The Travel Thread

[ToffeeDoug]

Budapest next month.

Anyone got any tips?

Stay close to the river Danube on both sides, plenty to see, half a mile inland from there are graffiti strewn tower blocks. Some on the hotels on the islands in the Danube (accessible from bridges) are built over hot springs and have steam rooms, hot mineral baths etc. There is a park nearby where all the old Soviet-era Lenin statues etc went to die. The Jewish Synagogue is very good, as if the old city (rebuilt entirely as it was beforehand after WW2). There is an excellent metro system. Plenty of local culture...art galleries, museums, opera houses if that is your thing.

 

[obc]

nothing to add to the Northern half of South America. Going the other way for summer break. Week in Buenos Aires, a week bouncing around El Calafate, El Cheltan and Punto Natales (Chile), WAY down to Ushuaia for a couple days before two weeks relaxing at San Carlos de Bariloche.

will be a "working vacation" for me for most of it, but still nice.

 

[jal123]

Stay close to the river Danube on both sides, plenty to see, half a mile inland from there are graffiti strewn tower blocks. Some on the hotels on the islands in the Danube (accessible from bridges) are built over hot springs and have steam rooms, hot mineral baths etc. There is a park nearby where all the old Soviet-era Lenin statues etc went to die. The Jewish Synagogue is very good, as if the old city (rebuilt entirely as it was beforehand after WW2). There is an excellent metro system. Plenty of local culture...art galleries, museums, opera houses if that is your thing.

Yeah all that sounds boss lad but where are the brasses. Come on read between the lines eh?

 

[witchdoc187]

Was in Venezuela 10 years ago. It really is beautiful and so much to see/do. Situation seems pretty dodgy there at the moment. Not sure if I'd risk going in there now the way things are.

People said same about el Salvador but was the complete opposite for us. Thing is u never know when you are gonna be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

 

[The Esk]

Good deals from Lufthansa at the minute. Argentina and China looking attractive. Can't decide which to go for. Been Argentina before and not China so should probably go China but Argentina is boss.

Do China mate!

I am desperate to do to Xian. Food is supposed to be unreal.

You have to do China - let me know if you need any assistance once flights are booked

 

[dannythomas89]

What's your thing........beaches, diving, jungles, temples, hill treks, offshore islands.......?

Tbh all of the above! Going for three weeks so want to do as much as possible

 

[dannythomas89]

Train up to Chiang Mai, do an elephant jungle trek. From there take a trip to the border of Laos, and take the 2 day boat trip to Luang Prabang (taking in the Kuang Xi waterfalls). Bus from there to Vientiane (capital of Laos), then train back to Bangkok. You won't regret it.

That sounds awesome

 

[Billy Dean]

People said same about el Salvador but was the complete opposite for us. Thing is u never know when you are gonna be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

True, I guess it gets exaggerated by the media too.

 

[witchdoc187]

True, I guess it gets exaggerated by the media too.

Yes usually when they disagree with US policies.

 

[ToffeeDoug]

Tbh all of the above! Going for three weeks so want to do as much as possible

While long distance overnight train and coach journeys are all part of the experience, if you are looking to save time there is a very good internal air network.

 

[The Cowboy]

While long distance overnight train and coach journeys are all part of the experience, if you are looking to save time there is a very good internal air network.

D speaks the truth here, but nothing can replace the boat journey to Luang Prabang.

Saying that, I seem to recall there being offers of flights from Bangkok - Luang Prabang - Siem Reap (for Angkor Wat) and back to Bangkok for very little money, couple of hundred quid. That was 10 years ago, mind.

 

[Larry]

nothing to add to the Northern half of South America. Going the other way for summer break. Week in Buenos Aires, a week bouncing around El Calafate, El Cheltan and Punto Natales (Chile), WAY down to Ushuaia for a couple days before two weeks relaxing at San Carlos de Bariloche.

will be a "working vacation" for me for most of it, but still nice.

Are you talking our summer?

Because if you are it's the wrong time of year for Patagonia, El Cheltan basically shuts down and they close some of the roads which can make a simple 8-10 hour journey into 29!!!!

 

[dannythomas89]

While long distance overnight train and coach journeys are all part of the experience, if you are looking to save time there is a very good internal air network.

Yeah flights around are pretty much under £100 each arent they?

 

[obc]

Are you talking our summer?

Because if you are it's the wrong time of year for Patagonia, El Cheltan basically shuts down and they close some of the roads which can make a simple 8-10 hour journey into 29!!!!

Even though I'm an Americano here on an Everton forum, I live in Paraguay. So your winter/our summer. And we're flying for most of it, aside busing around the lake for El Calafate/El Cheltan/Punto Natales.

It's about six weeks until the far south end of the trip - El Calafate/Ushuaia and still hovering around single digit temps (C) down there. At least we're escaping the brutal summer here. Around 40c/100F with humidity north of 50%... just miserable walking anywhere. And I say this having lived most my life in Arizona, where we have 100 days of (DRY) 40c/100F a year.

 

[Brendan Janus]

Budapest, crikey, it's being evacuated as we speak !!