Where should I go on vacation?

by **btownmeggy** on Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:17 am

After a disastrous flight from Sao Paulo to Houston, I am in possession of 2 $200 travel vouchers. I have to use them before August 29th. I'm willing to spend a couple of hundred dollars over the voucher price for each ticket, so let's say I'm looking for somewhere fantastic for two people to go where the tickets from Washington DC or NYC to the destination are less than $400 each.

Are Montreal and Puerto Rico my only options? It seems that flights to Europe are currently much more expensive than back in those heady days when you could fly NYC to London for $150.

Help me, Chatter Box, you're my only hope.

by **Curmudgeonx** on Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:20 am

And you must leave from NYC or Washington D.C., not Houston/Austin?

by **btownmeggy** on Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:25 am

Curmudgeonx wrote:And you must leave from NYC or Washington D.C., not Houston/Austin?

I'm moving.

by **tzor** on Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:26 am

You can get a round trip to Key West Floria for just under $400 depending on the airline and the length of the flight. Do the pub crawl, watch sunset from the pier or go on one of those sunset cruises from either an authentic sail boat (the Western Union) or a pirate ship, and of course see all the interesting meuseums and other things to do.

by **Curmudgeonx** on Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:27 am

Gotcha, cause Houston has reasonable flights to Belize generally. Cheap vacation, english speaking (although I gather you are bi-lingual, so that doesn't matter).

by **muy_thaiguy** on Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:31 am

Yellowstone? Granted you would have to go through DIA in Denver and then take a good several hour drive, but there are quite a few sites along the way. Maybe Gettysburg? Just throwing out a few suggestions.

by **Curmudgeonx** on Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:32 am

NYC (Newark) to Saba Island (look it up, it is incredible), mid June = 561 per person round

by **btownmeggy** on Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:34 am

Curmudgeonx wrote:NYC (Newark) to Saba Island (look it up, it is incredible), mid June = 561 per person round

Yes, lots of Antillean locations are attractive and pretty affordable. Definitely a location of interest.

by **Curmudgeonx** on Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:38 am

Saba has a mountaintop rainforest, snorkeling, limited nightlife, maximum hammock time, all on an island of about 1500 people on 5 square miles.

Of course, NYC to New Orleans for carousing on Bourbon Street, drooling in the Garden District, etc. can be had for 200 or so round

by **btownmeggy** on Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:39 am

Curmudgeonx wrote:Saba has a mountaintop rainforest, snorkeling, limited nightlife, maximum hammock time, all on an island of about 1500 people on 5 square miles.

Of course, NYC to New Orleans for carousing on Bourbon Street, drooling in the Garden District, etc. can be had for 200 or so round

I live really close to New Orleans right now. It has 'been done' ad nauseum.

by **btownmeggy** on Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:39 am

Anyone ever been to the Dominican Republic?

by **Curmudgeonx** on Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:42 am

I had a "friend"/client who was from the DR. He was real shady, but bragged about the beaches and the affordability, I had a mutual friend who visited. If you can handle the machismo of the residents, then second hand accounts say it is acceptable.

by **Curmudgeonx** on Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:43 am

And if you live close to NOLA, why on earth would you move? If I was able, I would move down to that area in a heartbeat, and I have quit drinking. . .

by **btownmeggy** on Tue Apr 15, 2008 10:18 am

Curmudgeonx wrote: If you can handle the machismo of the residents.

I've spent a good deal of my life in Latin America. If the piropos and catcalls become intolerable, I fight back---and, wonderfully, machistas' own machismo allows me to do so quite successfully and without reprisal.

by **sam_levi_11** on Tue Apr 15, 2008 10:40 am

usually you can find tickets to places like barcelona for about £110, so about 220 dollars, so if u didnt mind spending a little bit of your own money then you can go there.

by **PLAYER57832** on Tue Apr 15, 2008 1:35 pm

San Francisco is nice, but lodging and food tend to be $$$

Pittsburgh is decent, but probably not much for someone from NY.

Orlando .. if you like the attactions

by **btownmeggy** on Tue Apr 15, 2008 2:31 pm

I found tickets for $198 from DC to San Juan, PR, and I have lots of friends I could stay with there, or at least go boozing with.

I think it may be August in Puerto Rico for me!

by **PLAYER57832** on Tue Apr 15, 2008 3:47 pm

Peurto Rico is supposed to be great ... and the best part is no passports!

by **btownmeggy** on Tue Apr 15, 2008 3:50 pm

PLAYER57832 wrote:Peurto Rico is supposed to be great ... and the best part is no passports!

My brother and I went five or six years ago. It's incredible.

by **Jenos Ridan** on Wed Apr 16, 2008 12:37 am

If you were up to it, I'd suggest a trip to Timberline Lodge on Mt Hood Oregon. Or to Crystal Mountain on Rainer. But only if you felt like skiing/snowboarding. And the season is drawing to a close......

Barring that, some of North Cali's beaches are nice and generally are not crowded whenever I'm down.

Hiking the Olympic Mts is another option.

#-o