CoffeeStudyTalk

Visiting NYC for a week in May and planning my itinerary.  I’m focusing on specific areas of Manhattan for each day to minimize travel times.  Giving me a chance to hit 12 neighborhoods in 7 days. I. Itinerary- 7 Days NYC Day 1 - Arrival - Times Square/Midtown South 10:40 am LGA ✈️  11 am - Q70 Bus 🚎 to Subway E/F train Noon - Times Square 1 pm - Lunch - Luke Lobster Roll/K-Town 1 pm - K-Town 4 pm - Checkin Hotel 🏨  6 pm - Dinner - ? Day 2 - Midtown East/South - MoMa/Summit One 8 am - Breakfast - ? 10:30 am - MoMa  Noon - Lunch - ? 2:30 pm - Grand Central Terminal 🚉  3 pm - Summit One 4 pm - KTown 6 pm - Dinner - Korean Day 3 - Midtown West/Chelsea - Central Park/Highline/Met 8 am - Breakfast - ? 8 am - Central Park  11 am - Highline Noon - Lunch - Chelsea Market 1 pm - Met 6 pm - Dinner - Japanese Day 4 - Lower Manhattan/Brooklyn - FiDi/Battery Park/Staten Island Ferry/911/Dumbo 8 am - Breakfast - ? 8 am - Battery Park 9 am - Staten Island Ferry ⛴️  11 am - FiDi/911 Noon - Chinatow

Embarking on a 3 night road trip to Waco, Austin and San Antonio.  Riding in the 2016 Toyota Highlander V6. Planned Itinerary: Day 1 - Monday - Waco, Austin 10:30 am - Dallas to Waco 1 pm - Waco (2.5 hrs drive) 1:15 pm - Magnolia Market 1:30 pm - Lunch - Club Sandwich Food Truck 2:30 pm - Waco to Austin (3 hrs drive) 5:40 pm - Austin 6 pm - Dinner - Ramen Tatsu-ya Day 2 - Tuesday - Austin, San Antonio 7:30 am - Breakfast Hotel 9 am - Umlauf & Downtown 11 am - Domain Shopping Center 12:30 pm - Lunch - Miyo Sushi 1:30 pm - Chi Cha Boba Tea 2:30 pm - Austin to San Antonio (2 hrs drive) 4:30 pm San Antonio 5 pm - Riverwalk Mall 5:30 pm - Dinner - Dave & Buster 6:30 pm - River Walk Day 3 - Wednesday - San Antonio 7:30 am - Breakfast Hotel 9:30 am - Alamo 11 am - River Walk Boat Tour 12:30 pm - Lunch - El Castillo 1:30 pm - River Walk Mall 4:30 pm - Dinner - Ostra 6 pm - River Walk Day 4 - Thursday - Austin, Dallas 7:30 am - Breakfast Hotel 9:30 am - San Antonio to New Braunfels - Bu

Final leg of my 2 week vacation is a weekend in Vegas.  Arrived Thursday night and went to a couple casino bars and met up with friends.  I’ll hit up the buffet then Shin Lim magic show before heading back home. Day 1 - Arrival, Downtown - Golden Nugget - Decent Day 2 - Vegas Strip - Caesars Bacchanal Buffet - Crap Day 3 - Shin Lim @ Mirage - Meh Day 4 - Departure Overall - Vegas is Meh unless you spend big. Overall Vegas is no longer worth it unless you plan to spend at least $500-1,000 per day minimum for a good hotel, food and entertainment.   I spent $1200 for food, hotel, transportation and a show for a mediocre experience.  You would think I’d get something good out of that?   Only highlights was 1 amazing Old Fashioned at Alto Bar in Caesars.  A decent magic show and that's about it.  Only $100 of what I spent was worth it, the other $1100 was a waste. 1st Day - Flight into LAS from LAX, Stayed Downtown at Golden Nugget I first flew into LAX on ANA and got to ride on the Sta

Uniqlo is about 40% cheaper in Korea than Stateside and likely even cheaper in Japan.  I picked up my Supima Cotton T-shirt staples along with some Airism over shirts and a pair of sweaters for total of 197,700 Won or about $150 USD.  This would have cost me $100 more or $250 in the US.  Everything is XL Asia size which would be L in US. Total Haul - 11 items Supima T-Shirt - XL - 6 (4 Black, 2 White)  Airism T-Shirt - XL - 2 (Red, Green) U Crew T-Shirt - XL Green Sweater - XL - 2 (Gray, Green) I went for more Green and Burgundy colors this time along with my Black, White and Gray staples.  It’s a bit early for Fall/Winter wardrobe but couldn’t pass up 12,900 Won ($9.62 USD) sweaters. I won’t wait this long to swap out shirts as my previous Uniqlo T-shirts were from 2019 and almost 4 years old!  While the material was still in good condition it was stretched out and the collars worn.  I’d prefer swapping them out within 2 years. In contrast Hanes and Costco Pima barely lasted 6-9 month

Can’t get enough of the coffee options in Korea.  Things have improved considerably since 2018 and there are a lot more tasty varieties. Before it was more rebranded American products.  They now have all kinds of new products. Origin Toffee Nut Latte - A+ The Origin Toffee Nut Latte was the best so far.  The Twosome Latte’s were too heavy on the milk taste. Twosome Latte I’ll rank a C. HBAF Almond Snacks I tried the HBAF snacks brand and it’s pretty decent.  The pizza garlic flavor was interesting. Vending Machine Coffee - Cantana Latte - B- More Coffee ☕️ they were acceptable and for 1000 Won a great deal.  I’ll buy these again in a pinch. Maxim T.O.P. Sweet Americano - B+ It’s a clean and simple taste.  An interesting rendition of a classic Americano with some sweetness.  Has a watery yet slight syrupy texture that is pleasant.  Doesn’t feel over sweetened and quite nice. Maeil- Barista Rules - Madagascar Vanilla Bean Latte - A- This was decent and I’m thinking vanilla is my preferre