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|19th December 2012, 05:32 PM
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I described my plan, his comment:
"Great idea. Never fly"
How about a civil guard type thing?
Laughs. "You see that Doomsday Preppers ****** Tier 1 gear, 4F bodies."
I laughed so hard I spit up my ice tea.
|19th December 2012, 05:35 PM
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If you think gun laws are not problematic being inconsistent across state lines you are in the minority opinion.
As for the Constitution, prove it, prove the previous assault 'weapons' ban was unconstitutional.
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|19th December 2012, 05:40 PM
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|19th December 2012, 05:41 PM
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As usual, like a half dozen topics on the forum, there is no sense arguing with the fanatics that come out to defend their extremist views.
The CT shooting was unacceptable to most people. A majority in the country seem to be expressing they view they'd like some action taken, be it less than perfect or not. Any discussion that gun control is impossible or unconstitutional as if gods bestowed gun rights on humans is nothing more than paranoid denial.
If you don't like people's suggestions about what to do, offer up your own solutions, don't just insult the people who don't buy your world view.
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|19th December 2012, 05:42 PM
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|19th December 2012, 05:49 PM
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|19th December 2012, 05:58 PM
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"Swift, silent and deadly" was a part of my job description Upon hearing me say that my friend asked me "So you're a fart?"...
About my avatar.
|19th December 2012, 06:19 PM
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"There's vastly more truth to be found in rocks than in holy books. Rocks are far superior, in fact, because you can DEMONSTRATE the truth found in rocks. Plus, they're pretty. Holy books are just heavy." - Dinwar
"Let your ears hear this beautiful song that's hiding underneath the sound," Ed Kowalczyk.
|19th December 2012, 06:44 PM
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Look, people;
A correspondence I had today went like this, more or less
OP-I am for more controls and restricting sales because a friend of mine has bought a 45ACP, and he keeps it on his home office desk, loaded, all the time. It bothers me, since it's there even when he isn't
me- So, what new law, short of the PTB being able to check on him anytime, come into his house and check that the gun is safely stored, do you expect will change his ways
We already have child endangerment laws--if there are kids in the house and a loaded firearm is readily accessible, and you know of it, what do you do? Let it go because he's a friend?
If a kid gets hold of it and shoots himself or someone else, there is blood on your hands, friend. I know the type-- You'd likely join the crowd of "Why, oh, why, was he able to buy such a horrid thing", and be calling for a ban, when you could have done something about it before it happened!
An unsecured firearm is an immediate and life-threatening danger. It is not on a par with the guy having a couple of joints stashed away, or making moonshine in the basement. It is something that must be corrected, immediately.
It takes a freaking village, people. The police can't always be there, and can't practice prior restraint, so its up to us, the people:
1. Get educated about guns--and not the liberal hate education-learn what they are, how they work, and what they are generally used for
2. Drop a bug in your buddies ears about responsibility and safety if you see irresponsible actions
3. If the situation continues, drop a note to the authorities. And if a person you know--or observe-- is behaving erratically and recklessly with firearms, dial 911.
"Political correctness is a doctrine,...,which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."
"I pointed out that his argument was wrong in every particular, but he rightfully took me to task for attacking only the weak points." Myriad http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?postid=6853275#post6853275
|19th December 2012, 06:57 PM
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Since when does proposing that all firearms sales require a background check make me a hate filled liberal?
|19th December 2012, 06:59 PM
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"Political correctness is a doctrine,...,which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."
"I pointed out that his argument was wrong in every particular, but he rightfully took me to task for attacking only the weak points." Myriad http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?postid=6853275#post6853275
|19th December 2012, 07:11 PM
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|19th December 2012, 07:14 PM
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Apparently until a couple decades ago, the Amendment wasn't even interpreted to be an 'individual' right, it was interpreted to be a right for the militia, aka cops and similar organized security, to be armed.
The Constitution is not religious dogma, dude. It's a legal document with sometimes not so clear meaning, and sometimes a need for reinterpretation over time as society and circumstances change.
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|19th December 2012, 07:18 PM
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Back in this thread, I proposed a ban on all firearms and magazines with a capacity of more than 10 rounds. A lot simpler than the complications of defining an "assault weapon" and it gets to the core of the issue. Nobody on the pro gun side really wanted to engage. They was far more interest in saying "ban on scary looking guns" than in discussing the real issue.
