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onifre Member (Idle past 3248 days)  Posts: 4854 From: Dark Side of the Moon Joined: |
Hi yetman,
Consider this: If you were given four hours to relax, and you could choose to spend your time in one of these two places, which would you pick? a) A big, luxurious hotel, all to yourself, completely isolated from society. Maybe it has a gym inside it, or a spa. However, there are no windows and no depictions of natural scenery whatsoever. b) A place in nature. Maybe an empty beach, or some place in the wilderness. I'd like to hear everyone's answer to this hypothetical situation. Please share your thoughts, I'm very interested in this subject.
I travel a lot, im on about 6 flights per month. There is nothing like walking into a 4-5 Star Hotel, stepping foot into a high-end suite, and ordering room service while watching tv in your boxer shorts. Then, laying down on a plush king size bed and getting under a goose down comforter. It's simply an awesome feeling after a long flight. However... With that said, I just came back from fishing in the Florida Keys today, (suffer Northerners! It was 80 degrees today in Miami  ), and there is something beautiful and relaxing about drinking a beer on a boat and fishing that I don't think you can get from any top Hotel suite. If I had to choose, I'd say the beach or the ocean. Edited by onifre, : spelling "All great truths begin as blasphemies" "I smoke pot. If this bothers anyone, I suggest you look around at the world in which we live and shut your mouth."--Bill Hicks "I never knew there was another option other than to question everything"--Noam Chomsky
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onifre Member (Idle past 3248 days) Posts: 4854 From: Dark Side of the Moon Joined: |
Hi DA,
My best hotel experience was getting paid by the Navy to stay at the five star Gulf Hotel in Bahrain. One of the comics I know is part of Comedy Centrals "The Watch List"... That Page Does Not Exist! Error 404 | Comedy Central US) ...and they frequently perform in Dubai(and all over the Middle East too). He told me the Middle East has some of the finest hotels in the world. 7 Star hotels!  I took a look at the link to the one you stayed at, looks amazing.
The bed was bigger was almost like two california kings side by side. I am 5'10" and I could lay across the width of the bed with arms outstretched and not touch either side of the bed. Also the dining was out of this world. I must of gained 20 lbs eating at a different restaurant inside the hotel every night: american food, japanes, chinese, international buffet and a english pub. Plus a fabulous pool to boot. Some of the best 30 days of my single life. Isn't it amazing that a species who evolved outdoors takes so much pleasure indoors? And, yea, I bet it was an amazing experience as a single man in such luxurious settings.  Edited by onifre, : No reason given. "All great truths begin as blasphemies" "I smoke pot. If this bothers anyone, I suggest you look around at the world in which we live and shut your mouth."--Bill Hicks "I never knew there was another option other than to question everything"--Noam Chomsky
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onifre Member (Idle past 3248 days) Posts: 4854 From: Dark Side of the Moon Joined: |
Then again, there is always that moment of waking in a bag and realising that goretex will not prevent a newly formed river from flowing through your bag , That would never happen at the Ritz Carlton. Then again, I've seen some crazy things happen in hotels so I guess there's an equal trade off.
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onifre Member (Idle past 3248 days) Posts: 4854 From: Dark Side of the Moon Joined: |
Try to think of it from my perspective. You guys wave around a phrase like "back in the 50s..." while I tend to think of it as ancient history. I'm still waiting for the BIG 30. I'm right there with you Taz, when I first got to this forum I too was taken a back with phrases like that. lol I just hit the BIG 33, it's no fun. I'm pretty sure 60 sucks too but, 33 sucks right now.  "All great truths begin as blasphemies" "I smoke pot. If this bothers anyone, I suggest you look around at the world in which we live and shut your mouth."--Bill Hicks "I never knew there was another option other than to question everything"--Noam Chomsky
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