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A great city. I'd be concerned about getting there that soon, given COVID. A strong second for Montserrat- well worth the train ride. Also the town of Girona. In Barcelona, see the Sagrada, Park Guell, walk along the beachfront, LaRambla has one of the most oustanding produce markets I've ever...

I still have my ~1974 BIC 960 turntable, still working. I also have my ~1978 Pentax MX SLR but have not used it since around 2002 or so, but it's in fine shape. Our garage refrigerator was a Whirlpool bought in 1982.

We were in Australia until Thursday the 12th. We were on the Ruby Princess sailing to New Zealand from late Feb through 08 March. Our cruise went well and was uneventful except for some delay disemabarking in Sydney for extra checking of any symptomatic passengers. We spent four more nights in...

I'm a local to the LA Area. Our preferred airport is Burbank if we can get where we want to go at a reasonable price. Burbank is the easiest and fastest airport to fly to/from for many reasons. LAX is a conundrum. It is true that most of the terminals have been rennovated inside and they look...

Another Pixel 2XL owner here and I've not had a problem at all. It's almost 2 years old and still like new.

Mazda 3s are very reliable and a bit more upscale than Civics and Corollas. Also they handle better.

It's easiest to be way up when you are less diversified. Of course that means you are taking more risk and it is much harder to beat the averages using that same strategy over many years.

I don't consider cities that are tiny just to support a geographic area (Napa, Lihue) really the reason the question was asked. I assume "cities" means when the cultural and visitor interest is in the city itself. In no particular order, cities I've found really excellent to visit: NYC - in my...

I was also going to mention Clarke's short story. The accident inverted a guy and he was destined to starve. They decided the only answer was to try and "re-invert" him. So they put him back in the magnetic chamber (which was the shell of a turbine to generate electricity) and tried to...

One of the reasons I went with Sony is that I like doing astrophotography and wanted the better high ISO capabilities by sticking with an APS-C sensor, and the NEX series really isn't any bigger than the micro 4/3 cameras. But I really like the m4/3 cameras as well.

I used Pentax film SLR for many years. Still have it. Started going digital with P&S in the early 2000's. Finally moved to a Nikon DSLR in 2008. Got tired of the size of the DSLR. Bought a Sony NEX-6 mirrorless and am pretty happy with the dramatically smaller size and weight, and better quality...

As another posted, you could try Camarillo - safe, an hour to LAX and a lot cheaper than OC. A bit cooler days, colder nights. 15 miles from the beach. Also a bit further inland in Ventura County - Santa Paula, Moorpark, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley. Not cheap but cheaper than OC. Simi and...

Yet another Tripadvisor fan. You can find out just about anything about anywhere. You can see the highest rated attractions in any area of the world. You can get the best rated hotels for any city. You can ask questions in the forums if you have specific needs ("How do I get from the Venice...

I am nearing ready to RE at 58 and it is a huge issue. Until the ACA if you had certain conditions you would not be able to buy insurance at ANY cost. That at least is a huge improvement. Still, the costs can be prohibitive if retiring early (before 65). I still have kids in college and at our...

My family saved around $250pp to fly CA to NYC (JFK), then a second flight to Europe from there. But needed to book a longer layover as contingency to get and recheck luggage, and in case of delayed flights. Just got back a week ago.

There's a saying "if it flies, floats, or f***s, it is cheaper to rent than to own".

I have you beat, I've walked through four states in the same minute, without stopping!:dance:

There is a huge price difference depending upon what time of year you go. I've seen the Iberostar Tucan for under $200/night for TWO people. If you go in the high season (Dec-March), it's going to be a lot more.

Another vote for the Iberostar Tucan/Quetzal resorts in Playa Del Carmen. We've also been to Iberostar in Punta Cana and IMHO you can't go wrong with this chain - they are almost always ranked highly for a very reasonable price. We really like the Riviera Maya area as well as Punta Cana, DR...

I also used Virgin Mobile for a couple of years and didn't like the coverage and slow data speeds. I bought a Nexus 5 unlocked off contract and am now on TMobile plan for $45/month, as I travel internationally at times and now I get free data and texts internationally as well. My Virgin (Sprint)...

I worked in pharma for 18 years. The FDA rules for stability of drugs are that the product must retain at least 90% potency through the expiry date. In MOST cases, the drugs are extremely stable and would be fine after 5 or 10 years, but not all. I figure that if the drug is aspirin or topical...

No flashing for me. I had been sick for a couple of days in 2007, and somehow woke up in the ER. I didn't know how I'd gotten there or been doing prior to getting there. I was dazed and my temp was 104, heart rate 190, and bp falling. I was having convulsions. I had no remembrance of my wife...

It's amazing that we complain about comfort and legroom on a 5 hour cross-country flight. Yet how far we've come - 150 years ago people spent months and risked their lives to make the same trip.

I have had a Sony NEX-6 for about a year after moving from a Nikon DSLR. The NEX-6 is a full APS-C sensor. I wouldn't go back to an SLR. Main advantages of the mirrorless are very fast sequential shooting (10fps), small size, outstanding electronic viewfinder, better controls than the Nikon. I...

We've had our Ooma for about 3 years and pay under $4/mo taxes (total cost). No issues whatsoever and quality is great. Consumer Reports ranked Ooma #1 in voice quality for both VOIP and POTS providers.