When the "gun show loophole" discussion was raised, we had endless false claims that there is no such thing as a loophole rather than dealing with the core issue. Why should a transaction with a licensed dealer require vetting of the buyer and record keeping when an almost identical transaction with a private party does not?
There is another issue that seems to have roots in the paranoia of the gun lobby. Why is there a prohibition on the government using computers to track firearms purchases?
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In other states, it may be a good idea, just for personal reasons, but I agree that if the government required it, it may be ruled unconstitutional. Possibly. Not sure though honestly.
|19th December 2012, 07:25 PM
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The interview Soledad O'Brien had this morning on CNN with the governor of FL was a classic example. No matter how clearly she asked, what do you propose, name one thing you would agree to do. His only answer was to repeat, we should talk about it.
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|19th December 2012, 07:29 PM
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The liberal Hate Education that bans a firearm based on cosmetics, rather than function
The liberal hate education that thinks magazine capacity limitations and firearms bans will affect the criminal classes (which would expand, automatically overnight as millions of former law-abiding citizens are declared criminals because of a possession that became illegal)
THAT liberal hate education.
ETA: I see you also engaged in cherry picking, and a straw man, by attacking a particular phraseing, rather than the actual argument. Well done, sir-or-madam!
"Political correctness is a doctrine,...,which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."
"I pointed out that his argument was wrong in every particular, but he rightfully took me to task for attacking only the weak points." Myriad http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?postid=6853275#post6853275
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|19th December 2012, 07:31 PM
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|19th December 2012, 07:44 PM
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We have the guns. We have the 2nd Amendment and the court's interpretations. We already have restrictions, lots of them. Most of us are willing to work within the existing regulations. What do you expect when you ask what we're going to do? We're going to pick apart the silly proposals. We're going to ask the people who want to add restrictions to objectively demonstrate that the restrictions will have positive results aside from just consoling the scared people. If you've given it all you've got and you don't have anything else to offer, oh well. That's not our fault, is it?
|19th December 2012, 07:47 PM
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Now you might be able to argue that it was open to interpretation because there was no clear ruling on it by the USSC for over 200 years but no interpretation does not mean what you think that it means (and when they finally did interpret it they interpreted it in the exact opposite direction of what you are saying now). Hell, until 1934 there were essentially no limitations at all on what firearms you could own as an individual and as such no reason for any laws to come before the USSC in the first place.
"Swift, silent and deadly" was a part of my job description Upon hearing me say that my friend asked me "So you're a fart?"...
About my avatar.
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|19th December 2012, 07:48 PM
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Hand Gun Acquired From FFL (Licensed Gun Dealer)
a. Purchase in State of Residency - A person 21 years of age or older may purchase a hand gun from a:
1) FFL located in the buyers State of residence, § 922 (b)(1), or
2) FFL at a gun show which is located in a State where the FFL is licensed and the buyer is a resident, § 923 (j), or
3) FFL via U.S. Mail in a State where the FFL is licensed and the buyer is a resident, § 922(c), only if the transaction also complies with § 1715 (only certain persons are qualified to send or receive HGs in the U.S. Mail).
Here's a link.
If it's purchased from an FFL, it must be delivered to an FFL in their home state.
Are you suggesting that since John can't buy X gun in his state, that he ask his mom Jane to purchase said firearm for him?
That's called a straw purchase, and it's a felony.
Here's the solution. No state can make any law prohibiting firearms of any kind, must convert to "shall issue" states WRT: CWP, and no more different rules for CWP for each state.
Universal laws are good, I agree.
|19th December 2012, 07:57 PM
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If we attempt to do this again, my suggestion is to simply restrict capacity. Ban any firearm or magazine with a capacity of more than 10 rounds. It's a lot easier than listing banned model numbers or coming up with a list of features.
|19th December 2012, 08:12 PM
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The Federal prohibition of straw purchases is rather narrowly defined. The actual crime is making false statements when filling out form 4473 (the firearms registration form) or a licensed dealer accepting a form 4473 with statements he knows to be false. See section 15 of this document. A private sale that doesn't require filling out form 4473 would not fall under this law.
There may be state laws, but without a paper trail a case would be almost impossible to prove in court.
|19th December 2012, 10:15 PM
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478.29 Out-of-State acquisition of firearms by nonlicensees.
No person, other than a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector, shall transport into or receive in the State where the person resides (or if a corporation or other business entity, where it maintains a place of business) any firearm purchased or otherwise obtained by such person outside that State: Provided, That the provisions of this section:
(a) Shall not preclude any person who lawfully acquires a firearm by bequest or intestate succession in a State other than his State of residence from transporting the firearm into or receiving it in that State, if it is lawful for such person to purchase or possess such firearm in that State,
(b) Shall not apply to the transportation or receipt of a rifle or shotgun obtained from a licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector in a State other than the transferee's State of residence in an over-the-counter transaction at the licensee's premises obtained in conformity with the provisions of § 478.96(c) and
(c) Shall not apply to the transportation or receipt of a firearm obtained in conformity with the provisions of §§ 478.30 and 478.97.
§ 478.30 Out-of-State disposition of firearms by nonlicensees.
No nonlicensee shall transfer, sell, trade, give, transport, or deliver any firearm to any other nonlicensee, who the transferor knows or has reasonable cause to believe does not reside in (or if the person is a corporation or other business entity, does not maintain a place of business in) the State in which the transferor resides: Provided, That the provisions of this section:
(a) shall not apply to the transfer, transportation, or delivery of a firearm made to carry out a bequest of a firearm to, or any acquisition by intestate succession of a firearm by, a person who is permitted to acquire or possess a firearm under the laws of the State of his residence; and
(b) shall not apply to the loan or rental of a firearm to any person for temporary use for lawful sporting purposes.
[T.D. ATF-313, 56 FR 32508, July 17, 1991; 57 FR 1205, Jan. 10, 1992]
I've been at this for a good long time, and I'm really not surprised that in your eyes I have a minority opinion, because I'm fairly sure I'm the only retired LEO/former SOT licensee who's communicating with you.
The former AW ban was instituted in '94, sunseted in 2004, and the SC decision in Heller v. DC was handed down on 26 Jube, 2008. Heller is the decision that recognized that individuals have a right to purchase possess and keep firearms in common use for personal defense:
The SC ruling in Mcdonald v. Chicago was handed down 28 June 2010 incorporated the Second Amendment against the states
Since at this point I don't believe that you have any interest in learning what the facts of these cases are, I'll post the highlights from Mcdonald:
See United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co., 200 U. S. 321, 337.
MCDONALD ET AL. v. CITY OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,ET AL.
No. 081521. Argued March 2, 2010Decided June 28, 2010
Two years ago, in District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U. S. ___, this Court held that the Second Amendment protects the right to keep and bear arms for the purpose of self-defense and struck down a Dis-trict of Columbia law that banned the possession of handguns in thehome. Chicago (hereinafter City) and the village of Oak Park, a Chi-cago suburb, have laws effectively banning handgun possession byalmost all private citizens. After Heller, petitioners filed this federalsuit against the City, which was consolidated with two related ac-tions, alleging that the Citys handgun ban has left them vulnerable to criminals. They sought a declaration that the ban and several re-lated City ordinances violate the Second and Fourteenth Amend-ments. Rejecting petitioners argument that the ordinances are un-constitutional, the court noted that the Seventh Circuit previouslyhad upheld the constitutionality of a handgun ban, that Heller had explicitly refrained from opining on whether the Second Amendment applied to the States, and that the court had a duty to follow estab-lished Circuit precedent. The Seventh Circuit affirmed, relying on three 19th-century casesUnited States v. Cruikshank, 92 U. S. 542, Presser v. Illinois, 116 U. S. 252, and Miller v. Texas, 153 U. S. 535 which were decided in the wake of this Courts interpretation of theFourteenth Amendments Privileges or Immunities Clause in the Slaughter-House Cases, 16 Wall. 36.
Held: The judgment is reversed, and the case is remanded.
567 F. 3d 856, reversed and remanded. JUSTICE ALITO delivered the opinion of the Court with respect toParts I, IIA, IIB, IID, IIIA, and IIIB, concluding that the Four-teenth Amendment incorporates the Second Amendment right, recognized in Heller, to keep and bear arms for the purpose of self defense. Pp. 59, 1119, 1933.
