Hah...Old Town.  I remember Webster and I had dinner there a few years back 
during TechEd.  Some of the best Mexican food I've ever eaten.  I remember the 
old ladies rolling out the tortillas in the window of the place.  I could have 
dined solely on tortilla chips and been perfectly happy.
 
I also remember our taxi driver offering to procure us some female 
companionship.
 
Jim
 
 

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From: Klint Price [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Fri 9/10/2010 5:09 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: OT: Completely off topic



When in San Diego I always try to take a trip to Julian for some of the best 
apple pie you will ever have.  There are 12 or so places to buy apple pie in 
this quiet very small township.

 

Bring your own cheese.  When I lived up north in Ontario for a few years I 
learned "An apple pie without the cheese, is like a kiss without the squeeze".  
Cheddar is best. You don't taste the cheese, and it brings out the flavor in 
the apple.

 

La Jolla shores has some great areas to go cliff jumping if you so desire, and 
La Jolla shores has some nice beaches with decent waves and long declines into 
the ocean.  If you have little kids in tow, my favorite beach is at the Hotel 
Del Coronado because they go through with a beachcomber every night and clean 
out the seaweed and debris from the sand.

 

Old Town (in San Diego) is fun to roam around and has some good eateries too 
for some good southwest food.

 

 

From: Doug Hampshire [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 5:12 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: OT: Completely off topic

 

No, don't go to the San Diego Zoo. If you're going to be in the San Diego area, 
go the the WIld Animal Park instead. It's run by the San Diego Zoo, but the 
animals are in very large open spaces and (mostly) live together. They do keep 
the lions out of the gazelle areas for obvious reasons.

On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 11:43 PM, Brian Desmond <[email protected]> wrote:

Add Hoover Dam to your Vegas list.

 

Do you like good (like really good) food? That's probably my favorite thing to 
do (and spend money on) in both of these places. If you want some food 
recommendations in LA let me know. I'd also look up when the Food Trucks are 
all out in Venice (it's a couple days a month I think) as they're a unique 
experience. 

 

In LA, I'd add The Getty, Venice, Santa Monica, possibly drive down to San 
Diego (spend a night or two there it's really nice and totally different - only 
like 90 mins away). The USS Midway is fun in San Diego, you can actually take 
light rail to Tijuana also. Drive through like La Jolla and such along the 
coast. In general driving along the coast (PCH) is generally very pretty. 
Topanga Canyon north of LA is a fun drive. The San Diego Zoo is one of the top 
zoos out there (though I haven't yet been). Legoland and Disneyland are nearby 
to both if you're in to either of those things. Hollywood walk of fame of 
course. Personally I think you have too much time in both of these places. Are 
you open to customizing a bit? 

 

 

 

Thanks,

Brian Desmond

[email protected]

 

c - 312.731.3132

 

 

From: James Hill [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 6:45 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: OT: Completely off topic

 

Haha.. ok on list it is.

 

I'll be on the West Coast.  Mainly after things to do in LA and Vegas.  Have 
4-6 days in LA and 5 in Vegas so not a lot of time.  Will have a car though.  
After that I'm on a boat for 7 days down to Mexico and back.

 

So far for LA:-

 

·        Tar Pits

·        Long Beach

·        Universal Studios

·        Eat something with cheese on it (I've heard it's really hard to find 
in the U.S. J)

 

Vegas:-

 

·        Grand Canyon (of course)

·        cirque du soleil

·        Obvious stuff like walking the strip and checking out each of the big 
casinos

·        Crazy as it sounds I'm more interested in the shows etc rather than 
the gambling.

 

I'll be sure to bring some koala toys (after I remove the made in china label). 
 I've heard I'll have to talk slow so that you Yanks can understand me.

 

As for the "crikey!" comment I actually don't live that far from Australia Zoo 
which was built by Steve Irwin (which is one of the few people that ever uses 
that word these days)

 

Wouldn't mind jumping around like a fool in front of a Microsoft Kinect if I 
can find one.

 

James.

 

 

 

From: Richard Stovall [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Thursday, 9 September 2010 11:05 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues


Subject: Re: OT: Completely off topic

 

Crikey, mate!  If you want "some tips from some of the locals on this list", 
just ask.  We're already here!

 

And since you asked, here are a few:

 

1) North America is really, really large.  (Maybe even larger than Australia!)  
The farther north you go, the heavier clothing you'll need.

2) Always buy Americans a beer first.  After that they'll fall all over 
themselves to return the kindness for the rest of the night.  And to hear your 
funny accent.  Seriously.  You'll come out way ahead on this one, and save a 
tonne of money.

3) 2) Does not work on people from Canada or Mexico.

4) Tell them your great grandfather was a hardened, unrepentant criminal from 
England.  They expect to hear it anyway, even if he was a priest, or an 
Aborigine, or a Prime Minister.

5) Bring your a Koala with you as an ice breaker.  Everyone has one, right?

 

If I've missed anything, just ask.

 

Cheers, G'day, and all that stuff.

 

RS

 

On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 8:03 PM, James Hill <[email protected]> wrote:

I'm holidaying in North America next month and would like to get some tips from 
some of the locals on this list.

 

I believe there is a completely off topic list somewhere.  If someone would be 
kind enough to point me to it (off list of course) it would be appreciated.

 

Unless of course it is like Fight Club.

 

James.

 

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