I didn't download enough stuff for my time while in Japan and when I tried to download more stuff from Amazon Prime it wouldn't let me do it due to being region locked. I don't know what the Fire Stick with a VPN is that Arkadin is talking about but if it works, then go with it.
TO: Santiago (SCL) FROM: Austin (AUS) - $657 Calgary (YYC) - $770 CAD Denver (DEN) - $678 Edmonton (YEG) - $825 CAD Fresno (FAT) - $667 Oakland (OAK) - $667 Portland (PDX) - $597 Reno (RNO) - $667 Sacramento (SMF) - $667 San Antonio (SAT) - $676 San Francisco (SFO) - $569 Vancouver (YVR) - $760 CAD Washington DC (IAD) - $620 WHEN: Varies greatly by origin. Generally January through November 2019. Some routes such as SAT and DEN are more limited and most of the availability is September through November 2019.
Booked 2 days ago From 3/15-4/18 LAX to Nairobi Nairobi to Mahe Seychelles Seychelles to Cape Town Cape Town to NY NY to ?? either home or potentially Belize Just saw a terrorist attack just happened in Nairobi so thats cool.
That was my logic too Also thanks to Gin Buckets for the write up on Nairobi we ended up going with Simba Adventures because of it.
Pretty interesting timeline of Captain Sully recounting the events on the anniversary of that crash. Couple clips from them talking to ATC...no clue how people can sound so calm in such a situation https://twitter.com/Captsully
TO: Buenos Aires (EZE) Newark (EWR) - $484* TO: Montevideo (MVD) New York City (JFK) - $486 Newark (EWR) - $501 * - nonstop / direct WHEN: Varies by route. Generally March through May 2019.
Yeah, I am flying home in suites on Singapore air so I just went to the private room. Ate a 3 course meal there then ate 2 more meals on the flight to Frankfurt. 2 more meals to go until I get to New York
how much was that ticket/redemption? Currently doing the math on using miles for 2 RT in business from IAH/SFO > SIN for our honeymoon.
That's awesome. Is is the new suites or the old ones? I have flown business with SQ and it was fantastic. I'm sure first is incredible.
I did old suites, they were still perfect. Some of the best food I’ve ever had and must’ve drank like 6 bottles of Dom and Krug
I did Korean first to Saigon and Singapore back to nyc. I think it was 120,000 for suites on Singapore to jfk
Amazing man. You won't regret it (especially if Emmanuel is your driver, he was amazing). Are you camping as well? Doing all 4 nights?
Yup Camping and doing all 4 nights, pretty stoked. Not spending too much time in Nairobi more of a fly in bus out, but hoping to have enough time to visit the giraffe and elephant centers.
We did those things the morning after landing, and it was no problem -- we were done by lunch. Remember to leave the elephant orphanage like 10 minutes early to beat the traffic all heading to the giraffe center, this way you'll beat the traffic and have some time to spend with the giraffes sans the orphanage crowd. I can't remember what all I wrote previously, but b ring ski goggles, binoculars, and a bandana if you have them. Of those 3 things, I wish I'd brought ski goggles the most. It was super annoying dealing with the dust in The Serengeti at times. With regards to the other 2, they have binoculars in the truck, but it's nice to have your own, and a bandana is also for the dust. Can't wait to hear your experience after the 3 nights camping. Don't be disappointed the first night, it's kind of at a lodge or hotel or something with a pool -- it might be worth getting a room there that night (worth checking on ahead of time imo). The other nights are very legit camping experiences -- excited to hear your stories after the Serengeti and Ngorrogorro nights. There were legit hyenas right outside my tent (I heard them literally brush the tent as they trotted by) in The Serengeti. In Ngorogoro, I woke up to hear Zebras feeding, and ultimately laying down right next to our tents. It was wild and amazing. Do you have much time in Arusha?
Not much. We land on the 17th at 7:40pm, safari starts on the 19th. Need to take a bus trip to Arusha. Safari ends on the evening of the 23rd, flight out is on the 25th at noon. Have to take a bus trip back to Nairobi from Arusha. If theres an afternoon bus to Arusha on the 18th we can try and fit in the elephant/giraffe sanctuary on the 18th morning. Doubt we will have much time in Arusha but it could be possible for dinner. Also definitely noted your tips from your original write up will use them when we are there.
