The Mrs and I try to get away at least 2 times a year, if not more.
We love Las Vegas, and love road trips around BC.
We are not campers, and prefer real hotels or stay with friends.
We enjoyed our first UK adventure back in May!
Pretty much done all the driving and travel we need to do ... what with living and working in all corners of the USA (Ohio, Florida, Hollywood, Bellingham) ... Filippines (Manilla & Clark Base for 4 yrs) ... Canada ( Ontario, Alberta, ... and now West Coast BC) .. .Lived in Victoria in between.
After living in all those places, and Ontario Mom has passed on a cpl of years ago .. so don't ever need nor want to see an airport and especially the inside of a plane again .. Phew!! .. Love driving, detest flying.
Also travelled throughout Europe and spent long time in UK and Guernsey.
When in Ontario, lots of East and South Coast trips, long Nashville stays, Carolinas, New Orleans, many stops throughout the entire US
Not gamblers at all, nor show types, so have done Vegas only twice reluctantly for major annual Business Conventions when it was their year.
Could sound like travellers, but actually don't visiting places ... but, really liked living and working in some great places
Currently do short / medium trips a lot, BC & WA .. Been everywhere we ever wanted to be, so no inclination to go distance again.
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After living in all those places, and Ontario Mom has passed on a cpl of years ago .. so don't ever need nor want to see an airport and especially the inside of a plane again .. Phew!! .. Love driving, detest flying.
Also travelled throughout Europe and spent long time in UK and Guernsey.
When in Ontario, lots of East and South Coast trips, long Nashville stays, Carolinas, New Orleans, many stops throughout the entire US
Not gamblers at all, nor show types, so have done Vegas only twice reluctantly for major annual Business Conventions when it was their year.
Currently do short / medium trips a lot, BC & WA .. Been everywhere we ever wanted to be, so no inclination to go distance again.
Cool! We've been up to Prince George a dozen times, and into the Okanagan a few times. Whistler 3 times, Victoria 4 or 5 times, Fanny Bay too.
We don't go to a lot of places to be honest. We will go to the river for a week, but then the rest of the time any days off are normally tacked on to a weekend and we spend it on the coast doing a lot of fishing.
Not been far north in BC, but pretty much covered all the south of it driving to and from then living in towns for 2 - 3 months projects .. all over S BC .. Victoria, Vancouver, Kamloops. Fairmont, Castlegar, Qualicum, Fernie, Cranbrook, and everywhere in between.
S Alberta also .. Lived in Lethbridge and did projects in Calgary, Edmonton, Cardston, Medicine Hat, lower Slave area, etc .. Alberta was a while back
We did many projects all along Gulf Coast of Florida way back. Loved it there
Staying on projects in motor home always in different towns was wonderful at the time ... being part of meeting different people and seeing different ways of life. Not "vacation" folk, but loved to live in many places for a few months. Content here now except for short runs.
I dont normally get to take vacations. I've only been to the beach 3 times. Amusement parks maybe 3 times. But I do make sure I go camping a time or two a year, and once a year I take a personal vacation and backpack up into the mountains solo.
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So, like you have zero interest in cruises? Or Las Vegas?
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So, like you have zero interest in cruises? Or Las Vegas?
More like dont have the money :laugh:
My last vacation back in May was to my brothers in Seattle, that was real nice. He got married but I stayed for a week before the event. I havent really traveled much, but given the chance I prolly would.
I like these kind of threads Superchecker.
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We go camping in our rv two to four times per summer..
Usually in South East BC, Northern Idaho, Eastern Washington, and South West Alberta..
I'm from Taiwan and I have been back several times..
I've also been to other countries in East Asia..
We've been to Disneyland in California..
My husband has relatives in the Netherlands we've visited..
We lived in Kazakhstan for one year and we took sides trips to Moscow and Saint Petersburg..
I would like to visit Jersualem..
Maybe some islands in Thailand, Philippines and the South Pacific too.
I take two vacations every winter. I've been to Mexico many times, Cuba, Florida too many times to count, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Bahamas, Panama and Costa Rica..
I've gone back to Korea several times and included trips to Japan. I've been to Thailand too.
I would like to go to Brazil and the Southern part of South America(Argentina, Uruguay and Chile).
Any where there's no one is a location I'd love to go, probably Antarctica would be a nice place.
Most of the time I travel one time per year on average, usually I just go back to Hong Kong for a few months for work and visiting, and sometimes fly to other near by places.
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Most of the time I travel one time per year on average, usually I just go back to Hong Kong for a few months for work and visiting, and sometimes fly to other near by places.
Do you like warm tropical beach destinations Zetsu?
My wife and I have been to the Caribbean, Central America and Southern Mexico more times than I can count. This year it will be Panama where we will live when I retire in six and a half years.
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You would love it where I backpack to. So peaceful.
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You would love it where I backpack to. So peaceful.
It looked peaceful. More wildlife would be nice .
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It looked peaceful. More wildlife would be nice .
You did read my bear story didnt you? :laugh:
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Most of the time I travel one time per year on average, usually I just go back to Hong Kong for a few months for work and visiting, and sometimes fly to other near by places.
Do you like warm tropical beach destinations Zetsu?
I sure do, as long as it's not too congest with people, along with a computer with internet access in the wilderness is a huge bonus, lol.
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Most of the time I travel one time per year on average, usually I just go back to Hong Kong for a few months for work and visiting, and sometimes fly to other near by places.
Do you like warm tropical beach destinations Zetsu?
I sure do, as long as it's not too congest with people, along with a computer with internet access in the wilderness is a huge bonus, lol.
Internet access in the bush? Good luck finding that.
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You would love it where I backpack to. So peaceful.
I know exactly what ya mean. ac_cool Been to a few camp sights just a few hours away from Toronto and couldn't believe how huge they were with so little people. Just put the ones in Hong Kong into shame, the whole place just looks like a clutter refugee camp.
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Most of the time I travel one time per year on average, usually I just go back to Hong Kong for a few months for work and visiting, and sometimes fly to other near by places.
