Aruba is boring and not very pretty. It has Chabad, but there are many nicer islands out there.CUN is crass commercialism and corrupt, though it's close and has lots of kosher food./.02
Thanks! Can you tell me which islands you would recommend? (something a bit closer than Hawaii) ;-)
. Crazy?
St lucia. But depends on your criteria
Why?Has anyone else been to Aruba, Curacao and Grand Cayman and can weigh in?
Been to Aruba 2x. Enjoyed many years ago but now has become very commercialized and not much to do except lots of water sports and casinos. Enjoyed because our purpose was just R&R. Stayed at RitzCancun (you asked previously)- also very commercialized. We found a lot to do. And beware- at gas station the attendant switched my cash and said we owed him more money. GCM- Had a great time - friendly, beautiful and lots of activities.
Thanks!My purpose is also mostly R&R so it seems that all the options would be good?
Enjoyed GCM best. How many days?
Not for this reason
From a Sunday through Thursday. I would consider staying on for shabbos if there's a chabbad nearby.
Am I crazy? I wanna take a vacation now but I "have to" push in a premium flight. Planning JFK-YVR-LAX. Crazy?
Am I crazy? The LA of Canada (Vancouver, BC) & The LA of the US (Los Angeles, CA)
The only difference is, I don't have enough days off to spend time in YVR and in LAX so YVR is just gonna be a quick stopover...
Or spend your time in YVR and make LAX the short stopover. Is the purpose of YVR just to get CX F?
Yes. And that's why I think I'm crazy...
That having been my first premium cabin, no, I don't think you're crazy.
Ha ha! Thanks! Now my only question is, what do I answer for the CBP officer asking me the purpose of the short trip to Canada?🙂