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The Lounge 5 mo ago

I spend quite a bit of time in Vienna...you need much more than 2 days...

I would spend minimum 3 days. (Schonbrunn Palace, Old Town, Royal Apartments, etc) Bratislava is nice to check off a country, but if fails compared to Vienna so I would skip. If you are interested in Innsbruck and Berchtesgaden (Eagles Nest), I would focus on Munich as a base: And yes, spend way too much time in this area also as I love this area. My humble suggestion: May 25 - fly to Munich May 26 - Munich May 27 - Munich and take train to Salzburg in the evening May 28 - Salzburg - and during summer trip to Hallstat May 29 - Eagles Nest (much easier from here timewise compared to Munich) May 30 - early train to Innsbruck (1 day is enough, but take the lift up to get a great view) May 31st - Garmisch - Partenkirchen (see the old Winter Olympics and do the Partnach gorge walk...just so beautiful) June 1st - day trip to Neuschwanstein (wife loved it) and then Zugspitz for great views with fresh beer...take late train to Munich and stay near the airport I frankly would replace Innsbruck with Nuremberg... But open for any questions

The Lounge 1 y ago

I ahve not been to the Maldives but lots of friends have from there...

you are essentially paying for guaranteed great weather. If you are seeing deals, you are rolling the dice as it is a good chance it will rain. As for Kazakhstan, the one thing I liked was that it was a great mix of people. I always kind of joke it is the Star Wars cantina, with Russians, Arabs, Iranians, etc all around. And it still has some of the old Soviet feel with buildings and what not. If you want a break down on Ghana, I will always talk about that.

The Lounge 1 y ago

Been to a few....Kazakhstan is beautiful and if you are into nature, then

I would go there in a heartbeat. Only thing that will throw you off is the amount of horse meat they eat. Rwanda, all joking aside, is probably the safest country in Africa these days. The govt in place has Kigali looking clean. Ghana is great with history and convenience (direct flights from Dulles). Lastly, hard to get to, but Georgia is beautiful. Tblisi is set in time and I mean that as a postive. If you love nature and wine, a great place to go.

The Lounge 1 y ago

It will not hurt you to get the PMP....a lot of jobs these days are looking

for this. The positives of the PMP is that you learn a common language on projects that most understand. As for the tests, I took a course on Udemy and it did me well. But where I spent money prepping was in the taking of the prep tests. That is where you have to train your brain to take the test.

I always thought with the ACCN it would pay for them being new states

Current ACC states plus Washington and Oregon U.S. state population: estimate population: census 1. California (2023 est.) 38,965,193 (2020) 39,538,223 2. Texas (2023 est.) 30,503,301 (2020) 29,145,505 3. Florida (2023 est.) 22,610,726 (2020) 21,538,187 4. New York (2023 est.) 19,571,216 (2020) 20,201,249 5. Pennsylvania (2023 est.) 12,961,683 (2020) 13,002,700 8. Georgia (2023 est.) 11,029,227 (2020) 10,711,908 9. North Carolina (2023 est.) 10,835,491 (2020) 10,439,388 12. Virginia (2023 est.) 8,715,698 (2020) 8,631,393 13. Washington (2023 est.) 7,812,880 (2020) 7,705,281 16. Massachusetts (2023 est.) 7,001,399 (2020) 7,029,917 17. Indiana (2023 est.) 6,862,199 (2020) 6,785,528 (ND) 23. South Carolina (2023 est.) 5,373,555 (2020) 5,118,425 26. Kentucky (2023 est.) 4,526,154 (2020) 4,505,836 27. Oregon (2023 est.) 4,233,358 (2020) 4,237,256

P3 Home....here we go...a person can dream

Texas A&M Baylor (sleazy but makes basketball people happy) SMU Florida St Miami Clemson VT UVA UNC NC State WVU GT 12 teams....I tried to put together a texas pod for A&M...they pick who they want if am wrong on Baylor or SMU. Or leave them off and have 10 teams.

Disagree....the BIG can add everyone not in the SEC and they will still be

behind the SEC. Michigan can thank god every day that Georgia had a bad day against Alabama or the SEC would have won the title again. Southern kids to do not want to go North to play....you go to a game a Michigan it is a morgue. Yeah, 100k plus but no life. More atmosphere at a Miss St Bulldogs game... And the best athletes are still in the SEC...and will remain so...so the best will always want to play against the best.

I think you need 10, sell 9 conference games to the networks plus ...

hopefully ND comes along for the same deal as ACC. My preference: VT UVA UNC NC State FSU Miami Clemson WVU Pitt GT (Market) or Cuse (Basketball) Louisville - I remember their actions in the metro WF - too small Duke - cannot see having 3 NC schools BC - I like the Boston trip...but they bring nothing

One thing that Saban brought up was that these athletes would be like MLB,

NFL, etc players who pay local taxes when playing. Welp, looks like that Florida, Texas, and Tennessee are getting ready to become a lot more popular then for athletes to pick.

The Lounge 2 y ago

Founders Breakfast (normal, not the bourbon aged barrel ones), Wigsplitter

by 3 Floyds and Bell's Oatmeal... those 3 you can usually find at any Total Wine or store in VA and why I picked those..

The Lounge 2 y ago

3 RWC in a row....will be hard to top the Japanese in 2019...

I am an Irish fan...member of a club in Cork for years that gets me my 6n tickets. If not Ireland, I hope France wins this....the French fans have always been great. Still one of my saddest games was 1st game at Croke between France and Ireland....ROG takes the lead with a just a minute to go...the whole park was going crazy assuming we won. and France kicked off back to Ireland and the ball dropped...and bounced...then Clerc picked it up...and then he scores...stunned Rolled into the airport next morning to fly back to DC..and was going through security at same time as the French team...it id not help my hangover :) when the french were singing to them...

