My problem is bouncing around Shengen countries while maxed out on 90/180 rule. Would a Spanish (or other country) nomad visa extend me in just that country or all of Shengen/EU?
Brexit is still the dumbest thing to happen in modern times. Imagine all the headaches it has caused.
I read some story on Reddit about certain countries not fucking around at all. Germany was one in said example. Again, this is not scientific, don’t use what I’m saying, but id say use some caution in certain locales and/or plan your trip, risk accordingly.
Currently trapped in the UK because I'm in my spouse visa renewal period. Pretty much can't leave until January or I'd have to reapply
Ill 3rd or 4th Iceland. Stunning, stunning place. Very easy to be a tourist in as well with most people speaking English. We did the full ring road last September, but it would probably be too tight to do it in 7 days. There are internal flights that would help you save time and still let you see the northern side of the island. Also happy to help with any itinerary questions you come up with.
Can you just leave the schengen area before the 90 days and come back and it resets? Go to London for the weekend? Maybe Europe has different rules but I had a buddy who lived in Peru for 2 years and never had a visa, so every 3 months he would take a bus to chile to cross the border, have a beer, turn around and come back to reset his 90 days.
They use the 90/180 rule, so you can only be in Shengen zone for 90 days within the last 180 days rolling. No easy resets like South America unfortunately
Not an issue now with dual residency but for the better part of 8 years, living in Spain I would pop over to Moldova to “re-set” my tourist visa as it is non Schengen. Very cheap flights in and out. Maybe once or twice it was looked at and I would say I live in Chisinau and be good to go.
Do a trip out to one of the islands in Cartagena and do your best to ignore anyone on the streets performing. There’s a great Peruvian restaurant but the name escapes me. Medellin, Parque Arvi is dope if not a tad terrifying on the cable car ride up. The graffiti tour is pretty cool and Guatape Rock is worth it but takes a day.
I went in August so half the list of things we did may not be applicable. So much of it was hanging outside in gorgeous weather. Underground public transit is on point and you will appreciate it in December. The highlight of our trip was sunset standup paddle board tour of the barrier islands and the view of the skyline from lake Ontario was amazing. Highly recommend if ever there in summer. Grafitti walking tour is cool but it's over an hour outside. Really neat if they're doing it Kensington Markets a neat neighborhood with wide variety of ethnic foods and shops. Our favorite place a Ojibwe breakfast spot closed during covid :/ Bellwoods Brewery is a decent place to drink. Slightly hipsterish but beers on point and its a cool space. Eat as much asian food as possible. Best I've seen in North America. We hit a couple of the top ramen places and I was not disappointed. Same for Chinese,etc You can get poutine, however it's better in Montreal as expected. I'd check our museums to see what's worth looking into.
Griechenbeisl, Figlmuller (Wollzeile, not Backerstrasse), Zwolf Apostelkeller. Cafe Sperl off the Naschmarkt Loden Plankl for clothes, Augarten for ceramics
This place is highly recommended for large parties going to St John. Fabulous place. https://www.dejaviewvilla.com/ Just make sure you’re confident driving as it’s way up in the hills.
The food in El Chalten has been surprisingly good. It's just a small mountain town with one main street, mainly Argentinian parillas and some Italian, but all local restaurants with local meat and veggies, very high quality. Zero chains, all locally owned.
I'll be really curious to hear which was your favorite between El Chalten / Fitz Roy / Argentina vs. Torres del Paine / Chilean side. I was so blown away by Torres del Paine, have fun - good luck!
We've had unbelievably good weather in Chalten, but the forecast for TDP doesn't look too good. Hoping for the best, but looking cold and wet.
Looking to plan a trip to London with my wife for next August. It's been a long time since we've been to Europe. Any strong convictions for airlines or tips for finding decent fare prices? United and American are the most economical right now. Probably going to redeem most of my Chase UR points for at least premium economy or may even splurge for a lay flat. Last time we flew Delta comfort plus but it seems they're by far the most expensive these days. We'd like to try and get some half decent sleep. We were both wiped out last time and were 10 years younger with no kids.
It might be less expensive to just build a rest day into your trip Get there and crash without putting pressure on yourselves to tour the city
Man....coming back from 10 days at the beach to work is brutal. Really makes me question my current life choices. Crashing back into getting client deliverables ready and hammering out power points/thinking. I wish I was more liberal/less caring about my son's possible needs in terms of education/growth/future/etc. I've talked to many ex-pats with young kids and they said it's fine. Worry about HS/College/Life I could sell my house, reinvest the equity and live w/out a mortgage, live 100yds from the beach, have my son in a school that claims to have an IB curriculum, take a heavy demotion at my job to a non-leadership position and still make six figures, wife would have to find a full time remote job but wouldn't have to work (she wants to, loser). We could probably save 70% of our salary.
for lay flat, check out JetBlue, they had the cheapest options, but only flying out of Boston and JFK. Would definitely recommend at least premium economy, which is considerably better than even something like Comfort Plus for sleeping.
I'm looking to go to Europe for the first time next year.... wife studied abroad in Ireland, so that's definitely on the list. Have discussed London (and Paris) because, well, it's London and Paris, but we are also debating going somewhere different. Amsterdam has been discussed; a girl I know from college was in Belgium a week or so ago and that looked incredible. I've always wanted to go to Germany but that seems a bit more difficult to get to. Those of you more experienced travelers on here, what would you recommend as a good location (or two) to go to for a Europe newbie? I'm into history stuff, wife isn't so much, so general sightseeing, nature, and eating/drinking would probably be our priorities. Also thinking we won't be able to be gone for more than a week or so so that will shorten the itinerary and possible trips. Bonus points for a soccer game somewhere over there too. I have about infinity Delta miles so that's not a huge concern.
What time of year will matter a lot, there are a ton of great options and in western europe being a newbie doesn't really matter most places you'll handle just fine.
If Ireland you are for sure going to and only have a week then stick to the British Isles. Scotland is amazing, very similar to Ireland but the Highlands are more scenic. Can’t really go wrong with Ireland and London though.