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  • Negro_Caesar
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  • bdbdbd
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    Got back from Portugal (algarve) last month;
    Beautiful country, however algarve is...how do I say. It's cool just full of tourists. The only Portuguese people we saw were the ones working in the hotels/bars/shops etc. we got a car the second day and visited portimao, olhao, villamora and somewhere else I can't remember. Once we travelled out that's when we saw the real Portugal.

    And now, I literally have a tab open on Ryanair, trying to book a ticket to Barcelona for June. Me and my boy are going to the sonar music festival. Should be dope.
  • CP203
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    just went on ryanair to look, yea they're still the ? for getting around europe
  • Chi Snow
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    I hope this ain't the ballers only thread, I know seen Scorp, CP, YoungGun, Pralims

    Let me gon head and put my disposable camera away....
  • scorpio4lfe
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    CP203 wrote: »
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    just went on ryanair to look, yea they're still the ? for getting around europe

    Whhhaaat...u paid for a flight??? Lol. Joking!
  • scorpio4lfe
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    Chicity wrote: »
    I hope this ain't the ballers only thread, I know seen Scorp, CP, YoungGun, Pralims

    Let me gon head and put my disposable camera away....

    It ain't no ballers only thread. Stop! I know u have some beautiful pics of NY, right? Let's see em.
  • CracceR
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    whats the longest period of time that you guys stayed in another country?
  • CP203
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    CP203 wrote: »
    Screen%20Shot%202015-05-06%20at%207.35.23%20AM_zpsnvoiosi5.png

    just went on ryanair to look, yea they're still the ? for getting around europe

    Whhhaaat...u paid for a flight??? Lol. Joking!

    Naaaa just showing that Ryan air is the cheapest way around Europe
  • 2stepz_ahead
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    CracceR wrote: »
    whats the longest period of time that you guys stayed in another country?
    1 yr 3 months
  • CP203
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    CracceR wrote: »
    whats the longest period of time that you guys stayed in another country?

    Lived in Jamaica for two years, south Africa for a year, England for two years
  • scorpio4lfe
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    CracceR wrote: »
    whats the longest period of time that you guys stayed in another country?

    I've never stayed anywhere, sadly. I'm in and out. These guys are lucky! :-)
  • Chi Snow
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    Chicity wrote: »
    I hope this ain't the ballers only thread, I know seen Scorp, CP, YoungGun, Pralims

    Let me gon head and put my disposable camera away....

    It ain't no ballers only thread. Stop! I know u have some beautiful pics of NY, right? Let's see em.
    I think was flying back from DR
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    San An
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    My city, emphasis on MY city
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  • CracceR
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    CracceR wrote: »
    whats the longest period of time that you guys stayed in another country?

    I've never stayed anywhere, sadly. I'm in and out. These guys are lucky! :-)

    its really different if you stay somewhere for a longer period of time


    me 6 months in australia
    3 months in thailand(as a kid)
    and 2 months india
  • scorpio4lfe
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    CracceR wrote: »
    me 6 months in australia
    3 months in thailand(as a kid)
    and 2 months india
    CracceR wrote: »
    whats the longest period of time that you guys stayed in another country?

    I've never stayed anywhere, sadly. I'm in and out. These guys are lucky! :-)

    its really different if you stay somewhere for a longer period of time


    me 6 months in australia
    3 months in thailand(as a kid)
    and 2 months india

    Yeah I bet it is!!!! Unfortunately my job doesn't allow that and I have a child. That is so awesome though. Do you have pics of Thailand and Australia?? Those are on my list to visit.
  • CracceR
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    CracceR wrote: »
    me 6 months in australia
    3 months in thailand(as a kid)
    and 2 months india
    CracceR wrote: »
    whats the longest period of time that you guys stayed in another country?

    I've never stayed anywhere, sadly. I'm in and out. These guys are lucky! :-)

    its really different if you stay somewhere for a longer period of time


    me 6 months in australia
    3 months in thailand(as a kid)
    and 2 months india

    Yeah I bet it is!!!! Unfortunately my job doesn't allow that and I have a child. That is so awesome though. Do you have pics of Thailand and Australia?? Those are on my list to visit.

    Im not saying its better its just very different, after a while you feel more at home and things are routine.

    yea i do have australia pics not sure where tho, stayed in sydney most of the time. maybe my favourite city worldwide.
    has everything from great beaches great weather to a nice cbd, hip districts, pretty low crimerate etc.

    thailand my mom has a book full of pics from there. i was 5 yrs old and me and my moms stayed in the jungle and thai families mostly, almost never a hotel.

  • Bussy_Getta
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    CracceR wrote: »
    whats the longest period of time that you guys stayed in another country?

    I alway thought it would be cool AF to go live in another country for like a year or two.