Do you like warm tropical beach destinations Zetsu?
I sure do, as long as it's not too congest with people, along with a computer with internet access in the wilderness is a huge bonus, lol.
Internet access in the bush? Good luck finding that.
I was mostly joking, but this has always been my dream, living in a deserted tropical island with a online PC, lol. With mobile data plans and internet satellite equipment these days I dun see how it's not possible.
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You would love it where I backpack to. So peaceful.
I know exactly what ya mean. ac_cool Been to a few camp sights just a few hours away from Toronto and couldn't believe how huge they were with so little people. Just put the ones in Hong Kong into shame, the whole place just looks like a clutter refugee camp.
Hong Kong has been crowded for a long time..
What I don't like about Hong Kong is the speed at which the middle class is disappearing..
Housing prices have skyrocketed from already high price tags..
Wealthy mainlanders are driving it..
Something needs to be done or the middle class will be forced into poverty.
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You would love it where I backpack to. So peaceful.
I know exactly what ya mean. ac_cool Been to a few camp sights just a few hours away from Toronto and couldn't believe how huge they were with so little people. Just put the ones in Hong Kong into shame, the whole place just looks like a clutter refugee camp.
Hong Kong has been crowded for a long time..
What I don't like about Hong Kong is the speed at which the middle class is disappearing..
Housing prices have skyrocketed from already high price tags..
Wealthy mainlanders are driving it..
Something needs to be done or the middle class will be forced into poverty.
Unfortunately you couldn't be any more correct, currently fresh university grads in Hong Kong these day will never be able to pay off their mortgage for the rest of their entire lives just for a compact size 750sq ft apartment. The biggest problem is the HongKong government on how they exploit the system, selling property one at a time to the highest bidder and continue to push the property price upwards by holding 2/3 of the land for themselves and only letting 1/3 be used for urban development.
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Unfortunately you couldn't be any more correct, currently fresh university grads in Hong Kong these day will never be able to pay off their mortgage for the rest of their entire lives just for a compact size 750sq ft apartment. The biggest problem is the HongKong government on how they exploit the system, selling property one at a time to the highest bidder and continue to push the property price upwards by holding 2/3 of the land for themselves and only letting 1/3 be used for urban development.
The government of Hong Kong owns two thirds of the land in Hong Kong?
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I didn't know that Zetsu.
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Unfortunately you couldn't be any more correct, currently fresh university grads in Hong Kong these day will never be able to pay off their mortgage for the rest of their entire lives just for a compact size 750sq ft apartment. The biggest problem is the HongKong government on how they exploit the system, selling property one at a time to the highest bidder and continue to push the property price upwards by holding 2/3 of the land for themselves and only letting 1/3 be used for urban development.
The government of Hong Kong owns two thirds of the land in Hong Kong?
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I didn't know that Zetsu.
Yep, all the land they own are uninhabited, though most of them are mountains but can still be reconstructed and leveled for more urban development like in Singapore.
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Unfortunately you couldn't be any more correct, currently fresh university grads in Hong Kong these day will never be able to pay off their mortgage for the rest of their entire lives just for a compact size 750sq ft apartment. The biggest problem is the HongKong government on how they exploit the system, selling property one at a time to the highest bidder and continue to push the property price upwards by holding 2/3 of the land for themselves and only letting 1/3 be used for urban development.
The government of Hong Kong owns two thirds of the land in Hong Kong?
ac_wot
I didn't know that Zetsu.
Yep, all the land they own are uninhabited, though most of them are mountains but can still be reconstructed and leveled for more urban development like in Singapore.
I had no idea Zetsu..
Hong Kong desperately needs more affordable housing..
Shen Li lived in Shenzen across the border from Hong Kong..
I wonder is she was aware of that.
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Unfortunately you couldn't be any more correct, currently fresh university grads in Hong Kong these day will never be able to pay off their mortgage for the rest of their entire lives just for a compact size 750sq ft apartment. The biggest problem is the HongKong government on how they exploit the system, selling property one at a time to the highest bidder and continue to push the property price upwards by holding 2/3 of the land for themselves and only letting 1/3 be used for urban development.
The government of Hong Kong owns two thirds of the land in Hong Kong?
ac_wot
I didn't know that Zetsu.
Yep, all the land they own are uninhabited, though most of them are mountains but can still be reconstructed and leveled for more urban development like in Singapore.
I had no idea Zetsu..
Hong Kong desperately needs more affordable housing..
Shen Li lived in Shenzen across the border from Hong Kong..
I wonder is she was aware of that.
Sadly the problem is Hongkong's greedy government also has been taking advantage of the high property prices to make most of their profit, since income taxes only caps at 12% if the income earner has parents or family members to look after, b/c of the low tax system the government look towards selling property to make most of their money. But imo even without selling property I think the government can still remain it's status as one of the richest in the world. Considering they don't have to fund CCP's military or support any other geographical projects outside of HK thanks to their SAR status.
I've lived or worked on every continent except Antarctica. I've vacationed all over the globe.
My favorite place to be is my farm in Saskatchewan. But, the old lady and I get away some place warm every year. We're thinking about Roatan island Honduras after winter drilling season ends.
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Sadly the problem is Hongkong's greedy government also has been taking advantage of the high property prices to make most of their profit, since income taxes only caps at 12% if the income earner has parents or family members to look after, b/c of the low tax system the government look towards selling property to make most of their money. But imo even without selling property I think the government can still remain it's status as one of the richest in the world. Considering they don't have to fund CCP's military or support any other geographical projects outside of HK thanks to their SAR status.
So you're saying the SAR government needs to make up for the shortfall in revenue by selling property to the highest bidder?
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Sadly the problem is Hongkong's greedy government also has been taking advantage of the high property prices to make most of their profit, since income taxes only caps at 12% if the income earner has parents or family members to look after, b/c of the low tax system the government look towards selling property to make most of their money. But imo even without selling property I think the government can still remain it's status as one of the richest in the world. Considering they don't have to fund CCP's military or support any other geographical projects outside of HK thanks to their SAR status.
