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Tully Mars · 11-27-2008, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by BadNick

You found me, Tul. You're up next but here's some info & pics to eat into our bandwidth:

V.J.'s Exotic Safaris - The Great South Pacific Express

An Introduction
The Great South Pacific Express, Australia's own Orient-Express is the first ever train to travel the distance from Sydney to Cairns. This luxurious travelling hotel combines the highest standards of Australian engineering with opulence and comfort and the train pays tribute to Australia's early railway heritage. Walls are in solid red cedarwood and myrtle and roof panels are fitted with intricate stained glass. The train offers a unique vantage point from which to enjoy the Australian scenery and experience the World Heritage sites of the Kuranda Rainforest, the Great Barrier Reef and majestic Blue Mountains, the famous vineyards of the Hunter Valley and the nation's capital, Canberra.

Wining and Dining
Dining on board the Great South Pacific Express is an experience in itself. An ever-changing menu of gourmet dishes are prepared on board by our team of chefs and accompanied by excellent wines served in the finest crystal. Menus reflect modern Australian cuisine while the service equals that found in the world's finest restaurants.

Lunch and dinner is served in one of the two beautifully decorated Dining Cars, built to reflect 19th century grandeur. Table d'hote meals are included in the fare, while an A la carte menu and 24-hour compartment service is available additionally.

Each day, breakfast and afternoon tea will be delivered to you in your compartment. For those passengers wishing to rise early to take advantage of the beautiful scenery, tea and coffee will be served for you in the Observation Car from 6.30am.

The Maitre D' will come to your cabin to take your lunch and dinner reservations.

On board the Great South Pacific Express your air-conditioned compartment is furnished with meticulous attention to detail and complete with crisp linen and soft towels. A steward is on hand 24 hours a day. There are three types of accommodation on board the Great South Pacific Express: Commissioners Suite, State Compartments and Pullman Compartments. Each compartment has an en-suite shower and WC, wardrobe, hairdryer, bathrobes, ottoman and safe. Sockets are only suitable for Australian standard plugs, an adaptor is required for all other plugs.

From Wikipedia
The Great South Pacific Express was a luxury train service, run in a joint venture by Queensland Rail and the Venice Simplon Orient Express, that ran between Kuranda (near Cairns) and Sydney in Australia from 1998 until 2003. The train accommodated 100 passengers in up to 21 carriages, at a cost from approximately $3500 to $5500 depending on type of accommodation. The train also made occasional excursions to Canberra, the Blue Mountains and the Hunter Valley.

The service ended in June 2003 when losses of around $12 million over four years forced QR to stop the service. The carriages themselves were owned and built by Queensland Rail at a cost of $35 million, and after the demise of the service were sold to Orient-Express Hotels for an undisclosed price in 2005, for use on their trains overseas.

Wow, sounds like one nice trip. I thought the 3500 to 5000 price was a misprint at first. Sounds like that's in AD not USD too. Could be why they went tits up.

OK, go! Where am I now?

uncle phil · 11-27-2008, 11:50 AM

Tully Mars · 11-27-2008, 11:55 AM

Not in North America.

uncle phil · 11-27-2008, 11:57 AM

asia?

Tully Mars · 11-27-2008, 12:12 PM

No, not in Asia.

BadNick · 11-27-2008, 12:40 PM

Tully Mars · 11-27-2008, 12:45 PM

EH, Yes.

BadNick · 11-27-2008, 12:48 PM

Are you in Turkey?

....Happy Thanksgiving to all my TFP friends. I hope all of us can find the things in our lives to be thankful for. I have to remember to take pics of our feast for jewels' thread.

Tully Mars · 11-27-2008, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by BadNick

Are you in Turkey?

....Happy Thanksgiving to all my TFP friends. I hope all of us can find the things in our lives to be thankful for. I have to remember to take pics of our feast for jewels' thread.

