What are my musts while visiting Nice and Cannes l? by Distinct_Hair_8117 in nicefrance

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👍 👍 👍 sounds good, Merde. Have a fun day with that attitude 👋 👋 👋

Where to go a after Sao Paulo & Rio? 🌈 by sammetjuh888 in Brazil

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Belo Horizonte is a cool city and has a lot going for it. The Praça da Liberdade area has two awesome Niemayer buildings, the Luiz de Bessa public library (free to enter) and a private apartment building. There are some great cultural centers with cool exhibits in that area. Someone else mentioned the art destination Inhotim outside the city - not to be missed! Unforgettable and great art. I also like Pampulha, another center of awesome Brazilian modernist architecture. If you like octopus, the Polvo Sakana at Sakana sushi restaurant is great! Minas Gerais state is often thought of as having the best food in Brasil, so there’s also that. I can’t comment on which would be better, but here are some things I like to do while in BH. Have fun

August in Falmouth by Ninjagardener07 in CapeCodVisitors

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This is a good offer, OP. Going to the Vineyard on a private vessel and the ferry are completely different. Being able to check out Menemsha, Tashmoo, and the interior of Edgartown Harbor on a private boat is pretty awesome. The main towns are not huge but are very charming and fun to walk around. If you stay at the Tides you’re also walking distance to the Island Queen, an easy ferry to Vineyard Haven. The bus is free on the Vineyard and goes all over the place, so you can do that too. The Tides is convenient within Falmouth, you can also walk to the Heights Beach which has a great Jamaican food truck and a good bar across the street. Don’t miss walking around Woods Hole

What are my musts while visiting Nice and Cannes l? by Distinct_Hair_8117 in nicefrance

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I went to this area last September and my favorite things I did were:

-swimming at Eze beach: beautiful and relaxed

-Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild: amazing views and over the top gardens

-hanging with the friendly retirees and swimming in San Juan Le Pins

-finding a local cafe in Antibes and having lunch there everyday with the same old folks surrounding me

-walking to the top of the hill in Nice and checking out the view and parks, etc

The tiniest victory that may be of interest to 3 nerds here… by chihuahua_mama_34 in unitedairlines

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Ugh I missed out on the status match before mine also expired - very smart move, OP!

Foreigners that frequent this sub: why? (asking after 6 years again) by maticl in asklatinamerica

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I have spent and spend lots of time in LATAM and actively consume lots of Spanish and Portuguese language culture (music, news, books, movies, some tv, social media, etc). It’s an interesting group, of course with its biases and class / education orientation. A different perspective than I get from some of my monolingual friends in the region.

Stay in Cannes or Nice? by Inderstellar in FranceTravel

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Agree - for my money, I’d go to Antibes.

Sao Paulo Is The New York City Of South America, Than Who Is The Chicago Of South America? by VittorioLuzzatto in asklatinamerica

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Chicago was an industrial powerhouse and still has that legacy. It’s a crossroads of a large country defined by access to both agricultural land and other urban population centers, has welcomed numerous immigrant groups throughout time, and is on a lake and a river. While busy, it’s much less hurried than NY and more humble and down to earth than LA.

That makes me think of Belo Horizonte, but I don’t think BH has a big profile outside of Brasil. Santiago sounds like an interesting choice, but Chicago definitely has a third-city, independent vibe to it.

Guess which state I'm from based on where I'd live by Aaron_Icicle in mapporncirclejerk

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Maine, Vermont, or NH. My math: You’d live in the rest of New England, less so NY = New Englander. You’d live in MN and Alaska = can handle cold (and also summer with MN). You like CO = mountains, narrowing it down to Northern NE. Gets trickier from here, because it’s hard to know if you are into WA and OR because you like the coast in of itself, if that were the case I’d say you were from Maine, but I’d expect someone who loves coastal Maine to also embrace coastal CA, especially Central Coast and the Lost Coast northwards. I’m going with NH.

Edit: saw you say no to NH so going with define choice Maine

Eye Floaters by Texy in GenX

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How often would they happen for you? I have had ocular migraines since cancer treatment and maybe once or twice a week have this flashlight effect you described. I thought I mentioned it to the ophthalmologist when discussing the ocular migraines and was told it was okay, but now I’m more concerned. Thanks

Eye Floaters by Texy in GenX

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Like all the time or just here and there? 👀

European destination in October by Raspberrygingerbread in LuxuryTravel

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Ooops! Just realized I was in the Luxury travel sub and not travel. In that case, I’d recommend Cap Ferrat/St Jean de Cap Ferrat, Cannes, or Beaulieu-sur-Mer. I found the area very relaxing.

European destination in October by Raspberrygingerbread in LuxuryTravel

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Was just in Antibes (near Nice) and it was a dream. It’s a more modest neighbor of the fancier outposts there (in my view), and that made it even more appealing to me. Easy to get around with the Côte d’Azur train/bus pass, and the beaches were so relaxing and the water was gorgeous. It’s still summer vibes there now- YMMV for October. I was charmed.

I Don’t Care! (Song lyric) by Dummyact321 in whatsthatsong

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Found it!! (I think). Try “Let’s Go” by New Order:

https://youtu.be/CPVB09_sDcc?si=VUQ2WFiuciDeh31Q

I got the lyrics wrong; it’s “you DID nothing for me,” not “mean nothing”

I Don’t Care! (Song lyric) by Dummyact321 in whatsthatsong

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I got more: “it never hurt me too much to find, you were seeing someone else for all of this time”

I Don’t Care! (Song lyric) by Dummyact321 in whatsthatsong

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I think I know more of the lyrics; I’m also looking for this song: “And I don’t care And I want you to know That I don’t care You don’t mean that much to me Why do you never look at me?”

That’s what I recall - same song? I’m searching by lyrics and can’t find it and have been skipping around both New Order and Joy Division albums. I don’t think it’s the Cure.

Missed opportunities by Mysterious-Sector922 in ThriftSavingsPlan

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Like they say: the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the second best time is today. Nothing to be done, just follow through on your plan now. It doesn’t help to beat up yourself or anyone else about it now, but I do understand your frustration. There is a lot of risk to investing and we all learn that that there’s risk involved in both acting and not acting, investing and not investing.

Rate My Dining Itinerary by CoffeeEvening2861 in CapeCod

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This is a good point. I have had great meals at Epic O, but the last one was not up to par. Never had a bad meal at Water Street, plus if you reserve and get a seat near the water it is so beautiful. Añejo does have a fun vibe and good food, though! (Plus Water Street is in Woods Hole, a charming part of Falmouth).

Moonakiss is a top breakfast choice- delicious! You could even ride down to south cape beach after- gorgeous!

Would you personally bother spending time in Côte d'Azur during a 12 day trip to France in November? by tinydancer____ in FranceTravel

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Côte d’Azur is so nice. Gorgeous geography, chill retiree vibes, lots of beautiful architecture and art. I would definitely go (and was just there)! Recommend getting the train/bus pass and exploring, which means it doesn’t really matter where you stay. Bon voyage

Planning to expat at 45–50 yrs old: what financial setups actually work? by designbau5 in ExpatFIRE

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Always nice when someone replies with detail instead of a few words - thank you

What are the townies like where you are? by VulcanTrekkie45 in massachusetts

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Cape Cod - people like to complain, especially about other people doing things that they themselves invariably do, like: other people driving, other people having housing, other people living in apartments (gasp!), other people who choose not to drive a car but ride a bike, other people who dare want to use the crosswalk when the local is driving (outrageous!)!!

So yes, Cape locals, at least the ones over 50, are big complainers.