TO: Alicante (ALC) Amsterdam (AMS) Athens (ATH) Barcelona (BCN) Berlin (TXL) Bilbao (BIO) Bologna (BLQ) Brussels (BRU) Bucharest (OTP) Budapest (BUD) Copenhagen (CPH) Dortmund (DTM) Dresden (DRS) Dublin (DUB) Düsseldorf (DUS) Florence (FLR) Frankfurt (FRA) Gdansk (GDN) Geneva (GVA) Gothenburg (GOT) Hamburg (HAM) Helsinki (HEL) Krakow (KRK) Lisbon (LIS) Luxembourg (LUX) Lyon (LYS) Madrid (MAD) Malta (MLA) Marseille (MRS) Milan (MXP) Munich (MUC) Naples (NAP) Nice (NCE) Oslo (OSL) Paris (CDG) Porto (OPO) Prague (PRG) Riga (RIX) Rome (FCO) Sofia (SOF) Split (SPU) Stockholm (ARN) Tallinn (TLL) Toulouse (TLS) Valencia (VLC) Venice (VCE) Vienna (VIE) Vilnius (VNO) Warsaw (WAW) Zagreb (ZAG) Zurich (ZRH) FROM: Albany (ALB) - $470 Albuquerque (ABQ) - $470 Allentown (ABE) - $466 Anchorage (ANC) - $472 Appleton (ATW) - $470 Asheville (AVL) - $470 Atlanta (ATL) - $490 Austin (AUS) - $470 Billings (BIL) - $473 Birmingham (BHM) - $470 Boise (BOI) - $470 Boston (BOS) - $342 Bozeman (BZN) - $474 Buffalo (BUF) - $470 Burbank (BUR) - $490 Burlington (BTV) - $470 Cedar Rapids (CID) - $474 Charleston (CHS) - $470 Charlotte (CLT) - $469 Charlottesville (CHO) - $470 Chattanooga (CHA) - $470 Cincinnati (CVG) - $470 Cleveland (CLE) - $470 Cody (COD) - $459 Columbia (CAE) - $470 Columbus (CMH) - $470 Corpus Christi (CRP) - $470 Dallas (DFW) - $470 Dayton (DAY) - $470 Des Moines (DSM) - $470 Destin (VPS) - $470 Detroit (DTW) - $500 Duluth (DLH) - $470 Durango (DRO) - $474 El Paso (ELP) - $474 Eugene (EUG) - $470 Evansville (EVV) - $470 Fargo (FAR) - $470 Fayetteville (XNA) - $470 Fort Myers (RSW) - $470 Fort Wayne (FWA) - $470 Fresno (FAT) - $470 Ft. Lauderdale (FLL) - $470 Glacier Park (FCA) - $475 Grand Junction (GJT) - $475 Grand Rapids (GRR) - $470 Great Falls (GTF) - $475 Green Bay (GRB) - $470 Greensboro (GSO) - $470 Greenville (GSP) - $466 Harrisburg (MDT) - $470 Hartford (BDL) - $470 Hilo (ITO) - $491 Honolulu (HNL) - $470 Huntsville (HSV) - $470 Indianapolis (IND) - $470 Jackson (JAN) - $475 Jackson Hole (JAC) - $470 Jacksonville (JAX) - $470 Kansas City (MCI) - $470 Key West (EYW) - $470 Knoxville (TYS) - $470 Kona (KOA) - $475 Las Vegas (LAS) - $490 Lexington (LEX) - $470 Lincoln (LNK) - $470 Little Rock (LIT) - $470 Los Angeles (LAX) - $489 Louisville (SDF) - $469 Madison (MSN) - $470 Manchester (MHT) - $470 Maui (OGG) - $464 McAllen (MFE) - $470 Medford (MFR) - $470 Memphis (MEM) - $470 Miami (MIA) - $470 Milwaukee (MKE) - $470 Minneapolis (MSP) - $490 Minot (MOT) - $475 Missoula (MSO) - $475 Mobile (MOB) - $470 Moline (MLI) - $470 Montrose (MTJ) - $475 Nashville (BNA) - $470 New Orleans (MSY) - $470 New York City (JFK) - $465 New York City (LGA) - $445 Newark (EWR) - $447* Norfolk (ORF) - $470 Oklahoma City (OKC) - $470 Omaha (OMA) - $470 Ontario (ONT) - $490 Orange County (SNA) - $490 Orlando (MCO) - $490 Panama City FL (ECP) - $470 Pasco (PSC) - $474 Pensacola (PNS) - $470 Peoria (PIA) - $470 Philadelphia (PHL) - $417 Phoenix (PHX) - $470 Pittsburgh (PIT) - $470 Portland (PDX) - $496* Portland ME (PWM) - $470 Providence (PVD) - $470 Raleigh (RDU) - $470 Rapid City (RAP) - $474 Redmond (RDM) - $470 Reno (RNO) - $474 Richmond (RIC) - $470 Roanoke (ROA) - $470 Rochester (ROC) - $470 Sacramento (SMF) - $470 Salt Lake City (SLC) - $490 San Antonio (SAT) - $470 San Diego (SAN) - $470 Sarasota (SRQ) - $475 Savannah (SAV) - $470 Seattle (SEA) - $486 Shreveport (SHV) - $470 Sioux Falls (FSD) - $470 South Bend (SBN) - $470 Spokane (GEG) - $470 Springfield (Missouri) (SGF) - $470 St. Louis (STL) - $470 Sun Valley (SUN) - $479 Syracuse (SYR) - $486 Tampa (TPA) - $490 Tucson (TUS) - $470 Tulsa (TUL) - $470 Westchester (HPN) - $492 Wichita (ICT) - $470 Wilmington (ILM) - $470 Worcester (ORH) - $466 * - nonstop / direct WHEN: Varies depending on route. Generally February through March and mid-October through mid-December 2019, including Thanksgiving
