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My (no coiner) buddy and I are taking a road trip south to get out of the ice and cold weather for a few days. I have a bunch of sats burning a hole in my pocket.

I'm looking for recommendations. We will mainly be driving the I-95 corridor down to Florida. I'd like to treat my friend to a few meals by paying with bitcoin. Nothing like free food to help swallow the orange pill.

FYI:

  • I know about both Pubkeys. We might hit one for lunch if the timing works out.
  • I know about Steak 'n Shake. We will pay them a visit at some point, but my digestive system can only take so much SnS.

my advice: get yourself a really good soundtrack

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100 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 1h

We've been friends since high school, so we have similar music tastes. Music is the most important item for the trip.

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36 sats \ 0 replies \ @Fenix 1h

Enjoy and get a lot of information about how and if people are knowing and using bitcoin through your trip. Like a documentary.

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That's really a fun and natural way to orange-pill some buddy.
Here's what this guy experienced: #1401764, traveling 42 countries in 800 days, entirely on Bitcoin.

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Other than extending the trip down to El Salvador! all you can do is check out any places listed on BTCMap and try them out.
I now plan road trips here in NZ around BTCMap and am planning one down to Queenstown later this year where there is a decent hub of maybe 30 BTC businesses- there are generally still very few BTC accepting outlets but all we can do is support those that exist and hope more develop.
Have a good trip and let us know how it goes.

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Thanks very much. I'm going to keep trying to scour that map.

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‘Nothing behind me, everything ahead of me, as is ever so on the road.’

And;
‘There was nothing to talk about anymore. The only thing to do was go.’

Enjoy!

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😀

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have fun on the road trip — sadly i can't recommend anything, i was never in the us. but maybe btcmap can help you find some good spots on the way

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Thanks. Yes, I'm scouring BTC map. There are a few possibilities. Unfortunately on this route the spots are mainly ATMs or Steak n Shakes

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doesn't sound that exciting. where i live the map is nearly empty. but i am working on that

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42 sats \ 2 replies \ @plebpoet 12h

hi @nathanael i just checked out your profile you’re here from wayyy back that’s crazy

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30 sats \ 1 reply \ @nathanael 11h

was not really active — i have a love-hate relationship with "social" media

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17 sats \ 0 replies \ @plebpoet 11h

i totally get that

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That's the spirit. Good luck to you.

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36 sats \ 2 replies \ @clr 12h

I'd also consider Bitrefill or The Bitcoin Company for when you cannot find a restaurant that accepts bitcoin directly. They have gift cards for most of the big restaurant chains and gas stations, so you can demo lightning payments.

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27 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 OP 12h

Yeah, I know, but I'm really not a bitcoin gift card guy. I'm not judging others, but I don't see it as spending bitcoin.

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36 sats \ 0 replies \ @clr 12h

I agree. Merchants accepting directly is the best. But at least they let us spend KYC-free and bank-free.

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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Angie 32m

Hace poco abrí btcmap y resulta que aquí en la habana Cuba la de los apagones a montones hay restaurantes y cafetería bar, no he ido a ninguna no tengo suficiente sino los hubiera invitado a la americana claro, así que si buscas calor sin ventilador 🤣 cuba te espera.

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