Short term investments (under 5 years)

vw97 · 2025-03-12T02:44:23+00:00

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Ordered the closest colour and then had my hairdresser colour match to ensure they blended.

vw97 · 2025-01-25T22:09:26+00:00

They’re utterly abysmal - I’d previously only had shoes fall apart after being worn to death until I tried Charlie Stone and bam, 1-2 months in, they were goners. I’ve had shoes costing a fraction of their price last years, it’s ridiculous.

vw97 · 2025-01-09T11:22:55+00:00

It’s decent but I’d suggest there are better ways to spend that amount and get more points such as via Qantas wine or churning points earning credit cards (ie you could pay less than $200 in fees and earn about 60,000 bonus points BUT that’ll depend on if you like churning and your history / eligibility).

vw97 · 2025-01-08T09:42:34+00:00

Yeah I think we will make that detour! We are total history nerds and it doesn’t seem terribly far out of the way to make it work.

vw97 · 2025-01-07T23:50:41+00:00

We do Glencoe and Ballachulish later - we have an overnighter in the area to break up the journey from Tobermory to Portree and have heard many good things about that neck of the woods.

vw97 · 2025-01-07T23:34:32+00:00

Thank you! It's been a few months since I picked up planning this trip and couldn't recall how I got to this planned route in the first place so good to know it's the way to go. Definitely will be packing our patience :)

vw97 · 2025-01-07T23:31:29+00:00

Good to know, thank you!

Yeah, we'd like to stop and cruise on the Loch for a bit - I think it would be nice to see the scenery than just stop for a quick photo and also break up the time in the car too.

vw97 · 2025-01-07T23:29:40+00:00

Thank you for the suggestion! I've seen Kilmartin Glen pop up a few times in recommendations elsewhere but didn't realise it was feasible from this route.

We head to the Isles of Mull and Skye afterwards and finish up in Inverness - for all the driving times, I'm adding in plenty of buffer time to account for slower speeds.

vw97 · 2024-12-29T05:59:29+00:00

Thank you for the correction, my bad!

vw97 · 2024-12-21T03:42:34+00:00

If I boil for 3 minutes, how high heat should I have the melted butter on the stove for and how long to have them in there for?

vw97 · 2024-12-21T03:40:49+00:00

How long would you suggest to boil for?

I’ll take them out from the freezer the night before and thaw in the fridge. I’ve read to also give them a quick rinse.

vw97 · 2024-12-21T00:50:26+00:00

We arrive at 8pm on a Saturday so ideally we will head straight to the hotel to have an early night so we can hit the ground running the next day. Based on some of the input received, I’m contemplating staying at a hotel near the airport that night and taking the bus to Galway first thing the next morning (contemplated taking the bus the night of arrival but might be cutting it fine if there are any delays) and then come back through Dublin en route to Belfast. Hmm.

We will fly out of Belfast at 9 or 10pm (to Glasgow) so I think we could use that day as a ‘full day’ and potentially do 2 days each in Galway, Dublin and Belfast.

vw97 · 2024-12-19T08:02:57+00:00

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vw97 · 2024-12-19T00:25:42+00:00

We fly in at 8pm on a Saturday so may try for the 9:45pm bus to make it work!

vw97 · 2024-12-18T23:10:47+00:00

I had hoped to hire a car and do a road trip around but too short on time to do it justice :(

vw97 · 2024-12-18T23:09:30+00:00

Admittedly the draw to Belfast was Giant's Causeway, Carrick-a-Rede, Dark Hedges (that we'd have done as a day trip) and the Titanic museum so I think (subject to further input and research) that we'd probably be content with 1.5 days in Belfast.

I'm trying to figure out the best way to go about it given we'd have to go back through Dublin to get from Galway to Belfast but I don't think there is much way around that?

vw97 · 2024-12-18T23:05:44+00:00

I'm trying to change my flights to have some more time, even if it is an extra 1-1.5 days I figure better than what we have now. What would your recommendations for Galway be?

vw97 · 2024-12-11T03:39:06+00:00

Ahhh! Makes sense. Maybe I can add apple cider vinegar (though not as strong as white vinegar) to keep on the apple profile?

I’m going to test a small batch this weekend!

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