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Hi all,

My girlfriend and i are planning a trip to florida during the winter and I am looking to propose. I am not huge on proposing in a super touristy or busy place so I am hoping I can find something a bit more lowkey and personal. Would the keys be a good idea?

If so, where would you recommend we stay and any ideas on where I could ask her? id like it to be somewhat private but id like there to be a photographer.

Oi! Tudo bem!

I’m looking for some help and local advice. I’m planning to propose to my girlfriend in Rio in the next few months. We’ve been together for 3 years, and Rio + São Paulo were our first big trip together when we were dating for about a year.

I’m thinking about proposing in Jardim Botânico, since I loved it when we visited and actually thought about proposing there back then. When we went (in October), it was surprisingly quiet, but I’m not sure if that was just luck. I’d like the moment to feel personal and not super touristy or crowded.

A few questions for anyone familiar with Rio:

• Are there any spots in Jardim Botânico that are more private or especially beautiful for a proposal?
• If not Jardim Botânico, is there another location in Rio you’d recommend that’s romantic but not packed with tourists?
• Any tips on finding a photographer in Rio? I’ve tried Googling in English and haven’t had much luck, so maybe I’m searching in the wrong language or wrong places.
• Also, any recommendations for a nice celebratory dinner spot in Rio where we could go afterward with her/our family?

Any help or local insight would mean a lot. Obrigado!

Oi! Tudo bem!

I’m looking for some help and local advice. I’m planning to propose to my girlfriend in Rio in the next few months. We’ve been together for 3 years, and Rio + São Paulo were our first big trip together when we were dating for about a year.

I’m thinking about proposing in Jardim Botânico, since I loved it when we visited and actually thought about proposing there back then. When we went (in October), it was surprisingly quiet, but I’m not sure if that was just luck. I’d like the moment to feel personal and not super touristy or crowded.

A few questions for anyone familiar with Rio:

• I know the most about Rio but she is from SP. Any ideas in SP I should look into?
• Are there any spots in Jardim Botânico that are more private or especially beautiful for a proposal?
• If not Jardim Botânico, is there another location in Rio you’d recommend that’s romantic but not packed with tourists?
• Any tips on finding a photographer in Rio? I’ve tried Googling in English and haven’t had much luck, so maybe I’m searching in the wrong language or wrong places.
• Also, any recommendations for a nice celebratory dinner spot in Rio where we could go afterward with her/our family?

Any help or local insight would mean a lot. Obrigado!

Oi! Tudo bem!

I’m looking for some help and local advice. I’m planning to propose to my girlfriend in Rio in the next few months. We’ve been together for 3 years, and Rio + São Paulo were our first big trip together when we were dating for about a year.

I’m thinking about proposing in Jardim Botânico, since I loved it when we visited and actually thought about proposing there back then. When we went (in October), it was surprisingly quiet, but I’m not sure if that was just luck. I’d like the moment to feel personal and not super touristy or crowded.

A few questions for anyone familiar with Rio:

• I know the most about Rio but she is from SP. Any ideas in SP I should look into?
• Are there any spots in Jardim Botânico that are more private or especially beautiful for a proposal?
• If not Jardim Botânico, is there another location in Rio you’d recommend that’s romantic but not packed with tourists?
• Any tips on finding a photographer in Rio? I’ve tried Googling in English and haven’t had much luck, so maybe I’m searching in the wrong language or wrong places.
• Also, any recommendations for a nice celebratory dinner spot in Rio where we could go afterward with her/our family?

Any help or local insight would mean a lot. Obrigado!

I will be coming to Alaska this summer and I am looking to do some trail riding, we will have a group coming with a range of skill levels/fitness levels(all pretty decent shape though). We will need to rent bikes but will have a car. Ideally I would like to do some sort of riding where it isn't necessarily a paved path but is a trail but since we have a range of riders the terrain cant be too difficult or too much elevation change.

I have read about the below options but not sure what makes the most sense.

Tony Knowles to Kincaid Park

- this trail is mostly paved until you get to Kincaid's right?

- Ive read good things about Kincaid Park and i think they have a wide range of different routes that people could take so it would be fun in my opinion. If we have to bike all the way there though it may be a bit much for though as its 10 miles there and 10 miles back.

- if we took an e bike there, would we be able to do anything at kincaid park in terms of terrain?

Eklutna Lakeside Trail

- this one looks like there is some good options here and what I am looking for in terms of terrain, it is a bit out of the way though. I read there is a few options for bike rental at the trail head so that would be convenient
Trail of Blue Ice

- seems like bike rental would need to be done in Girdwood, which is convenient because we are staying here 2 days but I think this trail is a drive away. In this case we would need to rent a car that can fit bikes or rent a bike rack.

is there any other trails that you think makes sense that I am missing? What other details do you need to know for us?

I 25 am struggling with a few decisions related to my personal financial planning and would like some input.

My current situation:

Income: $100-110k per year

401k: $100k (i roughly max it each year)

IRA:$25k (I max this every year)

Individual Brokerage: $32k

HYSA: $60k

HSA: $6K(i roughly max it each year)

1. for a while i was looking to purchase a house in the next few years so i have been loading up my HYSA. Now my situation is not as sure as I do not know if i may move cities, how soon i want to purchase(pretty expensive to purchase in my city), etc. Should i be moving roughly half of the HYSA into my individual brokerage until I know for sure my timeline on when i am purchasing? I think this would be roughly in the next 5 years but I have not began the process just yet, more so just saving toward it. I would probably just through it in VOO as i usually do pretty safe investments
2. my company is now allowing Employee stock purchase program where we can invest up to 20% of my income and get the stock at a 20% discount on it. My company is in a pretty safe industry and I feel pretty confident in them so I would like allocate funds towards this but I feel maxing both retirement and ESP would be a lot of money tied up towards this. I am young so I would like to spend some money haha. Would you take some out of the 401k match and put towards maxing company stock ESP Program?