has anyone done wine country? napa valley etc?

Hi Red, we have just come back from doing a 3 week road trip around that area and it was a great trip. Our route was:

LA, Vegas, Yosemite, Napa, San Fran, Pismo Beach, LA

The highlight for me was Napa if you like wine and good food then this is the place to head for. Yosemite was also good but most of the high crossing points were still closed as according to the locals they have had a great winter for snow. Been to San Fran many times and it is one of my favourite US cities to visit and has plenty to keep you occupied if its your first time (Alcatraz, cable cars, Fishermans Wharf and just general sight seeing). Pismo was very relaxing we just chilled and took it easy before the madness of LA. Like Longy we went from SF to LA down the route 1 coastal road (including a mad diversion after a rock slide) which was an experience in itself.

Sounds great. I'm excited.   


Info on accommodation costs appreciated

We stayed mostly at Best Western Hotels (not the best but a decent standard that wont break the bank) as I get a decent discount rate through work. I think they can be had for around $120 a night (plus tax) midweek if you book in advance (more if you turn up on the day) going up if you hit them on a weekend (probably $50 more).

has anyone done wine country? napa valley etc?

Hi Red, we have just come back from doing a 3 week road trip around that area and it was a great trip. Our route was:

LA, Vegas, Yosemite, Napa, San Fran, Pismo Beach, LA

The highlight for me was Napa if you like wine and good food then this is the place to head for. Yosemite was also good but most of the high crossing points were still closed as according to the locals they have had a great winter for snow. Been to San Fran many times and it is one of my favourite US cities to visit and has plenty to keep you occupied if its your first time (Alcatraz, cable cars, Fishermans Wharf and just general sight seeing). Pismo was very relaxing we just chilled and took it easy before the madness of LA. Like Longy we went from SF to LA down the route 1 coastal road (including a mad diversion after a rock slide) which was an experience in itself.

Hi mate, it looks like the next DSE at the V is the end of October so you may miss out.

http://www.venetian.com/Pages.aspx?id=2451

The daily lunch time tourney at the V is one of the best on the strip ($150 but $340 on Saturday) and should be tried at least once in my opinion.

http://www.venetian.com/uploadedFiles/The_Venetian/Gaming/TournSch1008.pdf

Most of the tourneys under $100 are not the best structure and quickly turn into a crap shoot but a few to consider are CP at 12pm, Mirage at 7pm and the Sahara (only if your up that way) at 7pm.

Most casinos on the strip that have a poker room will spread 1/2 my favourite 3 would be V, PH and MGM as a rule you seem to get decent action in all 3.

Enjoy!

[Arsenal]

57 grounds in total following Forest - not all are the new grounds as I shifted to Oz nearly six years ago.

Arsenal
Aston Villa
Birmingham City
Blackburn Rovers
Blackpool
Bolton Wanderers
Chelsea
Everton
Fulham
Liverpool
Manchester City
Manchester United
Newcastle United
Stoke City
Sunderland
Tottenham Hotspur
West Bromwich Albion
West Ham United
Wigan Athletic
Wolverhampton Wanderers

Barnsley
Burnley
Bristol City
Cardiff City
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
Derby County
Doncaster Rovers
Hull City
Ipswich Town
Leeds United
Leicester City
Middlesbrough
Millwall
Norwich City
Nottingham Forest
Portsmouth
Preston North End
Queens Park Rangers
Reading
Scunthorpe United  
Sheffield United
Swansea City
Watford

Bournemouth
Brentford
Brighton & Hove Albion
Bristol Rovers
Carlisle United
Charlton Athletic
Colchester United
Dagenham & Redbridge
Exeter City
Hartlepool United
Huddersfield Town
Leyton Orient
Milton Keynes Dons
Notts County
Oldham Athletic
Peterborough United
Plymouth Argyle
Rochdale
Sheffield Wednesday
Southampton
Swindon Town
Tranmere Rovers
Walsall
Yeovil Town  

Accrington Stanley
Aldershot Town
Barnet
Bradford City
Burton Albion
Bury  
Cheltenham Town  
Chesterfield
Crewe Alexandra
Gillingham
Hereford United
Lincoln City
Macclesfield Town
Morecambe
Northampton Town
Oxford United
Port Vale
Rotherham United
Shrewsbury Town
Southend United
Stevenage
Stockport County
Torquay United
Wycombe Wanderers

Gunna go meet NoFlopsHomer and LuckyScrote l8r on and hopefully get wankered on Girgys beer recommend

Not the best recommendation from Girgy if you must drink Tooheys go the Extra Dry better still get into the Hahn Super Dry (and avoid VB at all costs).

Go the 49ers! always nice to win the first game of the season.

FML i'm back in the country on the 20th September.

Even a life long Forest fan has to say that Derby were way overpriced to win the tie Weds night. Not even I could resist a small bet on them when I saw the price (although the money feels dirty and I would rather have lost the lot).

I find myself like a kindof Stan Collymore.........

You're a big manly centre-forward and were also in Basic Instinct 2?

Floppy I was thinking more along the lines of - Genius, but no idea how to use it or control it 


Plus OMG he was in Basic Instinct 2 wasn't he 

Here was me thinking there was going to be a dogging story!   

VWP Pab.....sounded like an epic heads up battle!

I see from his blog that he has bought himself a nice new runaround......an Audi R8! WP sir!

Im sure the Badgers would let them play it at Old Trafford and beat them there!

Another home draw which is always a bonus!

Except if it's against Man Utd in the third round.

Another home draw which is always a bonus! good luck to the Badgers in the second round.

Well played the Badgers (my home town) think this is their first time in the second round proper! I remember them getting close a few years back but loosing to Exeter in the first round. Just need a nice easy tie in the next round and then Man Utd in the 3rd!

Done by a nose!!!! had Bauer which has followed in Purple Moons footsteps last year. I am cursed to always finish second in this race thats the last 3 years. O'Briens 3 went off far to fast and paid the price in the later half of the race.