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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3340 on: May 13, 2016, 10:28:27 AM »
So you got approved for (unlimited) vacation time?
Haven't asked yet.

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3341 on: May 13, 2016, 10:29:03 AM »
Haven't asked yet.

How would you get to Israel? EY?

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3342 on: May 13, 2016, 10:30:03 AM »
Guess I'll just have to do MLE.
How was that not your first choice lol.

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3343 on: May 16, 2016, 10:28:41 AM »
Canary Islands, Malta, Greece:
Greek and Spanish islands have an average temp of 50 degrees in January. Sheesh. Bad suggestion, EJ. :P

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3344 on: May 16, 2016, 11:25:24 AM »
Greek and Spanish islands have an average temp of 50 degrees in January. Sheesh. Bad suggestion, EJ.
Your not really going to have beach weather anywhere in EU then. Best bet would prob be Madeira.

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3345 on: May 16, 2016, 11:35:54 AM »
Your not really going to have beach weather anywhere in EU then. Best bet would prob be Madeira.
Doesn't look like any points hotels there, but thanks for the suggestion. Maybe we'll just do Hertzaliya. ::)

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Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3346 on: May 16, 2016, 11:59:35 AM »
Greek and Spanish islands have an average temp of 50 degrees in January. Sheesh. Bad suggestion, EJ. :P

You asked for in Europe. Go to Cyprus if u want 60s.

Find me a good beach location in Canada for this January as my wife and I would really like to spend a vacation there. Ok, @y?

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3347 on: May 16, 2016, 12:10:04 PM »
Looking for something to add to an Israel trip. Guess I'll just have to do MLE.
Why are you so set on adding something just to cross another place off? Why not just relax in Israel? Plenty to do and see there there that you haven't done yet.

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3348 on: May 16, 2016, 12:14:16 PM »
Why are you so set on adding something just to cross another place off? Why not just relax in Israel? Plenty to do and see there there that you haven't done yet.
Not to cross off, but to do while still pre-children. DW specifically likes a relaxing beach trip (even Hawaii wasn't entirely that) so I was hoping for 3ish days of literally nothing but beach and snorkeling. Not ruling out Israel for a 2 week trip, but it's also not my first place to go for a beach vacation.

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3349 on: May 16, 2016, 12:14:50 PM »
Not to cross off, but to do while still pre-children. DW specifically likes a relaxing beach trip (even Hawaii wasn't entirely that) so I was hoping for 3ish days of literally nothing but beach and snorkeling. Not ruling out Israel for a 2 week trip, but it's also not my first place to go for a beach vacation.
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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3350 on: May 16, 2016, 04:01:07 PM »
i'm thinking of starting a new thread on this because search was very unhelpful.

i want to do a road trip lasting 10 days starting June 30th in NYC going to Denver. i want to make as many stops for good Kosher food along the way. i want to do Philly, Detroit, Cleveland, Chicago, Kansas City, etc. i will use apps like hotel tonight for hotel bookings because my goal is to be cheap, not fancy. i'll try to use points if i can though.

can anyone be of help with
a- route planning
b- food destinations- places not to be missed
c- best shabbos options where chabad or the like will help
d- helpful tips for anything i might not know about
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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3351 on: May 16, 2016, 06:22:54 PM »
if you are super flexible about where you stop and driving out of the way a bit you can do really good on pointbreak hotels from IHG.

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3352 on: May 19, 2016, 12:19:22 PM »
Can anyone help me out with a trip in June.
Want to go somewhere with a beach, not too far from NY, preferably with kosher food.
I will be traveling with a 4 1/2-month-old baby.

TIA

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3353 on: May 19, 2016, 12:20:41 PM »
Can anyone help me out with a trip in June.
Want to go somewhere with a beach, not too far from NY, preferably with kosher food.
I will be traveling with a 4 1/2-month-old baby.

TIA
Driving or flying?

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3354 on: May 19, 2016, 12:41:30 PM »

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3355 on: May 19, 2016, 01:26:18 PM »

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3356 on: May 19, 2016, 01:27:50 PM »
miami?
Done that, want something a bit more exciting

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3357 on: May 19, 2016, 01:28:36 PM »
Done that, want something a bit more exciting
cancun or Puerto Rico I guess

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3358 on: May 19, 2016, 01:30:47 PM »
Can anyone help me out with a trip in June.
Want to go somewhere with a beach, not too far from NY, preferably with kosher food.
I will be traveling with a 4 1/2-month-old baby.

TIA

Grand cayman-kosher food from the ritz
cancun-2 kosher restaurants, one kosher restaurant by isla mujeres and playa del carmen has a kosher restaurant or 2.
If you want the shortest flight, then bermuda, but there is no kosher food there

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3359 on: May 19, 2016, 01:37:47 PM »
Grand cayman-kosher food from the ritz
cancun-2 kosher restaurants, one kosher restaurant by isla mujeres and playa del carmen has a kosher restaurant or 2.
If you want the shortest flight, then bermuda, but there is no kosher food there
The Ritz in Grand Cayman has Kosher food?