Next Vacation - Ideas

[Ergel]

MLE

[sky121]

Any musts? Weather? Flying time? Etc?

[ah41187]

None whatsoever

[Ergel]

You honestly have no preferences. Don't know if you like beach weather or history or culture. Just take a dart and throw it at the map then

[lunatic]

I like this thread, I also need to burn some UA

[DovtheBear]

You honestly have no preferences. Don't know if you like beach weather or history or culture. Just take a dart and throw it at the map then

Ooor, ask on DDF and get different opinions.

[Marco Polo]

Do you have a more concrete number for your UA stash?

[ah41187]

I'm looking for places people have been to and recommend. Nice weather is a plus, but not a must ( I live in a warm weather city, so i can manage spending a few days in the cold). Kosher food is a major plus, but again, not necessary. Not looking for "adventure."

[sky121]

South America for a week?

[DXD]

Here is a 1.5 - 2 week itinerary:

1. Peru (Cuzco + Machu Pichu) - kosher food @ Chabad of Cuzco
2. Rio de Janeiro
3. Iguazu Falls (Fly from Rio cross the border to Argentina by taxi)
4. Buenos Aires (Great city, amazing kosher food).

[AJK]

Can definitely recommend MLE as a "once in a lifetime place."

Also fitting the bill would be JNB/CPT and Kruger.

[ah41187]

Do you have a more concrete number for your UA stash?

approx 500k

[ah41187]

Ooor, ask on DDF and get different opinions.

thinking about the far east, perhaps hong kong (including macau), beijing, tokyo. i would need to fly from lax

[CS1]

Can definitely recommend MLE as a "once in a lifetime place."
Also fitting the bill would be JNB/CPT and Kruger.

When you say "once in a lifetime place", are you referring to it's just good going once and that's enough?
(Unlike Hawaii where you can enjoy the place every year?)
     Or, that it's an important part of your lifetime 'bucket-list'?

[Dan]

Here is a 1.5 - 2 week itinerary:

1. Peru (Cuzco + Machu Pichu) - kosher food @ Chabad of Cuzco
2. Rio de Janeiro
3. Iguazu Falls (Fly from Rio cross the border to Argentina by taxi)
4. Buenos Aires (Great city, amazing kosher food).

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[Ergel]

Climb Kilimanjaro?

[AJK]

When you say "once in a lifetime place", are you referring to it's just good going once and that's enough?
(Unlike Hawaii where you can enjoy the place every year?)
     Or, that it's an important part of your lifetime 'bucket-list'?

I say it because they're just at that level.

In fact, I'm thinking about returning to MLE.

[ah41187]

When you say "once in a lifetime place", are you referring to it's just good going once and that's enough?
(Unlike Hawaii where you can enjoy the place every year?)
     Or, that it's an important part of your lifetime 'bucket-list'?

once is enough type of place

[DXD]

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@ Dan - sorry, not getting the acronyms.

My wife and I did a variation of this trip (sadly without Rio) 3 years ago. We were not so into miles back then, but did use 55k UA miles to get there/back. Inside South America we used something called LAN - South America Pass which had per-segment prices which seemed reasonably priced at the time.

[rots5]

No preferences, really. Perhaps a "once in a lifetime" type of location, one that doesnt require too much time (more than a week)

South Africa.