Travel in late February?

[letsgetweird]

Where would you travel to in late February (the week of the 21st)? I have a whole week off, a passport, and will probably be a solo trip. Obviously I need to decide asap! I'm open to domestic and international travel.

[hermione]

What does a solo trio mean?

[TR]

San Miguel de Allende. But it's my favorite place and a close flight for me.

[flex]

Feb 4, 2022 12:11:47 GMT -5 hermione said:

What does a solo trio mean?

"Trip".  "Trio" with a "p".

[just]

TR , isn't wrong. We loved Mexico City and San Miguel de Allende.

If it were me solo - I'd do Paris with some day trips, or Berlin with a couple of day trips

[hermione]

Feb 4, 2022 12:17:37 GMT -5 flex said:

Feb 4, 2022 12:11:47 GMT -5 hermione said:

What does a solo trio mean?

"Trip".  "Trio" with a "p".

Oh! I'm dumb!

[Jalapeñomel]

I’d do the beach. Anywhere in the Caribbean. Fuck winter.

[TR]

Feb 4, 2022 12:26:28 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

I’d do the beach. Anywhere in the Caribbean. Fuck winter.

Also this lol maybe Belize, I've never been.

[TR]

goddamnit now I want to take a vacation

[Gato]

You're west coast I think? I'd go to Japan. It would be cold, but that doesn't matter in Tokyo. Such an amazing city.

[waverly]

Domestic: Florida, Hawaii, or Puerto Rico because I am tired of the cold.

International from west coast: Island chain, NZ or Australia.

[goldengirlz]

You’d need to check the travel restrictions for specific countries. When we were looking into it, some Asian countries still had mandatory quarantine even for vaccinated individuals. Like Japan, for example: seven days of quarantine for everyone. I believe Australia is still hard to visit if you’re not a citizen or resident, but I think I read that NZ recently reopened its borders.

I prefer cities for solo travel, so I’d probably go to London, mostly for ease. Pretty sure they’re letting Americans in without quarantine restrictions. Check to see what’s open though; I know Europe is coming out of an Omicron lockdown.

[letsgetweird]

Feb 4, 2022 12:17:37 GMT -5 flex said:

Feb 4, 2022 12:11:47 GMT -5 hermione said:

What does a solo trio mean?

"Trip".  "Trio" with a "p".

this. It was a typo 😂

[Aloe Vera]

Don't do Australia. I work with a lot of Australians and returning home is a nightmare and expensive (about 2,500 AUD for quarantine).
I saw Paris mentioned above. You'll need a lot of prep work. You need to have a QR code to access restaurants and tourist places. To get this QR code, you need to get fully vaccinated and boosted.

Where do you live? I live in a cold place so I would go in the Caribbean.

[jg183]

I'd go to Hawaii

[mambo123]

Belize
Panama
Costa Rica
We are headed to the BVIs this month

Puerto Rico and USVI are pretty ‘hot’ right now and likely over priced due to people not leaving the country. I would save those for another time.

I would for sure go warm!

[babsbunny]

Feb 4, 2022 13:00:31 GMT -5 goldengirlz said:

... but I think I read that NZ recently reopened its borders.

You made my heart skip a beat... google says it's still closed to tourists.

[luckyno7]

Hawaii. I’d lay on a beach, hike, surf lessons, eat.

[isabel]

Feb 4, 2022 23:16:53 GMT -5 babsbunny said:

Feb 4, 2022 13:00:31 GMT -5 goldengirlz said:

... but I think I read that NZ recently reopened its borders.

You made my heart skip a beat... google says it's still closed to tourists.

They’re doing a phased reopening and stating to allow in citizens who haven’t been able to go home for two years. They’ll slowly open up, but it’s going to be awhile before American tourists can just hop on a plane.

[Vespasia]

We leave for Belize in one week so that obviously gets my vote. I picked it because they seem to have very reasonable COVID precautions in place without being too onerous. Southwest has some pretty cheap flights right now, at least from my area.

