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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5140 on: October 28, 2018, 04:42:55 PM »
I’m flying from ny-tlv and would like to make a stop either knbway there or back to a city that’s easily accessible from the airport and something of interest to see. We’ve already done Venice, london, amstwrdam, Rome, Paris. Any ideas? Thanks
Athens, Zurich, Madrid.

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5141 on: October 28, 2018, 05:51:20 PM »
Thanks, will check out Spain thread

Any suggestions for beautiful Europe/ non-Europe destinations that are within around 10 hr flight from US east coast without zika, that will have decent weather in end Nov/beginning Dec?

Ideas anyone?

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5142 on: October 29, 2018, 06:08:44 PM »
I’m flying from ny-tlv and would like to make a stop either knbway there or back to a city that’s easily accessible from the airport and something of interest to see. We’ve already done Venice, london, amstwrdam, Rome, Paris. Any ideas? Thanks

Lisbon, just saw there are LIS - TLV flights.

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5143 on: October 29, 2018, 09:13:41 PM »
Lisbon, just saw there are LIS - TLV flights.

Another vote for LIS. Or you can do BCN, MAD.

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5144 on: October 30, 2018, 01:36:04 AM »
Thanks, will check out Spain thread

Any suggestions for beautiful non-Europe destinations that are within around 10 hr flight from US east coast without zika, that will have decent weather in end Nov/beginning Dec?
Azores and Marrakech are from the better options in that region.

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5145 on: October 30, 2018, 11:44:47 PM »
Plans have changed...
Any place for mid Nov that is warm, nice beaches, for a Sun-Fri trip from the east cost.
Zika Free.
(Not the Caribbean/Mexico or panama.)

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5146 on: October 31, 2018, 05:01:00 AM »
Plans have changed...
Any place for mid Nov that is warm, nice beaches, for a Sun-Fri trip from the east cost.
Zika Free.
(Not the Caribbean/Mexico or panama.)
LA
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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5147 on: October 31, 2018, 09:21:55 AM »
Plans have changed...
Any place for mid Nov that is warm, nice beaches, for a Sun-Fri trip from the east cost.
Zika Free.
(Not the Caribbean/Mexico or panama.)
I was in the same boat, options I thought of were greek islands, bora bora, israel...decided to go opposite extreme and look into Iceland 

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5148 on: October 31, 2018, 09:30:42 AM »

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5149 on: October 31, 2018, 09:32:31 AM »
I was in the same boat, options I thought of were greek islands, bora bora, israel...decided to go opposite extreme and look into Iceland
Weather is important. I want somewhere warm.

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5151 on: October 31, 2018, 01:13:58 PM »
From my research, during the winter, the are not a lot of Zika-free warm destinations outside of the continental US.

- Hawaii
- Bahamas and Grand Cayman have recently been declared Zika-free
- Panama City - anecdotally have been told the city itself is fine, only the jungle area and surrounding islands are problematic, FWIW.
- Plenty of options in Africa/Asia/Australia, but those are likely not possible for a Sun-Fri trip

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5152 on: October 31, 2018, 01:18:17 PM »
Thank you everybody for your help!!!

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5153 on: October 31, 2018, 04:34:44 PM »
Okay, here we go. If anyone can help I'd appreciate it!

My wife and I are looking to stop somewhere for 4-5 days on a trip from TLV to YYZ before pesach (early April). I'd like to check off as many boxes on this list as possible: (I understand that I prob won't check off all of these, but the more the better!)

Ideally has a direct flight from Israel (6 month old baby with us)

Ideally a direct flight to Toronto (ditto)

Ideally can be booked with points without a ton of fuel surcharges. Should have enough points with any of: AA, UA, DL, BA, AC or Alaska. Economy is just fine. (I'd also be fine booking with a low-cost airline to somewhere and then with points from there to YYZ.)


We're more interested in nature and scenery than in big cities, but some of the latter is fine too.

We'd like to see something new, so here are the places that we've seen: Amsterdam, Antwerp, Brussels, Paris, Copenhagen, Zurich, Lucerne/Pilatus, London, Venice and Lake Garda.

Thanks in advance for any help!

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5154 on: October 31, 2018, 05:19:28 PM »
Okay, here we go. If anyone can help I'd appreciate it!

My wife and I are looking to stop somewhere for 4-5 days on a trip from TLV to YYZ before pesach (early April). I'd like to check off as many boxes on this list as possible: (I understand that I prob won't check off all of these, but the more the better!)

Ideally has a direct flight from Israel (6 month old baby with us)

Ideally a direct flight to Toronto (ditto)

Ideally can be booked with points without a ton of fuel surcharges. Should have enough points with any of: AA, UA, DL, BA, AC or Alaska. Economy is just fine. (I'd also be fine booking with a low-cost airline to somewhere and then with points from there to YYZ.)


We're more interested in nature and scenery than in big cities, but some of the latter is fine too.

We'd like to see something new, so here are the places that we've seen: Amsterdam, Antwerp, Brussels, Paris, Copenhagen, Zurich, Lucerne/Pilatus, London, Venice and Lake Garda.

Thanks in advance for any help!
YVR seems to be the closest to what you need

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5155 on: October 31, 2018, 05:24:00 PM »
Iceland, Dublin, Madrid, Barcelona
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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5156 on: November 07, 2018, 04:36:05 PM »
Trying to plan a Shabbos in Brazil, around Pesach time. Should I do GIG, GRU, or IGU?

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5157 on: November 07, 2018, 04:40:22 PM »
Trying to plan a Shabbos in Brazil, around Pesach time. Should I do GIG, GRU, or IGU?
GIG is a beautiful city with good kosher food and shuls near hotels.
GRU is an ugly city with very good kosher food and shuls near hotels.
IGU is the most stunning waterfall in the world with no kosher food and no shuls.
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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5158 on: November 07, 2018, 04:45:03 PM »
GIG is a beautiful city with good kosher food and shuls near hotels.
GRU is an ugly city with very good kosher food and shuls near hotels.
IGU is the most stunning waterfall in the world with no kosher food and no shuls.

Well put. :D

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #5159 on: November 07, 2018, 04:46:19 PM »
Well put. :D

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I'd spend a week and do it properly, see my TR ;D
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