To be perfectly clear - these rulings obviously were not in effect 1994 - 2004, and therefore the original AWB was not at the time unconstitional, but depending on how a new ban would be crafted, it could well be in conflict with Heller.
|20th December 2012, 01:16 AM
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There is no "sensible gun control"
The entire discussion oozes from a poisoned well, emotionally distraught people casting about for something to reconcile the horror they saw unfold, replete with breathless tweets and FB posts, and their imagined safety of daily life. There is no middle to be made that cant be made more reasonable, objection by definition, unreasonable. To illuminate fantasy one is met with accusations of being the getaway driver, replete with bloodied hands. I am made sick by an agenda that has hitched its wagon to 20 dead children and intends to ride hell bent for leather towards its self-sanctified version of Utopia. The net of oppression casting wide and narrow as opportunity fits; we only ask for a few, we mean to have them all. After all, we cant be completely safe without all firearms given to the State, the better for Nanny to care for us. We want to control you so you can be free, its for your own good, we know whats best for you, and because we cannot fathom what one could ever need with firearms, we have determined they are unnecessary.
Reality cannot meet utopians ideals, be not dissuaded,
You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it's an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before.
-Rahm Emanuel
The bodies were not even cold when the calls for oppression were spouted clarion, placards printed and distributed for spontaneous demonstrations faster than one can say Kinkos. I am made ill by the opportunists craven zeal to spout an agenda faster than actual facts are made public. That a wave of fresh views on gun control would seem apparent is that while some would let victims grieve peacefully, the anti-gun groups have seemingly taken a page from the Westboro church and rushed to politicize the funerals the victims of horrible tragedy.
To be clear, Mayor Emanuel did not say this quote to this event, yet it is the mode of operations for activists.
One cannot legislate against insanity, aberrations can and will by definition happen. But to ride like ones got some kind of mandate because we are all shocked at a low frequency/ high consequence incident is what I call beyond reason.
The hairless monkey cringes, cries out against the storm.
Religion is born.
|20th December 2012, 05:48 AM
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For someone say they want a gun for self defence or protection from a tyrannical government suggests a fear of crime or tyrannical government so extreme that a gun is needed. Otherwise if you say you have no fear then your reason for a gun is the same as saying you want a parachute but never fly.
Lets say you are right and the vast majority only want a gun for self defence or protection from tyranny, but know they do not need a gun for such. Then that explains why the USA has the gun culture it has and the problems with gun deaths.
Elsewhere, the idea of getting a gun you do not need is seen as paranoid, fearful and an over reaction. The UK, Canada, Australia and NZ are elsewhere and have far lower rates of gun deaths than the USA. USA gun culture is a fail.
|20th December 2012, 05:58 AM
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In the UK you have to show a need for a gun before you can get one. They are the same needs as the USA, excepting self defence, we are not concerned about tyrannical governments. It is not something you can have just because you fancy the idea of having one around. That is part of UK gun culture is the acceptance of need. The USA does not have that as part of its gun culture. The UK's gun culture results in far fewer deaths than the USA's gun culture. The UK's gun culture is more successful than the USA's.
|20th December 2012, 06:10 AM
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One day my wife called to tell me a guy was selling a benelli semi-auto shotgun at a yard sale in our neighborhood. She heard it from a deputy sheriff who had just left there. He asked the seller if he could run the serial number to see if it was listed as stolen. The seller agreed and when it came back clean the deputy wished him a good day. I rushed over to buy it just as another guy was walking away with it.
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|20th December 2012, 07:07 AM
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Apparently the notion of having a tool which can be used for multiple purposes has gone over your head.
You could catch up here if you'd do a lot more reading and a lot less responding to stuff you're making up.
No, lets' be totally honest here. Nobody has said the vast majority only want a gun for self defense or protection from tyranny. Not even close. Not even remotely close. If that's what you're reading, you might wipe some of that dust off your screen. It's distorting the actual words people are typing.
When your straw man is kicking your butt like that, you're doing it wrong.
The gun culture in the US exists, but it's quite different from that fantasy you've created. Your uninformed criticism, incredulity, ignorance, and those figments of your imagination that you're arguing againt have very little bearing on reality.
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They are both sides and neither is any better. They are the tick sucking blood from the backside of America.
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[quote=leftysergeant;8856061]I would sign off on most of BStrong's suggestions. I would, however, go the extra step of establishing an additional layer to the militia, call it the Civil Guard.
Every gun owner is obligated to participate, to make a set number of musters during the year.
This could actually be a community-builder. If you and your neighbor are both armed, it is probably a good idea that you know each other, and will be falling in on the same station if the compost meets the ventilating device.
Thats actually a pretty good idea.
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Reasons to own a gun, protection against crime 67%, targets 66%, hunting 41%
A simple search of such debates and you will find self defence and protection against tyranny cited on many occasions.
In the UK you cannot have gun just because you want one or feel the need for self defence or are concerned about tyranny. Therefore with those reasons not available there are far fewer guns in the UK than in the USA. So the opportunities for criminals and nut cases out to revenge their anger with guns are greatly reduced in the UK.
So the UK has 0.07 firearms homicides per 100,000 to the USA's 2.97 per 100,000.
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And you omitted other perfectly valid purposes.
Pointing out that you've severely misunderstood the discussion isn't dodging. When you create a fairy tale situation, it's not rational for you to suggest that other people should resolve the problems in the fairy tale. But you already know this.
No, it doesn't.
No, it doesn't.
Yes, you've accounted for 174% of the gun owning population.
Yet you've been unable to show where anybody said the vast majority only want a gun for self defense or protection from tyranny.
Coming from a culture where people are accustomed to being subjects rather than citizens, being treated like children might feel natural. We feel differently about it here.
And we've explained many times that several factors are involved. When someone explains one element, you demand an explanation for another as if it's a freestanding concern. When someone explains that other issue, you jump to yet another, ignoring the previous and the combinations of factors. Of course it's easy to be critical when you're looking at each part in isolation as if you're analyzing it piece by piece looking through a soda straw. Your argument seems to be based on the narrow minded, narrow perspective of the self righteousness people you parrot. And your Gish Gallop tactic is dishonest.
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IF there are children in the household and a gun is unsecured, there is a case for child endangerment. Hell-in a couple of states (Colorado being one), Parents have had their children take away (temporarily) because they were playing outside in the front yard with no adult in sight (in the Colorado case, back in the 1980's, dad was in the garage, with teh big door open. In those cases, a neighbor called the cops- and got action. Inappropriate action, but something was done because there were kids "endangered"
If you know of a situation that is potentially deadly, and you don't do something, you have blood on your hands if it does turn deadly.
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I've already signed the gun ban people off as lost causes, but I was hoping that the 'gun control is stupid' people wouldn't mind showing a little more nuance. And most of them have. Thanks for not contributing.
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My $0.02: First you are not spending enough time in each location. Remember that 2 nights is only one full day, not enough to get really oriented, let alone see a few sites and find a favorite pub.
Second, on a free-form backpacking trip I wouldn't necessarily pin down each location precisely this way. Have a general sense of where you want to go, as you've done, but if you get somewhere and truly love it then stay longer. Or if you hate it, then just leave right away. Readjust the rest of the schedule as required.
Third, sounds like a GREAT trip! Have a lot of fun!
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You have way too many places and haven't accounted for travel time between locations.
For example, you have 1 night in Krakow when the fastest train from Gdansk takes 9 hours (you'd need to be on the 5:02 AM train for a 9 hour ride). Followed by a long train ride to Prague.
Most of this itinerary is crazy.
Use the bahn.de site to calculate the time it takes to travel between locations and add at least a half hour on each end to get to and from the train stations. You'll quickly see that you have almost no time in any place.
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> My main concern is that we might be jamming too many places in.
Personally, I think your concern is justified, as also suggested by Nelson and adrienne. And I would say there are at least three reasons for questioning your timing.
First, I know it's hard for first-time travelers to grasp, but you really do lose 1/2 day on average when you move between cities that are as far apart as the ones you hope to see -- you need to get to and from the train station or airport or whatever, you need to check out of and into hotels, you need reorient to different locations and you should expect a few wrong turns along the way, and in some cases, you'll need to adjust to a different language. I'm not saying these things to discourage you - I'm saying them to help you plan your time.
Second, it is hard to say how much time to spend in any particular place without knowing what you hope to see or experience, but as a rule, I would say that you are allocating FAR less time to each of your destinations than might make most sense. Even if you weren't losing time to transportation, I think your time frames are too limiting. IMHO, you will enjoy your time much more if you make sure that the time you have to visit a limited set of destinations is substantially greater than the time it takes to get to them - and that will mean paring your itinerary.
