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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3760 on: December 15, 2016, 09:03:58 AM »
with an infant. Not much it's a weekend
Venice or Prague.

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3761 on: December 15, 2016, 02:13:52 PM »
Venice is definitely a great option

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3762 on: December 18, 2016, 02:24:14 PM »
Venice or Prague.
Prague all the way.

Venice is way too touristy

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3763 on: December 18, 2016, 02:25:21 PM »
Prague all the way.

Venice is way too touristy
Not in the winter, and beautiful nonetheless.

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3764 on: December 18, 2016, 02:30:28 PM »
Not in the winter, and beautiful nonetheless.
I guess it depends if you've been there before,  I have & don't really have a urge to go back

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3765 on: December 18, 2016, 02:35:39 PM »
I guess it depends if you've been there before,  I have & don't really have a urge to go back
I have 6 times and I still want to go back.

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3766 on: December 19, 2016, 12:55:44 PM »
Any suggestions for 1.5 weeks in Feb.
Someplace not Cold ,with lots of activities. Don't care to fly from place to place
Not Thailand/HKG
Kosher food A+
Thaks

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3767 on: December 19, 2016, 01:23:37 PM »
Any suggestions for 1.5 weeks in Feb.
Someplace not Cold ,with lots of activities. Don't care to fly from place to place
Not Thailand/HKG
Kosher food A+
Thaks
Don't care as in you would fly or you won't?

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3768 on: December 19, 2016, 02:49:38 PM »
Any suggestions for 1.5 weeks in Feb.
Someplace not Cold ,with lots of activities. Don't care to fly from place to place
Not Thailand/HKG
Kosher food A+
Thaks

Panama. Tons of activities, restaurants and in an easy drive can be at the beach, in the rainforest or coffee plantations in the highlands.

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3769 on: December 19, 2016, 04:53:17 PM »
Don't care as in you would fly or you won't?
Willing to fly

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3770 on: December 19, 2016, 04:53:56 PM »
Panama. Tons of activities, restaurants and in an easy drive can be at the beach, in the rainforest or coffee plantations in the highlands.
I was there for a stopover for the day so wasn't able to do much but Idea sounds interesting

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3771 on: December 19, 2016, 04:55:35 PM »

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3772 on: December 19, 2016, 05:16:24 PM »
South Africa.
Can you be a bit more specific? what activities are there (besides Safari)
Any Ideas where to stop along the way?

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3773 on: December 19, 2016, 05:20:42 PM »
Can you be a bit more specific? what activities are there (besides Safari)
Any Ideas where to stop along the way?
you dont have to stop
you can go thru anywhere in europe, turkey, israel
various african countries and even GRU
Yehoshua and others took the Gulf route with First Class routes thru Qatar and Dubai (Apartments, residence and other Posh things)

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3774 on: December 19, 2016, 05:28:52 PM »
Can you be a bit more specific? what activities are there (besides Safari)
Any Ideas where to stop along the way?
2-3 days safari, 2-3 days Capetown, 1-2 days Johannesburg, 1-2 days Victoria Falls.

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3775 on: December 19, 2016, 10:48:59 PM »
2-3 days safari, 2-3 days Capetown, 1-2 days Johannesburg, 1-2 days Victoria Falls.
Does it make sense to do South Africa a bit more then a week and Brazil for 2 days or do them as a separate trip and spend the whole 1.5 week in SA?
Thanks

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3776 on: December 19, 2016, 11:14:08 PM »
Does it make sense to do South Africa a bit more then a week and Brazil for 2 days or do them as a separate trip and spend the whole 1.5 week in SA?
Thanks
I'd do them separately as both can easily use 1.5 weeks +.

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3777 on: December 20, 2016, 02:05:00 AM »
Any suggestions for 1.5 weeks in Feb.
Someplace not Cold ,with lots of activities. Don't care to fly from place to place
Not Thailand/HKG
Kosher food A+
Thaks

SA is great. To do it right will cost you a pretty penny by the safaris and or Victoria Falls

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3778 on: December 20, 2016, 01:00:15 PM »
SA is great. To do it right will cost you a pretty penny by the safaris and or Victoria Falls
Sample?

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #3779 on: December 20, 2016, 01:01:48 PM »
Sample?

Sample from a travel agent for flights in South Africa, hotels, tours and food for a 11 day trip was 4k minimum per person