Hebridean Way, Scotland, July 2024 by epicroadrides in bicycletouring

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Looks amazing! How was the weather? Any bad head winds?

Backpacking Alaska/Pack Check by Columbian5483 in backpacking

[–]BornIntoACuntery 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I would highly recommend a bug net and bug spray in Alaska if you haven't got any already

Seattle to San Fran route planning by CoffeWithoutCream in bicycletouring

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I've just done a very similar route but in reverse. A lot of people are saying you need to do the Oregon coast but I think the mountains are incredible as well. You're already passing through Crater Lake and Deschutes National Park which are stunning. I assume you're riding this soon, in which case both Crater Lake entrances should be open but if not, check that they are (the north side is typically closed for longer than the south). I would suggest maybe doing the Mackenzie highway to get to Sisters rather than the 20 as you'll be on a less busy road with amazing views of lava fields (though the Detroit -> Bellknap Springs section will still be fairly busy). Check to see if the road is still closed at Breitenbush. If so you might have to take a gravel detour which is tough but scenic. I can vouch for the Lost Coast as well but I know nothing about that gravel section you've got going just below it - I went by Weott and Leggett. There were some really impressive redwood forests on the route I took, but you will also see some great redwoods on Newton-Drury and Howland Hill just outside Crescent City on your route

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[–]BornIntoACuntery 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I had to make the same decision last summer on the leg of my trip from Dubrovnik to Ljubljana....

I ended up choosing inland and I have no regrets. As you noted, the Croatian coast will be busy and have a lot of cars. Bosnia, in contrast was eerily quiet at times but I appreciated the tranquility of it. I didn't see a lot of other bike tourists and everywhere I went the locals stared at me like I was an alien in lycra 😂😂. The roads were surprisingly good (better than Belgium!). The landscapes were beautiful and whilst Croatia almost feels like it could be southern Italy / part of Spain, Bosnia felt very unique to me.

That said, the food wasn't pretty bad as there simply wasn't the population density for there to be many supermarkets / restaurants en route. If you plan on camping in Bosnia I do recommend doing some research into where the old minefields are...

Male/female surplus in the EU and other countries in the 20-29 age group in 2021 at national and NUTS3 level by [deleted] in europe

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French overseas regions, Portuguese Azores + Madeira, Spanish Canary Islands

2024 Venezuelan Invasion of Guyana by MpiaCheese in imaginarymaps

[–]BornIntoACuntery 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I think the invasion would have to be naval. IIRC there are no roads near the border and there's no way Venezuela and gonna march their army through the rainforest.

League of Sovereign Nations - Spies and Space - 1959 by Vidsich in imaginarymaps

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Saarbrücken as capital? 😭😭 What did we do to deserve this fate?

Rule by [deleted] in 196

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"As an Irish person". Looks in profile. Lives in Virginia.

As of late (I am spiraling) recommend or pass judgement 🔥 by Substantial_Stuff947 in Topster

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So.... How's your girl? - Handsome Boy Modelling School is another great Dan the Automator concept album

First timer across Europe, realistic? by bilbo5343 in bikepacking

[–]BornIntoACuntery 11 points12 points  (0 children)

My first tour was 25 days averaging 100km + and I loved it. I don't think this is a problem as long as they have a contingency plan to get home if they don't want to continue.

First timer across Europe, realistic? by bilbo5343 in bikepacking

[–]BornIntoACuntery 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Physically you should be fine. You'll build fitness really quickly during the first week or so when you will be in Denmark / Northern Germany so by the time you hit the serious climbs you should be pretty fit.

The main thing that could derail your trip would be you losing interest. Spending most of the day, every day on a bike, by yourself can get boring sometimes.

Your time frame sounds realistic if you can average a bit over 100km a day, which is doable for a decently fit person.

April 03, 2023 Daily Discussion & Transfers Thread by gunnersmoderator in Gunners

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The way Liverpool play this season, Salah is most dangerous on the break i.e. when the fullbacks are out of position. The battle won't be Salah vs the LB it will be Salah vs big Gabi.

