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aerinha said:
But you can go to so many cool places, no passport and in just a few hours. A few hours from me is either more of the US or the Atlantic ocean. Although I have been on a Disney kick recently. 2.5 hours by plane
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I am late to the vacation theme! I went to Disneyworld twice, under semi-duress and that was more than enough for me :yes: I have been using my PTO for the last few years visiting my mother. At the beginning of the year, I realized I needed a me/no mom vacation this year. Well, before COVID!
Before COVID I was seriously thinking about talking a friend into going with me on a Disco themed cruise in early 2021. I am assuming now cruises will be out for a long time.
My favorite vacation was to Iceland over 10 years ago with someone I was in a relationship with. He had extended family there, so we stayed and ate and drank and hiked and stayed at the weekend house with his family and it was fabulous. Over the solstice, too. Most people in Reykjavik had a weekend house, not necessarily fancy, hour an hour or two drive interior. They know how to live.
My fantasy is two weeks in an Italian villa, Enchanted April style, including other initially irksome vacation guests who become my life long friends.
Also, I have to look it up, there is an area in Italy where it is a day’s hike between a cluster of towns. That is my speed.
 
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Lake Effect said:
:nuts: I thought it was burgundy. Please tell me it is the shade of mahogany with burgundy undertones. I not drawn to the Rambler really, but this color!
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LunaSilver said:
I thought it's burgundy too. So pretty the color.
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It is not burgundy unfortunately. It's definitely the flat brown mahogany without the burgundy undertones. When I first unboxed it, I thought it was black and the smell of the oil or whatever the seller used to condition the leather was overpowering! It is, however, in beautiful condition with deliciously soft leather. The piping is pristine and the interior is very clean. I did expect a brighter mahogany as was shown in the listing and the smell was a complete surprise. I took another photo without the camera flash and in bright light. I'm not sure how I feel about it but if I can get rid of the stink it's definitely a keeper. I really do love this style.

Vintage Coach Rambler Messenger Bag Mahogany Leather 9735 - Etsy

This is an authentic original Rambler Bag made by Coach. This is one of those gorgeous classic bags made of durable glove tanned cowhide leather. It was made in the original factory in New York City, USA in the mid to late 1980s. The leather is a beautiful rich mahogany brown and is smooth and firm.
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MaraudingMagpie said:
To everyone who is currently doing time on Ban Island, I have a story about appreciating what you have.
My collection has grown a lot since I joined the forum and I have been considering to downsize a bit. I haven't worn my Court in ages, so she was a strong contender for getting the boot. She was my second ever Coach bag and while I've always liked her very much, I never had this intense excitement and love for her that I felt for some of my other bags. She's a bit on the stiff side even though she's Costa Rican, has a couple of permanent scratches and a few areas where the black didn't fully bounce back after rehab.
However, these imperfections and my liking but not really loving her were the reasons she became my workhorse/ beater. Downpour? Court. Movies and eating greasy food in the dark? Court. Dancing in sketchy underground venues? Court. She has been sat on the gritty ramparts in Jerusalem, went to both sides of the Dead Sea with me and was checked out by curious crustaceans on Italian cliffs. The last time I used her I discovered she still had Jordanian desert sand in the back pocket. After that I felt a bit guilty and re-rehabbed her earlier this year, but only had a bad new batch of Lexol to condition her and it left a white cast that was a pain to buff away and I haven't carried her since.
Today I had a rare moment of not being able to decide which bag to carry. I was annoyed with myself and on a whim applied my old rule of 'when in doubt, wear the Court'. She immediately felt so familiar on my shoulder and I remembered all of our shared adventures and what a functional little bag she has proven herself to be in so many situations.

I got home, sponged her down with water, massaged her with some CPR and whispered a promise to her that I'll never ever part with her and that I'm sorry I ever even considered it.
I feel like I have finally fallen in love with that best friend that has always been right before my eyes, and it's even better than getting a new bag because it didn't involve a financial transaction. Here she is! The end!

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She’s beautiful! Great tales of travels, too.
 
