ten years since I've spent any serious time in Denver.
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Post by ten15 on Dec 10, 2018 15:52:20 GMT -6
My girlfriend has been looking for jobs outside Houston recently. There aren't a whole lot of good jobs for me here in marketing and advertising and we both want to live somewhere with more outdoor activities. The realistic options for her (aerospace) that we're interested in are Seattle, LA and Denver. She had an opportunity in Seattle and we both went out for her interview and a long weekend checking it out. We loved it. Everyone was so nice, the music culture was obvious from the start (KEXP is amazing I can't even believe it exists), the city is beautiful with all the water around and mountains and hills. But, sadly, she is probably going to say no to the job. Now it looks as if Denver could have a great opportunity for her. For some reason, my research on Denver (I've only passed through, never spent any real time there, [never made that trip a couple years back scoots]) has led me to believe it's a smaller, whiter version of Houston filled with transplants in boring industries (getting a very "bro" vibe) with urban sprawl and a select few exciting neighborhoods. Plus mountains (huge plus obviously). I know I love LA and would live there for sure (I have friends there and spent a summer there, I know it's not perfect but I know I fit in there). Someone convince me on Denver. Whether you live there or have spent time in Houston and Denver. What's the vibe like? Is it more like Seattle/Portland/Austin than it appears? I'm getting major Indianapolis/Kansas City/Dallas vibes. I love Denver. It is a great young person town in my opinion. Good place for biking and hiking. They are definitely experiencing growing pains though, but so are Seattle and Portland. In fact, I find Denver similar to Portland and Seattle, but that could be because of the beer culture. Also, Dallas doesn't have a vibe, so..... |
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Post by Broc1123 on Dec 10, 2018 16:13:57 GMT -6
Haha yeah, that was kind of the point of including those 3 cities. Just like I'm sure they all have 1-2 "cool" neighborhoods but overall the vibe is generic. Just hoping Denver isn't like that.
My research hasn't uncovered very distinct things Denver brings to the table.
I guess I'm just worried about the young people there being mostly boring corporate ladder-climbers like here. While I like Houston a lot, it's the polar opposite of a place like Seattle.
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Post by neader on Dec 10, 2018 16:16:32 GMT -6
I got a very "hip" vibe from Denver, would love to live there and have the opportunity to see artists like Mitski.
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Post by alady on Dec 10, 2018 16:23:39 GMT -6
I've spent time in both over the years and in the past year, and I like Denver but would rather live in Seattle if all things were equal.
Seattle seems like it's about to implode with the housing situation and Denver seems pretty California/Midwestern bro transplant-y.
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Post by Broc1123 on Dec 10, 2018 16:24:13 GMT -6
Sucks that MMJ show isn't until August. Feel like I need to go check it out for myself.
I will say, the weather there seems to be even more of a plus than I thought. I knew the whole "sunny 300 days a year" thing but didn't really the average highs in the winter were in the 40s and 50s.
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Post by alady on Dec 10, 2018 16:28:06 GMT -6
Also I would think Seattle has more than its fair share of boring corporate ladder climbers
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Post by Broc1123 on Dec 10, 2018 16:29:32 GMT -6
I've spent time in both over the years and in the past year, and I like Denver but would rather live in Seattle if all things were equal. Seattle seems like it's about to implode with the housing situation and Denver seems pretty California/Midwestern bro transplant-y. I've read things about how Seattle is handling its housing situation much better than the California cities and Austin. Also, there are so many brand new apartments reasonably priced compared to LA and SF. I just don't like the bro city vibe. I'm probably smack dab in the middle of the hippest, hipster creative vs urban corporate bro spectrum but I much prefer to surround myself with the former. I like wine bars and hole in the wall ethnic restaurants. Not fancy brunches and loud bars. |
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Post by Broc1123 on Dec 10, 2018 16:30:52 GMT -6
Also I would think Seattle has more than its fair share of boring corporate ladder climbers Agreed, I just think it's the strong history of "alternative" culture I got. And I much prefer nerdy Amazon and Google "bros" over oil & gas or finance. I really struggle with the whole "you should be able to find your niche or scene anywhere" thing. I guess I prefer to bitch and find my perfect city. |
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Post by goodson on Dec 10, 2018 17:32:09 GMT -6
headed to miami for christmas 😎😎 and then driving up to new orleans, staying there for about a week need food recs urgently also where can i see a ghost in new orleans Bruuuuhhhh how long will you be in Miami??? I'll be in Boca a week from today and then we will head down to the keys after a few days! omg just saw i think the 23rd to the 27th!!!!! |
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Post by thebosma on Dec 10, 2018 17:33:12 GMT -6
Bruuuuhhhh how long will you be in Miami??? I'll be in Boca a week from today and then we will head down to the keys after a few days! omg just saw i think the 23rd to the 27th!!!!! Oh man! I think we are driving down to the keys on the 23rd lol. We will touch hands on the highway |
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Post by sick2b on Dec 12, 2018 6:52:48 GMT -6
One map is worth a 1,000 words... some great ones in there!