The Lounge 2 y ago

We actually beat Romania in the warmups by 14 in early August...last time

we played Ireland in 2021 we lost 71-10... There is a reason why Ireland is one of the top countries in the world for rugby. The US if rightly coached would be in the 12 range which would make us about Japan/Tonga/Italy equivalents.. The players for the US are pretty good...arguably have one of the best fly halfs and a few other players that would play on many teams. But coaching has sucked forever. They never play to our strengths, but they coach a NZ or Aus or UK game...while that might work there, never here. We failed to make the world cup as we choked to Uruguay then Chile then Portugal in succession...one kick here or there and we win.....sigh... Anyways leaving tomorrow for the RWC...

Boring teams, boring fans, boring play....SEC...rabid fans, top plays, and

more teams that you care about... Being Nice Alabama = Ohio St LSU = Michigan Georgia > Penn State Florida > Nebraska Auburn > Michigan St etc etc...

The Lounge 2 y ago

When in February...Chamonix has WC ski event for men Feb1-4 and womens

events in Crans Montana Feb14-18..they are fun weekends and you get to ski also. If you a quick check box, Leichenstein is an hour train ride from Zurich

VT voting yes for this nonsense is sad...and shows where we are in the ..

pecking order for the P2. Adding teams like Stanford, Cal, and SMU is why we are in this situation. Dont get me wrong, Stanford and Cal are creme de le creme of schools but this does not help our sports. Even if all three gave up their 30 million, it is not worth the extra monies we would get. And heck based off this, I would assume FSU and Clemson would get the bulk of it.

Do you take this and run? Athletic article...

I will not post the full article or all the hypotheticals...but I quickly say yes... Major conferences’ television rights are pooled The Supreme Court’s 1984 decision allowing schools and conferences to negotiate their own TV rights sounded great in theory. But in practice, it’s the single decision that’s had the most negative impact on college football. In the decades since, there’s been a gold rush toward television money. If a program’s conference isn’t getting enough, it’s going elsewhere, curse the geography. The NCAA absolutely should not be in charge of negotiating the television rights. I wouldn’t trust the NCAA to negotiate a better price for an oil change on my car. But pooling TV rights and negotiating with all the conferences as a whole makes sense and protects rivalries and the geography that helped build college football into America’s second-favorite sport. Sorting out rights with multiple networks across multiple conferences is more complex than it is now, but the NFL manages it. College football would be fine working with ESPN, Fox, NBC and CBS to reach a conclusion that makes sense. ACC TEAM Clemson Duke Louisville Maryland North Carolina North Carolina State Rutgers South Carolina Virginia Wake Forest Southwest TEAM Arkansas Baylor Houston SMU TCU Texas Texas Tech Texas A&M Big East TEAM Boston College Florida Florida State Miami Penn State Pitt Syracuse West Virginia Virginia Tech UCF SEC TEAM Alabama Auburn Georgia Georgia Tech Kentucky LSU Mississippi State Ole Miss Tennessee Vanderbilt https://theathletic.com/4691922/2023/07/17/college-footba...

The Lounge 3 y ago

Last week was not great but at least had 4 days to sit by the pool...

Played golf twice at Currituck and Monday was really nice...Wed was a little too windy

Per McMurphy, he is heavy speculating that UW and Oregon already accepted

into the BIG. Says what we have heard before they do not want to make the move that will officially kill the PAC. ** Edited by tcc_dc at 5/11/2023, 3:46:25 PM

The Lounge 3 y ago

A few more things...

Twice I have done the CONNOISSEUR EXPERIENCE at the Guinness Factory and it was great...get a couple pints and some great stories. Also get to learn how to pour a Guinness. Also, the Jameson Distillery tour is pretty fun...remember at the beginning they will ask for some volunteers...raise your hand as at the end they have you do a taste test between bourbon, scotch and whiskey... St. Mychans has a great crypt with "mummies" that were Crusaders... Also, Temple Bar is overrated and very expensive, but its like going to New Orleans and not going to Bourbon St... Near the stadium if you are closer to Merrion/Ball's Bridge...Paddy Cullens and the Bridge 1859 are great pubs

The Lounge 3 y ago

This is going to be a long post....

My favorite places to stay, Schoolhouse Hotel (was there last weekend) and the Shelbourne Hotel (expensive but worth it...the pub in is terrific). Favorite places for pints...Lower Baggot St...Toners (personal favorite), Doheny and Nesbitt...close to the stadium, I love Slatterys .... Searsons also for a great pint...Gravediggers near Glasnevin Cemetery. Things to see...Kilmainham Gaol, St Patricks, Christchurch for the crypt, Little Dublin Museum if you like U2, Glasnevin Cemetery if you are into history... Places to eat...agree with Leo Burdocks for fish and chips, Matt the Threshers and Mister S for higher end....Mad Egg for some good cheap food...

The Lounge 3 y ago

Truly a great one....if you ever get a chance, listen to the podcast

Cocaine and Rhinestones about her song the Pill....she was a bad@ass Too many hits to mention

The Lounge 3 y ago

I have been there for work....very very poor...makes India seem rich ...

compared to what I experienced in Dhaka. Infrastructure is not great. That being said, the people were great but very strict muslims....the biryani was just as good if not better than India (though you did have to put in orders the day before) and their sweets were great