So you're saying the SAR government needs to make up for the shortfall in revenue by selling property to the highest bidder?
Yea, they mainly make money by selling new land, collecting property taxes, and keep driving up property cost, then they repurchase the old districts, rebuild them and resell them at a higher price, then people buy it and resell it at another higher price. Somehow this bubble just never pops.
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Sadly the problem is Hongkong's greedy government also has been taking advantage of the high property prices to make most of their profit, since income taxes only caps at 12% if the income earner has parents or family members to look after, b/c of the low tax system the government look towards selling property to make most of their money. But imo even without selling property I think the government can still remain it's status as one of the richest in the world. Considering they don't have to fund CCP's military or support any other geographical projects outside of HK thanks to their SAR status.
So you're saying the SAR government needs to make up for the shortfall in revenue by selling property to the highest bidder?
Yea, they mainly make money by selling new land, collecting property taxes, and keep driving up property cost, then they repurchase the old districts, rebuild them and resell them at a higher price, then people buy it and resell it at another higher price. Somehow this bubble just never pops.
It's unconscionable that the government of Hong Kong would participate in a scheme that pushes so many people into poverty.
Back to the op, hey Superchecker where do you stay in Vegas? The old lady and I stayed at the Monte Carlo last time we were there.
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Sadly the problem is Hongkong's greedy government also has been taking advantage of the high property prices to make most of their profit, since income taxes only caps at 12% if the income earner has parents or family members to look after, b/c of the low tax system the government look towards selling property to make most of their money. But imo even without selling property I think the government can still remain it's status as one of the richest in the world. Considering they don't have to fund CCP's military or support any other geographical projects outside of HK thanks to their SAR status.
So you're saying the SAR government needs to make up for the shortfall in revenue by selling property to the highest bidder?
Yea, they mainly make money by selling new land, collecting property taxes, and keep driving up property cost, then they repurchase the old districts, rebuild them and resell them at a higher price, then people buy it and resell it at another higher price. Somehow this bubble just never pops.
It's unconscionable that the government of Hong Kong would participate in a scheme that pushes so many people into poverty.
Yea it's pretty messed up, and kinda ironic that the greedy cash grabbing government is mainly responsible for letting all this happen.
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Sadly the problem is Hongkong's greedy government also has been taking advantage of the high property prices to make most of their profit, since income taxes only caps at 12% if the income earner has parents or family members to look after, b/c of the low tax system the government look towards selling property to make most of their money. But imo even without selling property I think the government can still remain it's status as one of the richest in the world. Considering they don't have to fund CCP's military or support any other geographical projects outside of HK thanks to their SAR status.
So you're saying the SAR government needs to make up for the shortfall in revenue by selling property to the highest bidder?
Yea, they mainly make money by selling new land, collecting property taxes, and keep driving up property cost, then they repurchase the old districts, rebuild them and resell them at a higher price, then people buy it and resell it at another higher price. Somehow this bubble just never pops.
It's unconscionable that the government of Hong Kong would participate in a scheme that pushes so many people into poverty.
Yea it's pretty messed up, and kinda ironic that the greedy cash grabbing government is mainly responsible for letting all this happen.
In your opinion Zetsu, are most people in Hong Kong aware of this?
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Most of the time I travel one time per year on average, usually I just go back to Hong Kong for a few months for work and visiting, and sometimes fly to other near by places.
Do you like warm tropical beach destinations Zetsu?
I sure do, as long as it's not too congest with people, along with a computer with internet access in the wilderness is a huge bonus, lol.
Internet access in the bush? Good luck finding that.
I was mostly joking, but this has always been my dream, living in a deserted tropical island with a online PC, lol. With mobile data plans and internet satellite equipment these days I dun see how it's not possible.
I will be living in a tropical paradise in six and a half years. I can hardly wait to get the heck out of here.
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Let me guess. San Jose de David.
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I know exactly what ya mean. ac_cool Been to a few camp sights just a few hours away from Toronto and couldn't believe how huge they were with so little people. Just put the ones in Hong Kong into shame, the whole place just looks like a clutter refugee camp.
I actually pack a backpack, hike a couple miles up a trail, and no one is around me for miles lol.
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I actually pack a backpack, hike a couple miles up a trail, and no one is around me for miles lol.
Have you ever travelled abroad or even to Canada or Mexico?
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I actually pack a backpack, hike a couple miles up a trail, and no one is around me for miles lol.
Have you ever travelled abroad or even to Canada or Mexico?
I've been to North and South Carolina, Connecticut, Texas, and Washington state and D.C.
Most were 1 or 2 day ventures, Washington state was the first time I flew. Never been out of the country, and lived here in this area all my life.
There are lots of places I would love to go. Prolly even more that I dont bother learning about simply cause I know I'll never afford to go to those places.
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I actually pack a backpack, hike a couple miles up a trail, and no one is around me for miles lol.
Have you ever travelled abroad or even to Canada or Mexico?
I've been to North and South Carolina, Connecticut, Texas, and Washington state and D.C.
Most were 1 or 2 day ventures, Washington state was the first time I flew. Never been out of the country, and lived here in this area all my life.
There are lots of places I would love to go. Prolly even more that I dont bother learning about simply cause I know I'll never afford to go to those places.
Maybe you should take baby steps..
Perhaps a drive up to Quebec City..
It's more French than Paris.
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Maybe you should take baby steps..
Perhaps a drive up to Quebec City..
It's more French than Paris.
I did take 2 years of French, but slept through the 2nd year lol. I originally wanted to take Japanese but the class was always full. There was no Chinese or Russian language course.
New Zealand is prolly one on the top of my list of places I'd like to visit.
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Maybe you should take baby steps..
Perhaps a drive up to Quebec City..
It's more French than Paris.
I did take 2 years of French, but slept through the 2nd year lol. I originally wanted to take Japanese but the class was always full. There was no Chinese or Russian language course.