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Post by alady on Dec 16, 2018 12:49:25 GMT -6
We got our Australia flights today  |
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Post by sick2b on Dec 16, 2018 20:46:27 GMT -6
We got our Australia flights today Yayyy! |
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Post by thebosma on Dec 17, 2018 10:11:53 GMT -6
A woman in the airport is on a conference call and is looking directly at me and mouthing words which is definitely a weird feeling
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Post by zircona1 on Dec 17, 2018 11:30:52 GMT -6
Trip to Disney World is almost a week away. Any recommendations for places to eat/things to do in Orlando outside of Disney? Any regional beers I should sample?
We're also going to Tampa to visit the Dali museum one day.
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Post by pigs on Dec 17, 2018 12:32:45 GMT -6
Planning my next Oregon trip for the spring. I think we’re going to do a 3-5 day kayaking trip
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Post by sthubbins on Dec 17, 2018 14:07:10 GMT -6
Trip to Disney World is almost a week away. Any recommendations for places to eat/things to do in Orlando outside of Disney? Any regional beers I should sample? We're also going to Tampa to visit the Dali museum one day. make a side trip to gainesville jai alai from cigar city out of tampa seems to be the default IPA around here. still getting to know the beer scene though |
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Post by irvred on Dec 17, 2018 14:27:27 GMT -6
I was about to say, Cigar City is the one Tampa brewery everyone talks about and the only one I had while out in Florida, and I can confirm they make good shit.
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Post by thisismyname on Dec 17, 2018 15:14:57 GMT -6
Trip to Disney World is almost a week away. Any recommendations for places to eat/things to do in Orlando outside of Disney? Any regional beers I should sample? We're also going to Tampa to visit the Dali museum one day. Basically anything worthwhile in Orlando is pretty far from Disney. If you do actually head into the city, Mills50 and Audubon Park are some good areas. Eat at Hawkers or Tako Cheena, shop for records at Park Ave CDs, drink at Wally's (a true gem of a dive bar) & Redlight Redlight (really solid beer bar). Do Karaoke at Big Daddy's once drunk. Profit. |
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Post by Pale Hose on Dec 17, 2018 15:31:06 GMT -6
Anyone flown Turkish Airlines before? They're currently cheapest for dates I'm looking at for Israel, but I have no experience with them.
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Post by zircona1 on Dec 17, 2018 15:45:00 GMT -6
Trip to Disney World is almost a week away. Any recommendations for places to eat/things to do in Orlando outside of Disney? Any regional beers I should sample? We're also going to Tampa to visit the Dali museum one day. Basically anything worthwhile in Orlando is pretty far from Disney. If you do actually head into the city Our flight back leaves at 9pm on New Year's Day, I'm guessing we'll have lots of time to check out non-theme park stuff. |
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Post by ultravisitor on Dec 17, 2018 18:34:19 GMT -6
Anyone flown Turkish Airlines before? They're currently cheapest for dates I'm looking at for Israel, but I have no experience with them. It's fine. I flew Turkish to Rome three years ago. I may fly with it again this summer. |
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Post by sick2b on Dec 17, 2018 21:05:16 GMT -6
Anyone flown Turkish Airlines before? They're currently cheapest for dates I'm looking at for Israel, but I have no experience with them. It's fine. I flew Turkish to Rome three years ago. I may fly with it again this summer. Yeah, never had a problem with them |
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Post by Pale Hose on Dec 17, 2018 21:12:19 GMT -6
Thanks, booking flights now actually. Part of Star Alliance as well, so earning United miles is a nice bonus.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2018 8:09:51 GMT -6
Flight on United was just about the worst airline experience I've had - from the crew at the gate in Louisville all the way back to trying to find someone to help out my wife in Denver once we landed. Still angry about it this morning. Icing on the cake was locking my keys in my car in the economy lot.
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Post by venom on Dec 18, 2018 8:14:06 GMT -6
Thanks, booking flights now actually. Part of Star Alliance as well, so earning United miles is a nice bonus. check the fare class if redeemable/qualifying miles are important. turkish and united don't really get along, so many of their fares earn nothing on united. |
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