If you had 1-3 Months to travel or holiday, where would you go?

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#299176 17-Aug-2022 23:10

I'm coming towards the end of my current contract and while a part of me wants to renew, another part of me is thinking it may be time to take a short hiatus to refocus and pause. It's been a fairly stressful 6-8 months, and so an opportunity presents itself for me to take some time.

The problem is, beyond the "I want to get back to Europe" for a bit, Australia to see friends, and visit some new places like Bali, Canada, etc. - I don't specifically know what I want to see or do. So I'm probably going to dig into some TopDeck type tours to see what they have... What I would hate to happen is to take 1-3 months and do... nothing at all?

But additionally, I'm opening it to you all - If you had the time... where would you be going right now, and why?

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#2955823 18-Aug-2022 01:24

"What I would hate to happen is to take 1-3 months and do... nothing at all"

Doing nothing at all doesn't sound bad at all for me, especially If I was coming off a stressful time.

Spent a about 3 nights in Boracay in the Philippines earlier this year, could easily do three weeks.

Stayed in the resort in the photo (room was on the left hand side, towards the end), Room rates were under NZD100 a night at the time, with a massive breakfast spread included. One of the worlds best beaches, and a long commercial strip of Hospo / nightlife stuff in walking distance.

Henann Garden Resort, Boracay ‐ Official website

In terms of less lazy things I would love to do overseas:

Ski / Snowboarding holiday in Japan
Ski / Snowboarding holiday at either whistler or one of the big euro resorts.
Drive to the end of the earth. Buy a SUV in say California, and drive super far north, either the Ice Road to Tuktoyaktuk, Canada or Alaska’s Dalton Highway
Spend a week to two at a dedicated kitesurf resort (I don't know how to kitesurf).
Go ocean cruising on a small sailboat, in the pacific islands somewhere (I know how to sail, and did some bare boat charters as a kit).
General tourism stuff in central to eastern part's of Europe that I haven't been to before (Scandinavia, prauge etc)
Some kind of wildlife safari in Africa somewhere
General tourism in Japan
General tourisem in South Korea
Epic 4x4 self drive touring in aussie, so much to choose from, perhaps the Canning Stock Route.
Visit a failed civilation or two. Machu Picchu / easter island etc.
More USA tourisem (Glacier National Park? Yosemite?)
Visit Antarctica (via a cruise ship)
Visit Cuba

Sadly I don't get to choose now I have a wife and kids.

Really comes down to what you like and how much money you want to spend.

Some of my most memorable holidays as a child were bareboat sailing boat charters in the Greek islands and the Whitsunday's. But you kinda want a group for that.

Could also consider using the time and money to break into a new hobby, and take it to a fairly serious level. Something like boating, Scuba diving, aviation (fixed wing powered / glider / powered paraglider)

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#2955890 18-Aug-2022 09:27

I'd stay at home and do stuff in my workshop, make a lot of BBQ and drink a lot of beer

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#2955894 18-Aug-2022 09:30

I'd go back to Scandinavia. Went to Sweden for work some years ago, it was great. Love to go back and explore, also Norway/Denmark/Finland/Iceland etc.

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#2955914 18-Aug-2022 10:13

If I knew Spanish - big south america trip. from south to north

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#2955971 18-Aug-2022 12:07

You don't mention cost. I certainly have the time and if I could afford it, I would go to the ISS.

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#2955976 18-Aug-2022 12:20

We are considering a trip across the US, UK, Europe and Asia next year, health and the state of the planet permitting

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#2956051 18-Aug-2022 13:53

Antarctica with my camera if I could afford it.

Other than that, the Faroe Islands with my camera, Iceland with my camera, Italy with my camera.

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#2956070 18-Aug-2022 15:02

I would use the time to find back to my inner guiding voice that would normally have told me what the next step in my life would be. Whether as much distraction, action and/or being served as possible is the right thing to do depends on the individual.

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#2956148 18-Aug-2022 15:55

I’d love to spend an extended period of time in Turkey, the Causases and west Asia. It’s such an interesting and somewhat untouched part of the world.

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#2956154 18-Aug-2022 16:04

Handle9: I’d love to spend an extended period of time in Turkey, the Causases and west Asia. It’s such an interesting and somewhat untouched part of the world.

The parts that are less head choppy, certainly.

Re South/Latin America, it's somewhat unique in that ostensibly the same language is spoken throughout (apart from Brazil) so it's actually worthwhile learning Spanish before you go and while you're there.

If you're into that kind of thing.

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#2956155 18-Aug-2022 16:04

Japan,

Food is great even from the convenience stores,
People are very friendly especially if you at least make basic attempts with the local language and show some form of politeness.

Easy to get around

Massive variety in scenery and heritage

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#2956216 18-Aug-2022 16:35

Another thought.

Dispersing travel destinations.

Various glaciers (Fox / Franz Joseph, or say Glacier national park in north ameraica)
Vairous Coral reef's (Great barrier Reef, Belize Barrier Reef
Low lying places (The Maldives)

Or various other stuff that can be found by an internet search (endangered wildlife / snow capped mountains).

Some of this stuff will be greatly diminished in a decade, so If you want to see it, now is the time.

Obviously somewhat morbid to travel by plane for your last change to see locations being hammered by climate change though...

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#2956301 18-Aug-2022 18:01

elpenguino:

Handle9: I’d love to spend an extended period of time in Turkey, the Causases and west Asia. It’s such an interesting and somewhat untouched part of the world.

The parts that are less head choppy, certainly.

Most of it is not head choppy at all.

I had a couple of weeks in Georgia at the start of the month, it's a lovely part of the world.