OT: Post Corona - What Will Change?
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Neurospasm
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Habsy
Just Walking About Aimlessly
When I cruise I don’t usually purchase excursions unless they are really cool or for the kids like swimming with dolphins etc.
What I usually do is disembark and find a local at the port and tell them I want to see the place like they do. It’s usually a great time. Just buy a few beers for the driver too and you’ll have a great time.
Most places at the pier or close are tourist traps charging $5 a beer. Go where the locals go and it’s $5 for a six pack. Also. Darn good food.
Not recommended for the timid though. You gotta chill and the locals will be chill too. That’s been my experience.
Habsy
Just Walking About Aimlessly
No I’m suggesting their forecast models for ventilators were grossly off but understand that they were only going off the information available at the time.
CH1
The Artist Formerly Known as chiggins.
I also prefer a more random, personalized and slightly off the beaten path experience. The risk I take are occasional stressful encounters, fruitless endeavours, disappointing meals and getting lost.
The upside is more control, satisfied curiosity and information/sensory overload.
Preston
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Yeah I wouldn't do it again, but the one cruise I went on was fine. It was a really nice ship that eventually sank a few years later. Really good food and getting out to see various countries, even just for the day, was a decent snapshot of getting a gist of whether I want to plan future trips there or not. I saw it as a samplers pack vacation - here's Tunisia/Barcelona/Palermo/Malta/etc for a day: you get 12 hours to decide whether you want to come back here or not. You can't necessarily truly enjoy anywhere in 12 hours but it sparked some ideas for my vacations for the next 10 years or so. While on the ship it was not my thing though. The good food saves the experience, otherwise that shit was boring.
Tldr: the cruise was ok just ok and had its uses. But I wouldn't do it again.
Tldr: the cruise was ok just ok and had its uses. But I wouldn't do it again.
Preston
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Habsy
Just Walking About Aimlessly
You’re not drinking enough or trying hard enough then
Habsy
Just Walking About Aimlessly
Preston
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Yeah I don't like getting shit faced on vacations. I can understand doing that at home in every day life but I want to remember my vacations.
But I see your point. You can enjoy your 12 hours for sure but it's nothing more than a tease. I'm more of a deep dive kinda traveller.
CH1
The Artist Formerly Known as chiggins.
Believe me, I make sure to sample every last drop of local wines and spirits. Alcoholic beverages are part of every lunch and dinner (unless I’m in Egypt or some other Muslim country). I’ll drink constantly and moderately throughout the day, but 95% of the time I will refrain from all night binge fests. Usually save those up for the end of the trip when I have less exploring to do.
Preston
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Yeah and sometimes it's part of the whole "exploring" thing. Like going to an Izakaya in Shinjuku and pounding a few back is a fairly mandatory experience. But shit faced? Nah. My hangovers have gotten way more deadly as I've gotten older. I would never want to kill the next day or three because I had too much to drink and blacked out one night.
Plus if you can't thoroughly enjoy a country sober than you've planned a terrible vacation. The time to get shit faced is when you're pounding back some Beau's during a global pandemic and there's literally nothing else to do. Drinking is my last resort to satisfying my boredom.
