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Default Dec 08, 2022 at 03:34 PM
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I came back from my trip and I am burned out. Its like that Berenstain Bear book: Too Much Vacation.

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I'm headed to Peru in April 2023. I'm excited. I'm American and have been to Canada but that's the extent of my world travelling. Never been south of the border so I am very excited. I am also a little scared. I will be with a group though, not by myself. I have an appointment Saturday to get my passport (back when I went to Canada, I was a kid and they just let you pass with a driver's license I guess). I'm using Babbel to try to brush up on some Spanish. hoping to at least be able to have short conversations in Spanish.

Other than that, I want to go to Scotland, Shetland Islands, and Ethiopia. That is a pretty good bucket list I think.

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I'm headed to Peru in April 2023. I'm excited. I'm American and have been to Canada but that's the extent of my world travelling. Never been south of the border so I am very excited. I am also a little scared. I will be with a group though, not by myself. I have an appointment Saturday to get my passport (back when I went to Canada, I was a kid and they just let you pass with a driver's license I guess). I'm using Babbel to try to brush up on some Spanish. hoping to at least be able to have short conversations in Spanish.

Other than that, I want to go to Scotland, Shetland Islands, and Ethiopia. That is a pretty good bucket list I think.
Kitty you have to watch crime drama Shetland. It’s about a detective but lots of family and relationship topics. It’s so good. It takes place on Shetland islands. Filmed partially on the islands and partially on the main land. We watch it in Britbox but I am sure it’s streams somewhere else too. After the show you’d want to go to Shetland.

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Kitty you have to watch crime drama Shetland. It’s about a detective but lots of family and relationship topics. It’s so good. It takes place on Shetland islands. Filmed partially on the islands and partially on the main land. We watch it in Britbox but I am sure it’s streams somewhere else too. After the show you’d want to go to Shetland.

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It was on PBS too.

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It was on PBS too.
It’s an ongoing show. It’s on season 7 now. Came out this fall and it’s renewed for season 8. Maybe it’s regional with pbs but it never showed here. I believe Netflix and prime had first few seasons but it stopped.

Are you talking about Shetland Viking frontier movie? It was about Shetland wild life and was on PBS. But that’s not the tv show I was referring to

I checked pbs website as I watch stuff on the site too and Shetland isn’t on there either
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It’s an ongoing show. It’s on season 7 now. Came out this fall and it’s renewed for season 8. Maybe it’s regional with pbs but it never showed here. I believe Netflix and prime had first few seasons but it stopped.

Are you talking about Shetland Viking frontier movie? It was about Shetland wild life and was on PBS. But that’s not the tv show I was referring to

I checked pbs website as I watch stuff on the site too and Shetland isn’t on there either
Nope, not Shetland wildlife, but Shetland the mystery/ detective show. We had the first 5 seasons then cable outbid and took them away. Haven’t seen the last two seasons. Excellent scenery filmed a lot like Vera. It’s like Dr Who a runaway success so cable took it away from PBS.

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The US (New Jersey) to see family and friends for part of the holidays, and to Mexico (Yucatan) for part. Then back to Czechia.

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Kitty you have to watch crime drama Shetland. It’s about a detective but lots of family and relationship topics. It’s so good. It takes place on Shetland islands. Filmed partially on the islands and partially on the main land. We watch it in Britbox but I am sure it’s streams somewhere else too. After the show you’d want to go to Shetland.

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Yes, I've seen several seasons! I love the show! That is when I fell in love with Shetland Islands. I've seen lots of Vera too. I have Britbox and Acorn. I don't remember if I have seen it on PBS. I have 4 PBS channels and I support two of them.

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Nope, not Shetland wildlife, but Shetland the mystery/ detective show. We had the first 5 seasons then cable outbid and took them away. Haven’t seen the last two seasons. Excellent scenery filmed a lot like Vera. It’s like Dr Who a runaway success so cable took it away from PBS.
Oh wow. I had no idea. Oh yeah similar to Vera. Vera was my all time favorite until Shetland. Shetland does more character development I think. I travel to UK often (family) so I hope to see Scotland at some point. But I doubt I’ll ever see Shetland. Both ferry rides and small plane flights make me sick. And it’s a loonnngg sea ride.
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Yes, I've seen several seasons! I love the show! That is when I fell in love with Shetland Islands. I've seen lots of Vera too. I have Britbox and Acorn. I don't remember if I have seen it on PBS. I have 4 PBS channels and I support two of them.
7th season is on. We didn’t see it yet as we want to time it so we can binge.
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I've created threads I had zero memory of creating. It happens. I've heard only good things about Argentina. When are you going?
Buenos Aires. I have lived there before. I'm going there to finish my degree.

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I think it’s a community thread-like social chats where everyone is asked to share something or like a game. They are sometimes created by moderators if the original posters cannot or aren’t allowed to make community threads. You might have been the first poster to reply to original post so it appears as you created it.

Are you already in Argentina or still in the US? I’d love to see South America. Would be so interesting. How long are you staying? I know you used to live there
Still in the US for now. I leave next month for Argentina. I am hoping to stay there at least a year. That is the plan at least.

