The Long Warm Summer

1durphul · Post by **1durphul** » Tue Jan 25, 2011 5:09 pm

Where is the best vacation spot on earth for a nice calm low responsibility week or 5? Let's rule out Black Rock City for the purpose of this thread.

JStep · Post by **JStep** » Tue Jan 25, 2011 5:48 pm

1durphul wrote:Where is the best vacation spot on earth for a nice calm low responsibility week or 5? Let's rule out Black Rock City for the purpose of this thread.

Are you talking an all inclusive type vacation, with fruity drinks, massages and swim-up bars or just a place to go?

1durphul · Post by **1durphul** » Tue Jan 25, 2011 6:46 pm

JStep wrote:
1durphul wrote:Where is the best vacation spot on earth for a nice calm low responsibility week or 5? Let's rule out Black Rock City for the purpose of this thread.
Are you talking an all inclusive type vacation, with fruity drinks, massages and swim-up bars or just a place to go?

Doesn't matter. Camping self reliance, or all-inclusive soulless...

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 11:03 am

It's pretty warm in the Bay Area right now.

But I'm going to pick Thailand.

Lassen Forge · Post by **Lassen Forge** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 11:56 am

I don't know about low responsibility, but Alaska sure is pretty. So's Antarctica, if you like the weather. The European Mediterranean riveria? Perhaps Mexico? Got money? The Emirates, even tho they have some pretty serious blue laws there, it's farking gorgeous.

A friend says anywhere new. I say - wander. Travel. Pick a direction and go. Be random. Just make sure you have a passport, and remember some countries have Visa requirements (like India and Russia). But yeah, that's kinda the ultimate vacation.

However... Know what I would do? The Trans-Siberian Railway. Ultimate low stress, you are immersed in various foreign cultures (while staying in the same country), you meet people (learn basic russian first, you'll pick up more once you're there), eat amazing (and sometimes strange) food, and you will see sights and landmarks you will NEVER forget. (Lake Baikal, for example). You will come back with memories of a lifetime, and even better, you can fly either back to Moskva/St Pete or via Japan or China to the US - OR ride it back. Me? That's what I'd do - in a surefire rapid heartbeat. You of course need your Visa or transit permit, and I'd do a layover in Vladivostok. Google it. ;)

Oh hell, I just made me homesick, damnit. Peh! :(

H.G.Crosby · Post by **H.G.Crosby** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 12:32 pm

peachandpapa · Post by **peachandpapa** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 12:56 pm

A house on Hanalei Bay on the island of Kauai, Hawaii...

1durphul · Post by **1durphul** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 1:34 pm

Ugly Dougly wrote:It's pretty warm in the Bay Area right now. .

OMG, it has been AMAZING the last week here in SF. I went to Dolores and read a book in the sun on Sunday and was actually *too warm*.

Ugly Dougly wrote:But I'm going to pick Thailand.

I heard it's amazing there, although I've also heard about the recent unrest.

1durphul · Post by **1durphul** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 1:40 pm

Bay Bridge Sue wrote:I don't know about low responsibility, but Alaska sure is pretty. So's Antarctica, if you like the weather. The European Mediterranean riveria? Perhaps Mexico? Got money? The Emirates, even tho they have some pretty serious blue laws there, it's farking gorgeous.

A friend says anywhere new. I say - wander. Travel. Pick a direction and go. Be random. Just make sure you have a passport, and remember some countries have Visa requirements (like India and Russia). But yeah, that's kinda the ultimate vacation.

However... Know what I would do? The Trans-Siberian Railway. Ultimate low stress, you are immersed in various foreign cultures (while staying in the same country), you meet people (learn basic russian first, you'll pick up more once you're there), eat amazing (and sometimes strange) food, and you will see sights and landmarks you will NEVER forget. (Lake Baikal, for example). You will come back with memories of a lifetime, and even better, you can fly either back to Moskva/St Pete or via Japan or China to the US - OR ride it back. Me? That's what I'd do - in a surefire rapid heartbeat. You of course need your Visa or transit permit, and I'd do a layover in Vladivostok. Google it.

Oh hell, I just made me homesick, damnit. Peh!

Thanks Sue. Because I'm a 'mo I have to be careful about some of the places I'd like to visit. (Like the emirates for example.)

The trans-siberian trip sounds amazing.

Mojojita · Post by **Mojojita** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 1:50 pm

Maui! Lahaina, HI - go and swim with the sea turtles......

1durphul · Post by **1durphul** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 2:00 pm

Mojojita wrote:Maui! Lahaina, HI - go and swim with the sea turtles......

As long as they don't nibble on my toes.

Lassen Forge · Post by **Lassen Forge** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 2:17 pm

1durphul wrote: Thanks Sue. Because I'm a 'mo I have to be careful about some of the places I'd like to visit. (Like the emirates for example.)

The trans-siberian trip sounds amazing.

I do too, I think perhaps for the same reason. I actually had an offer of the use of a friends place in Dubai, free of charge, whenever I wanted to go, but currently it would not be a wise decision...

TSR is amazing, in a way it's like burning man - you either fall in love and want to do it again and again, or you despise it and never want to do anything that adventurous again.

By the way - as I remember you can actually branch off (I think it's via the Trans-Mongolian leg, not the Vladivostok leg) to do North Korea as far as Pyongyang. It would be an experience as well, tho it IS Korea... do NOT do it in the winter!!!

Another one - I thought of this - is one I want to do, that's the Trans-Australian, both the Perth-Sydney and the Adelaide-Darwin runs. Actually - if you start in Perth, go to Sydney, catch a hop to Adelaide (which you've been thru) and then fly home out of Darwin

For me, Train travel rocks - easy cruising, laid back, see a whole new world, and absolutely no responsibilities (other than eating, or getting off to see the sights!)...

H.G.Crosby · Post by **H.G.Crosby** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 2:26 pm

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 2:41 pm

peachandpapa wrote:A house on Hanalei Bay on the island of Kauai, Hawaii...

Oh, boy. Nice! Soft sand, gentle breezes...
You got a place there?

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H.G.Crosby · Post by **H.G.Crosby** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 4:16 pm

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Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 4:29 pm

How lovely.

Harbin Hot Springs would be nice. If it wasn't snowed over.

can't sit still · Post by **can't sit still** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 6:16 pm

1durphul, it's a tough choice. Corfu would be a non-stop party with lots of interesting people. Jump off at Brindisi....see Paliokastritsa. The Kenai peninsula in Alaska is great. The East coast of Mexico is not too discovered.. Isla Aguada was nice. Bodrum and the surrounding coast is great. Same for Capri and Sorrento....The Amalfi Coast. Canadian Rockies are a sure bet. You can now drive the "haul road" to Prudhoe Bay, Ak. Lauterbrunnen, Chuisa and the surrounding area is spectacular. All I can think of at the moment.

phoon · Post by **phoon** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 2:11 pm

Right now I just want to go camping by myself in Arizona. I want to just go hiking in Camel Back Mountain, just to clear my head. The heat and solitude would be really good right now.

can't sit still · Post by **can't sit still** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 4:06 pm

If you're going to AZ, you have to see the Mogollon rim. It has vistas of 150 miles. If you want to get away from it ALL, go to Toroweap. It's a unit of the Grand Canyon that is absolutely pristine. Head off towards Flaming Gorge and turn of to mount Trumball. The road is gravel but, it didn't bother me. Both places are spectacular.

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I know the Glauoi's Grandson Quite well.

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