Family vacation to Alaska. Advice?! My husband, 8-year-old daughter, and 1-year-old son are wanting wanting to plan a vacation to Alaska in September. However, we have no idea where to start. We don’t even know what city/town to research/explore. We’re not very outdoorsy people, especially now that we’ve started all over with another baby. Any recommendations on locations for fami…

Are hotels generally cheaper if you book closer to date of stay? I have a trip to New York City planned in October from a Friday-Tuesday. I’m looking at hotels in/near Manhattan including Queens and Brooklyn. Hotel prices seem to be ridiculously expensive. I was hoping to find something in a decent location for under $300 but there’s nothing. However, i was looking at prices for August 25-29 (friday-tuesday) …

9 Day Colombia Itinerary thoughts? Hello! Just looking to get some advice/thoughts on my upcoming trip to Colombia. Day 1 – Fly into Cartagena Day 2 – Cartagena Day 3 – Travel to Santa Marta (via bus) to Minca Day 4 – Minca Day 5 – Minca to Santa Marta/ fly to Medellin Day 6 – Medellin Day 7 – Medellin Day 8 – Medellin Day 9 – Guatapé day trip Day 10 – fly out from Medelli…

Milan/Milano, Italy July 2023 submitted by /u/Effective-Revolution

What are some beaches in the US with oceans warm enough to swim in January? My family goes on vacation to OBX every year In august. This year I wasn’t able to go due to work. So I’m planning a vacation for January. I submitted my PTO January 2023, for august 2023, and it was denied. I’m going to some sort of beach this January. I need some sort of break, and august 2024 seems too far away. What beach, preferably in the …

Smögen, Sweden I’ve been living in Sweden for years and this is actually my first time visiting this picturesque fishing village. submitted by /u/colorescolores

Best area of Greece to visit? I haven’t been abroad in 15 years, my son who will be 10 when we go hasn’t been abroad in his life bless him. I’m quite nervous about it all, I’ll be traveling with him and my 15 year old daughter. I’d love to visit Greece, it looks beautiful. I hate crowds, too much noise, I’m not fussed about a banging night life (I don’t drink and would rath…

What makes YOU the incompatible travel partner for most people? We always talk about how traveling with a partner or a group can be annoying at times, but sometimes we can be the ones that are incompatible with everyone else. What are your travel/planning habits like to the point where you can’t mesh with other people? For me: Other people are fine with overpaying for a hotel just so they can really be in t…

What’s your favorite travel story in 15 words or less? I will go first: Lost in Greek mountains. No service. No map. Just sheep 🐑. submitted by /u/Kind_Mirror_8339

Lucerne(Luzern) and Mt. Pilatus, Switzerland August 2023. submitted by /u/Effective-Revolution

For those who have back-packed across Europe, or done “Europe by rail”, I have some questions My fiance and I are planning to travel Europe by rail as our honeymoon. We will be traveling for 2 full months there. We’re quite far out from it, but I’m still wrapping my head around the logistics. Specifically: 1) Is it routine/acceptable to carry “checked-luggage” size suitcases on the typical trains? Do they have luggage compartments? 2) Wo…

Seven Sisters, England, on a sunny summer day. Perfect hike especially if you need to take a breath from the crowdedness of London submitted by /u/forveire

Ukrainian denied entry into Cancun, Mexico. What happened? My girlfriend was denied entry and send back on a flight to the EU and we have absolutely no idea why. I had flown in several days prior from the US. We did some research and it appeared that Mexico was allowing Ukrainians to enter Cancun. She had applied online and received a Mexico Electronic Authorization and was approved and almost instantly…

What are your thoughts on tour guides? I am planning Europe trip and my friend asked me to hire a tour guide whenever it is possible to enhance my travel experience, what do you guys think about it? Do you really think tour guides are helpful? Do you hire them? Tour guides – the one who will tell you the history of a monument/any destination be it in person or audio-app based su…

Will I stick out like a sore thumb with my suitcase in Southeast Asia? I’m going to Vietnam where I plan to stay for 3 months and will stop by the states en-route home. I figured it’d make sense to bring a suitcase as opposed to a backpack considering the trip length but it appears almost everyone online seem to be all about “one bag” packing and my friend who will be joining me for the first 2.5weeks of the trip i…

I want to visit Thailand but… I have ophidiophobia. It saddens me that I am going through the effort to learn the Thai script and some phrases and for it to be all for naught at the idea of seeing one of those things or accidently stepping on one. I even heard of a problem in Bangkok out of all places with those things (The countryside is to be expected, but the capitol?) a…

$3,000 trip with university choir to the Baltics; Yes or no? Last school year, my senior year of college, I decided on a whim to join my university choir. I had done choir all throughout high school and loved it, and this turned out to be an equally enjoyable experience. I made lots of friends and generally enjoyed the community it provided to me, especially as someone who lived off campus and had to comm…

Switzerland/Italy 9 Day – Itinerary Check Hey All, I have put together an intinary and just want some feedback. I enjoy scenery and plan to enjoy it all. My current setup is as follows: ​ Day 1 – Land in ZRH early morning – Check Zurich out (The Falls) and then transfer to Lucerne Day 2 – Leave Lucerne early morning and head to Wengen Day 3 – Day trip from Wengen (Lauterbrunnen Valley (…

Taiwan for 10 days; Planning Hello there, ​ I have taken interest in visting Taiwan as I have seen it is quite the underrated country for tourist. After going Vietnam (Loved it) another not so popular location from my eyes, I would like to try Taiwan. I’m planning to go for 10 days in September mid/late to early October. My budget is between £1000 to 2000 (Not including fl…

Questions about Central Asia – Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan I have 14 days of vacation booked off from work (late Sept to early Oct) and my buddy and I were thinking of doing central asia. My concern is that we are going late in the year and I am worried it will be a fairly bleak trip in terms of weather and nature similar to how it looks like here in Canada/Ontario in the winter (which to me would be a …