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We only did a couple of days in Porto to see the city and do port lodge tours, so we missed out on the Duoro Valley. Kicking myself for skipping that, but I guess there's always next time. I would highly recommend doing the port tour at Graham's. Spring for one of their "Super Premium" tastings, ...

re: Montenegro & Bosnia

Posted by Bear-O-Dactyl on 1/9/23 at 10:39 am
[quote]Thinking a couple nights in Mostar[/quote] You could probably get away with doing Mostar as a day trip. We did Mostar + Kravice Falls as a day trip from Split and I didn't feel like I was missing out on anything when we left Mostar. Lunch reco for Mostar would be Sadrvan near the Old Bridg...

re: Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Posted by Bear-O-Dactyl on 8/3/22 at 9:27 am
[quote]I will say that the first episode of the last season was god awful and should be skipped by everyone. But the rest of the season was mid-tier for the show imo. But you definitely won't lose any sleep skipping the whole final season, outside of one episode it has some good moments.[/quot...

re: Is Portugal underrated?

Posted by Bear-O-Dactyl on 7/21/22 at 1:47 pm
We visited a little over 5 years ago and loved it. I did a [link=(https://www.tigerdroppings.com/rant/travel/portugal-trip-review/71734150/)]Trip Review[/link] on this board once we got back. Azores -> Porto -> Lisbon with a couple stops in between. We stuck to Sao Miguel in the Azores since ...

re: Croatia

Posted by Bear-O-Dactyl on 7/8/22 at 12:05 pm
[quote]Yes. Got back from a 7 day catamaran trip a month or so ago. Sail to different islands and anchor - then dinghy into the island or just stay at a marina.[/quote] This is what we are doing, except our group opted for a gulet instead of a catamaran. Doing Trogir > Dubrovnik. Did y'all do...

re: Croatia

Posted by Bear-O-Dactyl on 7/6/22 at 2:10 pm
[quote]and our hotel (Hotel Excelsior Dubrovnik)[/quote] How did you like this hotel? We will be in Croatia soon and have this one booked. We have dinner reservations booked at Panorama so far, but will likely book 360 once reservations for our dates open up in a month or so. ...

re: Young Kids and Video Games

Posted by Bear-O-Dactyl on 6/28/22 at 3:49 pm
[quote]Find an NES and start them on Mario like the real OGs did.[/quote] I downloaded the old Sunset Riders game on the Playstation store to play with my 5 year old. I could run around shooting stuff while she screwed around and learned how to make things move and shoot. [img]http://www.ni...
I will second the Sintra recommendations for your Portugal trip, thought I'd consider giving it more than a day trip since traffic getting around Sintra is awful. April will probably be a lot lighter though, since my experience was in July. We did 1.5 days and saw Quinta de Regaleira, the Mooris...

re: Tours by locals

Posted by Bear-O-Dactyl on 2/3/20 at 4:39 pm
I booked through them this past summer when we were in Quebec City. Guide was supposed to meet us at our hotel at 10. Never showed and never answered the phone. I will say that they processed my refund quickly....

re: European Train Tickets

Posted by Bear-O-Dactyl on 1/22/20 at 4:41 pm
[quote]I am thinking of using Trainline to book my high speed rail tickets for April trip to Italy. Does any one have any experience using them or other sites? Tried a couple of times to use the Italo website and it booted me out both times.[/quote] I used Trainline this past year in France/Swit...

re: France Next June

Posted by Bear-O-Dactyl on 12/4/19 at 9:44 am
[quote]I would do Avignon and pick one out of Nimes and Arles.[/quote] I can't speak to Arles, but Nimes is absolutely amazing. Only a 20-30 minute train ride from Avignon. ...
Kiffen would have already signed the contract if we played more games in LR. ...
If anyone is near the Little Rock area and wants to overpay for Bourbon, I may have a bottle of Old Rip Van Winkle 10 and Jefferson Presidential Select 21 that I'd be willing to part with for the right price. ...
I'm not sure if it was qualify as a "village", but I was blown away by Nimes in France. Tons of Roman ruins and beautiful parks. ...

re: Quebec City

Posted by Bear-O-Dactyl on 9/23/19 at 9:25 am
[quote]Right around the corner is a great old restaurant Aux Anciens Canadiens.[/quote] We are here a couple of months ago as well. I really enjoyed it. Got the trio of filets. They had to roll my fat arse out of there....

re: Quebec City

Posted by Bear-O-Dactyl on 9/20/19 at 9:23 am
We went in August and I really enjoyed [link=(https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g155033-d3169110-Reviews-Chez_Boulay_bistro_boreal-Quebec_City_Quebec.html)]Chez Boulay.[/link] Your hotel is right next to the funicular, so it will be super easy to get down to the Lower Town, which I ...
If you are looking to splurge, check out [link=(https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g187870-d2076329-Reviews-Club_del_Doge_Restaurant-Venice_Veneto.html)]Club del Doge[/link]. Snag an outdoors seat for an amazing view. ...
[quote]Pico Island, Azores[/quote] We stayed on Sao Miguel during our trip and I've been kicking myself that we didn't allocate enough time to visit Pico. I loved the Frei Gigante wine from Pico. Ended up ordered a case online once we got back....
Portugal would probably be tops for me. Sao Miguel island in the Azores for a complete nature overload. Porto for the wine and port. Sintra for castles and palaces. Lisbon for the big city. I really enjoyed doing the Rome>Florence>Venice Italy circuit as well. Doing Paris, Bordeaux, an...
Actually just got back from Quebec City. Was going to write a trip review, but I haven't had a chance yet. I absolutely loved it, but the post Zappas Stache made about the crowds is not untrue, especially in the upper part of the Old Town. We stayed in the Lower Town at Hotel 71. It's close ...