I guess I should go to San Diego at some point.

(My girlfriend's been working in LA some weeks, and when I went to visit her a little while ago we were considering either San Diego or Santa Barbara for the weekend. Ended up going with Santa Barbara and had a fantastic time. I think the last time I was in San Diego was to visit relatives when I was still in college.)

hahaha I almost picked this based on the awesome things my gf has said about it

nice pick

a distinct lack of wineries and all-sorority beach volleyball tho

Going to be in San Diego for the first time in November, any tips in terms of what to see, where to go etc?

so do we just skip Mr Hypothetical?

I guess it depends on what you're looking for. When I'm there, I'm basically they're for the beach & relaxation. I enjoy La Jolla particularly, but there's lots of good spots.

Beyond that I mean there's always San Diego Zoo, Sea World & Legoland if you're feeling that sort of stuff, some nice areas along the water with good restaurants, Balboa Park...I don't know, I'm not a good tour guide/traveler.
Did anyone PM him?

Yeah, we'll just proceed with the 7 we have.

At work, so no pictures or write up right now,

You bastards took my #1 (San Diego), #2 (Banff) and #3 (Vancouver), so I guess I'll have to jump to Tahiti and Mo'orea.

I PMed filthy.

After filthy, round 2 will be:
Gadarene
True North
JMurder3
Bloobird
eyebooger
filthyvermin
xander biscuits

filthy said he'd be back today. Hopefully he didn't get eaten in the woods or wherever he went.

Definitely next on my list. Not that my list is very long yet...

Are you still looking for another participant? I'd be in if so. Otherwise will lurk with intensity.

Sure.

Just pretend you're me in the draft order and I'll be the "8th participant".

So you can pick now.

I'll get a google spreadsheet or some **** tonight.

ENTRIES CLOSED now though.

OK I'll take Los Angeles. writeup to come later

just to be clear the 3 "rounds" refer to the Puerto Rican style draft? We are still making 24 picks each ya?

i just got back from yosemite

write up soon

Indeed

Also I need to ponder my pick over dinner and will make it later tonight (with a writeup)

You folks should feel free to do writeups in the meantime tho

Yes, that is correct.

Interested in write up, because even if I had 240 picks, I wouldn't take LA. I was really disappointed, and my expectations weren't even that high. Would love to hear how I'm wrong.

Back to Gad now.

Write up for mine plus public spreadsheet is on my list of things to do tonight.

I hope filthy's write up comes with some recent trip pics.

I really enjoyed LA for a couple long weekends. Some fabulous cheap food and drinks.

no big deal, just the most beautiful place on the planet

considered Yosemite, went Banff

no ragrets

yeah, LA's in my top three 'most disappointing cities', alongside UNDRAFTED and UNDRAFTED

here's where i had lunch yesterday




i was a bit filthy by this point in my trip. i think next time i might stay at a hotel.

yosemite is a great place to flirt! people are so happy and excited and friendly. but it's a bit hard to flirt with hot euro chicks when you've been living in the dirt for days. so yeah, for my next trip im gonna stay in one of the five star hotels there and party with hot euro babes, and a few americans mixed in for variety.

that stream i was standing in is in tuolumne meadow, it's about 9000 feet in october. it was cold! but it felt great on my aching feet after hiking several miles

APRIL 1-7
LEG 1 -- VANCOUVER

After tournamenting myself to death in Vegas, I needed a more laid-back city to recharge before heading across the ocean. Vancouver fits the bill like no other. How many other big cities have the mountains and the ocean at their doorstep?



I can spend days wandering through Stanley Park:



Eating some of the best seafood, both prepared and fresh:





Or partaking in the vibrant food truck scene:







For active vacationers, there's tons of outdoor activities, both summer:





And winter (Cypress Mountain near the city, Whister only a couple of hours away):





And I can see the orca-logoed local hockey team:



Or even orcas for real:



Whew, that's quite the week.

Nice write-up!

+1 to nice Vancouver write-up.

Also nice pics filthy.

After kicking ass at sports betting (residual skill from previous draft still doing well for me), I'm going to relax in a Pacific paradise.

Tahiti and Mo'orea (longitude:-149.611389)

I'll be doing lots of amazing activities, including...

Snorkeling:


Dolphin watching:


4x4 jeep tours:


Awesome waterfalls:


Incredible black sand beaches:


Hiking:


And I'll be eating great Polynesian seafood, such as e'ia ota, the Tahitian take on ceviche: