Friday, April 4, 2014

Summer Vacation Ideas: Mix of culture, relaxing outdoors, stimulating environment: Best bang for the buck?




Psyched


Looking for vacation ideas: want something with a mix of culture (examples: art galleries, outdoor theater), relaxing outdoors (examples: sail boat ride, tour guided horse back trail ride), shopping (unique boutiques), fun dining (example: like bistros, tapas: not chains): Oh and best bang for the buck.
Open to U.S. Canada, Europe, South America (if affordable and not hot). (No children with us.) Oh and easy to get around in English.



Answer
Not sure on your location, but try

New Mexico!

Santa Fe is full of culture and history, very diverse boutiques, and even a few suprises, like the circular staircase in a church built with no nails! A short drive south would take you to Albuqerque full of lots of things to do and see, a large zoo and aquarium and gardens, museums, casinos and many exotic restaurants. A short drive north of Santa Fe would take you to Raton or Taos, also full of history and interesting shops and activities. I'm sure you can find horseback riding at any of these places.

Weather here in NM is usually warm in summer (upper 80's to 90's) and no humidity. You can also drive south of Albuquerque a couple hours and go to Alamogordo where there is the White Sands missle range, where there are miles and miles of pure white sand,and a space museum; and south of there is Carlsbad Caverns, a massive underground natural cavern where you can see a bat show when bats exit the cave at night. (very impressive) Ruidoso has great shopping, horse-racing, and cabins to stay in. Also try looking up Inn of the Mountain Gods...a beautiful place to stay!

You can eat Green Chili - a treat you'll miss when leaving and a wide array of Spanish and Mexican food. It is very cross-cultured here, a melting pot if you will.

Sorry to ramble, but I live in New Mexico and it's widely forgotten as a vacation destination. It's also more fitting if your're shoppping for a budget vacation with lots of diversity. It's beautiful and the scenery from the North end (forests) to the South end (desert) there is much to discover. (sorry, that sounded like a commercial!)

Good Luck!

What do you think of my new and improved list of the best hip-hop albums of all time?




Sk8972


1. Nas-Illmatic
2. Public Enemy-It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back
3. Eric B and Rakim-Paid In Full
4. Boogie Down Productions-Criminal Minded
5. Wu-Tang Clan-Enter The Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers
6. A Tribe Called Quest-The Low End Theory
7. Dr Dre-The Chronic
8. N.W.A-Straight Outta Compton
9. Run-D.M.C-Raising Hell
10. Jay-Z-Reasonable Doubt
11. Notorious B.I.G-Ready To Die
12. 2Pac-Me Against The World
13. Snoop Dogg-Doggystyle
14. Raekwon-Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
15. Scarface-The Diary
16. Beastie Boys-Pauls Boutique
17. Cypress Hill-Cypress Hill
18. Ice Cube-Death Certificate
19. Main Source-Breaking Atoms
20. Afrika Bambaataa-Planet Rock: The Album
21. EPMD-Strictly Business
22. Ultramagnetic MC's-Critical Beatdown
23. The D.O.C-No One Can Do It Better
24. A Tribe Called Quest-Midnight Marauders
25. Big Daddy Kane-Long Live the Kane
26. Slick Rick-The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
27. Common-Resurrection
28. Outkast-Aquemini
29. Fugees-The Score
30. Beastie Boys-Licensed To Ill
31. Public Enemy-Fear Of A Black Planet
32. Ice Cube-AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
33. Pete Rock and CL Smooth-Mecca and the Soul Brother
34. Makaveli-Don Killuminati: The Seven Day Theory
35. LL Cool J-Mama Said Knock You Out
36. Dead Prez-Let's Get Free
37. De La Soul-De La Soul Is Dead
38. Gang Starr-Hard to Earn
39. A Tribe Called Quest-Peoples Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
40. Notorious B.I.G-Life After Death
41. Ice-T-Power
42. EPMD-Unfinished Business
43. Lauryn Hill-Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
44. Brand Nubian-One For All
45. LL Cool J-Radio
46. Organized Konfusion-Stress: The Extinction Agenda
47. Outkast-ATLiens
48. De La Soul-3 Feet High and Rising
49. Masta Ace-Disposable Arts
50. Big Punisher-Capital Punishment
51. The Roots-Do You Want More?!!!??!
52. Black Star-Mos Def and Talib Kweli Are Black Star
53. Dr Dre-2001
54. The Coup-Genocide and Juice
55. Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five-The Message
56. Jay-Z-The Blueprint
57. Jungle Brothers-Straight Out of the Jungle
58. Kool G Rap and DJ Polo-Road to the Riches
59. Redman-Muddy Waters
60. Outkast-Stankonia
61. Redman-Whut? Thee Album
62. Gang Starr-Step In the Arena
63. Outkast-Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik
64. GZA-Liquid Swords
65. Ghostface Killah-Supreme Clientele
66. Mos Def-Black On Both Sides
67. Boogie Down Productions-By All Means Necessary
68. UGK-Ridin Dirty
69. Nas-It Was Written
70. Eric B and Rakim-Follow The Leader
71. Ghostface Killah-Ironman
72. Nas-Stillmatic
73. AZ-Doe or Die
74. Geto Boys-We Can't Be Stopped
75. Pharcyde-Bizarre Ride II
76. Biz Markie-Goin Off
77. Mobb Deep-The Infamous
78. Ice-T-The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech...Just Watch What You Say
79. Goodie Mob-Soul Food
80. Gang Starr-Daily Operation
81. Reflection Eternal-Train of Thought
82. 2Pac-All Eyez On Me
83. Eminem-Slim Shady LP
84. The Roots-Illadelph Halflife
85. Pharoahe Monch-Internal Affairs
86. Black Moon-Enta Da Stage
87. The Roots-Things Fall Apart
88. Eminem-Marshall Mathers LP
89. Ras Kass-Soul On Ice
90. Del Tha Funkee Homosapien-I Wish My Brother George Was Here
91. Gang Starr-Moment of Truth
92. Canibus-Mic Club: The Curriculum
93. Canibus-Rip The Jacker
94. Big L-The Big Picture
95. Big L-Lifestyles Ov Da Poor and Dangerous
96. MC Lyte-Lyte As A Rock
97. Kool Moe Dee-How Ya Like Me Now
98. Busta Rhymes-E.L.E (Extinction Level Event)
99. Busta Rhymes-When Disaster Strikes
100. DMX-It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
101. Artifacts-Between a Rock and a Hard Place
102. Royce Da 5'9-Death Is Certain
103. Lord Finesse and DJ Mike Smooth-Funky Technician
104. Xzibit-40 Dayz and 40 Nightz
105. Freestyle Fellowship-To Whom It May Concern
106. Chino XL-Here To Save You All
107. Paris-The Devil Made Me Do It
108. Queen Latifah-All Hail The Queen
109. Kurupt-Tha Streetz Iz A Mutha
110. DJ Quik-Quik Is The Name
111. Blackalicious-Blazing Arrow
112. Kanye West-College Dropout
I forgot O.G (Original Gangster) by Ice-T, I'd put it behind Artifacts in front of Royce, and Organized Konfusion by Organized Konfusion behind OG by Ice-T and in front of Royce
@Lastwrites: Good point, I'd put it right below College Dropout



Answer
You nailed a lot of it. I do however believe that the Deltron 3030 album is one of the best ever.




Powered by Yahoo! Answers

No comments:

Post a Comment