What are your travel plans for the year?

[VashHT]

Looking like we're going to Chile and the Netherlands this year.

 

[GodisanAtheist]

Des Moines, Iowa
Eastern Europe for the Christmas Markets

Pretty wild swings in travel destinations this year.

 

[IBMJunkman]

Post office and grocery store.

Went to 3 casinos and 4 restaurants first week of December. Got Covid.

 

[KMFJD]

I think I'd get sick of the small cruise ship rooms over a long period of time like that. Or probably anything over 21 days

One of the ones we are looking at would have 1 sea day and 49 days at various ports, more like a mobile hotel, the longest one i have been on was a 21 day cruise and i was going a bit stir crazy by the end, it had way to many days at sea. The food was quite good but it got to be a bit boring after 14 days, we relished the days in port as we could try all sorts of new cuisines onshore.

 

[kennyreid95]

I plan to go to greece or africa and other great places on this planet. I don't have my passport yet. There are so many places to go on this huge planet. I went to washington dc last year as I talk about in my thread. I see a lot of people want to go to dc. I don't blame ya, dc is a beautiful and great place to be. If you care to go to dc I totally recommend it and definitely visit the world war 2 memorial if you care or interested. There is so much to do in dc and hey as I've been saying it's your choice or free will in life as I discus in my thread as well. Also I talk in the thread about that I wish i had done so many things in my life by now such as travel outside the usa. I care to do so much in my life. I feel embarrassed that I haven't done much at 27 years old. I will be 28 in february. I am damn near 30 years old. Ever since turning 25 I realize I am getting close to 30 but I am still young.

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[GodisanAtheist]

The national mall is a national treasure. Every Smithsonian within walking distance, each a world class museum, each 100% free for US citizens.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

I find staycations can be fun and less stressful and cheaper too. And yeah sometimes there can be stuff right in your own city that you never even thought of checking out especially in the outskirts. Trails etc.

No actual plans to go far myself but I'll probably spend lot of time on my off grid property this summer and actually bring a tent and food etc and stay there for days at a time when I have a stretch of time off. Need to really start clearing some land and start building. Going to treat it more like a camping trip, than full blown doing work though. Last year I had morton syndrome and couldn't do anything but sit, I'm being careful with walking too much this winter to avoid getting it again. Sometimes I feel like it wants to come back but then it clears up again.

When I was single, I generally always had "staycations" and to be honest, LOVED them. A typical staycation week was me working on geek projects around the house, meeting friends for lunch who I otherwise wouldn't normally be able to meet, and just relaxing. Sometimes my brothers would coordinate and we'd have a week of gaming too.

 

[MrSquished]

It's all what you make it. I don't travel outside the immediate area. I can have fun spending a day looking for rocks in a creek, and seeing what there is to see in the woods. Go off the trails, and look at the small details. There's interesting stuff out there if you keep your eyes open.

Absolutely, it's great to enjoy where you live and find new things. That's crucial.

But to not travel is a shame.



This year is so far besides some camping looks like Montana and Yellowstone for a week

 

[GodisanAtheist]

Absolutely, it's great to enjoy where you live and find new things. That's crucial.

But to not travel is a shame.

- Amen to that. Sometimes I will deliberately take streets I've never driven on before on my way home from work or a grocery trip or just around my neighborhood just to see where things go, build out a mental map of where I live, and sometimes even discover something cool like a trailhead I never knew about.

But yeah damn it is so important to get out into the rest of the state/country/world and see and eat and experience how other people live otherwise the world starts looking awful big and scary pretty quick.

 

[IronWing]

I went to Wisconsin in January. I should go all out and spend a week in El Centro.

 

[Exterous]

Des Moines, Iowa
Eastern Europe for the Christmas Markets

Pretty wild swings in travel destinations this year.

Just booked a trip to Europe late December so we can spend some time in Prague for their Christmas markets.

I was trying for an island theme travel year but for some reason a winter trip from SE MI to Bahrain to Singapore to Taipei and back home in 9 days was 'too much'

 

[Ajay]

Geez, how long a flight is it from MI to Bahrain?!

 

[Exterous]

Geez, how long a flight is it from MI to Bahrain?!

18-20 hours depending on layover. But the flight to Singapore is only 8 hours from there. It all would have been in business class. And Taipei was really just to break up the return from Singapore slightly while hitting another island. So I don't know what the big deal was.

slight /s

 

[KMFJD]

flights to Europe are a breeze after doing flights to SE Asia, business class is hella nice though, lay down seats ftw

 

[IronWing]

I'm going to spend a week in, um, yeah, Phoenix.

Good news, everybody! My trip to Scottsdale has been moved. Now I’m going to Glendale!

 

[Exterous]

flights to Europe are a breeze after doing flights to SE Asia, business class is hella nice though, lay down seats ftw

For sure. And usually means the start of the vacation starts after security at the departure airport instead of after landing at our destination. Not to mention that first day is a lot easier

Good news, everybody! My trip to Scottsdale has been moved. Now I’m going to Glendale!