Long overdue Italy write up: My wife and I went at the end of March/early April, so it was still a little on the cold side. But we probably avoided larger crowds. I booked all train tickets on Italiarail.com. They made it pretty easy. You should definitely upgrade to assigned seating when available. I also looked at https://www.seat61.com/Italy-trains.htm for any questioons we had about the trains. I learned a little Italian before we went but it really wasn't necessary. Everyone speaks English, even in the smaller towns. It probably did make a better impression to greet everyone in Italian, but they would always start speaking English fairly quickly without being prompted. Guess my Italian was that bad. Used Scott's and Airbnb for everything and didn't have any issues. We aren't the types to plan every minute of every day so I got tickets in advance to a few important museums/activities but kept plenty of leisure time to just explore. Random note, being charged to use public restrooms was new but totally worth it. Every bathroom there was clean. Milan Spoiler We stayed on the Navigli. Was a pretty loud district at night but that's also the appeal. Lots of young people drinking around the river there. It was cool place to hang out at night. Went to Sforzesco Castle and a couple of the museums there. The Duomo was pretty cool (didn't go to the top because the line was ridiculous). Also went to the huge shopping mall next door. Was a cool experience besides the panhandlers trying to put bracelets on everyone and hand out bird feed for the pigeons. Overall, decent city but the lowlight of the trip. Also the place I put the least amount of effort into so tifwiw. Varenna - Lake Como Spoiler My favorite stop. We stayed in Perledo, a little village right above Varenna. Great views of the lake. Seeing the little towns lit up at night while drinking wine on the balcony is something I'll remember forever. Hell of a hike to get back up though. During the day from about 12-5 tourists would flood in. After about 6 thought the town was nearly deserted. We ate dinner with about ten people both nights. We rented a boat for four hours and drove down to look at all the other towns. Should have rented it longer. It was awesome. We also took a ferry over to Bellagio and explored the whole place. Venice Spoiler Everyone said I would be tired of Venice after 24 hours but that didn't happen. We stayed in an attic apartment with a roof terrace on the grand canal. Shit was awesome. Took the ferry over to Burano and ate lunch and explored. There was a small band playing classical in St Mark's Square when we went. Took the traghetto instead of an expensive-ass gondola. Ate at a place called Taverna al Remer that has a cool courtyard outside and a dock with a view of the Rialto Bridge. Also, validate your water taxi tickets because we did see people getting fined for not doing it. I really enjoyed Venice and wish we had more time there. Vernazza - Cinque Terre Spoiler Stayed in another place with a great balcony view. Same story as Varenna - crowded during the day but hardly a soul around at night, but enough places around to grab a nice dinner. We took a bus up to a tiny village called San Bernadino that has great views of the coast and Corniglia. We walked into the bar there but there was literally nobody there so we couldn't get a drink. We walked over to Corniglia after that and grabbed lunch, gelato, beers. Ate one of the best meals of my life in a small wine shop called Vineria Santa Marta. Went there on the host's recommendation. The hiking trails were closed so we just hung out around Vernazza instead of checking out the other towns. Florence Spoiler Got tickets in advance to the Academia. Loved that museum. Skipped the Uffizi (don't judge me). Went to Piazza Michelangelo and enjoyed the view at sunset, then walked down through the San Niccolo neighborhood. If you go to the Boboli Gardens google Hotel Annalena and go to the entrance across the street from it. That lets you skip the lines at the main entrance near the Pitti Palace. Other than that, we had a lot of fun just walking around exploring. The Mercato Centrale was cool if you like that sort of thing. My wife enjoyed the haggling aspect. I did not. Rome Spoiler This is where we had the only bad experience of the trip. I researched the best Colosseum tours and went with CoopCulture. Got "skip the line tickets" and the upper