GW presents: The Amazing Race Sign Ups

[Tubby23]

No. I'm not a big fan of playing Pokémon Go.

 

[MrDawn]

It's slang for location games like the one @TD tagged me for in this thread.

 

[TD]

I mean, I played Pokemon Go for maybe ten minutes but I don't think this game is comparable to Pokemon Go myself.

 

[A Punched Face]

I guarantee that we will not include a portion of this game that includes trapping fairly intelligent animals in small balls for your pleasure.

 

[TD]

Also - what're we at for registrations? Do we need more tagging?

 

[Tubby23]

I mean, I played Pokemon Go for maybe ten minutes but I don't think this game is comparable to Pokemon Go myself.

I still play PoGo and it is in no way similar

 

[A Punched Face]

Hey tubby do you think we should get a subforum to help plan this out better?

 

[Tubby23]

I'm thinking it might be worth it, yeah.

 

[TD]

Seeing as it keeps getting buried for me too - probably a good idea.

 

[A Punched Face]

Oh it's not getting buried, we just need a place to track all the rounds and road blocks and math up how points and such will work. Easier to keep those in separate threads and outside of PM

 

[A Punched Face]

@Mark @Crystal can you make an amazing race subforum for just me an tubby to plan world domination?

 

[TD]

Oh it's not getting buried, we just need a place to track all the rounds and road blocks and math up how points and such will work. Easier to keep those in separate threads and outside of PM

Oh I meant for me it's buried but I just go to latest posts like a caveman and don't watch threads.

 

[Tubby23]

Oh I meant for me it's buried but I just go to latest posts like a caveman and don't watch threads.

This isn't a complaint, but there's too many posts that I'm missing haha

 

[TD]

This isn't a complaint, but there's too many posts that I'm missing haha

Catchy subject titles never mattered more!

 

[Tubby23]

Catchy subject titles never mattered more!

"COME SEE TDS TIDDIES"

now that I have you here, let's talk algebra

 

[TD]

"COME SEE TDS TIDDIES"

now that I have you here, let's talk algebra

I mean I'm pretty sure that would only capture my attention.

Nobody wants that.

Nobody.

 

[Crystal]

@Mark @Crystal can you make an amazing race subforum for just me an tubby to plan world domination?

Will do!

 

[Raine]

I've never watched it either but from what I gather, we're basically teaming up with a partner and determining geographic locations based on pictures from Alubby.

I'm pretty sure you could straight-up anagram some of the actual names and I still wouldn't be able to guess 99% of them! Pictures? Pfft~

But yeah if someone else wants to wander around the starting position in a clown car with me I'm okay making a go of it so everyone else remains in the game longer.

 

[Crystal]

@Mark @Crystal can you make an amazing race subforum for just me an tubby to plan world domination?

Done, I've added you, Tubby and all three admins in case you need anything

 

[TD]

I'm pretty sure you could straight-up anagram some of the actual names and I still wouldn't be able to guess 99% of them! Pictures? Pfft~

But yeah if someone else wants to wander around the starting position in a clown car with me I'm okay making a go of it so everyone else remains in the game longer.

I don't even know how one would anagram a picture. You'd think I would know but I don't, I thought that was for word games like Scrabble and Bananagrams.

I have very little idea of what to expect but there seems to be lots of clown car teams forming - or at least, they're making it appear that way.

 

[Crystal]

I'm pretty sure you could straight-up anagram some of the actual names and I still wouldn't be able to guess 99% of them! Pictures? Pfft~

But yeah if someone else wants to wander around the starting position in a clown car with me I'm okay making a go of it so everyone else remains in the game longer.

If I read the earlier posts in a different thread correctly, Raine and I have agreed to be either a clown car or a stripper, or both...so...that's a thing.

 

[Tubby23]

So you're Team Penguin Posse?

 

[Crystal]

So you're Team Penguin Posse?

I think we're team Crystal Raine in a Clown Car. A tiny car with a stripper in it.

 

[ColoradoAvalancheFanMatt]

I think this game is going to be awesome, so I'm gonna pester people to join.

@GwJumpman
@Zell 17
@ColoradoAvalancheFanMatt
@Olga
@Raine
@Ants!
@Raposuh
@Holly
@Crystal
@Mark
@Spiner202

Join now! Don't delay!

Hope you guys don't mind me tagging you... but if you do:

Fuck it, I’m in

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Unfortunate timing, CAFM. Tubby isn't going to be able to host this game, unfortunately. He has some personal life stuff going on and there's a possibility he might not come back.

 

[ColoradoAvalancheFanMatt]

Unfortunate timing, CAFM. Tubby isn't going to be able to host this game, unfortunately. He has some personal life stuff going on and there's a possibility he might not come back.

Oh yikes, my bad!

 

[A Punched Face]

Unfortunate timing, CAFM. Tubby isn't going to be able to host this game, unfortunately. He has some personal life stuff going on and there's a possibility he might not come back.

I'm still here though. I'm hopefully going to have time once I come back from my next work trip (I go to Zurich next week).

No guarantees on it.

 

[Benzine]

I'm still here though. I'm hopefully going to have time once I come back from my next work trip (I go to Zurich next week).

No guarantees on it.

What else ya gonna do in Zurich?

ALl my work trips are to the US, it'd be nice to go elsewhere.

 

[A Punched Face]

What else ya gonna do in Zurich?

ALl my work trips are to the US, it'd be nice to go elsewhere.

