OT: Vacation Recommendations
The wife and I want to take a vacation sometime this year. Our combined preferences are (not in any specific order):
1. Somewhere off the beaten path
2. Relaxing - not itinerary-driven
3. Experience a different/new culture
4. Good food!
5. Preferably somewhere warm/near a beach.
6. Outdoor activities (hiking, biking, walking, etc.)
7. Interesting sights or architectural interest.
You guys seem like a worldly bunch (except Busco, who hates soccer and drinks Busch Lite), so I'm hoping you may have some recommendations?
Complete thread:
- OT: Vacation Recommendations -
Joe,
2018-02-27, 11:40
- Guess I missed this thread last week - KGB, 2018-03-08, 12:46
- New US/Canada Travel Warning - Playa Del Carmen - Joe I, 2018-03-08, 11:57
- Thanks guys! Appreciate the help. - Joe, 2018-03-01, 17:50
- Has anybody been to Norway recently... -
BillyGoat,
2018-03-01, 11:06
- not recently - Jay, 2018-03-01, 11:10
- Portugal would hit all of that except off beaten path? -
LT,
2018-02-28, 12:31
- Did a week in Portugal last June -
MHB (Rakes of Mallow),
2018-02-28, 23:39
- you did a week in Portugal and there was no trip report -
Jay,
2018-03-01, 10:56
- Trip Report, you say? - Spain - Joe I, 2018-03-01, 14:15
- I love reading trip reports - LT, 2018-03-01, 13:24
- you did a week in Portugal and there was no trip report -
Jay,
2018-03-01, 10:56
- Those are two very good recommendations. - Joe I, 2018-02-28, 13:11
- A few friends have been to Sri Lanka recently - LT, 2018-02-28, 12:37
- Did a week in Portugal last June -
MHB (Rakes of Mallow),
2018-02-28, 23:39
- Piggybacking off Joe... -
BPH,
2018-02-28, 09:48
- While you're in Salzburg... - irishvol, 2018-02-28, 13:17
- if you have a few days, add Prague
- Jay, 2018-02-28, 09:53
- Stopped there on my previous Europe trip -
BPH,
2018-02-28, 10:35
- Krakow?
- Jay, 2018-02-28, 14:28
- Krakow?
- Stopped there on my previous Europe trip -
BPH,
2018-02-28, 10:35
- Go diving. - nedhead, 2018-02-27, 21:07
- Take a river cruise.
- oviedoirish, 2018-02-27, 19:37
- Wakanda -
Pat,
2018-02-27, 18:31
- Is this your king? - Jim (fisherj08), 2018-02-27, 19:38
- Spain -
Joe I,
2018-02-27, 14:32
- Any tips for San Sebastian? Going in April.
- LT, 2018-02-28, 12:32
- Yes! -
MattG,
2018-02-28, 13:26
- thanks!
- LT, 2018-03-02, 10:28
- thanks!
- Ahhh, haven't been, but it's next on our Spain itinerary. -
Joe I,
2018-02-28, 13:10
- Im taking 20 students the last 166 miles on the Camino in Ju -
IrishGuard,
2018-03-02, 05:46
- What a great experience for the kids. - Joe I, 2018-03-02, 06:11
- Im taking 20 students the last 166 miles on the Camino in Ju -
IrishGuard,
2018-03-02, 05:46
- Yes! -
MattG,
2018-02-28, 13:26
- Any tips for San Sebastian? Going in April.