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Is it strange that I don't remember creating this thread? Ha. I really have no recollection of it. Not to hijack the direction of the thread or anything, but... Hm. I still am going to Argentina though. I am pretty nervous about it, to tell the truth.
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Lol. What's even stranger is that I remember creating this thread and now my original post has disappeared. I wonder what could have happened?.

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I was curious about this so I messaged FooZe and asked him what happened... he graciously verified that "yes" my memory is correct - It was I who did indeed originally start this thread... and he graciously explained why the thread was restarted [there are some features and rules that I wasn't aware of]... so mystery solved. These community threads are a great way to interact in a low stress environment - I just started another one.

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I'm counting down the days until I go to California - and I've been doing some web searches to figure which sights I want to see while I'm there. Hopefully the business part of my trip goes well, too... if it does I'll keep it in mind for future trips.

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I'm counting down the days until I go to California - and I've been doing some web searches to figure which sights I want to see while I'm there. Hopefully the business part of my trip goes well, too... if it does I'll keep it in mind for future trips.

Which part of Calif are you traveling to?

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Which part of Calif are you traveling to?
Los Angeles. I've been there twice before, but I never even stayed the night on those trips. I saw the Chinese theater and Hollywood walk of fame back in about 1986, and I went to Venice Beach back in 2006.

I was at Port Hueneme for training before my deployment to Kuwait in 2006. The Navy gave us some free time to spend with our families... my parents, my wife, and my sister and her husband came out to see me. I rented a convertible and we drove south on highway 1 with the top down. I remember stopping in Santa Monica and Santa Barbara as well.

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I was at Port Hueneme for training before my deployment to Kuwait in 2006. The Navy gave us some free time to spend with our families... my parents, my wife, and my sister and her husband came out to see me. I rented a convertible and we drove south on highway 1 with the top down. I remember stopping in Santa Monica and Santa Barbara as well.

Oooh, hiway 1! Magnificent! I hope you have an absolutely wonderful trip.

Venice Beach was always one of my most beloved spots of all the places I've been. But I haven't visited since the late '90's and by all accounts it has changed dramatically. California now has the highest homeless population in the nation, with L.A. being one of the top cities, Venice Beach being the top. The entire situation is tragic. The economy is in a horrendous state, addiction is out of control, dah, dah, dah...and of course, the Calif coastal towns/cities are ideal places for unhomed people to live. Certainly not much is being done to help them. My son is politically very liberal, lives in San Francisco, he and his wife pay over $4,000/month for a small flat, and he's so frustrated (as about everyone who lives in the city is) because he bicycles around and says his tires are caked with human sh-it...people living in the streets have no facilities. No blame, it's just

Anyway, sorry. I went on a rant. As a native of this gorgeous state and as a humanitarian, the homeless problem is both frustrating and heartbreaking.

BUT! There's so much that's great here. I can't wait to hear about your trip when you return!

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Oooh, hiway 1! Magnificent! I hope you have an absolutely wonderful trip.

Venice Beach was always one of my most beloved spots of all the places I've been. But I haven't visited since the late '90's and by all accounts it has changed dramatically. California now has the highest homeless population in the nation, with L.A. being one of the top cities, Venice Beach being the top. The entire situation is tragic. The economy is in a horrendous state, addiction is out of control, dah, dah, dah...and of course, the Calif coastal towns/cities are ideal places for unhomed people to live. Certainly not much is being done to help them. My son is politically very liberal, lives in San Francisco, he and his wife pay over $4,000/month for a small flat, and he's so frustrated (as about everyone who lives in the city is) because he bicycles around and says his tires are caked with human sh-it...people living in the streets have no facilities. No blame, it's just

Anyway, sorry. I went on a rant. As a native of this gorgeous state and as a humanitarian, the homeless problem is both frustrating and heartbreaking.

BUT! There's so much that's great here. I can't wait to hear about your trip when you return!
Universal Basic Income is sounding better and better all the time.

Did you ever get to see the Redwoods?

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I am fully in support of Universal Basic Income. I agree @shakespeare47.

Yes, I've had the honor of visiting the redwoods many times. The redwood forests are absolutely magnificent. The trees are wise elders who surely know the answers to all of life's questions. And they are beautiful, remarkable. The color of their red bark, their green, their astounding height (tallest trees known), and immense diameter. They also have their own amazing ecosystem. If ever you have the chance - jump on it. You will be forever grateful. There are many places in which you can hike through a redwood forest - just a mile - straight out to the Pacific. It's a miracle.

For some interesting reason I am blessed to have a lone redwood tree outside of my kitchen window. Tall, lovely, there he stands. I find them so stunning, I have one tattooed on my arm.

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I've got a couple of more trips lined up. In March we're going on a short cruise to Cancun. The cruise line was trying to attract customers during the pandemic and was offering steep discounts - so I bought the tickets in June of 2021. Next year I plan on taking the whole family with me on a business trip to Switzerland.

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