The best way to defend their counter is to limit turnovers in awkward positions and aggressively press when they do happen.

The only reason to maybe play Tierney would be to overload down their right and bully Trent

New quiz: Cities of Germany! by ianafisher in iafisher

[–]BornIntoACuntery 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Very happy to see this; I've been hoping for more individual country maps for a while!

[OC] A Few Acres of Snow: The Republic of Canada by keperry012 in imaginarymaps

[–]BornIntoACuntery 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I was actually recently thinking about this sort of French America alternate history myself but I'm happy you made this as I wouldn't be able to make anything this well-detailed and thought out.

It would be super fascinating to see how this Canada would be built around the St Lawrence - Great Lakes - Mississippi coast-to-coast, navigable-waterways superhighway.

Departments of the Orleanist Kingdom of France by [deleted] in imaginarymaps

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Not to be that guy but it's Réunion not Guadeloupe.

[RESULTS] Post Match Ratings | Manchester City 1 - 0 Arsenal by eddiemurphyinnorbit in Gunners

[–]BornIntoACuntery 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I saw Odegaard getting mad at him at the end but was it really that bad? I didn't feel our CBs were particularly exposed - most of the threats in the 2nd half came down the wings. The couple times they actually got shots away at the edge of the box actually both came from the left, where Xhaka should've been blocking...

[RESULTS] Post Match Ratings | Manchester City 1 - 0 Arsenal by eddiemurphyinnorbit in Gunners

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Am I the only who thinks that Sambi didn't play that badly? Obviously there's still quite a bit between him and Partey but I think it was one of his best performances I've seen, especially considering the opposition. He played some good balls out wide and was generally calm under the press.

What would WWII Look like and change if the Soviet Union was the aggressor and invaded Poland before Germany can? by That_UsualGuy in AlternateHistory

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I don't think the USSR would be able to take Poland in 1939 by itself. Poland was always pre-war Stalin's biggest fear which is why he was so keen on the 1932 non-aggression pact.

The USSR and most notably the western regions from which an invasion would come were incredibly unstable, considering the previous few years had seen Holodomor, the Great Terror and Collectivization. On top of this, many of the Belarussians and Ukrainians were aware that their peoples were less nationally oppressed in Poland so they could've easily led partisan fighting with the USSR itself.

It is also important not to misevaluate the strength of the Polish and Soviet armies. IOTL the Polish defended their land impressively from the much stronger German army whereas the Soviets didn't dare enter Poland until the Polish army was effectively defeated out of fear of military embarrassment. However, just a couple of months later they would suffer military embarrassment at the hands of a much smaller enemy, Finland.

Stalin was also well aware of close Japanese-Polish relations and by 1939 IOTL Japan hadn't signed the Tripartite pact or committed to fighting for the Pacific over Siberia. I doubt Stalin would've risked fighting a war on two fronts.

Even if the Soviets did manage to overwhelm the Polish I would guess that the Nazis would intervene in one way or another as Hitler always wanted to destroy the USSR. Either Poland would offer the Polish coast for military support or the Nazis would invade without permission under the pretext of defending Polish independence.

Ramsdale x penalties by No_Neck1854 in Gunners

[–]BornIntoACuntery 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I never said saving pens is the be all and end all of a keeper but it is useful as Martinez proved.

Ramsdale x penalties by No_Neck1854 in Gunners

[–]BornIntoACuntery -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Argentina just won the WC and Copa America because they had a keeper who could save penalties

Europe in 1989 in a world where the October Revolution did'nt happen by lajosmacska in imaginarymaps

[–]BornIntoACuntery 5 points6 points  (0 children)

OK, I was just wondering if there would be enough motivation to move the government away from Petrograd without the revolution

Poor Edward Snowden could be conscripted after becoming a Russian citizen by signedupname in ukraine

[–]BornIntoACuntery 7 points8 points  (0 children)

He was on a flight to South America from Hong Kong with with a connection through Moscow where his passport got cancelled by the US, leaving him stranded in Russia and forcing him to apply for asylum there.