New Zealand is prolly one on the top of my list of places I'd like to visit.
Work your way up to it Blazor with a drive up to la belle province..
Quebec City is the most distinctive city in North America.
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We earn free stays thru our slot card. Lately we've enjoyed Caesars palace, Bally's and the Paris.
Have stayed at: Imperial Palace (now rebranded as The Quad); Treasure Island twice; the Luxor twice; Excalibur; the Paris twice; Bally's twice; The Rio; Caesars Palace; the Flamingo twice; Harrah's twice...
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We earn free stays thru our slot card. Lately we've enjoyed Caesars palace, Bally's and the Paris.
Have stayed at: Imperial Palace (now rebranded as The Quad); Treasure Island twice; the Luxor twice; Excalibur; the Paris twice; Bally's twice; The Rio; Caesars Palace; the Flamingo twice; Harrah's twice...
We've stayed at the Flamingo. We liked the buffet there.
Have you ever stayed on Frement?
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Work your way up to it Blazor with a drive up to la belle province..
Quebec City is the most distinctive city in North America.
I may, ya never know lol. I hated the drive up through NE America though, the drivers were awful.
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Not yet, heard great things about the Golden Nugget.
We keep getting offers to stay at the Gold Coast, off the strip. Might try them at some point.
My wife likes Bally's and the Paris.
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Not yet, heard great things about the Golden Nugget.
We keep getting offers to stay at the Gold Coast, off the strip. Might try them at some point.
My wife likes Bally's and the Paris.
The Golden Nugget has bull sharks in their aquarium. I liked it, but I like Las Vegas Blvd better than the Fremont experience.
We don't really plan on going back to Vegas though.
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We don't really plan on going back to Vegas though.
We love Vegas! The sights; the sounds; the shows; the shopping; the food! We try to take in a show each trip now. And have enjoyed side tours too.
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We don't really plan on going back to Vegas though.
We love Vegas! The sights; the sounds; the shows; the shopping; the food! We try to take in a show each trip now. And have enjoyed side tours too.
I can tell.
It's not what the old lady and I want from a holiday. Once you've seen the sights and sounds it gets old. For short trips, I'd rather go to Northern Saskatchewan in the summer camping. The food is just as good.
We are into warm sandy beaches.
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We don't really plan on going back to Vegas though.
We love Vegas! The sights; the sounds; the shows; the shopping; the food! We try to take in a show each trip now. And have enjoyed side tours too.
How long do you stay each time you and your wife go there Superchecker?
It seems Las Vegas is a destination people visit for a few days.
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We don't really plan on going back to Vegas though.
We love Vegas! The sights; the sounds; the shows; the shopping; the food! We try to take in a show each trip now. And have enjoyed side tours too.
How long do you stay each time you and your wife go there Superchecker?
It seems Las Vegas is a destination people visit for a few days.
We generally stay 4 nights now. 3 nights is too short; 5 is too long.
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We don't really plan on going back to Vegas though.
We love Vegas! The sights; the sounds; the shows; the shopping; the food! We try to take in a show each trip now. And have enjoyed side tours too.
How long do you stay each time you and your wife go there Superchecker?
It seems Las Vegas is a destination people visit for a few days.
We generally stay 4 nights now. 3 nights is too short; 5 is too long.
I agree. Four nights is just right.
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We don't really plan on going back to Vegas though.
We love Vegas! The sights; the sounds; the shows; the shopping; the food! We try to take in a show each trip now. And have enjoyed side tours too.
How long do you stay each time you and your wife go there Superchecker?
It seems Las Vegas is a destination people visit for a few days.
We generally stay 4 nights now. 3 nights is too short; 5 is too long.
I heard Las Vegas is an unhealthy place because people overindulge.
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We don't really plan on going back to Vegas though.
We love Vegas! The sights; the sounds; the shows; the shopping; the food! We try to take in a show each trip now. And have enjoyed side tours too.
I can tell.
It's not what the old lady and I want from a holiday. Once you've seen the sights and sounds it gets old. For short trips, I'd rather go to Northern Saskatchewan in the summer camping. The food is just as good.
We are into warm sandy beaches.
We've enjoyed 6 cruises in 20 years; 4 trips to Disneyland, no kids! Countless road trips around British Columbia (Prince George; the Okanagan; the Kootenay's; Fanny Bay, Victoria, Whistler, Cache Creek); and trips to Banff, Lake Louise, Calgary, Bellingham, Marysville...
As a kid I visited Waikiki, San Francisco, Reno, Universal studios, Bend Oregon. Oh, and Toronto/Brantford.
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Well, there are lots to see, do, and enjoy... Everything is larger than life down there.
Incredible choice in dining options.
Many gamble, some don't. Free drinks while gambling!
Lots of shows and attractions.
Outlet shopping, high end fashions...
My advice: avoid the hot summer, can get into the mid 40's Celsius.
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We don't really plan on going back to Vegas though.
We love Vegas! The sights; the sounds; the shows; the shopping; the food! We try to take in a show each trip now. And have enjoyed side tours too.
I can tell.
It's not what the old lady and I want from a holiday. Once you've seen the sights and sounds it gets old. For short trips, I'd rather go to Northern Saskatchewan in the summer camping. The food is just as good.
We are into warm sandy beaches.
We've enjoyed 6 cruises in 20 years; 4 trips to Disneyland, no kids! Countless road trips around British Columbia (Prince George; the Okanagan; the Kootenay's; Fanny Bay, Victoria, Whistler, Cache Creek); and trips to Banff, Lake Louise, Calgary, Bellingham, Marysville...
As a kid I visited Waikiki, San Francisco, Reno, Universal studios, Bend Oregon.
Living on a farm here in God's country(Saskatchewan), few places offer the things to do that I can do right here. I have rifles for goshers and badgers. I have an ATV. The old lady has a horse. We grow or raise most of our summer food. It's close to paradise.
But, it gets frickin cold here in the winter and we go to tropical locales every spring after the winter drilling season.