Third, for a 51-day trip, you might want to plan some down-time along the way. I travel HARD, and even so, this itinerary exhausted me.
I would strongly encourage you to invest in a few good guide books, get a better sense of how much time it will take to get from place to place and how much time it will take to see your highest priorities in each place, and then come back with a more limited and more realistic plan that works for the two of you.
Good luck!
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Try also www.seat61.com for information on train travel and passes.
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Brussels? Why?
Krakow for one day, I assume you have been before as 1 day is too short
Prague for 2 days, ditto
Which month?
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I would also head over to the Lonely Planet's Thorntree message board as you will find lots of backpackers there.
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You're reminding me of the summer of 1984.
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I agree with the advice to pare down, but that doesn't mean you can't have a great time going from place to place.
You do want to study the train schedules to get a better idea of how much time you'll be spending getting from city to city. For example, two nights in Prague means a day and a half for seeing the city (half a day the day you arrive, then one full day) and then you leave again. Vienna is five or six hours away, so you can't linger too long on that third day. That does not seem very enjoyable to me.
I would suggest taking two or three cities out of your itinerary and spreading those days around. Then, think of the itinerary as a target rather than a fixed schedule.
Having some opportunities for "down time" is a great idea. One of the days I enjoyed most during that long-ago summer was a day in Vienna when I was museum-ed out. I ended up just taking a bus to some huge park and wandering around for several hours - people-watching, mostly. I have no great pictures of the day or even any specific memories, but I remember being quite happy about my decision to do nothing. If I had only a day and a half to see Vienna, though, I would have been reluctant to do nothing for half a day.
I hope you have a great trip!
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Write down what you want to see in each location and how much time it takes. Check out train times. Are you reserving places to stay or are you 'winging it'? If winging it, then add a couple of hours each to find a place.
For my taste, you are spending too much time in Italy - but as I say, that's my taste and not yours.
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2. It looks like a bus or train from Colombo to Ella is 8-9 hours, but by car would only take 3 hours. Is that correct?
3. Which beach town in the south or west is safe for swimming, has some good food and lodging options and is not too crowded?
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1. Can you recommend some good hikes / waterfalls close to Kandy? I have checked the books and online, but it is hard to tell what is actually close by.
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The type of hiking you are looking for can be found south of Kandy, in Tea Country, Horton Plains National Park, and the areas around Ella. To participate you are better off to base yourself in Nuwara Eliya and in Ella rather than in Kandy. From Kandy, you can do a loop around Embekke, Lankatilaka, and Gadalaldeniya, three medieval temples outside of the city that are well worth visiting, but it's not the type of hike you're probably thinking about.
Colombo to Ella is about 3-4 hours. I don't know where you read 8-9 hours, but it does not seem right to me, by any means of transportation. It may be years ago.
I have no experience on the beach towns, but I'm sure someone else can speak to your question there.
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Thank you. Even by bus or train is is only 3-4 hours from Colombo to Ella? In all the guide books it seems like any bus or train would go through Kandy and Nuwara Eliya and would take much longer.
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Sorry, I misread your post. Colombo to Kandy is about 3 hours by train and Kandy to Ella by train is about 5 hours, so a total of 8-9 hours seems right. By road, it's about 5 hours as you go around the southern coast rather than wind through the hills.
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Hi there!
Unawatuna beach is a good place for swimming. When are you planning to visit these places? If you are going around the holiday season, then any beach will be crowded.
For the second question, public transport takes longer. Why not hire a car?
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For the second question, public transport takes longer. Why not hire a car?>>
why not hire a car is easy - the road conditions are unbelievable.
however, hiring a car and a driver is easy and cheap, and can be combined with a train journey in the hill country.
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however, hiring a car and a driver is easy and cheap, and can be combined with a train journey in the hill country.
There are places it's just easier by car. Particularly trying to get from Nuwara Eliya or Ella to the southern beaches. But the train ride from Kandy to N.E. is one I'm glad I took. A beautiful way to see the countryside. Our driver seemed to be quite accustomed to the request to drop us at a station (the one leaving from Kandy seems easier done from the station well outside the city) and then pick us up in NE. (mind, we had a couple nights stay halfway along the trip and that DID seem to confuse the in-country travel agents)
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We also had the driver drop us off and pick us up so that we could experience the train ride. I really enjoyed the train though it took a LONG time! We went from Gampola (outside Kandy )to Ella. We were in Gampolal staying at a wonderful heritage hotel we loved- Elptiya Walauwa which I really recommend if you want to step back in time, truly memorable.
