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Has anyone been to Atlanta? Any recommendations for things to do/places to see/food to eat?
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Well, let me sum it up as this: once is enough, don't see a need to go back lol
Everything is ridiculously expensive there. I get it, mostly everything is imported there but c'mon... Slice of pizza at the mall? $15+. Fish and chips lunch for 4? $176+. Blue Lagoon was $1000 for the 4 of us and that did not include dinner. Looking to pick up a hand knit sweater? That'll be $350+, fuck you very much! Rental car, granted I booked it late, was about $1600 for 2.5 days worth. Crazy. We went to see a movie to kill time before checking into our airbnb and it was $25/person for non-vip seating. Not wildly expensive but still a little fuck you.
The way I put it was: the cruise was better than the country
Sure, if you're super outdoorsy you might love the country. For most of us though, how many waterfalls you wanna see? How much are you willing to pay to see whales and puffins? Horse back riding? Every excursion was $150-$300 per person. Often times it involves 2-2.5 hours bus ride there, spend an hour doing whatever and then back on the bus so you can make it back to your ship.
On the plus side, mostly everyone speaks some English and you don't need to bring any cash with you. The people themselves were either friendly or.... stoic. Not like emotionless, but not really a lot of smiley people walking about having a good time in that country. The weather was also Vancouver winter with wind, rain and coldness in the middle of August. The scenery is nice and the air quality good too but that's about it when it comes to positives that I could ascertain.
5/10, would not go back
For reference, S Korea to me was a 4/10. Iceland was slightly better.
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Don't skip out on the Lava Bread. And try the fermented rotten shark meat, if you dare!
We tried the shark, honestly I thought it would be worse. The instructions were to chew the tiny cube for 10-15 seconds and then take a shot of the alcohol (vodka?) to cleanse your palate. And yeah, it got stronger the longer you chewed that shit. Not sure why they'd eat that crap but also leave all those jelly fish alone to fester in the seas uneaten.
Well, let me sum it up as this: once is enough, don't see a need to go back lol
Everything is ridiculously expensive there. I get it, mostly everything is imported there but c'mon... Slice of pizza at the mall? $15+. Fish and chips lunch for 4? $176+. Blue Lagoon was $1000 for the 4 of us and that did not include dinner. Looking to pick up a hand knit sweater? That'll be $350+, fuck you very much! Rental car, granted I booked it late, was about $1600 for 2.5 days worth. Crazy. We went to see a movie to kill time before checking into our airbnb and it was $25/person for non-vip seating. Not wildly expensive but still a little fuck you.
The way I put it was: the cruise was better than the country
Sure, if you're super outdoorsy you might love the country. For most of us though, how many waterfalls you wanna see? How much are you willing to pay to see whales and puffins? Horse back riding? Every excursion was $150-$300 per person. Often times it involves 2-2.5 hours bus ride there, spend an hour doing whatever and then back on the bus so you can make it back to your ship.
On the plus side, mostly everyone speaks some English and you don't need to bring any cash with you. The people themselves were either friendly or.... stoic. Not like emotionless, but not really a lot of smiley people walking about having a good time in that country. The weather was also Vancouver winter with wind, rain and coldness in the middle of August. The scenery is nice and the air quality good too but that's about it when it comes to positives that I could ascertain.
5/10, would not go back
For reference, S Korea to me was a 4/10. Iceland was slightly better.
We tried the shark, honestly I thought it would be worse. The instructions were to chew the tiny cube for 10-15 seconds and then take a shot of the alcohol (vodka?) to cleanse your palate. And yeah, it got stronger the longer you chewed that shit. Not sure why they'd eat that crap but also leave all those jelly fish alone to fester in the seas uneaten.
Dude you're totally doing Iceland wrong, wtf are you paying $1000 for Blue Lagoon? Isn't it like $100 bucks per person? Taking buses anywhere? I thought you were driving? Everything should be free other than food and accommodation. You can see puffins for free, whales for free from the coast, seals, etc. Iceland is awesome, can't get enough of the scenery there if you drive away from the SW coast where Reykjavik is.
Well, let me sum it up as this: once is enough, don't see a need to go back lol
Everything is ridiculously expensive there. I get it, mostly everything is imported there but c'mon... Slice of pizza at the mall? $15+. Fish and chips lunch for 4? $176+. Blue Lagoon was $1000 for the 4 of us and that did not include dinner. Looking to pick up a hand knit sweater? That'll be $350+, fuck you very much! Rental car, granted I booked it late, was about $1600 for 2.5 days worth. Crazy. We went to see a movie to kill time before checking into our airbnb and it was $25/person for non-vip seating. Not wildly expensive but still a little fuck you.