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We don't really plan on going back to Vegas though.
We love Vegas! The sights; the sounds; the shows; the shopping; the food! We try to take in a show each trip now. And have enjoyed side tours too.
I can tell.
It's not what the old lady and I want from a holiday. Once you've seen the sights and sounds it gets old. For short trips, I'd rather go to Northern Saskatchewan in the summer camping. The food is just as good.
We are into warm sandy beaches.
We've enjoyed 6 cruises in 20 years; 4 trips to Disneyland, no kids! Countless road trips around British Columbia (Prince George; the Okanagan; the Kootenay's; Fanny Bay, Victoria, Whistler, Cache Creek); and trips to Banff, Lake Louise, Calgary, Bellingham, Marysville...
As a kid I visited Waikiki, San Francisco, Reno, Universal studios, Bend Oregon. Oh, and Toronto/Brantford.
We've been to Disneyland and Universal Studios..
Where did you go on your cruises?
How long do they last?
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We've been to Disneyland and Universal Studios..
Where did you go on your cruises?
How long do they last?
We did the week long Alaskan cruise for our honeymoon;
Have done 4 of the short 3 night cruises between Vancouver and Los Angeles;
And this past May a 12 night British Isle cruise to Guernsey, Dublin, Belfast, Glasgow, Loch Ness, Edinburgh and France!
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Sadly the problem is Hongkong's greedy government also has been taking advantage of the high property prices to make most of their profit, since income taxes only caps at 12% if the income earner has parents or family members to look after, b/c of the low tax system the government look towards selling property to make most of their money. But imo even without selling property I think the government can still remain it's status as one of the richest in the world. Considering they don't have to fund CCP's military or support any other geographical projects outside of HK thanks to their SAR status.
So you're saying the SAR government needs to make up for the shortfall in revenue by selling property to the highest bidder?
Yea, they mainly make money by selling new land, collecting property taxes, and keep driving up property cost, then they repurchase the old districts, rebuild them and resell them at a higher price, then people buy it and resell it at another higher price. Somehow this bubble just never pops.
It's unconscionable that the government of Hong Kong would participate in a scheme that pushes so many people into poverty.
Yea it's pretty messed up, and kinda ironic that the greedy cash grabbing government is mainly responsible for letting all this happen.
In your opinion Zetsu, are most people in Hong Kong aware of this?
That's a good question tbh, I believe most realize it, though maybe not as familiar as my brother since he used to be a social worker in a non-profit Christian organization in Hong Kong.
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Sadly the problem is Hongkong's greedy government also has been taking advantage of the high property prices to make most of their profit, since income taxes only caps at 12% if the income earner has parents or family members to look after, b/c of the low tax system the government look towards selling property to make most of their money. But imo even without selling property I think the government can still remain it's status as one of the richest in the world. Considering they don't have to fund CCP's military or support any other geographical projects outside of HK thanks to their SAR status.
So you're saying the SAR government needs to make up for the shortfall in revenue by selling property to the highest bidder?
Yea, they mainly make money by selling new land, collecting property taxes, and keep driving up property cost, then they repurchase the old districts, rebuild them and resell them at a higher price, then people buy it and resell it at another higher price. Somehow this bubble just never pops.
It's unconscionable that the government of Hong Kong would participate in a scheme that pushes so many people into poverty.
Yea it's pretty messed up, and kinda ironic that the greedy cash grabbing government is mainly responsible for letting all this happen.
In your opinion Zetsu, are most people in Hong Kong aware of this?
That's a good question tbh, I believe most realize it, though maybe not as familiar as my brother since he used to be a social worker in a non-profit Christian organization in Hong Kong.
There has been a lot resentment against the government of Hong Kong since repatriation twenty years ago. The housing crisis just intensifies that feeling.
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Most of the time I travel one time per year on average, usually I just go back to Hong Kong for a few months for work and visiting, and sometimes fly to other near by places.
Do you like warm tropical beach destinations Zetsu?
I sure do, as long as it's not too congest with people, along with a computer with internet access in the wilderness is a huge bonus, lol.
Internet access in the bush? Good luck finding that.
I was mostly joking, but this has always been my dream, living in a deserted tropical island with a online PC, lol. With mobile data plans and internet satellite equipment these days I dun see how it's not possible.
I will be living in a tropical paradise in six and a half years. I can hardly wait to get the heck out of here.
Lol it's funny how we always have such similar opinions and interests, would be cool browsing on the web, playing some online games, then strolling on the beach and going for a swim in the afternoon. ac_cool
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Most of the time I travel one time per year on average, usually I just go back to Hong Kong for a few months for work and visiting, and sometimes fly to other near by places.
Do you like warm tropical beach destinations Zetsu?
I sure do, as long as it's not too congest with people, along with a computer with internet access in the wilderness is a huge bonus, lol.
Internet access in the bush? Good luck finding that.
I was mostly joking, but this has always been my dream, living in a deserted tropical island with a online PC, lol. With mobile data plans and internet satellite equipment these days I dun see how it's not possible.
I will be living in a tropical paradise in six and a half years. I can hardly wait to get the heck out of here.
Lol it's funny how we always have such similar opinions and interests, would be cool browsing on the web, playing some online games, then strolling on the beach and going for a swim in the afternoon. ac_cool
It seems to be the dream for many people Zetsu.
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I know exactly what ya mean. ac_cool Been to a few camp sights just a few hours away from Toronto and couldn't believe how huge they were with so little people. Just put the ones in Hong Kong into shame, the whole place just looks like a clutter refugee camp.
I actually pack a backpack, hike a couple miles up a trail, and no one is around me for miles lol.
Backpack camping is always cool, I remember going a few times with my brother and his friends but we always bring too much people and there's always a lagger or uneven distribution of stuff we have to carry, and someone would always complain, lol.
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I know exactly what ya mean. ac_cool Been to a few camp sights just a few hours away from Toronto and couldn't believe how huge they were with so little people. Just put the ones in Hong Kong into shame, the whole place just looks like a clutter refugee camp.