Leave tomorrow morning at 6:00 AM and both the GF and I are sick as shit with the same thing, really bad chest cold. Have been pumping myself full of Dayquil and vitamin C since Monday with little change. This fucking sucks.
941Gator Arkadin BayouMafia @anyoneelse...If I wanted to be near a surf town and a place with nightlife in Costa Rica, is there an ideal town? Evaluating a few trip destinations and trying to gauge price and logistics. I've seen posts here and heard elsewhere about Playa Guiones, Puerto Viejo and Jaco Beach Gracias
Playa Hermosa just south of Jaco has awesome waves. They host surf comps there. It's like 10 minutes south
Don’t know shit about Costa Rica but I know the people that run this place are really cool https://www.room2board.com/
Is Jaco sort of the guaranteed party destination? Also hadn't thought much about surfing, personally. Probably some hiking and other outdoor stuff, but if the lessons are there, why the heck not
Yeah jaco is where the partying is. Its gross and dirty but if you're cool with that that's where the party is at. It's where you can learn to surf. I really like playa hermosa even if you can't surf, there's like 4 bars right there that are all next to each other with hostels and everyone parties a d watches people surf. I haven't been to the north, but esterillo oeste/hermosa/some jaco/Manuel Antonio was awesome.
If you're flying them in Colombia, check in an hour early. They will give your seat away. It's a thing.
It would depend on how much time you have. If it is a quick trip then maybe just Jaco and Hermosa. If you have a few days then Manuel Antonio. I mentioned the volcano in my previous post.
If you are going to surf in Jaco, leave anything you care about back in your hotel/hostel. We got our stuff swiped but luckily it wasn’t anything we cared about. We much preferred the Manuel Antonio area to Jaco. Jaco was pretty gross and prostitutes everywhere harassing you on the streets.
Airbnb are definitely nicer up north, but Jaco seems more fun. Would likely arrive sometime Friday and leave Tuesday. Perhaps Jaco would be best, or I just need to plan for 5-6 days in Costa Rica to get a better trip out of it.
Go from airport to Manuel. Then stop in Jaco for 1-2 day/night on way back. Might as well stay at the casino hotel.
Look into Tamarindo too. Can fly into Liberia and drive over. Probably the biggest surf destination in CR. Take a boat trip to Ollie's Point. I just went to Santa Teresa and surfed every day. It's a small beach town that does have partying and hostels along with a bunch of amazing restaurants. Surfed 3 different breaks. April-Sep or so is high season for Central America. Another option is flying into Liberia and driving north to San Juan Del Sur in Nica. Good surf and partying.
Both are preferable to most US-based carriers in my experience. Had personal inflight entertainment screens and a hot meal in coach on a 1 hour flight from San Jose to San Salvador, and the same from San Salvador to DFW on Avianca. Changing planes in SAL is a bitch though. There's a cordoned off section of the terminal with very stringent extra security for US-bound flights. I had a one hour layover and almost didn't make the connection despite it being like 4 gates over..
Thanks. I can get Avianca $427, arrive Thurs night and leave Tues late afternoon. At first I was indifferent to how many friends I could recruit, but now it's factoring in. I think I mentioned way earlier, but looking at Montreal (been there) and Charleston (never been), for Fri-Mon if we don't do Costa Rica.
Charleston is sick and I can help with every aspect of that. I'd go there if it's a Friday to Monday trip. But if you have a couple more days I'd go to Costa
The thing we notice is the same Hawaiian food on a restaurant menu is like 5X more expensive than a local place. Here are some real good local spots. - Mark's Place - Roland's Mix Plate - Fish Express
I'm planning on staying in Hanalei, mainly to be closer to surf. Idk if that more expensive than the eastern towns
Wishing Well is the best shave ice on the island. If you get down to Poipu, Kiawe Roots is one of the best meals I’ve had. We went twice.