OT- what do you do when you travel for business?
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I don't always travel for business, but when I do, I prefer ...
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I've got my laptop, so there's always work to be done.
Also, as a sports dork, there's always stadiums and arenas to see, or games to go to.
I've got a list of stadiums/arenas to see sometime, and a list of national parks to go to. There's always something to do, just gotta be curious and look around.
I plan ahead and star any routes on strava I think I can steal close to where I'm staying. Running to explore a new area with the bonus of stealing a segment from someone is awesome.
Yea that was Mandarin to me as well.
Strava is basically a social media site for runners and cyclists. There are segments, which are mostly popular routes, and the app tracks every attempt on that route. So if you can post the fastest time, you are the "winner" of that route. So it's fun to find routes in new cities, and try to steal a segment from someone. I have 1st place on segments on Maui, Big Island, and Oahu.
instead of, you know, "win" the segment?
I like the idea of being an outsider to the city, swooping in, and stealing the segment. Adds a bit of intrigue to the "game".
My home routes that I own, I continue running them trying to break my PR so I can protect whats mine. If I lose it, I consider it "stolen".
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if I'm not with co-workers/clients, I check out the breweries or a nearby beer bar. Almost every major city in the US (and a lot of smaller cities) has a few excellent breweries now. Sitting at the bar with a flight talking to the bar tenders and patrons is a good way to hear about the city and what's good.
Also do this with my wife who is more of beer nerd than I am.
I had a week long training in Idaho Falls last year, and was the only representative from my company there, so I had a lot of free time on my own in the evenings. I found what was essentially the only good beer bar in the town (it's a heavily Mormon population there, so drinking establishments aren't extraordinarily prevalent) and popped over there after dinner on the Monday. I had a fantastic time talking with the bartender, and he gave me an entire itinerary for my Friday afternoon since the training ended before lunch that day and I didn't fly out until Saturday morning.
I ended up taking a quick little road trip out to Jackson based on his recommendation, and along the way stopped at Melvin Brewing in Alpine, WY, and it's still the best time I've ever had at a brewery (and I've been to a lot, by my count north of 200). I was the only patron there, the beer was phenomenal, the bartender was totally awesome, the views from their back porch are astounding, and one of the owners/brewmasters gave me an impromptu full tour of the entire place where we just shot the shit about all things beer related for about an hour. So if you're ever in the Jackson or Idaho Falls area for any reason, stop at Melvin (they also operate out of Thai Me Up in Jackson if you don't want to drive to the production facility in Alpine).
because Melvin has become one of my favorite breweries based on their beer alone. Cool to hear that their brewery and people are cool too.
I'd recommend Silverton. It is a realy classic small town in the mountains with a cool train that goes up into the mountain further with great views. Not usre how much extra time you have.
Silverton while on a business trip to Denver.....?
That's over 7 hours away.
While you're in NYC, be sure to check out Niagra Falls!
Georgetown, CO. Still 2.5 hrs away, so you need a full day.
Was in Denver for my Grandmother's funeral and my wife and i got in in the morning so had the day to go there and into Denver. Still a nice train.
Georgetown is more like 50-60 mins west of Denver up I-70 which given current traffic problems could take 2.5hrs, but yes, is much closer than Silverton. My wife grew up in the mountains and they lovingly refer to the Georgetown Loop as "that f***ing train!" lol
I also live in Denver. Some other suggestions:
- Check out a film on the rocks.
- Along those lines, a concert at Red Rocks might be something you can sneak in at night.
- There's some decent hiking trails within about 20 minutes of downtown. This time of year, you can get in a quick hike after work if you want to. Check out Green Mountain - it's 20 minutes driving from downtown, and you can do a 2 hour hike after work, get to 7,000 feet in elevation, and have a sweet view of downtown.
- In addition to the Rockies, there's a rubgy team called the Glendale Raptors that might be fun to check out if you're up for something like that.
- Walk over to the highlands and check out the restaurant/bar scene there.
- Boulder is worth a half day if you can spare it.
- Denver Central Market is a cool place to grab dinner.
- Biker Jim's for gourmet hot dogs, including rattlesnake!
- Cherry Cricket is Denver's official dive bar - huge, juicy hamburgers, good beer selection. Walking around Cherry Creek can be interesting, but it's pretty snooty.
If you want some restaurant recommendations, I can give you a decent amount.
Is there anything interesting (restaurants / culture / sports) in the town? If so, go see it.
If not, stay inside and read or watch something you have queued up on Netflix / whatever.
If the town is boring there's no point in trying too hard to find something interesting.
I spend my free time on the MGoBlogs. I can always become acculturated later. *
* Oh please develop a sense of humor.