Regarding Philippines.. Caramoan Islands in Philippines are gorgeous, but they started shooting Survivor there and now i guess there are resorts like everywhere else. It also took a plane from Manila, a long ass car ride and an 90 min boat ride. Its probably easier now.
Is that what they think is causing it? How the hell do you stay away from that if it's in your mini bar at a resort? I'd like to think Wyndham would be a little more stringent on their quality but who knows.
It's been a thing for a long time across all levels of resorts https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.jsonline.com/amp/733401002 https://www.google.com/amp/s/blackd...nted-alcohol-seized-from-mexican-resorts/amp/
A 2017 report from Euromonitor International said up to 36% of alcohol consumed in Mexico is illegal.
I purchased a bunch of tequila and tito’s from the airport and local store when I arrived. That reduces your chance right there.
Oh sorry, didn’t see that part. Well regardless get a few bottles for your room. Airport will probably have some.
Croatia guys - Doing Split to Hvar on one day, then Hvar to Dubrovnik another day. Two questions: 1. Should we book ferries/transportation early, or can you get on and off of Hvar very early the day that you want to? 2. Getting from Hvar to Dubrovnik - is it best to ferry to the mainland then hop on a bus/train? Or do you have to get a car/charter a car?
During peak season the boats can fill up. Not always but some do. If you want to get on a specific boat you might as well purchase it early. There is a direct ferry from hvar to Dubrovnik. You don't need a car or bus or anything. Ferry terminal is like a mile from old town
took a day to plan 7 days in sydney (between train trips to the mountains, ferry to islands not far, etc theres a shit load to do there) been contemplating what to do for 5 days in the north island of new zealand for seemingly a month
Make sure you buy a ticket to the correct side of Hvar (for your stay). I didn’t and had to take a packed to the brim bus across the island that added an extra hour to my trip. The bus driver was also texting while navigating the high, cliff roads so yeah
Appears this site looks solid. They do Split to Hvar roughly hourly, so may leave that one open, but Hvar to Dubrovnik looks once a day at 6 PM so will book in advance. Thanks. https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
my resistance to this it seems like the South island you could spend ten days on by itself and I'll be back sometime in the future with a longer trip, not to mention would rather do South Island outdoor stuff in the NZ summer months vs going right on the very fringe of spring in September where the weather could be trash
The other major ferry company also operates the hvar to Dubrovnik route and several between. Split and hvar if the times end up working better.
For sure if you think you'll be back do that. I just much preferred my time in the Southern island to the Northern. I know I posted about the North Island once here, just looked it up and it was in response to you lol. I went in March which I believe is the end of summer and we still had some cloudy days and rain, seems to be the norm there, so I'm sure it will be worse in September.
goal will be to go back in summer season and do ~8-10 on South Island probably in a camper van set up NZ got tagged on from the mistake fare NZ had and they allow free stop overs
i know we complain regularly about flight costs but trying to book a one way from Japan home is $3k, a one way from home to Japan is $1k which just so happens to make the calculus regarding using 60k points to get business class the opposite direction 1000x harder
still would add a huge $$$ to trip, think I got the tickets squared away but just took like 3 hours instead of twenty minutes
I was going to do Cathedral Cove before we changed our minds and went to the South. I’d also do some of the LOTR stuff, Hobbiton and Mt Doom (Mount Ngauruho in Tongariro). Thought about Waiheke Island near Auckland too.
NZ North Island: Waiheke Island is really nice - several wineries there. Cable Bay winery was a pretty cool place to chill out for a bit. The Coromandel has a lot to offer too. I liked Hot Water Beach. Some good hikes over there too if that’s your thing.
Jealous of your trip to Japan. Can't wait to go back next year. We were supposed to head to Argentina this fall but looking like that is on hold for the time being due to company financies.
Think I've settled on this or flip it. 16hr flight leading to hopping in a rental car for a couple hours might be rouugghhh. Day 1 - Airport to Hamilton Garden to Waitomo Caves to Tongariro Day 2 Tongariro, drive to Taupo, Huka Falls Day 3 Wai-O-Pua Geothermal, Rotorua, Redwoods Treewalk at Night Day 4 Matamata Hobbit Tour, back to Auckland Day 5 Auckland
putting it on hold unfortunately, hoping award seats open up in late May. realized the trip overlapped with Golden Week which the internet screams at you not to be in Japan or try to travel during that time. gives me time to accumulate a few more points to potentially go business class both directions at least.
Yeah, it's one of those things that I think would be cool to experience since basically all of Japan has that week off. But I also imagine all the prices and availability for just about anything sky rockets as well.
New years to Amsterdam TO: Amsterdam (AMS) FROM: New York City (JFK) - $371* Newark (EWR) - $371* Philadelphia (PHL) - $417* * - nonstop / direct WHEN: Varies slightly by route, in general September 2019 through May 2020 including Thanksgiving & NYE but excluding Xmas
Looking to go to Lake Tahoe for a week and haven't really found a decent write up on here. There's a couple comments that say fun AF for adults ITT but that's about it. Want to go hike, paddleboard, kayak, take the lady to a spa, rent a boat for an afternoon or two, go out to eat. The house I'm currently looking at is in Tahoe City which is a 15-20 minute drive to anything close by but the view seems amazing and there's a hot tub
Those who have Global Entry, does Global Entry save time at Paris CDG when arriving from the USA? CDG is where we will land and catch our connection to Milan.
I don't believe they are part of global entry so it won't do anything, and isn't only for getting through customs back into the US?
I've never had a connection when I've flown into CDG and I can't remember the customs setup, but many airports in Europe have a different passport control line for connections than for arrivals to that city, and my experience is that those are usually quicker. It's also a bonus that (as opposed to the US) you can check your bag all the way to your final destination, so no need to worry about baggage claim when connecting
I’ve done Harvey’s in stateline and a place in South Lake Tahoe, which is basically the same town, but California. Lots of stuff in that area to eat and access the lake without a big drive. The drive up and around the lake is decent. I didn’t have a whole lot of time for hiking, but remember going to a place (maybe Taylor Creek?) to watch bears and ended up sharting myself and dumped my underpants at the 7-eleven headed back into town.
Think the only part of Europe that helps to have global entry is Ireland, where US has customs set up
Last time I came in through Newark global entry took five minutes for me and my Singaporean companion waited in line for 3.5 hours
Well I asked for a ticket to Hvar at the sales desk in Split and ended up at the wrong port for where I was staying and had to take the aforementioned ~20 minute bus. Going back to Split I took a ferry from the port closest to where I was staying with no problem. So I'm not sure what you're referring to but nevertheless he should do more due diligence than I did.
Ah you mean a fast catamaran. If you take the ferry (with cars) they only run to stari grad. I was confused on the details
This seemingly picky choice of words is an important distinction. If you have a car you need a ferry, if you dont, get on a fast cat CTownND