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wither the cheap eats?

jeffamaphone — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:35:45 -0800

Please recommend good Happy Hour locations in and around Palo Alto, CA. I recently moved. Happy Hour dining was a staple of my Seattle diet. I'm looking for good deals on food and a cheap glass of drinkable red wine. But I'll take any and all suggestions. Thanks.

Whether 'tis nobler in the train to suffer...

thetenthstory — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:40:26 -0800

To Eurorail or not to Eurorail, that is the question. I will be taking the old post college trip to Europe for three weeks. I am planning on flying by the seat of my dirty pants the entire time, changing my shirt or changing the city. The only thing I will have with me is my lightly filled 5600 backpack.
I am going to be in six or seven different cities total, in 4 or 5 countries. Mostly traveling to major cities along the Mediterranean coast until I get to Italy where then I will head north. However much I like the city will determine how long I stay. From what Rick Stevens’s Europe through the back door says, the Railpass is not right for me, since it’ll cost me less than 300 USD total to get my tickets at the counter. Yet, I am unsure of how often I will be traveling outside of the city and how much that will cost. I also understand that there could be other fees and hassles included in the Railpass. It sounds convenient…but cost effective? I’ve gone through many of the old questions about this but didn’t see any thing that really fit, since everyone's trip is a little different.

So Mefi’s, if you experiences should I bother with the Railpass? Or are there other opportunities that I am missing here? Suggestions about riding the trains are welcome too.

(Bonus Q: What is your favorite cheap food to eat while in Western Europe?)

What's the simplest, cheapest yet most complete diet available?

6am — Tue, 02 May 2006 16:57:38 -0800

What's the simplest, cheapest yet most complete diet available? Being the creative type I tend to exhaust my energies working on projects leaving little time to prepare food, and little money to afford it. I often end up eating junk because it's more convenient, but it adds up. So I wanna break the habit, but I can't be doing with buying masses of ingredients that I might only use once to make one dish.

I read "Passport to Survival", which says you could get by on Wheat, Honey, Salt & Powdered Milk alone. I like the idea of that, but I think I could afford to get a few extra ingredients...

Go hive mind, go!