Going to the States

AgOnNy · Post by **AgOnNy** » 12 Jul 2010 02:34 pm

I'm tossing up between Hawaii or San Fran.

Same cost, but Hawaii will be longer 10 nights whereas San Fran will only be 4 nights. Really don't know how long I can get off of work (still within my first 6mths), which is why I'm thinking the week in San Fran may be the go.

San Fran
+ an awesome suite in a great hotel
+ awesome people
+ great shopping (clothes, food, shoes, electronics, plenty of discount stores)
+ great food (restaurants and fast food)
+ In 'n' Out Burger
+ trams!
+ the Golden Gate Bride and Bay area
- only 4 nights
- more expensive
- too cold to go swimming

Hawaii
+ fantastic beaches
+ tropical paradise
+ awesome people
+ Shorebird!
+ 10 nights away
+ the best cookies from the Double Tree Hotel
- less variety for shopping (doesn't get as much as the mainland)
- doesn't have as much food to choose from
- a lot of tourists
- average room at the hotel

Any help?

mech · Post by **mech** » 12 Jul 2010 02:38 pm

Hawaii. San Fran is awesome but 10 nights in Hawaii is better than 4 days in San Fran.

I wish I could have 10 nights in Hawaii!

AgOnNy · Post by **AgOnNy** » 12 Jul 2010 03:23 pm

Just don't know if i'll get the time off work... and my girlfriend wants to shop.

I wish I could just do both.

AgOnNy · Post by **AgOnNy** » 14 Jul 2010 09:27 am

If you're goin' to San Francisco
Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair
If you're goin' to San Francisco
You're gonna meet some gentle people there

For those who come to San Francisco
Summertime will be a love-in there
In the streets of San Francisco
Gentle people with flowers in their hair
All across the nation
Such a strange vibration
People in motion
There's a whole generation
With a new explanation
People in motion, people in motion

For those who come to San Francisco
Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair
If you come to San Francisco
Summertime will be a love-in there

DjBigK · Post by **DjBigK** » 15 Jul 2010 05:21 pm

In Hawaii at the moment, looking out my balcony into the ocean.

Wish I was here longer than 2 nights

mech · Post by **mech** » 15 Jul 2010 09:44 pm

I love that we all go around the world to these great places and then post on GR.

AgOnNy · Post by **AgOnNy** » 15 Jul 2010 11:06 pm

I've locked down San Fran now. Pretty much have an idea of what I'm doing and been reading more into things the locals go to and do. Fingers crossed all goes well and we get on the flights with no probs come October.

mech · Post by **mech** » 16 Jul 2010 10:05 am

Have you been to San Fran before?

AgOnNy · Post by **AgOnNy** » 16 Jul 2010 01:06 pm

Yeah, but tacked it onto the end of the trip last year for a few of nights. This time, I've done my reading.

The short time I was there last year, it completely blew me away.

mech · Post by **mech** » 16 Jul 2010 05:14 pm

Yeah, great city. If I were to live in the US it'd be my first choice.

Scullibundo · Post by **Scullibundo** » 19 Jul 2010 03:49 am

Man the food in LA is shit. Just like when I was last here.

AgOnNy · Post by **AgOnNy** » 19 Jul 2010 07:39 am

Get out of town and down to Orange County. Hit up Balboa and Ruby's.

KillKen · Post by **KillKen** » 19 Jul 2010 08:24 am

Hey Twiztid Elf where in San Diego did you stay? Also who is everyone flying with? I was looking at United Airlines from Sydney to San Diego for about $1200 I think.

cloud · Post by **cloud** » 19 Jul 2010 10:33 am

I went with V Australia they were pretty good, me and the misses only paid $900 each.

mech · Post by **mech** » 19 Jul 2010 11:48 am

Avoid United if you can, they're horrible.

Peppermint Lounge · Post by **Peppermint Lounge** » 19 Jul 2010 12:08 pm

I wouldn't mind visiting the USA but I know I'd struggle massively with food over there. Fruit, vitamins, spirulina and protein shakes for me.

