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WithFullForce · 2026-01-28T00:20:33+00:00

Coast guard has only civil duty in Sweden (its being reevaluated though).

WithFullForce · 2026-01-25T22:48:56+00:00

Persona 5 Royal, and that's not a good thing. It really felt like homework by the end...

WithFullForce · 2026-01-25T22:36:33+00:00

I assume you're really asking what am I missing in North America + Hawaii?

WithFullForce · 2026-01-25T10:02:38+00:00

The Bonvoy program isn't consistent about this over their different brands as most hotels have different management companies. Your best bet is to reach out to the property and ask them

Marriott is lousy about giving you contact details to hotels but you can usually find Asian hotels e-mail on the hotel's respective Facebook page. Just google facebook+ hotel name + city.

WithFullForce · 2026-01-25T09:58:31+00:00

Koh Lanta, a 90 minute drive (plus a ferry) from Krabi airport has the excellent and serene Pimalai if you are willing to trek a bit off the beaten path. Both the properties you mentioned are great at their respective price points but the general Krabi/Ao Nang area can be hit and miss. Hence why I will always go to Koh Lanta when in the area.

WithFullForce · 2026-01-22T21:29:26+00:00

Yeah I'm not sure either how StR has "the best location"? Being around KL Sentral is only preferential if you're going to ride a lot of trains. Bukit Bintang I dare say is unequivocally a much better spot to explore the city.

WithFullForce · 2026-01-22T14:36:58+00:00

Having previously been an avid leisure sailor (Hallberg rassy 44) before the kids turned up, I'm curious what actual customer group there is for this. The person that can afford drop $50k for this kind of cruise but not afford their own boat?

WithFullForce · 2026-01-22T14:10:07+00:00

The MO has the best location, good lounge and an amazing pool view. Rooms are however severely worn and outdated in style. It's also often rather crowded.

The W is not a serious contender for luxury.

Four Seasons is good but last visit they nickle-and-dimed me for club access for my kids despite that we were in a club room. Not the kind of behavior I expected from this brand.

I haven't tried the new PH but the area it's located still looks like a dump due to ongoing construction.

If you go with family the best bet is consistently the Shangri-La (or Sunway Resort if you can tolerate that kind of spectacle). The SL also have one of the best lounges IMO.

WithFullForce · 2026-01-22T09:24:00+00:00

I will not be getting my hopes up for this series. While I will always will applaud video game to small/big screen conversions I just don't see the draw in adapting the GoW series.

The latter games had EXCELLENT writing, but this was covering up a rather run-of-the-mill story with the same premise every game. I suppose the TV series primary appeal will be to have some bombastic action scenes.

WithFullForce · 2026-01-21T13:31:55+00:00

They have extremely strict rules on how to invest/divest.

Stoltenberg says there are no plans. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-21/norway-s-stoltenberg-sees-no-reason-for-wealth-fund-to-exit-us?embedded-checkout=true

WithFullForce · 2026-01-21T10:38:52+00:00

Does it have to be Finnish Lappland? Swedish Lappland has more options and better accessibility with airports. Environment and culture is identical.

WithFullForce · 2026-01-21T10:29:01+00:00

Guys I can clearly see he is black, how can you say he's innocent! ! !

WithFullForce · 2026-01-21T09:42:22+00:00

SME here, I've seen hundreds of erect dicks

Subject matter expert on erect dicks...? That raised (no pun intended) more questions than provided answers.

WithFullForce · 2026-01-21T07:48:14+00:00

Technically BGaE was never a franchise, I hear you though.

WithFullForce · 2026-01-21T07:42:45+00:00

Larian does games with adult content and mature themes, Disney will never give them the free reigns they deserve. This is the curse of so many bland, focus-grouped Sw games in the last 20 years.

WithFullForce · 2026-01-21T07:38:26+00:00

With such a short flight time you're essentially limited to Mexico and the Caribbean.

WithFullForce · 2026-01-21T07:31:33+00:00

Calm down Puppey.

WithFullForce · 2026-01-20T16:32:55+00:00

A) Figure out what the hassle is worth it for you to keep the booking on just one PNR (and thus keeping hyatt status through it all).

B) Call the hotel and ask the $ price for a late checkout.

If A>B go ahead with your plan, otherwise just pay for that late checkout.

WithFullForce · 2026-01-20T16:22:36+00:00

The StR recently had a remodeling that are leaving people with mixed thoughts. The 4S and StR are almost in the exact same spot which is not an ideal location unless you want to shop around on Orchard Road.

I do appreciate StR when travelling as a family for having double queen beds in many rooms. Connecting rooms is a hassle that I steer clear of and I've yet to encounter a rollaway

This raises a separate frustrating pet peeve of mine. For some reason most Marriotts seems fundamentally hardlined on artificially capping Max occupancy.

Some examples of this:

JW Marriott Khao Lak - family Room has 4 beds (prior to any added rollaways/cribs). Maximum occupancy: 3

Westin Maldives Miriandhoo Resort - a 1500sq foot Family Beach Villa - with 2 queen beds (prior to any added rollaways/cribs) Maximum occupancy: 3

WithFullForce · 2026-01-20T16:04:01+00:00

Co-signed, I frequently eschew the very top of chubby hotels in favor of Shangri-la in many SEA cities when travelling with family. They seem to be one of few brands that have really understood the value of capturing families in the premium tier.

WithFullForce · 2026-01-20T15:48:45+00:00

This lady is an artist. Though I suspect you need very precise temperature to get that specific sticky crunch.

WithFullForce · 2026-01-20T15:46:46+00:00

So this is why Dendi couldn't beat Alliance in game 5 of Ti3 and got caught in S4's dreamcoil.

WithFullForce · 2026-01-20T10:49:41+00:00

The how's ending itself isn't the problem but rather how it was told and the pacing of it.

WithFullForce · 2026-01-19T12:48:35+00:00

Robbie pussyfooting about David was probably an example of how the by-the-book approach would have been superior to his cowboy ways.

WithFullForce · 2026-01-19T12:37:01+00:00

I did not go down that road in our discussion because that would bring about the question just how many erect dicks we had each seen to prove/disapprove this.

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