It's gotten significantly worse lately with the way the economy is. All of the banks have their doors locked and it's 1 in 1 out with armed guards at the doors for the people who need the actual bankers. The currency is bouncing all over the place
That's nuts. I remember reading about a huge black market for American dollars and most places would let you buy things in USd.
Yeah you can still use usd a lot of places but the black market doesn't really exist anymore from what we were told. Our tour guide lady on the walking tour was basically like "please give me usd if you have it, our currency sucks right now"
You hit it all. Only thing I'll add is not to have your personal belongs out ever or they'll be gone forever
At the casino in Puerto Iguazu...Argentina side...they don't even let you gamble with Argentina money. It needs to be USD or Brazilian. And they won't chant it. I found that odd
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I don't know where I want to go around the 4th of July. Either Southeast Asia, somewhere I haven't been in South America like Bolivia/Peru, or maybe the Balkans are the current leaders. Need a good Scott's deal to make the call for me
I spent the 4th in Anchorage last year and likely will again this year. While it was awesome being able to play golf as late as I wanted, I did miss out on the fireworks. That said, would recommend
Last 4th I spent at a brewery in Addis Ababa before catching a redeye to Cairo, Egypt. 10/10, would recommend. Will be in the US of A this year. I have learned to maximize time in the PNW during the summer because the winters are long and sucky
You do not leave then. My travel internationally this year is gonna take a hit since I’m coming back up there... Dominican R in march Bali/SEAsia sometime in the fall Spend the summer going to Vancouver and long backpacking trips in the mountains
I'm determined to do Banff/Jasper at some point this summer for a long weekend. Will be my third summer up here and I still haven't made it up there, no excuses. Still trying to decide whether to drive or fly--It's approx. 10 hour drive or cheap 1 1/2 hour flight to Calgary + 1 1/2 hour drive.
Anyone very familiar with Boston in here? Looking at a couple Airbnb options in the Jamaica Plain area really close to the orange line stops and wondering how that area is
TO: Honolulu (HNL) Albuquerque (ABQ) - $511 Austin (AUS) - $559 Bellingham (BLI) - $419 Billings (BIL) - $416 Bozeman (BZN) - $419 Chicago (ORD) - $552 Cincinnati (CVG) - $581 Dallas (DFW) - $478 Denver (DEN) - $489 Eugene (EUG) - $389 Fresno (FAT) - $369 Ft. Lauderdale (FLL) - $511 Great Falls (GTF) - $445 Las Vegas (LAS) - $428 Long Beach (LGB) - $379 Medford (MFR) - $393 Missoula (MSO) - $478 New York City (JFK) - $501 Oklahoma City (OKC) - $463 Pasco (PSC) - $387 Portland (PDX) - $302 Raleigh (RDU) - $545 Redmond (RDM) - $391 Sacramento (SMF) - $378 Salt Lake City (SLC) - $461 Seattle (SEA) - $338* Spokane (GEG) - $395 Tucson (TUS) - $506 TO: Kauai (LIH) Albuquerque (ABQ) - $485 Austin (AUS) - $453 Boston (BOS) - $561 Charleston (CHS) - $501 Chicago (ORD) - $486 Dallas (DFW) - $455 Denver (DEN) - $437 Eugene (EUG) - $410 Fresno (FAT) - $373 Great Falls (GTF) - $503 Kansas City (MCI) - $445 Las Vegas (LAS) - $367 Los Angeles (LAX) - $348* Missoula (MSO) - $503 New Orleans (MSY) - $531 New York City (JFK) - $511 New York City (LGA) - $509 Newark (EWR) - $563 Oklahoma City (OKC) - $471 Omaha (OMA) - $499 Orange County (SNA) - $369 Pasco (PSC) - $429 Portland (PDX) - $305 Raleigh (RDU) - $503 Salt Lake City (SLC) - $371 San Francisco (SFO) - $354 Seattle (SEA) - $338* St. Louis (STL) - $471 Tucson (TUS) - $425 Washington DC (DCA) - $517 Washington DC (IAD) - $513 TO: Kona (KOA) Austin (AUS) - $453 Billings (BIL) - $436 Boston (BOS) - $565 Bozeman (BZN) - $439 Eugene (EUG) - $413 Fresno (FAT) - $369 Ft. Lauderdale (FLL) - $479 Las Vegas (LAS) - $367 Los Angeles (LAX) - $357 Medford (MFR) - $417 Missoula (MSO) - $431 New Orleans (MSY) - $471 New York City (JFK) - $506 New York City (LGA) - $509 Newark (EWR) - $545 Oklahoma City (OKC) - $513 Omaha (OMA) - $499 Orange County (SNA) - $365 Palm Springs (PSP) - $379 Pasco (PSC) - $422 Portland (PDX) - $299 Redmond (RDM) - $411 San Jose (SJC) - $309 Seattle (SEA) - $358 Spokane (GEG) - $399 St. Louis (STL) - $489 Tucson (TUS) - $537 Washington DC (DCA) - $517 Washington DC (IAD) - $513 TO: Maui (OGG) Boston (BOS) - $529 Burbank (BUR) - $535 Chicago (ORD) - $495 Dallas (DFW) - $459 Denver (DEN) - $503 Eugene (EUG) - $533 Las Vegas (LAS) - $401 Long Beach (LGB) - $445 Medford (MFR) - $536 New York City (JFK) - $527 New York City (LGA) - $527 Newark (EWR) - $539 Oakland (OAK) - $358* Orange County (SNA) - $506 Orlando (MCO) - $486 Pasco (PSC) - $407 Phoenix (PHX) - $537 Raleigh (RDU) - $513 Redmond (RDM) - $518 Sacramento (SMF) - $383 Salt Lake City (SLC) - $471 Seattle (SEA) - $378 Spokane (GEG) - $517 Washington DC (DCA) - $521 Washington DC (IAD) - $528 * - nonstop / direct WHEN: Varies by route. Generally January through March 2019. NORMAL PRICE: $600+ from west coast, $800+ from east coast
So far the plan is: Land Thursday, drive to Waimea, stop in Poipu for lunch. No dinner plans that night. Ishihara Market for poke at some point Friday -- Polihale beach, get dinner/food in Hanapepe or somewhere close Saturday -- Awaawapuhi trail, stop by Waimea canyon on the way back. Drive around the island up to Hanalei, have an awesome airbnb there Sunday -- explore Hanalei, have reservations at Bar-Acuda that night. Monday -- fly out at 6:00 PM, so probably wake up late and hungover, grab a big meal, maybe one last stop in Hanalei
What were your thoughts on prices in BA? The nice steaks and wine were cheap, but overall I thought it was pretty comparable to US cities. Room 15 can probably shed more light too.
