Day dream with me (travel)

[sugarbear1]

Flying from Seattle.
I've got maximum 10 days to take this trip. 
Mid to late July.
I do not mind taking red-eye flights.
We like a mix of relaxing and adventure. 
We don't drink a lot.

Where would you go?

[krystee]

Switzerland and France! Montreaux and Annecy were so beautiful. You could fly into Geneva and out of Paris and see so many amazing places!

[Deleted]

Domestic or International?

If the latter, Thailand. Without question. It is one of my dream vacations.

[flex]

Alaska

[Roc A Bee]

Spain and Portugal.

[rebneen]

Thailand and Croatia are at the top of my “pie in the sky” list.

Renting a cool car and driving down the coast and then spending time in OR and CA, including National parks, seems really cool to me right now for domestic travel.

[isabel]

Iceland was pretty great.

[sugarbear1]

All of these are great ideas. I think anything is on the table (within a budget, which we've not yet set).
I would LOVE to do Croatia. Both of us have done much of Europe before, albeit not together.

flex and rebneen I love both of those ideas too.

[gerberdaisy]

Thailand and Vietnam

[katyintx]

If you haven’t done Iceland or Ireland before, you can fly Icelandair from Seattle to Reykjavik, have a multi-day stopover, and continue on to Ireland. The weather would be great that time of year.

[dutchgirl678]

In July I would do either: Iceland, Ireland, Switzerland, Austria, France, Norway. I would not go to Spain, Portugal, Greece (even though we are going to Greece this July because that is the only time that will work for us). But I would be afraid that it would be too hot.

[darby]

Costa Rica
French Polynesia
Though I have no idea what the weather is like in July.

[sdlaura]

We went to Fiji right before the pandemic and it was amazing. Check out The Remote Resort.

[wise_rita]

From the west coast I vote Asia somewhere. I'd pick one, wherever I could get a direct flight:

Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong if that's even doable at the moment, Thailand, Vietnam, Bali.

Or Hawaii or Colombia or Mexico City or Alaska.

This game is hard.

[wildrice]

Thailand is fabulous and was one of my very favorite trips, so I would vote for that. It's extremely inexpensive, too. I think 10 days is on the short side since the flight is long, but I think it's doable. Check the weather, but unless I'm misunderstanding I think it should be pretty tolerable then.

[katyintx]

I would agree that Thailand is beautiful and a must-see if you can. That said, we went in June a few years ago, and we thought it was so incredibly hot and humid. And we lived in Houston at the time, so we were used to heat and humidity! I believe June and July have similar weather patterns, but I’m not 100%.

You could always go to the coast or more north, like Chiang Mai, but I wouldn’t be excited about the weather in Bangkok in July.

[sonrisa]

Feb 17, 2022 14:33:35 GMT -5 darby said:

Costa Rica

Though I have no idea what the weather is like in July.

Not great. Dry months (Dec-Mar) are a much better bet.

[sonrisa]

Bali

[gastro]

Greek and/or Croatian isles.

[mich1]

Belize. The temp is 80-85 deg year round, you are not shifting many time zones so little jet lag, and you can be as adventurous or lazy as you want. Delta has a red eye out of Seattle through ATL that gets you in around noon.

[silvercrayon]

Tahiti and Bora Bora

[Jalapeñomel]

I’d go see the midnight sun, so any of the northern countries.

[heygrey]

Do you hate road trips? I know they aren't for everyone. I would would do coastal BC. Drive from Seattle into Vancouver, ferry to Victoria, stay, drive to Tofino, stay, ferry from Comox to Powell River, stay, travel down the Sunshine Coast back to Vancouver.

A lot of hotels are offering free cancelation before 48 hours (might be a bit longer in the summer, but not much). It would be putting less money on the line initially if travel is bad again in July. I so sincerely hope we're able to travel more by summer.

[katfco]

Mid-July, I wouldn't go to SE Asia. I've done that and monsoon season is no joke. It's like traveling in a sauna. Wonderful place to be, but there are better times of the year to visit. Unless you're just looking for the beach.

Leaving from Seattle, I'd do a 7-10 day Alaskan cruise. It's a good mix of relaxation and adventure opportunities.

[mrsukyankee]

I'd go to a country where it isn't hot and humid, and that you might not ever want to visit in the winter. Northern Europe, Alaska would be fab or somewhere in the southern hemisphere that doesn't get too cold in their winter.

I agree that Asia is super hot and humid (and uncomfortable), a lot of southern Europe is also quite hot and they don't have a lot of air conditioning. 

[Whitecaps]

Alaska for sure! Rent a car and drive everywhere, see all the animals, take all the glacier boat cruises and hike all the places. It’s amazing.

[ellipses84]

If you decide to do Europe, I’d personally avoid Southern Europe for that time of year and go somewhere like Denmark instead. Save warm places for when you need a some sun during a gray time of year and they are not as hot and crowded with tourists. There is still some extra logistics and uncertainty with international travel so also have a plan B vacation in mind.

[underwaterrhymes]

What about Belize? Lots of adventure and relaxation to be had.

[rikki]

Japan. Hands down. Best place on earth. I’ve been there 6 times. Better French food than France, city and nature, kindest people, super clean, everything is peaceful and easy.

I personally don’t like Thailand and would never go back, though I said that after my first trip and did go back, the second trip solidified it.

[4speedy]

We were in Bali that time of year and it was perfect. Plenty to do for 10 days. There’s beach and water sports, cultural day trips, adventure (zip lining down volcanoes, river rafting) Cooking classes and good food. Bike tours through villages and rice paddys. Some very cool BnB’s. Nobody ever regrets Bali. Airfare is the big expense. Once there, everything else is dirt cheap.

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