level tour. Turns out you really don't get to skip the line (the only line you get to skip is a place where they ask if you need tickets or already have them). They recommended we get there 45 minutes early. We got there an hour early and were late for the tour by 5 minutes. They wouldn't let me join the group or put me on the next one. After a few minutes arguing with them they refunded me and gave me regular tickets for free. Besides that, Rome was great. I cannot stress this enough: If you want to go to the Vatican Museum, book tickets for a time during the Papal Audience. We nearly had the museum to ourselves. Everyone was outside listening to the Pope. The museum wasn't supposed to open until 9. We got there around 8:20 and security just let us in anyway when they saw we had tickets. Spent a couple of hours in the museum, saw the Sistine Chapel with a sparse crowd, then went out to St Peter's Square and still got to see the Pope speak. Went to the Trevi Fountain around 6:45am and there were about five people there. Then walked over to The Pantheon and ate breakfast. The wife got some great some shots for the Gram so she was happy. Oh, and we stumbled upon the Market at Piazza Campo de'Fiori and I really liked it. Fun to grab a beer and walk around to watch the demonstrations. Bought some probably fake Raybans. Ate lunch there and people watched. I'm sure I've left some things out since it's been a while. Hopefully this helps someone trying to plan. Also I've been amused by people who, after hearing the cities we went to, respond with "You didn't go to Cinque Terre or Tuscany?" edit: Also just remembered this - my wife brought a 50lb suitcase and a smaller bag. I brought a backpack and a duffel. Most of the place we stayed were on floors 3-5. Only Milan had a working elevator. Carrying that 50lb'er up to the 5th floor in Venice was terrible.
Fucking hated the road to Hana. Good luck finding a parking space. Every time wife wanted to stop along the way because there was a nice waterfall or whatever to look at, there was no place to pull over because the three spots were taken and there was a line of cars waiting to park and blocking through traffic. If you want to be able to find parking, start early. Better yet, find a more accessible waterfall to obsess over
I’ll add that I did Venice in the fall of ‘17 and really liked it. It’s just so different than any other city/vacation I’ve been on. Had some phenomenal food, loved walking the canals, and just generally enjoyed the atmosphere. We stayed on the far east end of the city so there were virtually no tourists there and it was so peaceful compared to the main central areas on the Canal. Highly recommend. I think Florence is still my favorite Italian city that I’ve spent time in (Rome, Venice, Florence, Bologna) but they’re all amazing for their own reasons.
I was in a pretty bad mood by the time we got to Waianapanapa State Park - took 3 1/2 hours from Kahana/Lahaina. Was slightly easier coming back because we were third car in an aggressive convoy that plowed through the narrow bridges like the highway was our own personal 30-mile long driveway. Pretty drive, but it loses its charm quickly. Black Sand Beach and the lava tubes were cool, but not really worth being in the car nearly 7 hours. Bring food with you; there's not much in the way of eateries on that stretch of road. I found myself pretty angry at the state of Hawaii for not making the road easier for drivers, knowing that it's billed as a significant tourist attraction. Even in places where they could easily widen it, they kept it narrow for its "charm."
Part of Hawaii’s charm is the state not caring if a spot is billed as a big time tourist attraction tbf. Maui is a tiny island, they’re not going to make a road unless they absolutely have to.
Currently trying to decide between these three trips for summer (maybe May if I can squeeze it in): Italy again: Capri > Sorrento > Positano > Bari Germany/France border: Mainz > Cochem > Colmar > Bern > Annecy Austria-ish: Munich > Hallstatt > Graz > Bled > Rovinj Would spend two weeks on any of them. I’m leaning towards the third option.