    @scorpio4lfe
    YASSSSSSSSSSS MISSSS BEYYYYYYYYYY
  • shit happens
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    shawty all cultured and thangs yeah man

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  • SneakDZA
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    CracceR wrote: »
    whats the longest period of time that you guys stayed in another country?

    I lived in Montreal for a year but it didn't really count since I would fly back down to NYC for a weekend every few weeks or so. And also Costa Rica for a year. That was nice but I don't think I would do it again for that long.
  • texas409
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    I need to take more trips I got pics of Puerto Rico but im too lazy to post em. Ill post my Vegas pics when I take em though
  • SneakDZA
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    BobOblah wrote: »
    Dope thread.

    Peru. Mostly coffee farmland in the mountains:
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    I like that one - you should color correct the original in photoshop...

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  • scorpio4lfe
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    Getting excited about next weekend in Grand Caymen. My friend did a little research ahead of our trip. Here are her tips just in case anyone plans on visiting:

    First of all I noticed that Cayman Islands was voted Visitors Choice 2014 and I have always head good things about it. The last time I went was in 2007 and it was off an 8 hour cruise. I didn’t see much because I was by myself. My friends wanted to go to Stingray city or whatever it’s called and I didn’t so I went to the beach by myself. Hung out with some dude I met and spent the day on his speed tour boat.



    Second I remember working with a guy who went all the time because he is a diver. I think this is like a Divers Paradise actually.



    Third for future reference some Islands shut down early and don’t party on the weekend so we need to take heed to that for future travels. Like Belize…. No ma’am on the weekend they are in chill mode and NOT PARTY MODE! Just an FYI!



    This is all my research for today. Im tired. I am moving on to other things like how to work and travel.



    · Regarding Inter-island flight

    o Cayman Airways daily service to Cayman Brac and Little Cayman

    § https://www.caymanairways.com/

    o Cayman Express provides service 4 times daily to both islands from Grand Cayman

    § I cannot figure out the site for this one. I am uncertain if it is a boat of plane.



    · Excursions

    o Acquarius Sea Tours $50 per person: http://www.caymanstingraycitysnorkel.ky/tours-stingray-city-grand-cayman

    o Cayman Spirits Rum Tasting $15 per person 30-40 minutes: http://caymanspirits.com/tours/

    o Pampered Ponies Limited: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g1006573-d1102010-Reviews-Pampered_Ponies_Limited-West_Bay_Grand_Cayman_Cayman_Islands.html#REVIEWS

    o Sotos Cruises $40 per person: http://www.sotoscruises.com/tours--pricing

    o Cayman Kayaks: http://www.caymankayaks.com/#_=_



    · Nightlife (Last call is 2am, shuts down at 3 on Saturday shuts down at 12am. Right up your alley.)

    o Whiskey Mist: https://www.facebook.com/whiskeymistcayman#_=_

    o O Bar: https://www.facebook.com/obarcayman

    o DREAM: http://www.dreamnightclubcayman.com/

    o PLEASE NOTE WE MAY WANT TO ATTEND HER ON FRIDAY AS IT WILL BE HIP HOP!!!! (That is for YOU!)

    Elements: http://elementscayman.wix.com/elementsultralounge/home#!__home/saturdays



    · George Town

    o Traditional Caribbean-style buildings

    o Duty Free Shopping and what jumps out at me is Gucci, Versace, Tiffany etc



    · Popular places to visit in Grand Cayman

    o Queen Elizabeth II Botanical Park: http://www.botanic-park.ky/#_=_

    § Blue Iguanas

    § Wreck of the Ten Sail

    o Rum Point: http://www.rumpointclub.com/#_=_

    o Pedro St. James

    o Bodden Town

    o Caymen Turtle Farm

    o National Trusts Mastic Trail

    o Smith Cove: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g147365-d149252-Reviews-Smith_Cove-Grand_Cayman_Cayman_Islands.html

    o Jet Pack Caymans: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g147365-d3678089-Reviews-Jetpack_Cayman-Grand_Cayman_Cayman_Islands.html



    · Popular places to visit in Cayman Brac (home to less than 1,800 people; for nature lovers)

    o 140ft bluff called the Brac

    o 200 bird species

    o Caves

    o White sands and blue blue waters



    · Popular places to visit in Little Cayman (least developed with 170 people or less; suggested to rent a bike)

    o South Hole Sound Lagoon (every shade of blue water)

    o Owen Island (where you will feel like the last person on earth)

    o Coral Gardens: Reef Sharks, Lobster, Octopus, eagle rays, turtles, tropical fish
  • Jungz
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    Going to the DR next week (13th-19th) for my birthday. First time travelling out of the country by myself.. Y mi espanol es no bueno. Should be goat from what I've heard though.
  • 2stepz_ahead
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    Jungz wrote: »
    Going to the DR next week (13th-19th) for my birthday. First time travelling out of the country by myself.. Y mi espanol es no bueno. Should be goat from what I've heard though.

    I'm here nor bruh....where you gonna be at