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Lake Effect said:
I am late to the vacation theme! I went to Disneyworld twice, under semi-duress and that was more than enough for me :yes: I have been using my PTO for the last few years visiting my mother. At the beginning of the year, I realized I needed a me/no mom vacation this year. Well, before COVID!
Before COVID I was seriously thinking about talking a friend into going with me on a Disco themed cruise in early 2021. I am assuming now cruises will be out for a long time.
My favorite vacation was to Iceland over 10 years ago with someone I was in a relationship with. He had extended family there, so we stayed and ate and drank and hiked and stayed at the weekend house with his family and it was fabulous. Over the solstice, too. Most people in Reykjavik had a weekend house, not necessarily fancy, hour an hour or two drive interior. They know how to live.
My fantasy is two weeks in an Italian villa, Enchanted April style, including other initially irksome vacation guests who become my life long friends.
Also, I have to look it up, there is an area in Italy where it is a day’s hike between a cluster of towns. That is my speed.
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We were forced to go to Disneyland 20 years ago. My brother said we were bad parents because our son had never been. So we went, and had a nice time with a big family group. I never want to go back - too many people!!

Our best vacation was visiting polar bears on Hudson Bay. We stayed at a lodge a plane ride from Churchill, landing on a gravel runway. Every day we went out in Zodiak boats, or walks, or on carts pulled by ATVs, and saw a lot of bears, not to mention the belugas, or the birds. It was an amazing experience.91270061-020F-4ABC-AE0B-C9AAD9A5CDEA.jpeg
 
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Lake Effect said:
I am late to the vacation theme! I went to Disneyworld twice, under semi-duress and that was more than enough for me :yes: I have been using my PTO for the last few years visiting my mother. At the beginning of the year, I realized I needed a me/no mom vacation this year. Well, before COVID!
Before COVID I was seriously thinking about talking a friend into going with me on a Disco themed cruise in early 2021. I am assuming now cruises will be out for a long time.
My favorite vacation was to Iceland over 10 years ago with someone I was in a relationship with. He had extended family there, so we stayed and ate and drank and hiked and stayed at the weekend house with his family and it was fabulous. Over the solstice, too. Most people in Reykjavik had a weekend house, not necessarily fancy, hour an hour or two drive interior. They know how to live.
My fantasy is two weeks in an Italian villa, Enchanted April style, including other initially irksome vacation guests who become my life long friends.
Also, I have to look it up, there is an area in Italy where it is a day’s hike between a cluster of towns. That is my speed.
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Cinque terre?

My daughter just went there this year. She was supposed to travel to China in February, booked her trip more than a year in advance, then COVID happened. She couldn’t get her money back, but the tour operator said it will pick another destination... and off to Milan they went. Talk about timing.
 
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Can you guys share how you store your bags? I installed a shelf for the bags that don’t fit in my closet but The shelf isn’t big enough... I was thinking of using my coach gift boxes and just stacking them one on top of the other into a tower! I have no room for more furniture or else Id get a chest or something. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
 
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Coachaddict4020 said:
Can you guys share how you store your bags? I installed a shelf for the bags that don’t fit in my closet but The shelf isn’t big enough... I was thinking of using my coach gift boxes and just stacking them one on top of the other into a tower! I have no room for more furniture or else Id get a chest or something. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
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I have a deep bookshelf and some hooks on the wall. I store other things, not bags, in bins under beds. Maybe that would work for bags.
 
#18,642
Coachaddict4020 said:
Can you guys share how you store your bags? I installed a shelf for the bags that don’t fit in my closet but The shelf isn’t big enough... I was thinking of using my coach gift boxes and just stacking them one on top of the other into a tower! I have no room for more furniture or else Id get a chest or something. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
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I store them in my uninstalled bathroom vanity in my living room.

Obviously that's temporary.

I hope.
 
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Minchanka said:
Cinque terre?

My daughter just went there this year. She was supposed to travel to China in February, booked her trip more than a year in advance, then COVID happened. She couldn’t get her money back, but the tour operator said it will pick another destination... and off to Milan they went. Talk about timing.
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Yes, that’s it! Was she in Milan for COVID?? Or just before in February?
 
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whateve said:
I have a deep bookshelf and some hooks on the wall. I store other things, not bags, in bins under beds. Maybe that would work for bags.
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Im currently googling “thin bookshelves” to see if I can find one small enough to fit in the only corner of my room thats free so thanks for that idea. I unfortunately am already utilizing every nook of space under my bed for storage so theres no more room under there lol

eta: just found this one on Ikea that might work, thank you for the book shelf idea!!

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