Then the taxpaying locals on that side of the island get to suffer, too They've obviously upgraded it from donkey trail to real road, they can upgrade it a bit more
Sign up for Scott's cheap flights emails. But for that deal specifically: AIRLINE(S): American, Air Canada, British Airways, Delta, KLM, Lufthansa, United so easiest to search on google flights
The easiest way to do it is to punch your origin and destination in on google flights, then click around on the dates on the calendar and see what works best for you. Then take those dates to somewhere like kayak
Great, thanks. Have a trip to LA in July and likely to fly from there to London - am just starting to scout prices.
WHEN: Varies depending on route. Generally February through March and mid-October through mid-December 2019, including Thanksgiving But you should sign up for the list because more may come up for your time period. Although July is prime season so maybe not as much.
Anyone ever done El Nido in the Philippines? Man that place looks incredible. Looking to potentially ping a Tokyo/Osaka trip (Chase/Amex points to fly ANA) next March for cherry blossoms with 4-5 days in El Nido.
They keep it like that so there’s not 50 carloads of slack jawed tourists at every turnout causing even bigger traffic jams and destroying the sights. They do that (discouraging mass sightseeing) on the Big Island with some spots too: Mauna Kea observatories, Makalawena beach, Waipio Valley, Road to the Sea... Plus there are some stretches of the road that would cost a ton to improve and there’s relatively few people who live over there. The broad consensus is to make a multi-day trip out of it and not try to knock it all out in 24 hrs.
basically the wife would have a conference M-F, the previous week we'll either go to Oahu or Kauai for 5 days I'm just trying to figure out if we want to try to leave town early if 5 days, where the conference is dead center tourist ville, is going to make us go nuts.
Can get Seattle nonstop to London on Sept 1, and Barca nonstop to LAX on Sept 8 for $518 on Norwegian Air right now. Really fucking tempting.
I hear the road to Hana takes two days if done right Each of our two visits to Maui have been for 8-9 days, and we've always found something enjoyable to do.
I'd have to think they look at people who do stuff like that habitually harder. I assume it wasn't just a one off for that guy. At least I hope so. I booked a RT to europe this summer bc it was thousands less than a one way, but have no plan to use the return since I got a good b class miles deal home.
I like this one TO: Ljubljana (LJU) FROM: Atlanta (ATL) - $491 Charlotte (CLT) - $490 Cincinnati (CVG) - $491 Detroit (DTW) - $491 Indianapolis (IND) - $579 Minneapolis (MSP) - $491 WHEN: Varies by origin. Generally late October through December 2019, including Thanksgiving. Some routes have limited availability February through March 2019 for last-minute travel
Hey fellas - heading to Cabo on Thursday for a bachelor party. Flying in the day before, anything to there that doesn’t involve Carlos and Charlie’s and the like?
Depends on what you are looking to do, Im sure being apart of a bachelor party you will hit places like El Squid Roe and the numerous booze cruises that head out to El Arco and the like. Can hit the marina and find someone that will take you out deep sea fishing, rent waverunners in the bay, atvs, etc. Then theres random stuff like those flyboards or snuba diving. I think if you head up north to places like Todos Santos you might get in some surfing. Mostly its eat fish tacos and booze.
TO: Hong Kong (HKG) FROM: Baltimore (BWI) - $528 Boston (BOS) - $519 Burbank (BUR) - $505 Cincinnati (CVG) - $594 Cleveland (CLE) - $514 Columbus (CMH) - $508 Dallas (DFW) - $541 Detroit (DTW) - $500 Houston (IAH) - $546 Indianapolis (IND) - $500 Las Vegas (LAS) - $521 New York City (LGA) - $494 Ontario (ONT) - $561 Orange County (SNA) - $509 Palm Springs (PSP) - $559 Philadelphia (PHL) - $514 Pittsburgh (PIT) - $519 Raleigh (RDU) - $514 Sacramento (SMF) - $537 San Diego (SAN) - $554 San Jose (SJC) - $524 Santa Barbara (SBA) - $555 Washington DC (DCA) - $528 Washington DC (IAD) - $528 WHEN: Generally March through May and October through early December 2019, including Thanksgiving
anyone use one of those phone case wallets when they travel? thinking it might be the move in vietnam when i'll be in shorts/t-shirt the whole time. separate wallet/phone isn't a big deal in cold weather but in petty theft areas it seems like it might be safer combining in warm.
I use a wallet iphone case standard, but when I travel i always try to diversify where my $ resources are located Dont want to lose everything in the event of theft.
youre going to need have a ton of dong bills on you. between that and my id and cards i prefer my regular wallet. though i empty it of all but like 3 cards and my id