- Has anyone ever done this type of vacation in Africa? -
Grantland,
2018-02-27, 14:22
- I did 3 weeks through Kenya and Tanzania ending in Zanzibar. -
ReginaldVelJohnson,
2018-02-28, 09:24
- Similar but ended in Seychelles. -
LT,
2018-02-28, 12:41
- I have an excellent camp rec for Kenya -
Jay,
2018-02-28, 14:34
- Walking safari is a must, wherever you can do it - ndphilo, 2018-02-28, 19:06
- I have an excellent camp rec for Kenya -
Jay,
2018-02-28, 14:34
- Similar but ended in Seychelles. -
LT,
2018-02-28, 12:41
- Not really for vacation - ndphilo, 2018-02-27, 14:28
- I did 3 weeks through Kenya and Tanzania ending in Zanzibar. -
ReginaldVelJohnson,
2018-02-28, 09:24
- Ecuador - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2018-02-27, 14:10
- Bermuda? - Chris, 2018-02-27, 13:57
- Jamlando
- Mike (Max), 2018-02-27, 13:54
- Amalfi Coast, Italy -
Rob (Rakes of Mallow),
2018-02-27, 13:16
- I second Greece - bpeters07, 2018-02-28, 14:35
- Hawaii or Costa Rica
- PootND, 2018-02-27, 13:04
- Hawaii? -
Joe I,
2018-02-27, 12:49
- Answers to your questions... -
Joe,
2018-02-27, 12:52
- For SE Asia, I'd add Vietnam / Cambodia / Laos -
Joe I,
2018-02-27, 14:25
- Myanmar! -
nedhead,
2018-02-27, 17:51
- It'll always be Burma to me
- BPH, 2018-02-27, 18:15
- It'll always be Burma to me
- Myanmar! -
nedhead,
2018-02-27, 17:51
- Wife and I did two weeks in Thailand for about $6K. -
Pete,
2018-02-27, 13:24
- Any insight on non-Bangkok areas? -
Joe,
2018-02-27, 13:36
- Chang Rai is the new Chang Mai - ndphilo, 2018-02-27, 14:24
- Chiang Mai is a little touristy -
Pete,
2018-02-27, 14:13
- I found CM to be like a western city, - nedhead, 2018-02-27, 18:14
- man through airport turnstile sideways - Jay, 2018-02-27, 13:38
- Any insight on non-Bangkok areas? -
Joe,
2018-02-27, 13:36
- For SE Asia, I'd add Vietnam / Cambodia / Laos -
Joe I,
2018-02-27, 14:25
- Answers to your questions... -
Joe,
2018-02-27, 12:52
- Where are you, West Coast or East Coast?
- Grantland, 2018-02-27, 12:34
- I'm on the West Coast.
- Joe, 2018-02-27, 12:41
- If you want to try the East Coast... -
Grantland,
2018-02-27, 12:51
- Caribbean side is not out of the question. -
Joe,
2018-02-27, 12:56
- No worries. Let me know if you want me to hook you - Grantland, 2018-02-27, 13:08
- Caribbean side is not out of the question. -
Joe,
2018-02-27, 12:56
- If you want to try the East Coast... -
Grantland,
2018-02-27, 12:51
- I'm on the West Coast.
- Sicily.
- PMan, 2018-02-27, 12:12
- Seychelles.
- Grantland, 2018-02-27, 12:33
- That's on my bucket list
- Aaron (Shakespeare), 2018-02-27, 12:37
- Both Sicily and Seychelles are on mine. - Grantland, 2018-02-27, 12:39
- That's on my bucket list
- Seychelles.
- Tybee Island, GA.
- Grantland, 2018-02-27, 12:06
- Mexico, south of Cancun -
Jay,
2018-02-27, 12:00
- Dynamite, pole vaulting, laughing gas - DEM, 2018-02-28, 10:24
- You missed a real Stefon opportunity there. -
Mike (Embrey),
2018-02-28, 09:31
- human fire hydrants
- Jay, 2018-02-28, 09:35
- Fig thing Irish - Jeff (BGS), 2018-02-28, 09:36
- human fire hydrants
- also Mexico: Southwest added flights direct to Cabo from SD
- Jay, 2018-02-27, 12:52
- No safety concerns with Mexico? -
Joe,
2018-02-27, 12:04
- Not if you are in a tourist area and not running drugs -
JD in Portland,
2018-02-27, 13:19
- I was hoping to make a profit on the trip... - Joe, 2018-02-27, 13:23
- The wife and I went to Cancun last August - Chris (HCC), 2018-02-27, 12:55
- I don't think so -
Jay,
2018-02-27, 12:39
- You can also utilize the Collectivo -- the van service -
BillyGoat,
2018-02-27, 12:41
- in addition to Tulum, the Coba ruins inland are spectacular - Jay, 2018-02-27, 12:46
- You can also utilize the Collectivo -- the van service -
BillyGoat,
2018-02-27, 12:41
- We were there two years ago, and that stretch of the - BillyGoat, 2018-02-27, 12:12
- Not if you are in a tourist area and not running drugs -
JD in Portland,
2018-02-27, 13:19
- Yes, we stayed all the way down by Tulum, and it was great.
- BillyGoat, 2018-02-27, 12:03