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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #1162 on: April 16, 2024, 10:11:55 AM »
perhaps one night stays within 2 miles of the airport should count as 1/4?
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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #1163 on: April 16, 2024, 10:44:51 AM »
We changed planes in Istanbul last year.  It's a large airport with very weird intrusive security procedures.

Haneda was/is a large airport, with a long way to walk after you deplane.  Seoul has a very nice modern airport.
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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #1164 on: April 16, 2024, 12:26:16 PM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on April 16, 2024, 09:47:43 AM
It's a big connection airport for a number of airlines.
Istanbul doesn't make any sense as an eastbound scissor hub unless the western European airplanes don't have the legs to make it to East Asia without refueling. And if they didn't, they're going to Anchorage for fuel, not Istanbul.
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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #1165 on: April 16, 2024, 12:30:02 PM »
I agree it doesn't make sense, but I've planned a lot of travel and it popped up as a connection to a lot of Eastern European countries and even as far West as Rome.
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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #1166 on: April 16, 2024, 12:30:21 PM »
Exploring The World's 10 Longest Non-Stop Airline Routes | Aviation Market Analysis (oag.com)
Exploring The World's 10 Longest Non-Stop Airline Routes | Aviation Market Analysis (oag.com)

Most of these involve Singapore/Australia/NZ.

I think Istanbul has a convenient hub location near the ME.  There are a lot of flights from Europe to India that use Istanbul, for example.
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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #1167 on: April 16, 2024, 12:55:23 PM »
More Of The Best Small Towns Across America (heraldweekly.com)

I counted about ten of these I've visited.  If "charming" or best includes Gatlinburg and Helen, GA, well, OK I guess.  The other choices seemed OK to me.



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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #1168 on: April 17, 2024, 09:38:37 AM »


This has become a tourist magnet of sorts, and it has taken on a lot of "touristy" stuff, not all of which is good IMHO.
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« Reply #1169 on: April 17, 2024, 09:44:13 AM »
Where is that?
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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #1170 on: April 17, 2024, 09:49:25 AM »
Savannah, GA.  We spent three days there a few years back to "see" the city.  I think it's interesting enough to visit for 3 days.  But, aspects of it today have lost a bit of old style charm through they tried to retain it, somewhat artificially.  It's kind of neat to sit outside on River Walk and watch a massive container ship glide by.  I think it's the 4th largest port in the US now, and the ships transit the river inland about 25 miles or so.  If one lost power ....

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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #1171 on: April 17, 2024, 10:01:04 AM »
Never been. My wife has (for a convention) and she said it was really nice. This is about 20 years ago or so.
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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #1172 on: April 17, 2024, 10:04:34 AM »
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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #1173 on: April 17, 2024, 10:12:04 AM »
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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #1174 on: April 17, 2024, 01:30:38 PM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on April 17, 2024, 10:01:04 AM
Never been. My wife has (for a convention) and she said it was really nice. This is about 20 years ago or so.
Large city with a small town feel, depending where you are. I enjoy hanging out on River St, and my wife enjoys wandering around town. We have friends who just moved there from here in Northern Ohio. Will probably be there from time to time now. 

I don't recommend visiting in the summer months as I thought I was going to die of heat stroke last year. 
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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #1175 on: April 17, 2024, 01:36:30 PM »
I think it's worth a visit, but not in summer ...

Stay near the waterfront though.
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