I think we're all breathing a sigh of relief

 

[Ajay]

18-20 hours depending on layover. But the flight to Singapore is only 8 hours from there. It all would have been in business class. And Taipei was really just to break up the return from Singapore slightly while hitting another island. So I don't know what the big deal was.

slight /s

18-20 hours! Somebody would have to be paying me. I've never flown for more than 8 hours. Wouldn't be so bad if I had to ability to actually sleep while flying.

flights to Europe are a breeze after doing flights to SE Asia, business class is hella nice though, lay down seats ftw

Well, lay down seats might fixing the sleeping bit - that and a couple of glasses of wine.

Edit: multi-quote screwup.

 

[KMFJD]

Well, lay down seats might fixing the sleeping bit - that and a couple of glasses of wine.

i'm tempted to get one of these for my next flight to Asia....



not sure how comfortable they are, the neck ones are useless for me and i can't sleep on planes normally

 

[brianmanahan]

due to COVID, saving for a house, terrible travel industy conditions, and increasing international instability, 2023 will be my 4th year in a row without a vacation

i really hope things settle down in a few years so i can start to travel again

 

[MrSquished]

Booked 3 nights this summer in West Yellowstone, 2 nights at Big Sky in Montana, and 3 nights at a ranch in Montana. Family trip.

Now I need to find a camping partner for some long weekends.

 

[Brainonska511]

Booked 3 nights this summer in West Yellowstone, 2 nights at Big Sky in Montana, and 3 nights at a ranch in Montana. Family trip.

Now I need to find a camping partner for some long weekends.

Have you been to Yellowstone before?

I spent a few nights in West Yellowstone back in 2016 on a trip with my brothers (paired with 2 nights in Gardner, and 3 nights in Jackson), where we went to a few different parts of Yellowstone and Grand Teton. An unforgettable trip.

 

[MrSquished]

Have you been to Yellowstone before?

I spent a few nights in West Yellowstone back in 2016 on a trip with my brothers (paired with 2 nights in Gardner, and 3 nights in Jackson), where we went to a few different parts of Yellowstone and Grand Teton. An unforgettable trip.

Never been and am super excited to go. Ultimately want to do a couple big road trips out west, Utah, Colorado, new Mexico, Arizona, etc... just to see all the best national parks. Like half camping half hotels. One day.

The trip sounded great, any tips on West Yellowstone?

 

[Brainonska511]

Never been and am super excited to go. Ultimately want to do a couple big road trips out west, Utah, Colorado, new Mexico, Arizona, etc... just to see all the best national parks. Like half camping half hotels. One day.

The trip sounded great, any tips on West Yellowstone?

I don't remember anything too exciting about West Yellowstone beyond it being a standard touristy small town with okay food. We mainly used it as our hotel base for 3 days.

I would say that you'll want to try to get into Yellowstone early (like, sunrise early, or a little before); both to beat the crowds at the gate and to get some stuff in before the semi-frequent afternoon thunderstorms that come in that type of terrain. West Yellowstone does position you well for the geyser basin (Old Faithful and whatnot, Grand Prismatic, a number of great trails, falls, and pullouts), and it isn't too far to Mt Washburn, if you want to hike to the top and get a great view of the park (definitely start this one early, per thunderstorms comment).

I have some pictures too from that trip on Flickr, if you're interested: https://www.flickr.com/photos/25349187@N04/albums/72157671154327495

 

[MrSquished]

I don't remember anything too exciting about West Yellowstone beyond it being a standard touristy small town with okay food. We mainly used it as our hotel base for 3 days.

I would say that you'll want to try to get into Yellowstone early (like, sunrise early, or a little before); both to beat the crowds at the gate and to get some stuff in before the semi-frequent afternoon thunderstorms that come in that type of terrain. West Yellowstone does position you well for the geyser basin (Old Faithful and whatnot, Grand Prismatic, a number of great trails, falls, and pullouts), and it isn't too far to Mt Washburn, if you want to hike to the top and get a great view of the park (definitely start this one early, per thunderstorms comment).

I have some pictures too from that trip on Flickr, if you're interested: https://www.flickr.com/photos/25349187@N04/albums/72157671154327495

Nice photos now I'm even more excited.

Yeah I was just looking for tips for inside the park. We are just using West Yellowstone as a place to sleep and have dinner and breakfast.

 

[Brainonska511]

Nice photos now I'm even more excited.

Yeah I was just looking for tips for inside the park. We are just using West Yellowstone as a place to sleep and have dinner and breakfast.

Washburn is fun, so are the geysers and grand prismatic. There is also a trail that had an overlook for grand prismatic too, which is supposed to be pretty awesome. Gibbon Falls (I think) and Firehole (name is blanking a bit) are also neat. You're probably going to be too far to get to Mammoth, but that was another cool spot. There is also the grand canyon of Yellowstone and the main falls of the Yellowstone river (Artists Point) which may be within travel distance. So many trails and sites - you can't go wrong.