Vzzzbx · Post by **Vzzzbx** » 19 Jul 2010 12:17 pm

The USA is right at the bottom of our list, apart from New York City. We get drenched in American culture so there's not a lot to be had from going there above anywhere else in the world.

AgOnNy · Post by **AgOnNy** » 19 Jul 2010 12:44 pm

Peppermint Lounge wrote:I wouldn't mind visiting the USA but I know I'd struggle massively with food over there. Fruit, vitamins, spirulina and protein shakes for me.

Have to say, the quality of the fruit and veg I saw was pretty good. Even the salad on a Macca's burger there tastes nice and fresh.

Farmers Markets is where its at.

mech · Post by **mech** » 19 Jul 2010 01:17 pm

Peppermint Lounge wrote:I wouldn't mind visiting the USA but I know I'd struggle massively with food over there. Fruit, vitamins, spirulina and protein shakes for me.

wat. I think you're dealing with silly stereotypes there Pep, you only need to go to a Whole Foods or something similar and you'd be in heaven. Especially in California there are PLENTY of people just like you who care intensely about what they put in their body and what their body looks like.

Vzzzbx wrote:The USA is right at the bottom of our list, apart from New York City. We get drenched in American culture so there's not a lot to be had from going there above anywhere else in the world.

You are such an idiot.

Vzzzbx · Post by **Vzzzbx** » 19 Jul 2010 01:44 pm

I don't give two shits what you think.

Peppermint Lounge · Post by **Peppermint Lounge** » 19 Jul 2010 05:24 pm

mech wrote:
Peppermint Lounge wrote:I wouldn't mind visiting the USA but I know I'd struggle massively with food over there. Fruit, vitamins, spirulina and protein shakes for me.
wat. I think you're dealing with silly stereotypes there Pep, you only need to go to a Whole Foods or something similar and you'd be in heaven. Especially in California there are PLENTY of people just like you who care intensely about what they put in their body and what their body looks like.

Yep I have no doubt the many fit dudes over there know where to go and eat well.. I hear from multiple trusted sources it's hard while touring ie: you check in, want some decent food so head out to a local. Bad bread, overabundance of junk. Mind you these people are less predisposed to looking for good food and would settle for shit whereas I'd continue on until I found something.

AgOnNy · Post by **AgOnNy** » 19 Jul 2010 06:18 pm

Good food is everywhere, not hard to find at all. Best bit is they keep good stuff for themselves, not sell it all overseas like we do.

One of my days in NYC I wanted to checkout KFC to see what they had that was different, fuck it took me awhile to find one. NYC isn't littered with fast food joints like you'd think.

In terms of food though, San Fran wins for the quality and creativeness.

KillKen · Post by **KillKen** » 19 Jul 2010 06:25 pm

V Australia does not go straight to San Diego unlike United but if they are shit how's Delta they are about the same price and I meant leaving from Melbourne not Sydney.

The plan is to go to Comic Con 2011 so this all depends on if I can get the 4 day pass with preview night before they sell out. I thought I would leave the Saturday before which gives me about 4 days to do stuff around San Diego like shopping and going to attractions. Then do the 4 days at Comic Con and come back. Was going to do New York as well but just will not be able to afford both comfortably.

mech · Post by **mech** » 19 Jul 2010 07:58 pm

Peppermint Lounge wrote:Yep I have no doubt the many fit dudes over there know where to go and eat well.. I hear from multiple trusted sources it's hard while touring ie: you check in, want some decent food so head out to a local. Bad bread, overabundance of junk. Mind you these people are less predisposed to looking for good food and would settle for shit whereas I'd continue on until I found something.

It all depends where you are in the US. But in places like New York or San Francisco it is not difficult at all to find amazing, cheap, convenient, healthy food. It's also easy to find incredibly huge portions of junk if that's what you want. That's what makes the US awesome

KillKen · Post by **KillKen** » 20 Jul 2010 02:14 pm

This is fucked looking at all the hotels in San Diego, trying to get something in the city near the convention center and other shit I want to see and I am getting a price of $2000 to $3000 for 9 nights.

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