Post by letsgetweird on Feb 4, 2022 12:08:33 GMT -5
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.
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Post by goldengirlz on Feb 4, 2022 13:00:31 GMT -5
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.
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.
... 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.
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.
Post by nancybotwin on Feb 5, 2022 12:58:49 GMT -5
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.
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
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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.
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.
Post by Velar Fricative on Feb 7, 2022 11:39:00 GMT -5
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?
Post by mrsukyankee on Feb 7, 2022 11:56:44 GMT -5
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.
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.
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.