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We stayed at Chateau le Prieure which is a small hotel sitting right on the Loire River. We had an amazing view of the river and valley from our room. It’s about 4 hrs from Paris. LINK


There is a Michelin star restaurant at the hotel. Make sure you make reservations when booking. LINK

We arrived late to the hotel and the restaurant couldn’t take us so they recommended we go to a local restaurant. It turned out to be one of the coolest parts of our trip. The restaurant was deep inside of a limestone cave that was once used as a limestone mine.
They grew their own mushrooms there and served a local dish that was similar to a calzone cooked on a wood fire.
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We visited two famous chateaus:
Chateau/Le Jardins de Villandry. Known for its massive gardens. Think Alice in Wonderland stuff. It was amazing.
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Chateau de Chenonceau. Built over water and half of it looks like a bridge. Looks cool as it reflects into the water.
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We planned it out so that it was nice loop back to Paris. The Loire Valley is beautiful. Probably saw more sunflower fields than vineyards.

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Drake Maye absolutely blows.

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He doesn’t look like he’s putting anything into his throws. They look like practice throws. Must be nerves.

I wouldn’t do a day trip. We spent two nights in a town in the Loire Valley as home base for numerous chateau visits.

Yes. We have it in two cars. It’s especially great for road trips and listening to live sports while on the road.

I use the phone App while I’m at work. You can stream the same stations and then there are additional stations that dig a little deeper into genres.

Assuming you’re referring to Helene? Pretty much back to normal aside from the businesses along the rivers and Biltmore Village (some of that is starting to open back up). The actual city/downtown is on a high point and back to normal once utilities were repaired.

They’ll take your business. Use the search function for Asheville. It’s a common topic here with redundant conversations about where to stay, drink, eat, etc.

I live in Winston-Salem. The infield is dry and painted and the stands have been cleared since the ice storm. Everyone is here. We’re supposed to get up to 5” of dry powdery snow. The plan is to clear it continuously throughout the storm on Saturday.

There might not be many fans in attendance but NASCAR isn’t worried about the 17k tickets sold. They’ll still get the TV money.

Sucks for the fans and town. There are NASCAR banners on the light poles downtown and a handful of canceled events downtown. Last year was really cool That many cars on a football field is definitely an experience,

Headed there in March. It’s the busiest part of their season right now. I imagine it’s going to be more difficult to find a place within a month. It was for me when searching in December.

When you say city do you mean Oranjestad (the capital)? I wouldn’t stay there. It’s close to the cruise ship port and airport.

You may be talking about Palm Beach which is the busier beach area with high rise resorts, restaurants and shopping. Eagle Beach is a little further south and considered to be one of the best beaches in the caribbean. It’s more laid back with low rises. There are lots of other more private beaches you can find by google searching.

All beaches are public and most have parking. There are chair and umbrella rentals around the beach bars on Palm and Eagle Beach.

Aruba is pretty modern with lots of restaurants, a couple of nice grocery stores, a dependable bus transit system, walking/bike trails along Palm and Eagle Beach. Lots to do.

Personally I’m staying on Eagle in a condo (Oceania) I found on Airbnb or VRBO. I crossed searched the listing and found the property management that will rent it directly skipping the fees.

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Dabo is such a weird nickname for a white dude named William. That doesn’t get talked about enough

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That’s the name his toddler brother gave him. His brother wouldn’t call him William and called him a version of Dat Boy. :rotflmao:

That’s exactly what I hear :rotflmao:

Book directly through hotel and airline. I rarely find it to be that much cheaper and if something goes wrong you’re dealing directly with the company you bought from.

It’s easier to shop around through Expedia, Priceline, etc to get an idea of prices.