No, didn't think of that or I might have been. Thanksgiving isn't a big happening down here. Nor is it likely where I'm at in the game.

uncle phil · 11-27-2008, 01:01 PM

Tully Mars · 11-27-2008, 01:03 PM

NH, Yes by a couple degrees.

BadNick · 11-27-2008, 07:30 PM

Are you in Africa?

Tully Mars · 11-27-2008, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by BadNick

Are you in Africa?

No much closer to the dateline.

BadNick · 11-27-2008, 07:36 PM

Island?

Tully Mars · 11-27-2008, 07:43 PM

Yes, I am on an island.

BadNick · 11-27-2008, 07:50 PM

How about Guam?

Tully Mars · 11-27-2008, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by BadNick

How about Guam?

No, but you're getting warm.

BadNick · 11-27-2008, 08:00 PM

Colonia? ...not that I'm looking for a new job, but I stumbled on this one which would be interesting if I was qualified and single:

Category: _DIVING_JOBS
Country: Federated States of Micronesia
Location: Colonia
Position: Dive Base Leader
Salary: DOQ
Job Description:
Dive Base Leader needed on Yap, Micronesia
For a high quality dive resort on Yap we are currently looking for a highly motivated dive instructor, with min. 5-8 years experience in guiding and managing dives.

Tully Mars · 11-27-2008, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BadNick

Colonia? ...not that I'm looking for a new job, but I stumbled on this one which would be interesting if I was qualified and single:

Category: _DIVING_JOBS
Country: Federated States of Micronesia
Location: Colonia
Position: Dive Base Leader
Salary: DOQ
Job Description:
Dive Base Leader needed on Yap, Micronesia
For a high quality dive resort on Yap we are currently looking for a highly motivated dive instructor, with min. 5-8 years experience in guiding and managing dives.

You and I are reading the same ads. Actually have a friend of a friend who knows the people running that shop. I'm doing some dive master work for her in Cancun over Christmas. If offered I may take that job, though I really think they want someone with a lot more exp.

Yep, Yap is where I'm at.

If I get the position I hope they pay me in dollars-

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Yap is notable for its stone money, known as Rai: large doughnut-shaped, carved disks of (usually) calcite, up to 4 m (12 ft) in diameter (most are much smaller). The smallest known one is only 7 centimetres (2.8 in) in diameter. There are five major types of monies: Mmbul, Gaw, Fe' or Rai, Yar, and Reng, this last being only 0.3 m (1 ft) in diameter. Many of them were brought from other islands, as far as New Guinea, but most came in ancient times from Palau. Their value is based on both the stone's size and its history. Historically the Yapese valued the disks because the material looks like quartz, and these were the shiniest objects around. Eventually the stones became legal tender and were even mandatory in some payments[3]. The stones' value was kept high due to the difficulty and hazards involved in obtaining them. To quarry the stones, Yapese adventurers had to sail to distant islands and deal with local inhabitants that were sometimes hostile. Once quarried, the disks had to be transported back to Yap via rafts towed behind wind-powered canoes. The scarcity of the disks, and the effort and peril required to obtain them, made them valuable to the Yapese. However, in 1874, an enterprising Irishman named David O'Keefe hit upon the idea of employing the Yapese to import more "money" in the form of shiploads of large stones, also from Palau. O'Keefe then traded these stones with the Yapese for other commodities such as sea cucumbers and copra. Although some of the O'Keefe stones are larger than the canoe-transported stones, they are less valuable than the earlier stones due to the comparative ease in which they were obtained. Approximately 6,800 of them are scattered around the island.

Yer up Nick!

BadNick · 11-27-2008, 08:27 PM

Damn, small world and mystical interconnectedness. Would you rather have an 8 ft. diamter 600 lb. Rai or a Quid? Quasi Universal Intergalactic Denomination

OK, where in the world am I this time?