[nancybotwin]

I’d choose Hawaii or the Caribbean because of less restrictive COVID measures to enter or leave. But I think I heard that Costa Rica will pay for you if you test positive forCOVID when trying to leave - like they’ll put you up in a hotel and pay for food etc. it’s in an attempt to bring tourism back.

[erbear]

Mexico still sounds like it’s really struggling with the pandemic. Me? I would go to Puerto Rico or Saint John and plop myself on the beach for a week.

If beaches aren’t what you’re looking for, I would pick a big European city. London or Lisbon would be my top choices. Maybe Barcelona, but I don’t know anything about Spain’s Covid restrictions currently

[wise_rita]

Feb 4, 2022 13:00:31 GMT -5 goldengirlz said:

You’d need to check the travel restrictions for specific countries. When we were looking into it, some Asian countries still had mandatory quarantine even for vaccinated individuals. Like Japan, for example: seven days of quarantine for everyone. I believe Australia is still hard to visit if you’re not a citizen or resident, but I think I read that NZ recently reopened its borders.

Definitely not yet.  They're not even letting their own citizens freely back in yet (which is insanity of the highest order).  They're saying October for Others.

And Aloe Vera the $2,500 mandatory hotel quarantine is done in most Australian states, but Australia is too far for a week so moot point.

[Aloe Vera]

Feb 5, 2022 14:47:24 GMT -5 wise_rita said:

Feb 4, 2022 13:00:31 GMT -5 goldengirlz said:

You’d need to check the travel restrictions for specific countries. When we were looking into it, some Asian countries still had mandatory quarantine even for vaccinated individuals. Like Japan, for example: seven days of quarantine for everyone. I believe Australia is still hard to visit if you’re not a citizen or resident, but I think I read that NZ recently reopened its borders.

Definitely not yet.  They're not even letting their own citizens freely back in yet (which is insanity of the highest order).  They're saying October for Others.

And Aloe Vera the $2,500 mandatory hotel quarantine is done in most Australian states, but Australia is too far for a week so moot point.

It is definitely not done. I have Australian guys on 28-day rotations and getting them back home is a huge and costly mess. They still get charged 2,500 AUD to return home. We're actually negotiating with our client to have them cover this cost.

[majesty318]

Rome & Naples - I did this during in January 2020 right before COVID. The weather was pleasant and zero crowds.

[Velar Fricative]

That week in February has been the week we traveled to Prague the last three times. Last time was in 2019 and it was about 50 degrees most days, so pretty pleasant for us. And it's a fabulous city, my favorite outside of my home city. I have no idea what kind of restrictions they might have or how bad covid is right now there.

I'm not a beach person at all and don't mind cold weather, but if warmer weather is preferable, I'd go somewhere with great sightseeing and things to do that don't need to involve a beach, like Mexico City or San Juan. Our maybe somewhere in South America?

[mrsukyankee]

I wouldn't come to London right now - still very strong Covid issues with little to no restrictions. It's a nightmare for those of us living here. I'd go to other European cities though.

[DotAndBuzz]

I went on a solo trip for a week in Puerto Rico (based off recommendations here).

100% would go again, loved every minute

[wise_rita]

Feb 7, 2022 10:08:30 GMT -5 Aloe Vera said:

Feb 5, 2022 14:47:24 GMT -5 wise_rita said:

Definitely not yet.  They're not even letting their own citizens freely back in yet (which is insanity of the highest order).  They're saying October for Others.

And Aloe Vera the $2,500 mandatory hotel quarantine is done in most Australian states, but Australia is too far for a week so moot point.

It is definitely not done. I have Australian guys on 28-day rotations and getting them back home is a huge and costly mess. They still get charged 2,500 AUD to return home. We're actually negotiating with our client to have them cover this cost.

Must be the state of Western Australia then.  I didn't mention before, but if Australia is living in the Stone Age then WA is living three ages before the Ice Age.

[sunnysally]

I'm in St Croix on a solo trip right now and it is glorious. There is fantastic snorkeling from the beach or you can do a trip to Buck Island. The people are friendly and I haven't felt unsafe being alone.