Writeup complete, but time to head home. Anyone available to post it once North picks?

Starting Point: LAS VEGAS 115.1398° W
Leg 1, April 1-7: VANCOUVER/LOWER MAINLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA 123.1207° W
Leg 2, April 8-14: WELLINGTON, NORTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND 174.7762° E
Leg 3, April 15-22: SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA 151.2093° E
Leg 4, April 23-28: PHUKET, THAILAND 98.3381° E
Leg 5, April 29-May 5: MAURITIUS 57.5522° E
Leg 6, May 6-12: CAIRO/ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT 31.2357° E
Leg 7, May 13-19: ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA 30.3351° E
Leg 8, May 20-26: CRETE, GREECE 24.8093° E



So incredibly happy to make it to Crete! I've always wanted to go here, there's a little bit of everything -- beaches, mountains, picturesque countryside, big cities, tiny villages, history, food, culture. Everything I could ask for.

Well that was close...but my research indicates they are entirely separate things so...

What makes for a good JM3 vacation spot?

Cool things to do:



Cool beaches...



Cool views...



Cool sunsets...



I'm in.

JM3 trip so far:

So by my count, we have:

Re-rand: Me/JM3/Biester
Don't: Bloo/North/Gad
Abstain: xander

No one seems to have super-strong feelings about this, so I guess we'll do the democratic thing and let filthy break the tie? (which is obviously a terrible idea, but no one ever said that democracy worked)

Bloobird
eyebooger
Biesterfield

decide what to do next

Welp, lolbloo.

Jaipur next for me.

lol!!!!

rerand!!!

but really i don't think it matters.

power to the people!

wtf seriously?

Well, not going to let that ruin everything. I'll take Agra/Delhi and find another day trip.

Now it's on Biesterfield, and then I guess we rerand.

Is there a railer willing to rerand after Biester picks?

ah ****! we are reranding my pick?!?! lol! ****!

i change my vote. no rerand

Not your picks, just the order.

But anyway, looks like no rerand, so it'll be xander after Biester picks.

I can do it.

Ok I'll go Athens, Greece

I just rerand then?

I guess that won't be necessary if filthy votes no.

I wanted to switch it up, but democracy rules.

Thanks for the offer, though.

Looks like xander is up.

eyebooger, i'm happy to switch sides on that vote if needed; i feel like the pro-rerand side cares more about it than the anti-rerand side, and i'm all about whatever increases net happiness

on a different topic, of the few places i've been in India, I would say that Jaipur and Delhi are VERY different but about equally enjoyable (I was at both for two different halves of a wedding), but by far my favorite city in Rajasthan was [UNDRAFTED] where this happened:



Also, I was only in Agra for a daytrip but surprisingly found that I enjoyed the Red Fort more than the Taj Mahal. It was late afternoon when we got to the Red Fort and there weren't that many people there, and it was really cool and labyrinthine.

That's up to you. I'm not going to mandate the change just because it's what I want. I don't really care that much either. I like net happiness too.

Through 8 picks, here's my favorite and least favorite pick from everyone.

xander
Favorite: Mongolia
Least: Vladivostok

Gad
Favorite: North Vietnam
Least: Central California

TN
Favorite: Mauritius
Least: Cairo

JM3
Favorite: Santorini
Least: Dubai

Bloo
Favorite: Banff
Least: Bali

Biester
Favorite: Hong Kong
Least: Los Angeles

filthy
Favorite: Maldives
Least: That stupid mansion in San Simeon

I like what everyone is doing, and even the "least favorite" ones for many of you were interesting.

What's wrong with Bali?

eb hates America

Nothing really. Something had to be least favorite though.

I picked a place in America!

sure, i'll switch

a couple of people seemed to feel reasonably strongly about a rerand, and nobody seemed to feel reasonably strongly about no rerand

let's rerand

i'm sure this will come back to bite me in the ass as i will be nestled behind two people who will snipe me at every turn, because karma loves me

If derwi's not around I can post the list I just randed.

Cool idea; here's my favorites and least favorites through 8:

xander
Favorite: Mongolia
Least: Tuvalu (i've heard it kind of sucks there, as with many of the Pacific islands, due to selling off fishing rights to other countries, climate change, lack of quality imports, and such...i'm sure it's cool to visit tho)

True North
Favorite: Crete
Least: Cairo

JM3
Favorite: Krabi Province
Least: San Diego

Bloo
Favorite: Wuyuan County
Least: Bangkok

eyebooger
Favorite: Tokyo
Least: Beijing

Biester
Favorite: Singapore
Least: Lake Tahoe (it's pretty, but i'm not sure how i'd spend a week there without getting bored; i guess it might depend on time of year)

filthy
Favorite: Maldives
Least: That stupid mansion in San Simeon

co-sign