Posts by TheIdler

Maybe you shouldn't call these "BNWT" if you've worn them six times.

La Matandeta would be a really good place to try an authentic paella. It's no more/less touristy than other restaurants around there. Not my favorite in terms of decor but definitely good rice dishes. I don't really know what a...

Quote:Originally Posted by Xericx ok...we're going to skip the islands. basically: madrid - 4 days barcelona - 5 days valencia - 2 days la tomatina - 1 day As far as I can tell...Madrid is good for bullfights and tapas crawls and...

Hey dude, Sorry I didn't see this thread before! Your overall trip sounds good. It seems like you're thinking about Valencia--I'd say it's worth maybe a day to see some of the Calatrava architecture, including the oceanographic, but...

Quote: Originally Posted by DerekS read this before....great stories though...would love to have a beer and sing karaoke with Bob Wiley. (my favorite murray character) If we're going to have beers and sing...

Awesome. "I'd rather eat possum ass" is my new go-to line.

I lived in NY in the 90's and really grew to like Mike and the Mad Dog. Seemed to have more interesting interviews, better personality mixture, and less exclusive emphasis on the big 3 sports than shows nowadays.

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Quote: Originally Posted by whodini Every time I go up to Mammoth I can't help but think of all the places along and off the 395. I have nothing bad to say about Bishop, though. Once you get into Inyo...

Mojave is pretty depressing, as are Victorville and Adelanto. For aptly named hellholes, how about Boron (world's largest open-pit borax mine) and of course Needles (lots of drugs, plus it was used as the prototype for the computer game...