Going to be back stateside for 20 days in August, recommendations on stuff I should do before I leave the US for 2 1/2 years?

6/18/2009 12:58:42 AM

what do you generally like to do?

6/18/2009 1:15:30 AM

why are you leaving for 2.5 years?

and why are you spending your last 20 before then in Raleigh?

6/18/2009 1:36:44 AM

You will spend the next 30 months on foreign soil

However, before you go, you can spend the next three weeks at any US location of your choice

Think long and hard about this decision, because once you make it, it is final and cannot be changed


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Do you have your answer ?

I do...I choose...RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA !!!"

6/18/2009 1:45:40 AM

^ LULZZZZZZZZZZ

6/18/2009 1:52:17 AM

here, the ny times did an article for you this past sunday
http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/06/14/travel/14hours.html?ref=travel

6/18/2009 3:46:56 AM

Cary Amphitheater
- August 10, Beer, Bourbon BBQ Festival
- August 15, Old Crow Medicine Show

Downtown Live
- August 22, Better than Ezra

Hit up some cheap eats
Cooper's BBQ and Roast Grill

Go to a First Friday. Alot of them have free booze and snacks. Check out the Foundation.

Hit up Father and Sons. Get some beer or coffee at Raleigh/Morning Times.

Play some ping pong at Horniblows/Big Boss Brewery.

Movies
Outdoor - http://www.ncartmuseum.org/calendar.shtml
IMAX - http://www.marbleskidsmuseum.org/

Parks
Museum Park, Umstead Park, Eno River State Park, Pullen Park

Gardens
Duke Gardens, Raleigh Little Theater Rose Garden

Check the schedules at
-Progress Energy Center
-Memorial Auditorium
-Durham Performing Arts Center
-Lincoln Theater
-The Pour House
-Charlie Goodnight's

Skydiving
http://www.triangleskydivingcenter.com/

Magical Hot Air Balloon Adventure??
Above & Beyond Hot Air Balloon

[Edited on June 18, 2009 at 8:39 AM. Reason : :]

6/18/2009 8:36:02 AM

Maybe he has a reason for spending the time here rather than somewhere more exciting...visiting with family/friends for instance?

6/18/2009 9:42:45 AM

Going to NC because its my Home of Record and I get a free ticket from here to NC.

6/18/2009 11:59:27 AM

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"- August 10, Beer, Bourbon BBQ Festival"

This was a big disappointment last year. If you wanted food, you had to stand in line for 45min-1hr. They ended up running out. They also ran out of bourbon. I hope they're better prepared this year to deal with the crowd.

6/18/2009 12:13:40 PM

nice list hydro

i lived in raleigh for 15 years and had never heard of the museum park before

some other suggestions:
- farmers market on the weekend
- disc golf at method road or cedar hills rotary park
- jimmy v celebrity golf classic on centennial campus (they have a new wine & dine event this year)

6/18/2009 2:50:11 PM

What country are you serving in? Also, you might end up back in the states for unexpected trips, I had to come back briefly for a funeral. Have a safe trip and enjoy your 27 months of service!

You'll probably find that you spend an inordinate amount of time thinking about food. So I recommend going to your favorite places to eat, for me that would be:

-Mitch's Tavern
-Lilly's Pizza
-Neomonde's Bakery & Deli
-Irregardless
-Flying Saucer (on pint night)

Other than food:
-Eno River State Park has a great festival on/around the 4th of July http://www.enoriver.org/Festival/index.html
-Cloud Chamber at NC Museum of Art
-Take food to go from Neomonde's or else where and have a picnic at the Rose Garden
-First Friday Downtown happens on the first Friday of every month
-Artspace

[Edited on June 19, 2009 at 8:48 AM. Reason : 1 more]

6/19/2009 8:35:08 AM

tell me more about that festival. went to the website but it sucks balls. schedule? drinking? free food? cool shit to do?

6/19/2009 9:48:30 AM

^http://www.enoriver.org/Festival/info.html

Drinking? No alcohol is allowed at the Festival for the Eno, or in any of the Durham City Parks.

Free Food? (Sure, if you bring it in) Coolers are allowed at the Festival, but may be checked for alcohol, which is not allowed.

Schedule? http://www.enoriver.org/Festival/Schedule/09scheduleweb.html

Cool shit to do? Website doesn't list anything other than the music festival and the craft show

6/19/2009 10:53:52 AM

^Sums it up well. It's fun if you go with a group of friends and bring a blanket for the lawn plus your own food and drinks (minus alcohol). There is a lot of bluegrass and folk music going on and some world music. The river is pretty nice to hang out by and walk in. The festival does have an outdoorsy/hippie feel to it. If you enjoy that type of setting, great, and if not there should be enough going on to keep you entertained for half or the majority of one day. To go to all three days would probably only make sense if you really enjoyed the type of music that was being played.

6/19/2009 11:07:55 AM

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"recommendations on stuff I should do before I leave the US for 2 1/2 years?"

American chicks

6/19/2009 5:51:50 PM