Tully Mars · 11-28-2008, 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by BadNick

Damn, small world and mystical interconnectedness. Would you rather have an 8 ft. diamter 600 lb. Rai or a Quid? Quasi Universal Intergalactic Denomination

OK, where in the world am I this time?

I'd think I'd take the Rai, only because it sounds like you can buy property with it. Still struck by how quickly you found me. I thought I picked a rather obscure island, one I never heard of until recently.

BTW- where did you find that ad?

Back to the regularly scheduled game-

NH?

uncle phil · 11-28-2008, 04:04 AM

BadNick · 11-28-2008, 09:45 AM

yes NH and yes EH

Tul,
after I wild guessed Guam and you said I was getting warm, I went on google maps and looked around in the Pacific on the west side of Guam. I saw a couple very small white dots that were not even labeled, so when I zoomed in on one of those it said "Colonia". Since I never heard of Colonia, I googled it and found a couple links that I read and that convinced me to throw the guess out there.
One of the links was this one: Federated States of Micronesia Colonia Dive Base Leader Job and employment (SOUTHPACIFICEMPLOYMENT.COM ...which made me fantasize that I could instruct and manage a diving operation, jump on the next plane and send a letter to my family from Colonia and see if they're clever enough to find me. I would give my family free diving lessons and dive trips.

uncle phil · 11-28-2008, 09:53 AM

europea?

Tully Mars · 11-28-2008, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BadNick

yes NH and yes EH

Tul,
after I wild guessed Guam and you said I was getting warm, I went on google maps and looked around in the Pacific on the west side of Guam. I saw a couple very small white dots that were not even labeled, so when I zoomed in on one of those it said "Colonia". Since I never heard of Colonia, I googled it and found a couple links that I read and that convinced me to throw the guess out there.
One of the links was this one: Federated States of Micronesia Colonia Dive Base Leader Job and employment (SOUTHPACIFICEMPLOYMENT.COM ...which made me fantasize that I could instruct and manage a diving operation, jump on the next plane and send a letter to my family from Colonia and see if they're clever enough to find me. I would give my family free diving lessons and dive trips.

See, that's the difference between you and I. I would charge for the lessons.

Asia?

BadNick · 11-28-2008, 10:39 AM

I actually had to look this up to make sure, but apparently I am in Europea.

So no to Asia.

uncle phil · 11-28-2008, 10:47 AM

country bordering on the baltic?

Tully Mars · 11-28-2008, 10:50 AM

West of 30 Long?

BadNick · 11-28-2008, 10:59 AM

not a country or place bordering the Baltic Sea

yes, west of 30 longitude

Tully Mars · 11-28-2008, 11:47 AM

City?

uncle phil · 11-28-2008, 12:12 PM

romance language speaking?

BadNick · 11-28-2008, 07:31 PM

I'm in a major city, but I'd like you to also guess the sacred building I'm in.

I love you too, unc, but the national language here is not a romance language.

Tully Mars · 11-28-2008, 07:43 PM

North of 50?

BadNick · 11-28-2008, 07:54 PM

nope, south of 50 latitude

uncle phil · 11-29-2008, 01:23 PM

the budapest bridge?

BadNick · 11-29-2008, 05:45 PM

Neither in Buda or Pest, I'm not in Magyarorszag. Go southeast.

Tully Mars · 11-29-2008, 05:59 PM

In Hungary?

BadNick · 11-29-2008, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Tully Mars

In Hungary?

Since I'm Hungarian and grew up speaking the language at home, I figured everybody knows that

Quote:

Originally Posted by BadNick

...I'm not in Magyarorszag....

means "I'm not in Hungary". "Magyar" means Hungarian/Magyar and "orszag" means "country", so country of the Magyars.

Go southeast young man, go southeast.

Tully Mars · 11-29-2008, 06:05 PM

Romania?

BadNick · 11-29-2008, 06:09 PM

Not Romania. Go further south.

