Travel Thread

[George Binks]

Just booked my trip to Denver in April

 

[GabeTravels]

What camera do you use? Fantastic photos in this thread by the way. You should start a travel blog somewhere.

I've got a Canon T5i but I also use my iPhone for a lot of photos, like the Ireland and Italy ones.

 

[Buck Aki Berg]

Kazakhstan eh, where abouts, Almaty?

Definitely Almaty, possibly Astana if time permits. Definitely want to get out into the wilderness, too - going east toward the Chinese border looks gorgeous!

 

[RussianRifle27]

Are you a flight attendant?

 

[airbus1094]

Definitely Almaty, possibly Astana if time permits. Definitely want to get out into the wilderness, too - going east toward the Chinese border looks gorgeous!

There honestly isn't much to see in Astana, you can cover it all in a day and there's nothing but steppe around it. So, I would tell you to go only if you really have extra time. The south of the country really is amazing, just be careful with visas and permits (don't forget a 10000kzt note can solve a lot of problems). I hope you enjoy the visit, feel free to pm me if you have any questions.

 

[GabeTravels]

Are you a flight attendant?

Nope I work in Sales and Training.

 

[DCDM]

Re: your first post. Is the work being done on Trevi Fountain done? I was in Rome last June and it was all fenced off and you could barely see any of it.

 

[Dr Pepper]

^Damn, that's unfortunate. I was there a few years back, and saw two proposals. It's very nice, and also very crowded.

 

[Stjonnypopo]

^Damn, that's unfortunate. I was there a few years back, and saw two proposals. It's very nice, and also very crowded.

It's pickpocket central because of how crowded it is too. Beautiful though.

 

[RayP]

Flying into Spokane for a triathlon in Idaho... and then driving to Seattle for a few days, and then driving to Portland for a few days, with a day trip to Tillamook. Very excited.

 

[DCDM]

^Damn, that's unfortunate. I was there a few years back, and saw two proposals. It's very nice, and also very crowded.

Tell me about it.

 

[Jumptheshark]

added a weekend trip to Paris this weekend

 

[GabeTravels]

Re: your first post. Is the work being done on Trevi Fountain done? I was in Rome last June and it was all fenced off and you could barely see any of it.

It is! Was completed this fall. So happy that it's done.


I MAY (assuming I can get my passport back from the visa agency) be able to take a trip to Palau before I head to the Philippines for work.

Been high on the list for a while now.

 

[Plural]

We came back from three week trip from Dominican Republic little less than a month back.

I was thinking of doing one weekend trip in April, somewhere in Europe. But after that, I have to start looking at the East. Maybe Singapore/Vietnam would be nice. Anyone have any experience from there?

 

[GabeTravels]

We came back from three week trip from Dominican Republic little less than a month back.

I was thinking of doing one weekend trip in April, somewhere in Europe. But after that, I have to start looking at the East. Maybe Singapore/Vietnam would be nice. Anyone have any experience from there?

I've done Tokyo a bunch, Bangkok and Phuket for a week last year, and 14 hours in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

I hear great things about Singapore and Vietnam both. Had a friend do Vietnam and Cambodia last year and he said it was the best trip he's ever done.

 

[Buck Aki Berg]

There honestly isn't much to see in Astana, you can cover it all in a day and there's nothing but steppe around it. So, I would tell you to go only if you really have extra time. The south of the country really is amazing, just be careful with visas and permits (don't forget a 10000kzt note can solve a lot of problems). I hope you enjoy the visit, feel free to pm me if you have any questions.

Thanks for the insight! I don't expect there to be a lot for us to do in Astana, but just wandering around and taking in the manufactured grandeur of the city will be interesting. It looks like they were trying to recreate Bucharest's Bulevardul Unirii, but with glass and steel instead of trees and bricks. There's nothing like it anywhere near where I'm from

 

[zombie kopitar]

I am at the airport right now. Sitting at a gate that isn't the one I need to be at.


True story

 

[PanthersHockey1]

I've done Tokyo a bunch, Bangkok and Phuket for a week last year, and 14 hours in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

I hear great things about Singapore and Vietnam both. Had a friend do Vietnam and Cambodia last year and he said it was the best trip he's ever done.

I'm going to Tokyo in May. Any recommendations for food/drink?

 

[Raider917]

has anyone been to easter island? ive been looking into going.

 

[ColonialsHockey10]

Flights booked for this year:

-Liberia (for work)
-Giving myself a nice 5 day layover in Ghana for fun afterwards

- Booked a Botswana & Zimbabwe safari last night too at a separate time.

- London for work in July
- Spending a few days in Istanbul afterwards

Wild year of traveling.

 

[LeafsNation75]

This August I'm taking my annual trip to Orlando, Florida. Made my Walt Disney World reservation this past December and a few days ago made my Hotel reservations at various Hampton Inn and Fairfield Inn & Suites locations along Interstate 75 since I drive down.

 

[Thucydides]

Doing a long trip starting late May. Going to hike /camp from Moscow, Russia taking a train to the Pamir mountains , through Uzbekistan , Turkmenistan , Kazakhstan , and finally Tajikistan. Still on the fence about doing the Wakkan Corridor through northern Afghanistan. And then going to spend a month in Thailand/Cambodia. Spent some time in Cambodia this past November and absolutely loved the place.

 

[ColonialsHockey10]

Doing a long trip starting late May. Going to hike /camp from Moscow, Russia taking a train to the Pamir mountains , through Uzbekistan , Turkmenistan , Kazakhstan , and finally Tajikistan. Still on the fence about doing the Wakkan Corridor through northern Afghanistan. And then going to spend a month in Thailand/Cambodia. Spent some time in Cambodia this past November and absolutely loved the place.

Please report back on the first leg of this trip. Highly intrigued.

 

[Sniper99]

I wanna fly to San Fran in spring to visit a buddy out there, maybe for a week or so.

Take in a Giants game?

 

[DoyleG]

Concluding a stay in Madrid with previous stops in Bilbao and Barcelona.

Next up is the South of Spain (Sevilla, Gibraltar, Cetua) followed by ending my trip in Lisbon.