I could definitely get around for cheap but it would’ve been real easy to spend money if o hadn’t it. And damn it’s been two years.
I thought it was cheap tbh. Those most expensive thing I did by a factor of a lot was the argentine experience and that seemed absurd compared to the rest of the stuff I spent money on. Worth it though
Getting from place to place was cheap, food and drink was cheap, lodging was cheap. Uruguay is a little more expensive but they're super progressive so got to pay for it somehow. You also get 10% off at restaurants when you pay with a card so that's cool
Like ark said, I thought it was absurdly cheap 5* restaurants with wine and steak for under $30? Yeah I'm in
Looking for some advice here, trying to get to KC early Saturday AM for the Chiefs game using AA miles. Found a 12.5K one way but it leaves Friday evening from GSO to CLT then next morning CLT to MCI. I checked that CLT to MCI flight alone that morning and it’s 20K one way, for the same flight. If I skip the first leg in GSO and drive to CLT in the AM, which is what I wanted to do originally for the 20K flight, will it work? Or by missing first leg will I not be able to get on at CLT?
Ark is right. You need to look for 12.5s that have CLT-MCI as the first leg and hope you don't get rerouted or in trouble
Looking into a family vacation in Vail next thanksgiving. I’ll be skiing but the rest of the family doesn’t care so much about that, just wants the shopping and picturesque hotel, ice skating, Christmas decor, etc. Any hotel recommendations? Marriott, Hyatt or Hilton rewards programs would be great, but not a requirement. No price limit yet.
FYI that's a time of year when it's hard to predict snowfall in parts of the Rockies. I've skied in Vail the weekend before Thanksgiving and it was decent skiing, but there's no guarantee real snow will be on the ground. This year from what I've heard the snow has been great, but last year (winter 2017-2018) it was pretty bad. I was in Vail the second weekend of November 2017 and there was no snow on the ground whatsoever.
We'll be joining the Vietnam wave around the first of May for two weeks. Lyrtch BamaNug rezy or others who have either been recently or researched, our initial thoughts are arrive/depart from HCMC, and then Dalat and the area around Pong Nha-ke Bang National Park as they seem to have most of what we look for in a vacation (hiking, canyoneering, rafting, etc). When we do beach stuff at all it's usually for a few hours at the end of a day when we've done something near a coast. We'll probably do an overnight cave expedition in the National Park. Thinking we'll probably add a day in one Hoi An and/or Hue since they can be on the way. Any other spots you guys have been or read about that fit our type/locations? We're strongly considering a trip to Angkor Wat on the way out since we didn't go when we went to Thailand and may not be back in that part of the world for a few years.
that's really stretching things distance-wise. If we did Hanoi it would be because we flew in/out of there instead of SGN but I can't see doing both.
I only went from Hoi An to the North, never explored the South. Hoi An is being touted as the best destination in Vietnam, and it was OK, but was a little underwhelming for me. They do have amazing suits for super cheap (wearing one right now). But definitely Hoi An > Hue. Heard amazing things about Dalat. But Vietnam's beaches aren't up to the standard of Thailand/Cambodia/etc., in my opinion. Maybe because they're directly on the ocean versus being protected in a bay/gulf? Have heard amazing things about the caves, and wanted to do it but ran out of time. If you're going to do the South, 100% do a Mekong Delta tour. Having said that, I think the North has more to offer than the South. I think flights in/out of Hanoi are comparable to HCMC, but could be wrong--probably depends on where you're flying from. In the North you can take a bus to Sapa, Ninh Binh, Halong Bay, and still have easy access to Hoi An/the center. Hanoi is one of my favorite cities in all of SE Asia, for what it's worth. It's like a SE Asian New Orleans (which makes no sense). From your posting history over the years, and your love of hiking, I would strongly recommend Sapa -- it's just a crapshoot with weather, so you could get bad luck. I believe you and I have had several exchanges re: Angkor Wat, and each time I've strongly suggested it. Fly in one afternoon, do Angkor the next day, fly out the following morning.
Hanoi is way better than Saigon as a city but I think more international flights go into sgn. And you should definitely do Angkor. I missed it my first trip to Cambodia in lieu of going to the south, and after going back a couple years ago, I went and realized I should have done that originally.