u/AncientTallTree

I'm preparing to submit my first law review article this upcoming February cycle. I drafted my article in a template that I got on this sub that is designed to look like a printed law review article (large margins, single spaced font, title on header of each page, and a linked Table of Contents). Now, as I'm familiarizing myself with Scholastica, I see there are some schools - certainly a minority, but a sizable one - that have asked for double spacing and one inch margins for example. Are folks creating multiple versions for submission? Or submitting them as double-spaced word documents for every school? Thank you!

Is a summer road trip from San Diego to the Olympic Peninsula and back doable in three weeks without being too rushed? I'm thinking we would go up 395 first, and the drive home would be along the coast. On my must-see list would be Mt. Shasta, Crater Lake, Avenue of the Giants, and Olympic National Park. We don't need to spend time in any of the major cities - we've been tourists in LA, Sacramento, SF, Seattle, and Portland before. We've done multiple Yosemite and Sequoia trips. We've been to Lassen but would like to go back. Have you done a similar trip and what was your itinerary? Is this too far to go in three weeks? Thank you!

All, I'm coming to Chico from San Diego later this month, and staying for five days. My daughter is a senior at Chico State and she's unlikely to stay local after graduation, so we won't make it up that way much if at all in the future. I'm looking for recommendations for how I might spend one of my days seeing some new scenery while she's in class. I've spent lots of time doing all the trails in Lower and Upper Bidwell over the years. We took one trip to Lassen Volcanic last year and did the Lassen Peak and Bumpass Hell hikes, and I'm open to going back there to see something else. I'm also looking for other recommendations for great hikes or somewhere I should go for a long day trip from Chico. Thank you!

My husband and I are both teachers and so we have plenty of time to travel together in the summer, but our spring breaks usually don't line up. EXCEPT we just got the 2027-28 schedules and we will have the same spring break in March 2028, so it's a very rare opportunity to travel together that time of year, and I'm looking for suggestions. We're in San Diego and will have nine total days off (so for me this is probably too short a stretch to go to Europe). We like history, sightseeing, cities, walking around cities, eating, but we also like hiking and the outdoors. It would be great to go somewhere that's unbearably hot in the summer but pleasant in March. Do you have any recommendations?

My husband and I are spending ten days in Mendocino starting at the end of July. We both have some work to do remotely but otherwise we're planning to walk and hike and would love recommendations for day hikes in the area. We're interested short hikes but also some that are a bit longer, say up to about 10 miles. We're in our early fifties and our fitness level is fine (we hike the peaks here in San Diego and hiked up Lassen Peak last summer). Thank you!

I just put down a deposit for the 7-day Alaska out of Vancouver for June 2027 for my family of four (kids are college aged). I'm excited to get back on this ship, which we were on for the California Coastal a couple of years ago. This will be our second Alaska cruise, but the first was a decade ago on NCL and I was nursing a knee injury so we didn't do any active excursions. I'd like to book one excursion designed to hopefully see some wildlife. Our stops are Juneau, Skagway, and Ketchikan. The two shore excursions that currently stand out to me are the Ocean Raft Adventure in Skagway, and the Exclusive Wilderness Zodiac Quest in Ketchikan. I'd love any opinions on these, or for others (either through HAL or outside vendors). Thank you!

I am planning an Alaska cruise for my family of four (51F, 51M, 21F, 19F) for June 2027. I'm looking at either the Eurodam out of Seattle, or the Koningsdam out of Vancouver. We'll be flying from San Diego, so airfare might be slightly cheaper to Seattle, but that is not my big concern - I'm wondering about differences between the two ships and the two itineraries. Both have Glacier Bay, so that's a wash, but the Eurodam seems to go to Icy Point Strait, Sitka, and Victoria, while the Koningsdam has Skagway and more scenic cruising. We have actually been on the Koningsdam and loved that ship - we did the California coastal cruise at Thanksgiving a few years ago. I would appreciate any insight into factors that would differentiate between these two cruises. Thank you!

Last night I got back from a 3-generation trip and thought I’d report on what went well and lessons learned. This trip was my family (husband and I are early 50s, daughters 19 and 21); my brother’s family (he and wife are late 40s, kids are 10, 14, 16); and our elderly parents (early 80s). My parents are mobile but my dad walks slowly with a cane. My mom told me that her friend said they shouldn’t even try to do this trip. On the last day of the trip my mom said to me: “I’d rather die because I took this trip than die sitting around a retirement home watching TV.” 