I actually pack a backpack, hike a couple miles up a trail, and no one is around me for miles lol.
Backpack camping is always cool, I remember going a few times with my brother and his friends but we always bring too much people and there's always a lagger or uneven distribution of stuff we have to carry, and someone would always complain, lol.
The older you get the more stuff you need to bring. Backpacking is no longer an option.
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Sadly the problem is Hongkong's greedy government also has been taking advantage of the high property prices to make most of their profit, since income taxes only caps at 12% if the income earner has parents or family members to look after, b/c of the low tax system the government look towards selling property to make most of their money. But imo even without selling property I think the government can still remain it's status as one of the richest in the world. Considering they don't have to fund CCP's military or support any other geographical projects outside of HK thanks to their SAR status.
So you're saying the SAR government needs to make up for the shortfall in revenue by selling property to the highest bidder?
Yea, they mainly make money by selling new land, collecting property taxes, and keep driving up property cost, then they repurchase the old districts, rebuild them and resell them at a higher price, then people buy it and resell it at another higher price. Somehow this bubble just never pops.
It's unconscionable that the government of Hong Kong would participate in a scheme that pushes so many people into poverty.
Yea it's pretty messed up, and kinda ironic that the greedy cash grabbing government is mainly responsible for letting all this happen.
In your opinion Zetsu, are most people in Hong Kong aware of this?
That's a good question tbh, I believe most realize it, though maybe not as familiar as my brother since he used to be a social worker in a non-profit Christian organization in Hong Kong.
There has been a lot resentment against the government of Hong Kong since repatriation twenty years ago. The housing crisis just intensifies that feeling.
Sadly what you say is very true, the current government in Hong Kong is just another lap dog of the mainland Chinese government, but it's too late, nor could they prevent it from the beginning. It might not be wise for the locals to keep protesting against the mainland and both governments, considering there's many options for CCP to screw Hongkong over and over again and crush them like bugs when they're in the mood to do so.
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Most of the time I travel one time per year on average, usually I just go back to Hong Kong for a few months for work and visiting, and sometimes fly to other near by places.
Do you like warm tropical beach destinations Zetsu?
I sure do, as long as it's not too congest with people, along with a computer with internet access in the wilderness is a huge bonus, lol.
Internet access in the bush? Good luck finding that.
I was mostly joking, but this has always been my dream, living in a deserted tropical island with a online PC, lol. With mobile data plans and internet satellite equipment these days I dun see how it's not possible.
I will be living in a tropical paradise in six and a half years. I can hardly wait to get the heck out of here.
Lol it's funny how we always have such similar opinions and interests, would be cool browsing on the web, playing some online games, then strolling on the beach and going for a swim in the afternoon. ac_cool
It seems to be the dream for many people Zetsu.
Lol yea, I almost forgot most White ppl always buy into these paradise, eastern religions, Dalai lama, zen stuff, etc while Asians are more geared towards making money, housing, shopping, city life, etc.
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I know exactly what ya mean. ac_cool Been to a few camp sights just a few hours away from Toronto and couldn't believe how huge they were with so little people. Just put the ones in Hong Kong into shame, the whole place just looks like a clutter refugee camp.
I actually pack a backpack, hike a couple miles up a trail, and no one is around me for miles lol.
Backpack camping is always cool, I remember going a few times with my brother and his friends but we always bring too much people and there's always a lagger or uneven distribution of stuff we have to carry, and someone would always complain, lol.
The older you get the more stuff you need to bring. Backpacking is no longer an option.
But drive in camping is still a lot of fun, tbh I enjoy drive in more than backpacking since it's always easier and more relaxing, and you can always bring in tons of wonderful food to bbq, lol.
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But drive in camping is still a lot of fun, tbh I enjoy drive in more than backpacking since it's always easier and more relaxing, and you can always bring in tons of wonderful food to bbq, lol.
That's what we do Zetsu..
We have an rv.
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Sadly what you say is very true, the current government in Hong Kong is just another lap dog of the mainland Chinese government, but it's too late, nor could they prevent it from the beginning. It might not be wise for the locals to keep protesting against the mainland and both governments, considering there's many options for CCP to screw Hongkong over and over again and crush them like bugs when they're in the mood to do so.
I want Taiwan to formalize our independence from China by changing our name from the Republic of China to Republic of Taiawan..
You just gave a good reason why one country, two systems is a joke.
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How long do they last?
One of most memorable/fun adventures was our 10th anniversary trip back in 2007: a 3 night cruise down to LA; 3 nights in Disneyland, and then 3 nights in Vegas, including the Celine Dion concert. Then the flight home. Wonderful trip!
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How long do they last?
One of most memorable/fun adventures was our 10th anniversary trip back in 2007: a 3 night cruise down to LA; 3 nights in Disneyland, and then 3 nights in Vegas, including the Celine Dion concert. Then the flight home. Wonderful trip!
A cruise along the West coast. :thumbup:
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Backpack camping is always cool, I remember going a few times with my brother and his friends but we always bring too much people and there's always a lagger or uneven distribution of stuff we have to carry, and someone would always complain, lol.
Thats one of the reasons I go by myself so often :laugh:
Less people and less complainers, plus less to carry :thumbup:
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The older you get the more stuff you need to bring. Backpacking is no longer an option.
Feels like Im slowly getting older, but Im still gonna go til I cant ac_drinks
My dad, when he use to go, would LOAD his vehicle, for a campground spot. I always hated taking a ton of stuff. Takes up too much time packing, loading, etc.
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Lol yea, I almost forgot most White ppl always buy into these paradise, eastern religions, Dalai lama, zen stuff, etc while Asians are more geared towards making money, housing, shopping, city life, etc.
I never would of really thought that! I have been getting into Buddhism lately lol.
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Lol yea, I almost forgot most White ppl always buy into these paradise, eastern religions, Dalai lama, zen stuff, etc while Asians are more geared towards making money, housing, shopping, city life, etc.
