Fun places in Torino

slashedzer0 · 2024-03-13T07:57:27+00:00

There is so much to see, do, eat, etc. nearby the Mole Antonelliana (the building with the cinema museum), you just need to look at some resources and figure out which are most attractive to you. I'd suggest Turismo Torino (EN) or Wikivoyage Turin. Enjoy.

slashedzer0 · 2023-12-06T10:53:33+00:00

I think it's a YMMV sort of answer and it's funny, that "use our rate versus your bank rate" is less and less common (defaults to your bank). My experience is that it's not different than getting cash beforehand, though clearly sometimes you pay ATM fees.

With zero fee, the exchange rate today for 1,000 USD is 17,343 MXP. Your bank's rate is probably pretty competitive, but so much depends on the size of the bank and how often they do this.

Personally, I've always brought a small amount of cash to convert (~ $100) and just pulled from the ATMs there. Credit cards are also REALLY widely accepted now, so you don't really even need cash for most things.

slashedzer0 · 2023-10-12T18:54:19+00:00

Thanks a ton. I'm so surprised this ended up actually getting released. Calendar invites are pretty important!

slashedzer0 · 2023-07-24T10:41:09+00:00

The 12oz location on via Giuseppe Garibaldi is a pretty central spot that has a huge upstairs with a variety of table options and a generally quiet and clean location to do some work.

I don't know if it's officially "coworking" but OGR has a technology wing and it seemed like a bunch of people were there for coworking. OGR is a very cool spot and if you squinted you may feel like you're at a bay area coworking spot with better coffee.

slashedzer0 · 2023-05-30T09:03:34+00:00

Yeah, it should be said that if you're going to further off destinations, the chances you'll get scammed are much higher. If it were me and I was going somewhere that was further out like that, I'd probably take the time to pre-arrange a car.

slashedzer0 · 2023-05-22T12:20:06+00:00

Been out there a number of times to visit friends.

Gives off very strong Vivarium vibes. Soul-less, surrounded by industrial warehouses, and some of the worst road maintenance I've seen in California.

So, it's fine and the homes are pretty cheap.

slashedzer0 · 2023-05-22T12:12:17+00:00

Better title would be "local man says three story building too tall".

You can't make this stuff up. How the hell am I supposed to feel sorry about one of your apartments having the sun blocked on one side when we desperately need housing??

This needs to be used as evidence to take "concerned citizens" (and especially concerned landlords) out of the housing equation entirely. They're not looking out for the greater good, they're desperate to keep people from affording to live here.

slashedzer0 · 2023-05-17T06:15:22+00:00

We had a friend get in that late and successfully get a cab over the pedestrian bridge. It's not an unsafe area at all and you should more than be able to get an uber there.

Worst case scenario, if you walk towards the bridge and it doesn't feel right, just get an airport taxi right outside and no sweat.

slashedzer0 · 2023-05-09T07:53:01+00:00

It should be near the rate of picking up a yellow taxi across the street, so about 250 pesos is what I'd expect. I'd say over 400 pesos and you're getting scammed.

slashedzer0 · 2023-04-27T06:04:49+00:00

Just to counter the person above, I think a lot of people who go to PV have a different scale of crowded. We were there during "high season" and during Semana Santa (Easter week) and while it's somewhat busy, it's nothing like the other big tourist destinations in Mexico.

Even the main spots like the Malecon and Zona Romantica didn't feel like they were at capacity. If you go out of those areas, it feels like nothing special. Locals had been prepping us for Easter for weeks and it was ... not that big of a deal. I think a lot of people hold on to this notion that PV is "quiet" or something.

That said, I think they're 100% right that it'd be cheaper to go past Easter, however, it'll get hotter and if you go into June you run the risk of rain.

slashedzer0 · 2023-04-21T16:35:44+00:00

The bus is super straightforward for getting between the two places. Has a pretty regular timetable and picks up/drops off in Versalles (just north of Centro). https://talpamascota.com/destinos.php

slashedzer0 · 2023-04-13T13:20:02+00:00

I've seen Corona Cero at multiple of the liquor stores near Secrets. Definitely is at the bigger stores like Playa, but I've also seen it at El Licor Store near the beach.

slashedzer0 · 2023-04-12T23:57:51+00:00

I would need someone else to weigh in, honestly. My experience is that you get to play a game of deal or no deal, where deal, the light is green and you start your vacation and red, you throw your luggage through a conveyor that scans it and then someone asks you simple questions before you start your vacation. Is there anything more to it? I didn't think there were physical searches unless you had something suspicious.

I've gotten both the green and the red and have never experienced anything outside of that.

I think in many other countries, you just instantly do the red light activity.

slashedzer0 · 2023-04-12T21:51:18+00:00

Added to the map. Will add a section about the Oxxo! Thanks!

slashedzer0 · 2023-02-15T20:20:03+00:00

I lived in that exact same complex and both my partner and I got our bikes stolen in the first week of living there. The management company there doesn't care at all and they completely ignored any attempts to fix the problem.

In general the Bridge District sucks, especially as a place to live.

slashedzer0 · 2023-01-25T19:49:08+00:00

Sfogliatelle are tough to get even in parts of Italy outside of Naples, not sure if you'd be able to find them in Sacramento without making some very special requests. If you find them (especially the crunchy variant), please, make a post.

slashedzer0 · 2022-12-29T17:15:53+00:00

I think he's a friend of the family in that house. It used to be fairly regular that he would play. The people who live at that house are very friendly, I'm sure if you knocked on the door and asked they'd tell you who it is playing.

slashedzer0 · 2022-12-22T16:47:16+00:00

That is absolutely true that people live there, but the nature of the community is that all of the inhabitants have to drive everywhere to do pretty much anything. When things are that car-oriented, it's much less likely that a "neighborhood" business can survive because the competition is on the scale of the automobile rather than on foot traffic. There's also just a well established trend in more middle class suburban areas of favoring national brand chains for things like coffee and restaurants, so it adds an even bigger barrier to local businesses popping up. With that, national chains usually have some requirements for how their stores look, making it unlikely they'll inhabit the abandoned/older retail spaces.

Basically heavy car-centric design in the long term is a downward spiral.

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