More context: I studied abroad in Paris in 1995 and my French is still decent due to lots of podcast listening. No one else in the group speaks any French. This was the first Paris trip for all five grandkids, and the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th trip for everyone else, but no one had been to Paris recently. We had heard that tourism/crowds were greatly increased since our last trip in 2002, but didn’t fully appreciate it until we were there. 

Lodging: We had a 6bedroom AirBnB in the 11th. This worked well for the most part and I would probably do the same for a large group if going again. Although there are drawbacks, we had comfortable large beds, 6 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms, and separate mini-split AC units in each room. Happy to answer questions for anyone considering this. 

Getting Around: Everyone except my parents took the metro everywhere and also walked a lot. We bought the Navigo passes directly in Apple Wallet and re-loaded as needed. The 10 year old doesn’t have a phone so I bought her a physical Navigo card and after that my brother was able to reload it for her in the Bonjour-RATP app on his phone. My parents ubered everywhere (my mom’s credit card didn’t work in the G7 taxi app). We also used the bus a little bit with my parents after we got them physical Navigo cards. Had we been staying longer they probably would have used the bus more. It goes everywhere and makes sense for those who can’t do all of the stairs and walking in metro stations. 

Food: We got breakfast food at Franprix or the local boulangerie, which I also went and sat at for coffee/pastries almost every day. Dinners were at the brasseries by the AirBnB, except one that we cooked at the apartment and our one fancy dinner on the Ducasse Sur Seine (more below). Lunch was on the go wherever we were, including McDonalds on the Champs Elysees which was a special request from some of the teens. The McDonalds food was even worse than the McDonalds food in the US but we got to try some menu items that aren’t available in the US.

Dinner cruise, Ducasse Sur Seine: this was a splurge and a nice way to spend an evening together. The boat and views were great. There is no narration of what you are seeing. None of us particularly liked the food but this might be due to who we are and our very basic tastes in food. This experience was still a favorite for everyone.

Museums: Everyone except my parents had reserved Wednesday 11am entrance to the Louvre. We all had a difficult time due to the crowds and how hot it was inside. Those who also did Musee d’Orsay loved it in comparison. Another day, we walked to the Musee Carnavalet - it is extensive, free, and well organized. One of my daughters did the museums at Invalides on her own and said it was great. She is a history buff and loves museums. Another small highlight was the Musee Curie, which I did with my family and my parents, all of whom have, or had, or will have, STEM based careers. It’s just a couple rooms but well done. Finally, although not a museum, it was easy for those who wanted to get tickets to walk up the Arc de Triomphe - no line and no need for a reservation.

Eiffel Tower: everyone in the group went to the summit at 9:30pm Monday. It was packed but enjoyable and the kids in particular got a kick out of being on the tower for the 11pm “glitter.” 

Montmartre: absolute madhouse at 10am Sunday. My brother and I and our spouses all remember spending some lovely time around Montmarte 20+ years ago, but this time it was a zoo and we left right away. 

Versailles on Saturday: we should not have scheduled this for Saturday when we could have done it on a weekday, but it worked out. The RER C was closed Saturday so we took two UberXLs from the 11th directly to Versailles. My parents had a private golf-cart based tour which I booked through Get Your Guide. They had never been to Versailles and were glad they went but it was still exhausting. The other 8 of us had a normal walking guided tour, also through Get Your Guide. Had we not had this tour, I would have hated being at Versailles, but having a good tour guide whose narration was coming directly to my earpiece made all the difference. The royal apartments were wall to wall people. The gardens are lovely and my brother’s family rented rowboats. 

Spending time around Paris: the best moments were away from the major tourist crowds, just walking around, eating dinner as a group at a brasserie, walking along the Seine, or sitting on the banks of the Seine eating ice cream and watching the boats and people. Paris at 10pm in June is magical. 

Parisians: I know that my French helped in a few situations, but the whole group commented on how wonderful Parisians are, and my 21 year old asked why Parisians have a reputation for being rude. Everyone was quite helpful with my parents and friendly to the whole group.

Hope this helps anyone planning similar trips!