I never would of really thought that! I have been getting into Buddhism lately lol.
There's some truth to what Zetsu said. Not in my case though.
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But drive in camping is still a lot of fun, tbh I enjoy drive in more than backpacking since it's always easier and more relaxing, and you can always bring in tons of wonderful food to bbq, lol.
That's what we do Zetsu..
We have an rv.
RV have always been one of my favorites, just makes camping so much better at a whole new level imo. I've been so obsessed with them I've even considered retiring in one when I was a in high school, living in an RV and parking next to hotspots with free wifi. ac_cool
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Sadly what you say is very true, the current government in Hong Kong is just another lap dog of the mainland Chinese government, but it's too late, nor could they prevent it from the beginning. It might not be wise for the locals to keep protesting against the mainland and both governments, considering there's many options for CCP to screw Hongkong over and over again and crush them like bugs when they're in the mood to do so.
I want Taiwan to formalize our independence from China by changing our name from the Republic of China to Republic of Taiawan..
You just gave a good reason why one country, two systems is a joke.
I agree too, it's strange but I notice most Asian countries do tend to strive better in smaller states, I mean just look at how corrupt CCP is when compared to the economic success and business of Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore.
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Backpack camping is always cool, I remember going a few times with my brother and his friends but we always bring too much people and there's always a lagger or uneven distribution of stuff we have to carry, and someone would always complain, lol.
Thats one of the reasons I go by myself so often :laugh:
Less people and less complainers, plus less to carry :thumbup:
Yea, think next time I should go with no more than 1 tent of ppl. I remember we had like a dozen campers and it felt like a rat race, lol. Some where whining why his sister has a better backpack and argued to trade, the another one was passing out, and my brother the one that was in the army had to carry all the heavy stuff for the whole group, lol.
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Sadly what you say is very true, the current government in Hong Kong is just another lap dog of the mainland Chinese government, but it's too late, nor could they prevent it from the beginning. It might not be wise for the locals to keep protesting against the mainland and both governments, considering there's many options for CCP to screw Hongkong over and over again and crush them like bugs when they're in the mood to do so.
I want Taiwan to formalize our independence from China by changing our name from the Republic of China to Republic of Taiawan..
You just gave a good reason why one country, two systems is a joke.
I agree too, it's strange but I notice most Asian countries do tend to strive better in smaller states, I mean just look at how corrupt CCP is when compared to the economic success and business of Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore.
It's harder to govern a big country.
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RV have always been one of my favorites, just makes camping so much better at a whole new level imo. I've been so obsessed with them I've even considered retiring in one when I was a in high school, living in an RV and parking next to hotspots with free wifi. ac_cool
You, me, my son and my aunt have also thought of this lol.
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RV have always been one of my favorites, just makes camping so much better at a whole new level imo. I've been so obsessed with them I've even considered retiring in one when I was a in high school, living in an RV and parking next to hotspots with free wifi. ac_cool
You, me, my son and my aunt have also thought of this lol.
Do you want to buy an rv Blazor?
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Is that every night or only weekends, stat holidays and conventions?
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Is that every night or only weekends, stat holidays and conventions?
Its every night. Different hotels charge different rates.
Bally's was $35 a night a year ago.
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Is that every night or only weekends, stat holidays and conventions?
Google Vegas nightly resort fee
A resort fee is collected separately from the advertised room rate. A guest may pay in advance with a credit card for a room online. There he is paying the advertised room rate and all necessary taxes. This guest may assume that is the final price of the hotel. When the guest arrives at a hotel with a resort fee, he will be forced to pay the additional resort fee for his entire stay at the front desk when he checks in.
Sometimes this concept as referred to as drip pricing.[7] One price is advertised out front to lure in a customer but when the customer goes to book there are then mandatory unavoidable fees, taxes and other add-ons that incrementally drip and increase the original advertised price.
The resort fee can be more than the advertised cost of the room.[1]
There is no limit to what the resort fee can be. Two hotels in Florida have resort fees of over $100 per day
Benefit to hotels[edit]
The major benefit to the hotels is the profit. Resort fees brought in $2.47 billion to the hotel industry in 2015.[15]
As trends in how consumers book hotels changed, hotels attempted to recoup losses from customers who did not book directly with the hotel. Online hotel search and booking tools like Expedia, Travelocity and Hotel Tonight took a percentage of a reservation and then passed the reservation on to the hotel.[16]
Expedia owns Hotels.com, Hotwire, Orbitz, Travelocity and Trivago.[17] Priceline owns Booking.com.[18] That means that most search tools that potential customers of US based hotels use one of these companies. All the companies do not have the resort fee included in the price listed when they are search by price.[19]
A hotel loses a certain percentage from every reservation made on one of the sites. Hotels that charge resort fees but are listed on these hotel search and booking sites list only their advertised rate and not their resort fee. That is because the hotel booking site takes a percentage of that advertised rate. When the hotel collects the resort fee at check in, separately from the rate purchased for online, the hotel collects 100% of that profit.
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I don't remember that when were at the Monte Carlo two years ago.
We booked through lasvegas.com
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I don't remember that when were at the Monte Carlo two years ago.
We booked through lasvegas.com
http://www.lasvegasjaunt.com/las-vegas-resort-fees-2017-guide/ lists Monte Carlo at $30-35.
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I don't remember that when were at the Monte Carlo two years ago.
We booked through lasvegas.com
http://www.lasvegasjaunt.com/las-vegas-resort-fees-2017-guide/ lists Monte Carlo at $30-35.
But, we didn't book through them. And it was a couple of years ago.
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I don't remember that when were at the Monte Carlo two years ago.
We booked through lasvegas.com
http://www.lasvegasjaunt.com/las-vegas-resort-fees-2017-guide/ lists Monte Carlo at $30-35.
But, we didn't book through them. And it was a couple of years ago.
Maybe you visited before they brought in the fees.
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I don't remember that when were at the Monte Carlo two years ago.