I'm gonna eat a lot of cheese and chocolate.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

I'm gonna eat a lot of cheese and chocolate.

no skiing? Perfect time of the year to go skiing in the Alps.

 

[A Punched Face]

no skiing? Perfect time of the year to go skiing in the Alps.

In addition to not skiing, I also won't have enough free time for something like that. My physical activity for the week will be running by the lake

 

[TD]

I had to google where Zurich is and now I'm immensely jealous. Enjoy it.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

In addition to not skiing, I also won't have enough free time for something like that. My physical activity for the week will be running by the lake

Shame. If I went to Switzerland in the winter, I'd be sure to try to hit the slopes if I could.

I had to google where Zurich is and now I'm immensely jealous. Enjoy it.

Geography not your strong point?

 

[Fool's Requiem]

I loved geography when I was a kid. I used to stare at maps and follow the roads to see where they went. It was like exploring new places from the comfort of your home. I liked to imagine what places were like. I still occasionally do that on Google Maps, but not as often anymore. I don't think it's as good as my mind wants Google Maps to be.

 

[TD]

I loved geography when I was a kid. I used to stare at maps and follow the roads to see where they went. It was like exploring new places from the comfort of your home. I liked to imagine what places were like. I still occasionally do that on Google Maps, but not as often anymore. I don't think it's as good as my mind wants Google Maps to be.

Nice, I find pictures fascinating but it's not quite the same as you.

I do really want to travel but with costs of everything and everything going on in the world, it's been a back burner idea for a while.

 

[Smacktard]

Nice, I find pictures fascinating but it's not quite the same as you.

I do really want to travel but with costs of everything and everything going on in the world, it's been a back burner idea for a while.

I'll say this: flight prices from Canada and hotel prices within Canada are insane. They're not a good representation of travel costs compared to almost anywhere else in the world. For example if you flew to Cambodia, you could comfortably live off of $30 per day.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

I'll say this: flight prices from Canada and hotel prices within Canada are insane. They're not a good representation of travel costs compared to almost anywhere else in the world. For example if you flew to Cambodia, you could comfortably live off of $30 per day.

I don't know about Cambodia, but I had a port call in Bocas del Toro, Panama 10ish years ago, and they have 4 star hotel that was less than 100 dollars (USD) a night.

Based on their website, it looks to be a bit more for their cheapest rooms, but it's still really cheap for a 4 star hotel. In comparison, 4-star hotels in the US at non-busy periods will still cost 300+.

Everything else in Bosas Del Toro was dirt cheap, too.

Don't know how cheap it is to get there. Google Flights doesn't come up with anything for me.

 

[Smacktard]

Yep, even flights and hotels within most of Europe are cheaper than the US. I used Cambodia as an example of super cheap. I'm sure Panama would be comparatively inexpensive if you didn't mind staying in sub-4-star places, too.

 

[Benzine]

you're not telling me you fucks know how to ski

are you guys even good at games or what? are you really from the internet if you are considering skiing?

 

[Smacktard]

Interesting.

This is good to know for when it comes time to travel again because I do tend to use Canadian expenses as the measuring stick.

My one-day budget (incl hotels) in Canada is like a week-long budget in a place like Vietnam, where you'll have the best food you've ever had in your entire life for like $3.

 

[A Punched Face]

you're not telling me you fucks know how to ski

are you guys even good at games or what? are you really from the internet if you are considering skiing?

I do not know how to ski. I've been once in my life.

 

[A Punched Face]

My one-day budget (incl hotels) in Canada is like a week-long budget in a place like Vietnam, where you'll have the best food you've ever had in your entire life for like $3.

Also I think I remember seeing it's cheaper to fly from the US to Canadian cities than it is to fly from one Canadian city to another in most cases.

 

[Smacktard]

Also I think I remember seeing it's cheaper to fly from the US to Canadian cities than it is to fly from one Canadian city to another in most cases.

Yeah I believe it, but prices have gotten better for domestic Canadian flights recently. Probably cause people there can barely afford to live, let alone travel within Canada. A flight from Halifax to Yukon only cost like $400 one-way I remember seeing. That's pretty good considering it's like half the world away

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Yep, even flights and hotels within most of Europe are cheaper than the US. I used Cambodia as an example of super cheap. I'm sure Panama would be comparatively inexpensive if you didn't mind staying in sub-4-star places, too.

Other people may have stayed in hostels. I didn't like the idea of staying in a room with a bunch of people.

 

[TD]

What are the best/safest places to visit that are also on the more affordable end, outside North America?

 

[Fool's Requiem]

I don't know if it's the best... or the safest, but my understanding is that Thailand is pretty popular destination for tourists and its cheap to spent time there.

 

[Smacktard]

Other people may have stayed in hostels. I didn't like the idea of staying in a room with a bunch of people.

You can book pensions or single rooms in a hostel for cheap.

What are the best/safest places to visit that are also on the more affordable end, outside North America?

Depends on your interests. My favorites have been Vietnam and Romania. Eastern Europe is fun -- cheap, high quality, and ripe for shenanigans. Cambodia is pretty crazy too (with some very fascinating and soberingly dark history), and that country opens up the door for easy travel to Laos and Thailand.

 

[Smacktard]

Oh and I forgot: Bali and the Gili islands are amazing. The rest of Indonesia is a bit of a mixed bag

 

[TD]

I've literally jotted down all these places.

Thank you!

 

[Smacktard]

I've literally jotted down all these places.

Thank you!

Happy to answer any questions any time