$100,000 Vacation
May 10th, 2011 at 6:11:32 PM
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Expedia is sponsoring a contest with a $100,000 vacation as first prize. I don't think I would need that much to do pretty much anything I really wanted to do.
If you had two weeks, how would you spend the hundred large? Rules (made up by me): Except for $100 worth of souvenirs, it all must go toward the vacation. You can't keep any of it nor give any of it away. You cannot turn it into cash equivalents... You get the idea.
If you had two weeks, how would you spend the hundred large? Rules (made up by me): Except for $100 worth of souvenirs, it all must go toward the vacation. You can't keep any of it nor give any of it away. You cannot turn it into cash equivalents... You get the idea.
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May 10th, 2011 at 6:24:50 PM
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I assume your rules wouldn't allow you to gamble with any of that and keep what you won. $7000 / day is not all that much for 1st class flights and $3-4000 per night over the top suites. Two locations maybe somewhere on the Mediteranean and second week in Africa would be fun.
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May 10th, 2011 at 6:29:03 PM
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Easy. I would find an expensive cruise, get the best cabins, gamble every day, gain 12 pounds on the great food, and spend the rest on shore when we stop, for motorbike rentals and tours and expensive restaurants. It would probably cost more than a hundred grand. The penthouse cabins on the big ships can cost $4,000 a day per person and if you drink expensive wine every meal, 100K goes bye bye real fast.
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May 10th, 2011 at 7:08:32 PM
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Quote: kenarmanI assume your rules wouldn't allow you to gamble with any of that and keep what you won.
I didn't see that in the rules.
That's exactly what I'd do. Get a first class flight to Vegas, book a suite at the Palms or other nice place I like, and gamble the rest at VP and craps. If you win, great. If you lose everything, you'll get plenty of comps and likely free stays for the next two trips or so.
I might spread it around several hotels, too, just to get comped future stays.
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May 10th, 2011 at 7:15:49 PM
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I will assume gambling normally is not cashing it in. So it is easy. WSOP, JERRY! Nice rooms at maybe Wynn. Rent a convertible to cruise to Rio for play. Nice food. For me the WSOP would be the fantasy so even $25,000 would be fine as enough for the buy-in, room at Flamingo, and WAM for the 2 weeks. Unless I can bet sports and keep the proceeds with the rest, give it to a dog shelter.
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May 10th, 2011 at 7:43:48 PM
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Subtract from the $100,000 however much it would take for a flight to Nurburg, Germany, the cost of a days track pass to Nurburgring Nordshlieffe, and the cost of shipping a car overseas, take the remainder and buy a beast of a car, and complete my dream of hot lapping The Green Hell. If travel costs are such that I could only afford an '84 Chevette, then I shall set the '84 Chevette speed record and die a completed man.
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May 10th, 2011 at 7:48:45 PM
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Quote: FaceSubtract from the $100,000 however much it would take for a flight to Nurburg, Germany, the cost of a days track pass to Nurburgring Nordshlieffe, and the cost of shipping a car overseas, take the remainder and buy a beast of a car, and complete my dream of hot lapping The Green Hell. If travel costs are such that I could only afford an '84 Chevette, then I shall set the '84 Chevette speed record and die a completed man.
If you are already in Germany Baden Baden has a nice casino.
I have a bewitched egg that I use to play VP with and I have net over 900k with it.
May 10th, 2011 at 7:55:47 PM
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1st class tickets to BKK. Limo to Pattaya. The rest would spend easy. Or maybe not...I think you could live and f--- like a king in Patts for two weeks and still not be able to spend 100 large. If you could there would be one or several very happy villages in Issan getting some money sent home.
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May 10th, 2011 at 8:01:05 PM
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Quote: Wavy70If you are already in Germany Baden Baden has a nice casino.
The best form of gambling is that in which your life is the currency.
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May 10th, 2011 at 8:09:59 PM
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Quote: FaceThe best form of gambling is that in which your life is the currency.
1 full chamber 5 empty?
I have a bewitched egg that I use to play VP with and I have net over 900k with it.
May 10th, 2011 at 8:15:13 PM
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Quite a few $100,000 (and up) vacations I'd love to go on at http://www.abercrombiekent.com/
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May 10th, 2011 at 8:28:42 PM
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Quote: Wavy701 full chamber 5 empty?
No lol. The 'reward' for winning that is life, which you already had to begin with, therefore there is no reward.
What's the EV on that though? =) Is it possible to compute? I'm thinking it's worse than 6:5, but probably just barely ;)
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May 10th, 2011 at 9:32:41 PM
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2 weeks? $100k? I'd probably head to Japan and take a rail trip, staying at various cities in the better hotels and eating some top notch food.
If I had longer, I'd down grade my rooms and up grade the number of places I'd visit, and probably try and circumnavigate as much of the globe as possible by train (US, Japan, TranSiberia, Europe, Orient Express and maybe one of the African lines).
I'd also consider getting decent truck, kitting up a big truck with a barbecue and tailgating across the states during the NFL season with some friends.
Vegas wouldn't be on the list at all for a one of trip...
If I had longer, I'd down grade my rooms and up grade the number of places I'd visit, and probably try and circumnavigate as much of the globe as possible by train (US, Japan, TranSiberia, Europe, Orient Express and maybe one of the African lines).
I'd also consider getting decent truck, kitting up a big truck with a barbecue and tailgating across the states during the NFL season with some friends.
Vegas wouldn't be on the list at all for a one of trip...
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May 11th, 2011 at 12:30:41 PM
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Thanks for the interesting replies. Note that turning the prize into cheques for gaming would not be allowed, as they would be "cash equivalents".
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