We booked through lasvegas.com
http://www.lasvegasjaunt.com/las-vegas-resort-fees-2017-guide/ lists Monte Carlo at $30-35.
But, we didn't book through them. And it was a couple of years ago.
Maybe you visited before they brought in the fees.
Could be Super. And I may have paid the, but I think I would have remembered if I had.
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I don't remember that when were at the Monte Carlo two years ago.
We booked through lasvegas.com
http://www.lasvegasjaunt.com/las-vegas-resort-fees-2017-guide/ lists Monte Carlo at $30-35.
But, we didn't book through them. And it was a couple of years ago.
Maybe you visited before they brought in the fees.
Those
Showing one price and actually paying another..
I'm glad now in Canada when you see airfares advertised, it is the price you will pay if you decide to buy.
I do not vacation 'proper' very often... I have the funds, but seemingly never the time. And in the past when I had the time, I did not have the funds.
I like Vegas, for what is has to offer. I like to smoke and drink when I want, and where I want, and Vegas offers me this. I like the people there. I have spent countless hours chatting with bartenders and staff there. They like me, and they have all been very accommodating with me. In fact, I'm known to most I meet there, as one of the nicest they've met, and I do NOT tip my way into ANYONE'S favourites books...
In fact, I like the entire State of Nevada in general... Except in the Summer. I'm too White to handle the desert heat.
I find Vegas gets boring after a couple of trips. Superchecker disagrees with me.
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He goes to different different shows, he eats at different restaurants and his different luck at tables. He probably keeps each trip fresh.
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He goes to different different shows, he eats at different restaurants and his different luck at tables. He probably keeps each trip fresh.
It wouldn't be much fun eating at the same restaurants and watching the same shows every year..
We don't go to the same campgrounds all the time.
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I have traveled all throughout Nevada when I trucked long haul, and there are MANY interesting things to see, outside of Vegas...
Just rent a car!
MANY ghost towns that I would like to visit, should I get the chance...
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I have traveled all throughout Nevada when I trucked long haul, and there are MANY interesting things to see, outside of Vegas...
Just rent a car!
MANY ghost towns that I would like to visit, should I get the chance...
Oh ya, outside Vegas there are some things worth seeing. From North to South, Nevada has got some unique places.
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Do you want to buy an rv Blazor?
I hadnt really thought of doing that myself right now, but my son use to dream about a owning a small one and driving around in it lol. My aunt would LOVE to own one and just live here and there. We use to talk about it and how great it would be lol.
My dad's thing was boats. He use to love to live on his boat. It was like an RV for the water lol.
I want to live in Hawaii.
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RV have always been one of my favorites, just makes camping so much better at a whole new level imo. I've been so obsessed with them I've even considered retiring in one when I was a in high school, living in an RV and parking next to hotspots with free wifi. ac_cool
You, me, my son and my aunt have also thought of this lol.
I dun wanna be called a bum living in a trailer, but sometimes you gotta admit it's lots of fun and really tempting. :001_tongue:
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RV have always been one of my favorites, just makes camping so much better at a whole new level imo. I've been so obsessed with them I've even considered retiring in one when I was a in high school, living in an RV and parking next to hotspots with free wifi. ac_cool
You, me, my son and my aunt have also thought of this lol.
I dun wanna be called a bum living in a trailer, but sometimes you gotta admit it's lots of fun and really tempting. :001_tongue:
There are times as a business owner I envy that kind of simple lifestyle.
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RV have always been one of my favorites, just makes camping so much better at a whole new level imo. I've been so obsessed with them I've even considered retiring in one when I was a in high school, living in an RV and parking next to hotspots with free wifi. ac_cool
You, me, my son and my aunt have also thought of this lol.
I dun wanna be called a bum living in a trailer, but sometimes you gotta admit it's lots of fun and really tempting. :001_tongue:
There are times as a business owner I envy that kind of simple lifestyle.
Indeed, despite how many working class folks think us business men as people that seldom have to worry about money, but a lot do not realized the sheer complexity and dedication it takes to become a founder of a business organization, it feels like running a race or fighting a war that can never end.
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RV have always been one of my favorites, just makes camping so much better at a whole new level imo. I've been so obsessed with them I've even considered retiring in one when I was a in high school, living in an RV and parking next to hotspots with free wifi. ac_cool
You, me, my son and my aunt have also thought of this lol.
I dun wanna be called a bum living in a trailer, but sometimes you gotta admit it's lots of fun and really tempting. :001_tongue:
There are times as a business owner I envy that kind of simple lifestyle.
Indeed,
And most who try never succeed..
If they do succeed, they have taken ten years off of their lives with worry and lack of sleep.
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RV have always been one of my favorites, just makes camping so much better at a whole new level imo. I've been so obsessed with them I've even considered retiring in one when I was a in high school, living in an RV and parking next to hotspots with free wifi. ac_cool
You, me, my son and my aunt have also thought of this lol.
I dun wanna be called a bum living in a trailer, but sometimes you gotta admit it's lots of fun and really tempting. :001_tongue:
There are times as a business owner I envy that kind of simple lifestyle.
Indeed,
And most who try never succeed..
If they do succeed, they have taken ten years off of their lives with worry and lack of sleep.
Yep, there'll always be an endless possibilities of different kinds of problems, cheating and/or corruption etc, nothing will ever go according to plan. ac_smile
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Yep, there'll always be an endless possibilities of different kinds of problems, cheating and/or corruption etc,
I believe it..
There are so many ways the business can fail.
Sometimes people forget, that even owning a business like I do, the profit margins are slim. Very few small businesses have nice profit margins...
Obviously on a large scale, many businesses can and do work well (Wal Mart), but most small businesses are of low profit margins, unless in some highly technical field.
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Obviously on a large scale, many businesses can and do work well (Wal Mart), but most small businesses are of low profit margins, unless in some highly technical field.
I was an employee at a small business..
I know how hard they work and how they barely make ends meet..
Which is why I oppose governments forcing them to pay higher minimum wages.