Going any where this year? Vacation 2017 Thread

[KMFJD]

So where is everyone going? Any plans for this year? Or just staying at home?

I'm going to drive up to Alaska and then explore the Rockies all the way down to Vancouver/Waterton , on the way back home i'm going to try and visit as many national parks on my way home (the parks are free this year). Anyone have any recommendations on Alaska? i know about Denali and will be likely stopping in Anchorage as well but beyond that i'm uncertain.

 

[Cappuccino]

Probably going to Hong Kong again this year. I am going back to Sweden also.
I am currently living the UK. Crap food. Chavvy people. Yellow teeth. Lame banter. 100k is a no no. Get me out of here.

 

[RossMAN]

Hopefully New Zealand?

http://milestomemories.boardingarea.com/cheap-flights-to-australia-new-zealand/

 

[BoomerD]

Oldest grandson graduates high school this year, so we're definitely heading into CA for that. Other plans will depend on whether the grandkids' father gets the custody order changed so they can leave the state. If so, they'll come up here and we'll spend a couple of months camping in various places...if not, a week or two inside CA with them, then me and the Mrs. will hit the road by ourselves for a few weeks. Oregon coast, Warshington state, maybe back to Yellowstone for a week or two again.

 

[KMFJD]

Hopefully New Zealand?

http://milestomemories.boardingarea.com/cheap-flights-to-australia-new-zealand/

Loved every minute that i was outside of Auckland when i was there, it's a beautiful country, the South Island is amazing

 

[Exterous]

Pretty busy year for us. We were in Vienna for NYE and were in Antwerp and Amsterdam not too long ago. We've got a trip to Germany, Austria and Switzerland in the spring and in the summer we're doing a Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia, and Latvia cruise with some of the family. Picks back up in the winter where we'll be spending a week in Dec and a week in Jan in New Zealand having managed to snag first and business class award seats. We'll tag some domestic trips onto the end of some of my business trips this year so probably a weekend in Denver and Orlando with maybe one in Nashville if that project ever gets approved

Hopefully New Zealand?

http://milestomemories.boardingarea.com/cheap-flights-to-australia-new-zealand/

Should have booked earlier so you wouldn't have to pay so much

http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2016/04/12/amazing-deal-fly-us-new-zealand-250-roundtrip/

 

[OutHouse]

someplace on this island in June.

https://www.vrbo.com/vacation-renta...&to-date=2017-06-18&minPrice=125&maxPrice=250

 

[Exterous]

Loved every minute that i was outside of Auckland when i was there, it's a beautiful country, the South Island is amazing

Yeah I am really looking forward to it. In part because I didn't think I'd be lucky enough to find such a good award routing but mostly because it looks so damn pretty and seems to line up well with our interests. A nice morning hike followed by some bungie jumping adrenaline and end with some local wine and cheese in a gorgeous landscape? Yep I could do that for 14 days in a row

 

[Svnla]

I am planning to go West (southern CA and Las Vegas if possible) then another business trip to some of the developing countries in Asia to build up my business so I guess you could call that a workcation.

If I have money and time, I would love to spend some time in Colorado and the Northwest of US. Love the fresh air and outdoor.

 

[KMFJD]

Yeah I am really looking forward to it. In part because I didn't think I'd be lucky enough to find such a good award routing but mostly because it looks so damn pretty and seems to line up well with our interests. A nice morning hike followed by some bungie jumping adrenaline and end with some local wine and cheese in a gorgeous landscape? Yep I could do that for 14 days in a row

I spent about a month driving around both islands, best place i've visited.

 

[louis redfoot]

i always go to vegas a handful of times per year. not sure where else, perhaps amsterdam again

 

[Paladin]

Maui, staying at The Whaler on Ka'anapali Beach. July 2nd-12th. Time to plant myself on a beach and snorkel and SCUBA, and do nothing. Can't wait!

 

[MrSquished]

Cyprus in the Mediterranean. 2 weeks in July.

 

[RossMAN]

Should have booked earlier so you wouldn't have to pay so much

http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2016/04/12/amazing-deal-fly-us-new-zealand-250-roundtrip/

Yeah I remember those insane deals from last year, I've been spending a lot of time on travel/deal sites lately.

Does that even cover the jet fuel?

 

[ImpulsE69]

Work might be sending me to Hong Kong and India later this year so kind of excited for that. Wife's work is taking them on a Caribbean cruise this summer. I imagine we'll take some kind of vacation together, just don't know where yet. We have been talking about going back to Alaska.

 

[mundane]

With another baby on the way, probably nothing with the whole family. My brother will be joining me at Mt Whitney in the early summer, that's the closest I will get to a vacation. I'm not going to count the paternity time.

We took three family-destination vacations last year, and combined with a furlough, it really bit into our discretionary spending.

 

[RockinZ28]

Just hoping to make it home one of these days...

 

[mundane]

Just hoping to make it home one of these days...

Welcome to San Diego

 

[Dr. Detroit]

Tulum for Dia De Los Muertos
SD in May
Reggae festival in August
July 4th in the Sierras backpacking provided the snow melts

 

[rameshrath]

Angkorwat http://www.livescience.com/23841-angkor-wat.html

 

[louis redfoot]

i'm happy enough just staying home. and i can't cook or use my workstation when i'm on the road

 

[Clemenza]

I just returned from London and Normandy. I think I'm heading to Ireland and Scotland in the Fall.

 

[Uppsala9496]

Wife and I will be in Cancun in a few weeks.
Then full family to Disney in June.
Then just me to Belgium & Sweden in August for a class reunion.

I'm sure I will squeeze in another family trip somewhere.

 

[Chapbass]

I'm getting married in April and will be travelling on my Honeymoon in April-May.

Headed from Chicago to Santorini for 5 nights, then to Venice for a few nights, and finally Milan for a night. Then we fly to Tokyo and spend a week there (any suggestions, let me know. Never been). After the week is up, we fly to Honolulu and spend a week there. Then back to Chicago, a few days staycation then back to work.

 

[Thebobo]

So where is everyone going? Any plans for this year? Or just staying at home?

I'm going to drive up to Alaska and then explore the Rockies all the way down to Vancouver/Waterton , on the way back home i'm going to try and visit as many national parks on my way home (the parks are free this year). Anyone have any recommendations on Alaska? i know about Denali and will be likely stopping in Anchorage as well but beyond that i'm uncertain.

A bunch of my friends drove up the AlCan before it was paved. Great trip, worked at the salmon canneries to raise money to get back home.

Are you planing on doing any hiking or fishing or just sight seeing?