Lots more blog posts on Sri Lanka for anyone who is interested. http://www.somuchmoretosee.com/search/label/Sri%20Lanka
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Unawaruna was definitely crowded - and touristy - when I was there in Feb 2011. If I wanted a quiet beach I would look east and north.
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thanks for the blog link, wtb. our Sri lanka trip was slightly more up market [I find it easier when going to somewhere so "foreign" to us for the first time] but many of your recommendations look great for what I hope will soon be a second trip. I would feel a lot happier using booking.com than I did last time and I agree that the reviews are pretty reliable. and I agree about the food - just wonderful.
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Annhig - glad it might be useful
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We stayed at a few beach locations as we travelled along the south coast. Goyambokka was a quiet, very pretty beach with just a few guesthouses and simple fish restaurants. Mirrissa was again very pretty, lots of surf as I recall and a bit busier. We also spent some time in Weligama which has a lovely beach but I wouldnt dream of swimming anywhere neare there, as the main town sewer emptied directly into the sea. Unawatuna was definitely not for us. Way to crowded.
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Tallala in the south was very quiet.
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Hello all,
Is there a particular part of the railway trip from Ella to Gampola that is most beautiful? Some suggest Ella to Haputale is the most stunning part of ride, and others swear by Haputale to Nanu Oya. The drive time difference, first to get to Ella from Uda Walawe National Park, whereas the park to Haputae is so much shorter. However, IF the train from Ella to Gampola or even Hatton is spectacular I would like to do it correctly. I simply need advice to make my decision.
Welltraveledbrit, you were just there? Thanks to anyone, in advance who can help me. Issue for me is 6 hour drive time to Ella and 7 hours on a train with an always fascinating disc/back issue is sometimes overwhelming. Yet, some things are worth the pain so to speak.
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We took the train ride from Kandy to Nanu Oya and would say that the last hour or so was the most scenic. We enjoyed it as it was a change of pace from being in an automobile the entire trip, and we like trains in general. At the same time I would not say the ride was spectacular and you will see similar scenery on the road or better yet on foot. There are several hikes around Ella that would give you the views that you see from the train.
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Thank you Triplanner. Most appreciated.
I am a little train obsessed. Love them as well. Oddly,we are driving from the South to the North. Opposite way from most trips apparently. A luxury tour planner I read itinerary for, trains only from Haputale to Nanu Oya ( only 3 hours ) but many travelers say Ella to Haputale is the most STUNNING. At that point one might as well stay on train to Nany Oya or Hatton from Ella as it all sounds pretty spectacular. I am reading from your note that Ella was incredibly scenic, and one should try to hike a little there. Not, our forte but we try as much as we can.
You noted the further south you went the more scenic the train view became.
The first train option would have us skip Ella, for more time near Kandy or even Polonnaruwa. If possible, can you tell me if you would skip one for the other? ( Don't you hate those questions ? )
We are staying at one of the Heritage Hotels in Gambola which sounds amazing, so am trying to enjoy that vs. my usual "drive by" regarding hotels on first trips to a country. I suffer from "overbookingitis"
Flight out early am from Colombo so we only have 6 day total. Better than nothing I figure. Thank you for your time.
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It depends on your interests. If you are interested in hiking and tea plantations, Ella is your perfect base. If you are interested in Buddhist archaeological sites and temples, then the Cultural Triangle (Polonnaruwa, Anuradhapura, Sigiriya) is best. With six days, I would divide my time between these two areas and skip Kandy.
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I stayed a few nights in both Mirrissa and Unawatuna in Feb. this year. Both towns were a bit touristy. The beach at Mirrissa is cleaner and the town is a bit quieter than Unawatuna. But the guesthouse we stayed at in Una, Bedspace, was the favorite place we stayed during our 14 day visit to Sri Lanka. If you stay in Mirrissa I'd pass on whale watching. It's way to expensive for what you see. Saw 1 whale only for 30 seconds out of a 6 hour trip.
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