Unexpected windfall...10 days vacation...where would you go?
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 204
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Unexpected windfall...10 days vacation...where would you go?
Caveats:Vacation time: Dec 23 - 7-10 days.
Budget: $5000 (not including airfare)
Want warm weather, cultural activities, good food...want to visit a country/city we've never been to..outside of North America.
have been to: Thailand, Vietnam, India, Cambodia, SIngapore, Maldives,China, Egypt, Morocco, Greece, France.
Any suggestions?
Budget: $5000 (not including airfare)
Want warm weather, cultural activities, good food...want to visit a country/city we've never been to..outside of North America.
have been to: Thailand, Vietnam, India, Cambodia, SIngapore, Maldives,China, Egypt, Morocco, Greece, France.
Any suggestions?
#8
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 9,326
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Rocco, Michael, am I missing something? Why post only to say you aren't going to participate? Seems rude - better not to post at all - unless I'm missing something.
NKS267 is that budget for one person or for two? If it's for one I'd go to Botswana for a luxury fly in safari - check out Wilderness Safaris amongst others.
NKS267 is that budget for one person or for two? If it's for one I'd go to Botswana for a luxury fly in safari - check out Wilderness Safaris amongst others.
#10
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 9,326
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I assume you're posting here because you're considering a trip to Africa?
Are you thinking of safari or something else?
What interests do you have?
Are you intending to go with a tour group or on your own?
Are you thinking of safari or something else?
What interests do you have?
Are you intending to go with a tour group or on your own?
#11
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 13,402
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Kavey,
As this question has been posted on 4 different boards on Fodors, I don't think the OP really has an idea what he/she wants Just not anywhere in North America or the other destinations listed.
As this question has been posted on 4 different boards on Fodors, I don't think the OP really has an idea what he/she wants Just not anywhere in North America or the other destinations listed.
#12
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 9,326
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I appreciate that (and had noticed it myself as I clicked on their name when I first read the thread).
But should this board be limited to those who are asking advice only at a certain stage of their planning process or can't we offer a little something to those who are just asking for some low-level, introductory advice on which to base a destination decision.
I can appreciate that people may choose not to answer such a query - perhaps they feel it's unlikely the poster will choose an African destination and that they'd be wasting their time - and maybe they'd be right.
I just don't see where the query merits rudeness, is all.
Don't wanna play? Ignore the post. Simple as, really.
But should this board be limited to those who are asking advice only at a certain stage of their planning process or can't we offer a little something to those who are just asking for some low-level, introductory advice on which to base a destination decision.
I can appreciate that people may choose not to answer such a query - perhaps they feel it's unlikely the poster will choose an African destination and that they'd be wasting their time - and maybe they'd be right.
I just don't see where the query merits rudeness, is all.
Don't wanna play? Ignore the post. Simple as, really.
#13
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 3,657
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I'd suggest Capetown, wine country (Stellenbosch) and a little of the coast
maybe out to Hermanus and back. However that IS about peak vacation time and summer in South Africa. You would need to hop into planning fast because you would DEFINATELY need reservations for places to stay.
maybe out to Hermanus and back. However that IS about peak vacation time and summer in South Africa. You would need to hop into planning fast because you would DEFINATELY need reservations for places to stay.
#15
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 5,553
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Patty,
Due to the fact that I did a search and found that NKS267 had posted this question on so many other boards, I did not waste my energy with much of a response. Why should I waste my effort on a person who is just likely going to waste my time.
I really go out of my way to help most people on this board, both on the board and in private e-mail correspondences, but this person did not warrant more than a one sentence response that summed up my feelings...I don't want to play your little game...go away, please.
Due to the fact that I did a search and found that NKS267 had posted this question on so many other boards, I did not waste my energy with much of a response. Why should I waste my effort on a person who is just likely going to waste my time.
I really go out of my way to help most people on this board, both on the board and in private e-mail correspondences, but this person did not warrant more than a one sentence response that summed up my feelings...I don't want to play your little game...go away, please.
#17
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 9,326
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Rocco
That's fair enough but why take the time to post that you aren't going to post? It's rude.
And besides, you could have made the difference and swayed this person into visiting Zambia!
Fair enough not wanting to invest time if you think the chances of it being worthwhile are slim but... just ignore the post then! Why the need to stamp it with your approval or disapproval or presence?
That's fair enough but why take the time to post that you aren't going to post? It's rude.
And besides, you could have made the difference and swayed this person into visiting Zambia!
Fair enough not wanting to invest time if you think the chances of it being worthwhile are slim but... just ignore the post then! Why the need to stamp it with your approval or disapproval or presence?
#19
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 13,402
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Mitch,
Except we're all here giving advice and expecting nothing in return (well not nothing, but no monetary benefit), and this isn't our profession, so we should feel free to reply or not reply however we want. I chose not to reply, though somehow I've managed to post on this thread anyway! A TA is different, answering a potential client's question is their job (one that I wouldn't want BTW )
Interestingly I checked the 3 other threads the OP started and with the exception of the one on the Latin America board which doesn't get much traffic, they all have a lot of replies. Maybe we're just mean on the Africa board
Except we're all here giving advice and expecting nothing in return (well not nothing, but no monetary benefit), and this isn't our profession, so we should feel free to reply or not reply however we want. I chose not to reply, though somehow I've managed to post on this thread anyway! A TA is different, answering a potential client's question is their job (one that I wouldn't want BTW )
Interestingly I checked the 3 other threads the OP started and with the exception of the one on the Latin America board which doesn't get much traffic, they all have a lot of replies. Maybe we're just mean on the Africa board