The way I put it was: the cruise was better than the country
Sure, if you're super outdoorsy you might love the country. For most of us though, how many waterfalls you wanna see? How much are you willing to pay to see whales and puffins? Horse back riding? Every excursion was $150-$300 per person. Often times it involves 2-2.5 hours bus ride there, spend an hour doing whatever and then back on the bus so you can make it back to your ship.
On the plus side, mostly everyone speaks some English and you don't need to bring any cash with you. The people themselves were either friendly or.... stoic. Not like emotionless, but not really a lot of smiley people walking about having a good time in that country. The weather was also Vancouver winter with wind, rain and coldness in the middle of August. The scenery is nice and the air quality good too but that's about it when it comes to positives that I could ascertain.
5/10, would not go back
For reference, S Korea to me was a 4/10. Iceland was slightly better.
Did you splurge on the blue lagoon private suite or something? I went at like 9PM and it was $80CAD. Yup the food was $$$ but I managed with costco + costco gas. My VW golf at Avis wasn't too pricy either. The airbnb we stayed at was at a reasonable price, hot water smelled like sulphur cause geothermal. I didnt do any tours or excursions but self-guided the golden triangle.
Dude you're totally doing Iceland wrong, wtf are you paying $1000 for Blue Lagoon? Isn't it like $100 bucks per person? Taking buses anywhere? I thought you were driving? Everything should be free other than food and accommodation. You can see puffins for free, whales for free from the coast, seals, etc. Iceland is awesome, can't get enough of the scenery there if you drive away from the SW coast where Reykjavik is.
I paid for the package that was $250/person. I actually didn't mind the price because it was one of the best experiences we had there. Driving was only 1 day before the cruise and then 1.5 days after the cruise. Travelling with two people in their 70's, they weren't really interested in driving long distances to see the things I listed. My dad in particular has seen plenty of waterfalls in his life so he's fine without seeing these ones. Excursions were offered at the port cities we stopped at during the cruise, hence the prices I listed. We weren't interested lol. Also, with the weather being awful for 80% of our trip, it really didn't make any of us want to explore too far.
This is a pretty long story. I'll type it out tmrw when I'm at work again. I know many people love S Korea but I and many others absolutely do not lol. I'd sooner travel to Japan 10x than ever set foot in Korea again.
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I paid for the package that was $250/person. I actually didn't mind the price because it was one of the best experiences we had there. Driving was only 1 day before the cruise and then 1.5 days after the cruise. Travelling with two people in their 70's, they weren't really interested in driving long distances to see the things I listed. My dad in particular has seen plenty of waterfalls in his life so he's fine without seeing these ones. Excursions were offered at the port cities we stopped at during the cruise, hence the prices I listed. We weren't interested lol. Also, with the weather being awful for 80% of our trip, it really didn't make any of us want to explore too far.
Aww dude a cruise...no wonder. I just talked my parents out of a cruise to Iceland as I had a look and the itinerary skipped over almost entirely the best parts of the country. I told them I would drive them around myself when they go. The Golden Circle is overrated. Things get really good after you reach Vik.
I highly suggest you go back again without your parents if they are not interested in long drives but show them this first:
I'm shocked this can even be a thing considering how litigious the USA is... one person leaves there hammed and runs over somebody or dies or whatever and their home and everything they ever had is fucked
Aww dude a cruise...no wonder. I just talked my parents out of a cruise to Iceland as I had a look and the itinerary skipped over almost entirely the best parts of the country. I told them I would drive them around myself when they go. The Golden Circle is overrated. Things get really good after you reach Vik.
I highly suggest you go back again without your parents if they are not interested in long drives but show them this first:
A lot of info on the new ferries that BC Ferries is ordering, the one item that caught my attention:
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The New Major Vessels will have a length of 172 metres, a width of 27.6 metres, and a maximum displacement of 11,800 tonnes. Each ship can accommodate 2,100 passengers and crew, 358 cars, and 34 semi trucks.
These future ships will be slightly larger than the current largest ships, the Spirit-class, which run on the critically important Tsawwassen-Swartz Bay route. The two Spirit-class ships have a length of 167 metres, a width of 27.1 metres, and a maximum displacement of 11,681 tonnes, and a capacity for 2,100 passengers and crew, 358 cars, and 34 semi trucks.
Considering how much wider cars have become in the last 40 years (from a typical 67-72" to 75-80") I'm surprised that the width of the ship only increases by half a meter (~16"). I assume there is probably some limitation caused by the berths? Anyone know what would prevent them from building the ship somewhat wider for future proofing?
Also, any idea why they went only a tiny bit bigger than the Spirit class ships? I assume that's to do with things like Active Pass being so narrow?
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