The New Travel Thread: Now with write ups in the OP

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  1. ohhaithur

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    (but hell yeah, thanks)
     
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  2. Nug

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    I'm jealous that you're going to experience it for the first time. Enjoy my dude
     
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  3. ohhaithur

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    Appreciate it. I'll probably bug you again as we debate itinerary. We have our flight in but haven't decided on if we're doing 8 days in CDMX, trying to do 6 + 2 in Pueblo, 4 + 4 in Oaxaca, or something else. It's a lot to bite off
     
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  4. Nug

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    If you have 8 days, I'd do 5 in CDMX and 3 in Oaxaca City
     
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  5. spagett

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    Walters World YouTube videos are typically my go-to for upcoming trips, assuming he's been there and reviewed

    Doesn't spend minutes promoting himself, doesn't include worthless filler like 99% of travel vloggers so, and his videos are typically pretty short. He has multiple videos for each place where he touches on different things you'll need to see, do, or not do

    Not the coolest guy, but it's really hard to find succinct trip reviews so I care less about the messenger
     
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  6. GoodForAnother

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    Signed up for seats.aero today and it’s pretty sweet. If you know where you want to go and have miles you can set alerts for your dates and destination by carrier and cabin. Or you can just fuck around and search for whatever and see every program in one tool. Includes room.aero too which is the same for hotels. Sweet
     
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  7. Tex

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    Anyone ever been to Baros Maldives? Saw it on the old points section. Looks nice. Need to plan something for the bffs bday or 5 year anniversary next year.
     
  8. devine

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    5 Years? God damn
     
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  9. Tex

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    For real. Time is flying. Coming up on 5 years since we were all doing shots and eating gumbo for my beautiful wedding.
     
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    We were living in the good old days and didn’t even know it
     
  11. Tex

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    We shouldn’t have left
     
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  13. GoodForAnother

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    Yeah I’m fixing to join the discord here in a few
     
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  14. Where Eagles Dare

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    I want to go somewhere else besides Nicaragua, but just can't find the right place. Did find a few nice quaint AirBnB's while searching central america. For GoodForAnother and Name P. Redacted

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    The bottom one has a natural tide pool if you walk down the cliff that looks lovely
     
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  15. GoodForAnother

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    those all look like safe places for a toddler
     
  16. Funshot Residue

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    I'm sure WEDs folks will keep an eye on him for us.
     
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  17. Name P. Redacted

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    Why are you always white colonizing Latin countries
     
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  18. Name P. Redacted

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    Traveling to foreign countries just to hide in my private gentrified house AMA
     
  19. GoodForAnother

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    every time I look at the Maldives I’m like well it just looks like a beach I can get to in way less time in the Caribbean or south or Central America or wherever
     
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  20. Tex

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    Oh I agree but the bff loves those floating houses over the water shit
     
  21. GoodForAnother

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    might look at Fiji or Tahiti then too. quicker flight, 11 hrs from LAX direct vs having to connect overnight in Dubai
     
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  22. Tex

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    I’ll look into those thanks
     
  23. Lyrtch

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    Flying around the world to sit in a resort is the craziest thing people seem to all want to do
     
  24. WC

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    Sandals has a couple over water bungalow things in the Caribbean, if that’s the primary qualifier.
     
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  25. Tex

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    It seems to be a big one
     
  26. Lyrtch

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    The price of those anywhere in the world is absolutely absurd
     
  27. Tex

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    Sandals always seems to be priced higher
     
  28. GoodForAnother

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    if your wife wants to get fucked in a specific place, do it I say
     
  29. Tex

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    You get it
     
  30. Lyrtch

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    Like the back of a Volkswagen?
     
  31. BayouMafia

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    It’s like you don’t understand the first thing about the gram
     
  32. bwi2

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  33. leroi

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    I'm planning a Paris honeymoon if anyone has advice

    also visiting Blois for a couple of days

    i see where all the sights are on the map, but i am wondering if anyone has thoughts on best parts of the city for restaurants / hotels / overall vibes

    edit: it looks like this has been discussed at length in previous pages
     
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  34. Where Eagles Dare

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    I wanna spend 20 grand to stay on a fancy dock
     
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  35. Where Eagles Dare

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    Thanks for reminding me their dead. Does that make you feel good?
     
  36. Nug

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    Go to Oaxaca/Puerto Escondido you coward
     
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  37. Where Eagles Dare

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    I know you haven't made it out of Nebraska and just like to be angry ITT, but going on a vacation isn't colonizing.
     
  38. Where Eagles Dare

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    I looked there last night. Puerto Escondido is too big. Some points there look amazing, but not sure it would be good for a family trip. Las Salinas and Barra de la Cruz seem great, but pretty remote.
     
  39. Where Eagles Dare

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    Same. It's just so outrageous with travel, then cost once you're there and similar things much much closer

    Pretty sure Jamaica has these houses.

    Can look at Bocas Del Toro, Panama too. They have a ton of over water villas in the mangroves on their pacific side.
     
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  41. Nug

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    Don't know about Salinas, but Barra de la Cruz is boring. There's an amazing beach break, but not shit to do in town.
     
  42. Nug

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    I finally have my nexus interview tomorrow. Took me more than 8 freaking months to just get approved for an interview.
     
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  43. Where Eagles Dare

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    Kansas and Nebraska all look the same and want to own slaves

    hth
     
  44. GoodForAnother

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    Nebraska has more of a squiggle and both states very famously didn’t want slaves. There was a whole war about it
     
  45. Where Eagles Dare

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    Yes, boring but a firing world class point break.

    need to find an easy mix of town, beach, and walking distance to ~2 surf breaks. I need to apparently find these in only white dominated populations to not trigger K State Husker Name P. Redacted
     
  46. Where Eagles Dare

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    Yes, we've learned about the norther aggression
     
  47. Funshot Residue

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    Rather the opposite, my apologies for that part. The part where you behave like a toddler is still on you, however.
     
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  48. Where Eagles Dare

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    I'm not sure I even recognize your user name, but okay pal
     
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  49. Name P. Redacted

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    Joke is on you, I don’t even live in Nebraska
     
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  50. Name P. Redacted

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    He does that anytime someone mentions his parents and watching his kid. Ignore it. Nearly everybody has dead parents at some point.