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10-08-2016 , 08:29 PM
Loop 1, Round 4, Pick 7

I'm regretfully bypassing Indonesia and many other enticing areas. Southeast Asia, here I come!

Spoiler:
Starting Point: LAS VEGAS 115.1398° W

1st Stop: CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST 122.0308° W

2nd Stop: SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND 169.8926° E

3rd Stop: KYOTO, JAPAN 135.7680° E

4th Stop: HANOI, VIETNAM 105.8342° E


Spoiler:
Hanoi is consistently ranked as one of the best, and most memorable, travel destinations in the world.

the city:











the many day trips:

Ba Vi National Park



Bắc Sơn Valley



Mù Cang Chải







Sapa





Cao Bằng



Ninh Binh



Ba Be



Halong Bay









and, of course, the food:









Okay, I probably can't do all of that in a week, but it's all right around Hanoi, so I can damn sure try my best.
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10-08-2016 , 08:31 PM
I really want to go to Vietnam now.
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10-08-2016 , 08:46 PM
North Vietnam was definitely on my list of Round 5 possibilities.
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10-08-2016 , 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by eyebooger
POG meetup in Vladivostok Hanoi!
Fixed.
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10-09-2016 , 04:01 AM
bah, was hoping Hanoi would fall to me
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10-09-2016 , 05:57 AM
I'm bypassing a couple of other spots to take this one, but I'm getting away from big cities for the moment and going to Phuket, Thailand (98.3381 E).

Beaches? We have beaches:







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10-09-2016 , 08:01 AM
Country count through round 4:

USA#1 9
Japan 4
Canada 2
China 2
France 2
New Zealand 2
Australia 1
Fiji 1
Indonesia 1
Maldives 1
Russia 1
Samoa 1
Seychelles 1
South Korea 1
Thailand 1
Tuvalu 1
Vietnam 1

Bloo now starts round 5.
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10-09-2016 , 08:11 AM
will pick in a bit, need to consider first
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10-09-2016 , 01:21 PM
Siem Reap for my round five.

Apologies for being way behind on write-ups.
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10-09-2016 , 01:46 PM
Realized I skipped over something I wanted to take. Oops.

Anyhoo, I'm taking Shanghai. Write-up later tonight.
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10-09-2016 , 01:54 PM
Both good picks

eyebooger, email me the thing you skipped over; I'm curious
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10-09-2016 , 04:54 PM
taking Singapore
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10-09-2016 , 05:12 PM
moscow

37.6 east
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10-09-2016 , 05:16 PM
filthy does know this isn't a race, right?
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10-09-2016 , 05:23 PM
that was a 20 points jump over a **** hole slice of the world... maybe you're right. maybe i should have stopped in somalia for some disease and beheading
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10-09-2016 , 05:34 PM
Outstanding writeups:

Hong Kong

dense urban area, British inspired Asian city, waterfront properties, English acceptable, Cantonese food is very solid, ridiculous skyline

I do think we need a rules clarification
Spoiler:

if picking Hong Kong entitles me to UNDRAFTED.










Singapore

supposedly has the #1 highest quality of life city in Asia, nice people, low crime, English widely spoken, literally the same temperature year round (80 degrees F)





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10-09-2016 , 06:22 PM
Starting Point: LAS VEGAS 115.1398° W

Pick 1: ALASKA 149.4937° W
Pick 2: TUVALU 177.6493° E
Pick 3: VLADIVOSTOK 132.0065° E
Pick 4: FUKUOKA 130.4017° E
Pick 5: CASEY STATION 110.3128° E

I'm going to Antarctica.



Casey Station:


It's got a lot more in the way of mod cons than you might imagine. Private bedrooms, gym, home theatre. Plus an outdoor Jacuzzi:


I could see the southern lights:


Or some penguins in the wild:


Or just some of the magnificent sights that Antarctica has to offer:


It's a 4-5 hour plane ride to the south pole:



It's something that most people on this planet will never get to experience...
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10-09-2016 , 06:41 PM
lol
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10-09-2016 , 07:12 PM
You are a different breed of cat Xander
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10-09-2016 , 07:20 PM
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10-09-2016 , 07:30 PM
On my phone, so writeup later, but I will take

Luang Prabang, Laos
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10-09-2016 , 07:34 PM
Would love to go to Antarctica
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10-09-2016 , 07:38 PM
The fact that nobody picked [Unnamed country that may or may not be still in play] is a blunder
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10-09-2016 , 07:40 PM
Guy spends all that time and money to get to Antarctica and celebrates with a ****ing Corona.
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10-09-2016 , 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by IBeDrummin
Guy spends all that time and money to get to Antarctica and celebrates with a ****ing Corona.
+1000

Spoiler:
unless he is working there and some watered down piss is a massive luxury he hasn't had in months
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