Travel Wishes?

amandaeve
amandaeve Posts: 723 Member
edited November 18 in Chit-Chat
Say you are awarded $1100 USD plus airfare, per person, for you and your partner to travel anywhere you want for 12 days between now and the end of the year. Where do you go, and why?
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  • km8907
    km8907 Posts: 3,861 Member
    Scotland, New Zealand or Greece. No reason, they're just beautiful.
  • Ironandwine69
    Ironandwine69 Posts: 2,432 Member
    edited May 2017
    Spain. And run with the bulls.

    PS. I can't run but its a fun thought
  • SomebodyWakeUpHIcks
    SomebodyWakeUpHIcks Posts: 3,836 Member
    Any where that gets me out of Toronto!
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  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    Mars.
  • serenityfrye
    serenityfrye Posts: 360 Member
    I'd have us take a mini tour of Europe. I have anxiety and flying is terrifying for me so I've told my husband that when the kids move out we're flying to Europe, seeing as much of it as we can in two weeks, then I'm never getting on a plane again lol
  • Vikka_V
    Vikka_V Posts: 9,563 Member
    Any one of these would be fine:

    - Antarctica, because of how remote and empty it is
    - New Zealand, because of the interesting physical geography, and I imagine awesome coastlines
    - Australia, because of the beaches and coastlines and the animals, and the Great Barrier Reef
    - Alaska, because of the natural environment, and again coastline
    - Iceland, because of the general physical geography especially volcanoes and hot springs, and the northern lights
    - Hawaii, because of the coastlines, ocean access, volcanoes, and tropical environment
  • Riffraft1960
    Riffraft1960 Posts: 1,984 Member
    Already going to Rome in the Fall, so I would probably do a few other European cities, Paris, Venice, Athens, etc.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Avocado_Angel wrote: »
    African safari for definite

    Just because it would be amazing also I'd like a chance to get up really close to say a cheetah or tiger, tame ones that is.

    We're going on safari in Tanzania for 10 days over Christmas...family of 4 is costing well over 1,100 per person...it will be amazing, and likely a once in a lifetime experience...unfortunately, it also means that we've basically had no vacation since last May and won't until Christmas other than long weekend type of stuff...gotta save the Benjamins.
  • amandaeve
    amandaeve Posts: 723 Member
    @cwolfman13 I noticed many of the locations listed could not be done on less than $100 a day without extreme budgeting, or at all. I think I'm getting more of a list of dream vacations than I am a list of vacations at that budget, lol, but it's still fun to see people's responses.
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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    amandaeve wrote: »
    @cwolfman13 I noticed many of the locations listed could not be done on less than $100 a day without extreme budgeting, or at all. I think I'm getting more of a list of dream vacations than I am a list of vacations at that budget, lol, but it's still fun to see people's responses.

    Oooh...and I thought it was $1,100 per person and airfare per person...$1,100 total doesn't leave too many options. I think my wife and I might have spent something close to that when we went to Utila, Honduras back in 2002.
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  • Vikka_V
    Vikka_V Posts: 9,563 Member
    amandaeve wrote: »
    @cwolfman13 I noticed many of the locations listed could not be done on less than $100 a day without extreme budgeting, or at all. I think I'm getting more of a list of dream vacations than I am a list of vacations at that budget, lol, but it's still fun to see people's responses.

    lol, so true.

    I'd sleep outside, no hotel, except in Antarctica!

    And I'd be going by myself so can I have the money allotted to the other person as well? :smile:
  • amandaeve
    amandaeve Posts: 723 Member
    @Vikka_V cruises to Antarctica run $15-$35k per person depending on which area you visit. Sleeping outside makes sense for all the others, though. And you could have fantastic camping along the coastline of all those places. You actually listed my favorites, I've been to all, traveling alone as well, except Iceland. And Iceland is on the bucket list for sure!
  • Vikka_V
    Vikka_V Posts: 9,563 Member
    amandaeve wrote: »
    @Vikka_V cruises to Antarctica run $15-$35k per person depending on which area you visit. Sleeping outside makes sense for all the others, though. And you could have fantastic camping along the coastline of all those places. You actually listed my favorites, I've been to all, traveling alone as well, except Iceland. And Iceland is on the bucket list for sure!

    Awesome!

    Yikes, who knew going to the south pole was so expensive!

    I guess that would probably narrow it down to Alaska for me, probably in the off season due to air travel costs!
  • km8907
    km8907 Posts: 3,861 Member
    amandaeve wrote: »
    @Vikka_V cruises to Antarctica run $15-$35k per person depending on which area you visit. Sleeping outside makes sense for all the others, though. And you could have fantastic camping along the coastline of all those places. You actually listed my favorites, I've been to all, traveling alone as well, except Iceland. And Iceland is on the bucket list for sure!

    Which ship were you looking at? I found one for about 4k.
  • MlleKelly
    MlleKelly Posts: 356 Member
    Paris is always a good idea.

    So is Ireland - Dublin is great, and Galway is fantastic. It's a great country to do an extended 10-12 day tour to hit all the little corners. It's small enough that traveling from place to place doesn't take up all of your time (the train from Dublin to Galway is three hours, and they're legit on OPPOSITE sides of the country), but there's enough diversity that you stay interested - pretty beaches, stunning cliffs, lovely mountains, small towns, big cities, rivers and lakes...

    OR you could do bike tour of any of the wine regions in France if you're into biking and wine (and who isn't?!). Go in September/October and the weather will be nice but the tourists will all be back home. My personal favorite is the Loire Valley, though Burgundy is a CLOSE second.
  • amandaeve
    amandaeve Posts: 723 Member
    @km8907 thanks for sharing. I have not shopped, I only know what others I know have paid.
  • TheRoadDog
    TheRoadDog Posts: 11,788 Member
    $2200 is not a lot to spend on a vacation, but, I would take that money and use it for an All-Inclusive Resort in Mexico (since you are on the West Coast). Meals and drinks are all paid for and you can just relax by the pool.
  • WandaVaughn
    WandaVaughn Posts: 420 Member
    Ireland
    Alaska
    Australia
    Those are the top 3 places to see in this world for me!
  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
    Greenland, to put up a couple of first ascents. I'll sleep in a tent. I've been wanting to go back to see Utah, Colorado, and Montana again. Or the Methow. I'm easy.
  • msiamjan
    msiamjan Posts: 326 Member
    Look up the Adventure Bus. They have trips within your stated budget and are super fun.
  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
    I would take my kids to San Diego. I lived there for 10 months while my husband was in the Navy training. I loved it there. We are on the east coast now and airfare for a family of five is crazy.
  • dale050467
    dale050467 Posts: 38 Member
    anywhere in the Caribbean, well except Grand Turk.
  • KosmosKitten
    KosmosKitten Posts: 10,476 Member
    Well, I already met my wish of seeing Japan (I got to live there, even!), so I'd choose a tour of the UK, probably. Possibly Germany, Greece or France. Kind of want to see Australia and S. Korea at some point, too.
  • LAWoman72
    LAWoman72 Posts: 2,846 Member
    Great Britain.

    Or the New Zealand Lord of the Rings tour.
  • ROBOTFOOD
    ROBOTFOOD Posts: 5,527 Member
    Tahiti with a bud to surf
  • MarvinsAMartian
    MarvinsAMartian Posts: 236 Member
    Thailand. On $1100 USD that can actually get you more than 12 days if you're being frugal.

    I'm actually doing this trip soon, solo, and for more than 1100 USD. Why? Because I've earned the chance to experience something new and SEA happens to be a great place to stretch your dollar.
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