French and Belgium people is very lucky to reach the wonderful London in two hours by train. In Italy we are forced to take the plane, the travel would be so long by train.
If you bring a suitcase (size medium for example), do you keep it with you on the Eurostar or do they take it and put it somewhere else based like they do at airports?
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There are a lot of bears in Yosemite. They are Definitely scared of people, but highly attracted to our high calorie food. For this reason, they almost exclusively come out at night when people are asleep and it's quiet. I have only seen bears farther into the forest during the day and at night in places like HC. I also live in the mountains and bears come down to try and raid the trash at night but tend to shy away during the day. My bear encounter at HC about 20 years ago was my first time seeing a bear in the wild and my reaction to it was to chase it away to which it tucked tail and ran. I don't think you need any kind of protection against bears in Yosemite outside the basics. If you see a bear, keep a safe distance and enjoy. If it approaches you or your camp, make loud noises, look bigger by waving your arms and throw small pebbles at it while (in the forest) backing away slowly while facing it. In fact, it's such a minor issue that bear Spray is in fact illegal in Yosemite. The only place I've carried Bear Spray is in Yellowstone. As you probably know, brown bears are a completely different matter than the black bears here in California. The only exception is a black bear mother and cubs. I tend to treat that situation as if it was a brown bear. To be fair and thorough though, there was two bear attacks in Yosemite so far this year, neither of which were fatal. Rangers constantly patrol the canps in trucks at night looking for bears and responding to calls or sightings. If you do get to see one, it's quiet the experience that you'll always remember.
I remember that moment exiting the tunnel so clearly, it was the first time I had been abroad in my life and I couldn't believe that one moment I was looking out at the UK, then it went pitch black, then the next minute I was looking out at France. I just remember the pylons being different and the small French villages in the distance looking different. That nervous kind of excitement I got when it started going through the Paris suburbs knowing we were close to arriving! I'd love to go back again. Absolutely loved my time there. Funny thing is, I looked for videos like this the night before I left, but instead I came across an old video of a bloke playing the piano at St Pancras, the next day I turned up at the station and the same bloke was there playing the piano!! What are the chances!
Great thorough video! Thank you so much, I felt like you answered a lot of questions I had. I didn't even know they had showers or a camp store! I usually stay at Yosemite Lakes RV/Thousand Trails and drive in. Definitely rustic but it beats bringing a lot of gear. I think I would also bring my sleeping mat to put on top of those mattresses. I just got back from Yosemite and Tuolumne 2 days ago. Will for sure check out housekeeping next time :)
Why not spend much less money on restoring the Pacific Electric and its existing stations for the 2028 Olympics now? 😡 It took over 20 years to build a new metro system and stations. People could have been using the Pacific Electric for YEARS in the meantime.
Why not spend much less money on restoring the Pacific Electric and its existing stations for the 2028 Olympics now? 😡 It took over 20 years to build a new metro system and stations. People could have been using the Pacific Electric for YEARS in the meantime.
Why not spend much less money on restoring the Pacific Electric and its existing stations for the 2028 Olympics now? 😡 It took over 20 years to build a new metro system and stations. People could have been using the Pacific Electric for YEARS in the meantime.
I flew to Paris from London for a vacation before the Olympics started. It was nice, we were staying near the Arc de Triomphe at a place called "Hotel Riviera" in Ternes. We visited the Eiffel also. This was the process we had to go through when we were boarding the Eurostar. The morning of the day of Olympics, we quickly left our hotel in Ternes and we went to the Gare Du Nord station and luckily we boarded our Eurostar Train back to London and it managed to took off without any problems. We arrived at the old Eurostar station at St. Pancras and we managed to escape Paris before any shit occurs during Olympics.
Thanks for the tour. But honestly, I'd only sleep in that housekeeping enclosure using a cot tent on those beds. Spiders must be everywhere! And definitely create a noisy booby trap for any bear happening by in the middle of the night. Wish that wooden fence had a swing open part that could be closed at night just for safekeeping. From bears and other two-legged intruders.
I don't know how much those housekeeping sites are, but it might be better to rent a van to sleep in instead. Plus all that enclosed privacy prevents seeing all that natural beauty surrounding the campsites. And those half hanging on stiff curtain material could and should be better maintained by park staff before check in. But the views of the water fall and the river from that part of the campground were cool.
I stayed there in a QQ view room, however, the only view I got was a view of the parking garage. The room was gross! The carpet was dirty and it stunk, there where boogers on the wall, the dust was unbelievable, the toilet swayed while you sat on it, and we couldn't get the temperature below 78. I did let the desk know, and they agreed we weren't in a room with a view and that they have issues with housekeeping, but all they would do is comp one nights resorts fee. I emailed Caesar's with photos; they said they would comp the additional night, but that never happened. MGM properties are so much better; I checked out of this hell hole, otherwise known as Harrah's 2 days early and moved to a newly renovated room at New Your New York. It was so spacious and clean. When I go back this winter, and bring 2 dozen of my famiely to Las Vegas for my nephews 21st B-day, we will be staying at New York New York, or at least one of MGM's properties.
Interesting. I don't think I've stayed at a strip or downtown hotel yet that was unsatisfactory for me. But I guess it is kind of a lottery based on many variables.
