travel thread

[Stupid Fitz]

My vacation bird has his own warning sign.

[DaBigTrain]

Should I take a vacation to Spain, Italy, Croatia or Greece in September, and why?

[wetwillie]

Yes

[Stevesie60]

Should I take a vacation to Spain, Italy, Croatia or Greece in September, and why?

Italy for the wine. Or Spain for the wine!

[Phil Titola]

Think I'm going to Greece and Croatia September 2026 if you want to wait a year .

I'd say Italy

[ChiComCat]

I did a cruise a while back from Italy to Greece and Croatia.  I don't think you can go wrong.  Dubrovnik was the highlight of the trip but I can't vouch for more of Croatia than that.  Venice is cool and unique.  The Greece that I did was just sitting on a beach drinking beer and eating seafood which was also great, but I'll need to go back at some point to see the historical sites.

[Institutional Control]

It depends on what you like to do. Italy and Greece are probably better for seeing history. Spain and Croatia are probably better for relaxing.


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[DaBigTrain]

Thanks for the input guys. We are going to Italy for a week. The plan is to stay in Rome for 3 days, train to Florence for 2 days, train to Venice for 2 days and then fly back home. Still figuring out the specifics for each place but that's what we are gonna roll with. Excited! I haven't been to Italy in 20 years and she has never been to Europe period.

[steve dave]

Also we finally made it here. These are my backyard mountains and chickens





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Still here, now on south shore





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[Stupid Fitz]

Also we finally made it here. These are my backyard mountains and chickens





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Still here, now on south shore





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That Hyatt I can't remember how many points it was, but I just remember getting a great deal for my stay there soon after the lockdowns. I bet it's double what I paid. Great hotel.

[Phil Titola]

Thanks for the input guys. We are going to Italy for a week. The plan is to stay in Rome for 3 days, train to Florence for 2 days, train to Venice for 2 days and then fly back home. Still figuring out the specifics for each place but that's what we are gonna roll with. Excited! I haven't been to Italy in 20 years and she has never been to Europe period.

This is almost exactly what my trip to Italy was. We went to Milan too but do not do that. It sucks. Great plan.

[ChiComCat]

I used my buddies awardtool.com login and it is fantastic.  It let's you search multiple departure/arrival cities at once, over multiple days and classes.  Then you get search results that show the amount of points in each program that will allow you to book them.  I'm ending up with roundtrip business class to asia when I thought I would only be able to do one way.

It's expensive (like $8-10 a month) but I would join for a month if I was looking to book something and having trouble.  It could also be cool to decide where to go.  Throw in a few cities that interest you and see what works.