11-27-2008, 11:50 AM	#3482 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	NA? __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-27-2008, 11:55 AM	#3483 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Not in North America. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

11-27-2008, 11:57 AM	#3484 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	asia? __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-27-2008, 12:12 PM	#3485 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	No, not in Asia. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

11-27-2008, 12:40 PM	#3486 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	EH?

11-27-2008, 12:45 PM	#3487 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	EH, Yes. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

11-27-2008, 12:48 PM	#3488 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	Are you in Turkey? ....Happy Thanksgiving to all my TFP friends. I hope all of us can find the things in our lives to be thankful for. I have to remember to take pics of our feast for jewels' thread.

11-27-2008, 01:01 PM	#3490 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	NH? __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-27-2008, 01:03 PM	#3491 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	NH, Yes by a couple degrees. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

11-27-2008, 07:30 PM	#3492 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	Are you in Africa?

11-27-2008, 07:36 PM	#3494 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	Island?

11-27-2008, 07:43 PM	#3495 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Yes, I am on an island. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

11-27-2008, 07:50 PM	#3496 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	How about Guam?

11-27-2008, 08:00 PM	#3498 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	Colonia? ...not that I'm looking for a new job, but I stumbled on this one which would be interesting if I was qualified and single: Category: _DIVING_JOBS Country: Federated States of Micronesia Location: Colonia Position: Dive Base Leader Salary: DOQ Job Description: Dive Base Leader needed on Yap, Micronesia For a high quality dive resort on Yap we are currently looking for a highly motivated dive instructor, with min. 5-8 years experience in guiding and managing dives.

11-27-2008, 08:27 PM	#3500 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	Damn, small world and mystical interconnectedness. Would you rather have an 8 ft. diamter 600 lb. Rai or a Quid? Quasi Universal Intergalactic Denomination OK, where in the world am I this time?

11-28-2008, 04:04 AM	#3502 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	EH? __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-28-2008, 09:45 AM	#3503 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	yes NH and yes EH Tul, after I wild guessed Guam and you said I was getting warm, I went on google maps and looked around in the Pacific on the west side of Guam. I saw a couple very small white dots that were not even labeled, so when I zoomed in on one of those it said "Colonia". Since I never heard of Colonia, I googled it and found a couple links that I read and that convinced me to throw the guess out there. One of the links was this one: Federated States of Micronesia Colonia Dive Base Leader Job and employment (SOUTHPACIFICEMPLOYMENT.COM ...which made me fantasize that I could instruct and manage a diving operation, jump on the next plane and send a letter to my family from Colonia and see if they're clever enough to find me. I would give my family free diving lessons and dive trips.

11-28-2008, 09:53 AM	#3504 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	europea? __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-28-2008, 10:39 AM	#3506 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	I actually had to look this up to make sure, but apparently I am in Europea. So no to Asia.

11-28-2008, 10:47 AM	#3507 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	country bordering on the baltic? __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-28-2008, 10:50 AM	#3508 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	West of 30 Long? __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

11-28-2008, 10:59 AM	#3509 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	not a country or place bordering the Baltic Sea yes, west of 30 longitude

11-28-2008, 11:47 AM	#3510 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	City? __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

11-28-2008, 12:12 PM	#3511 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	romance language speaking? __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-28-2008, 07:31 PM	#3512 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	I'm in a major city, but I'd like you to also guess the sacred building I'm in. I love you too, unc, but the national language here is not a romance language.

11-28-2008, 07:43 PM	#3513 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	North of 50? __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

11-28-2008, 07:54 PM	#3514 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	nope, south of 50 latitude

11-29-2008, 01:23 PM	#3515 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	the budapest bridge? __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-29-2008, 05:45 PM	#3516 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	Neither in Buda or Pest, I'm not in Magyarorszag. Go southeast.

11-29-2008, 05:59 PM	#3517 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	In Hungary? __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

11-29-2008, 06:05 PM	#3519 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Romania? __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

11-29-2008, 06:09 PM	#3520 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	Not Romania. Go further south.