Internet Poker/World Travel Itinerary. Thoughts?

[kenberman]

for the love of god skip the carribean - you can go their anytime.

[2ndGoat]

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for the love of god skip the carribean - you can go their anytime.

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Point taken... but it's a flat rate ticket and I'd hate come home without squeezing every drop out of it. Perhaps I'll try to make something out of South America after all- I keep seeing Buenos Aires come up as a great destination.

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[MicroBob]

Yeah.

I see a lot of Buenos Aries talk too.


My GF is from Lima, Peru and we might head there next summer or fall to visit her family and friends.

High crime and very crowded though.

It has it's good qualities too of course... but there's a reason why her whole family is trying to get to the U.S.


but it could be a more exotic destination for you.


of course...you could also consider Rio de Janeiro come Carnival time (Mardi Gras). Pretty crazy obviously (and I am assuming you are looking for some monster parties on this trek).


Aruba is very near Venezuela...so if you hit that island you could swing by there fairly easily.
and then hike down to Rio for Carnival in Feb. then down to Buenos Aries.
something like that.

[2ndGoat]

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(and I am assuming you are looking for some monster parties on this trek).

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I'm actually pretty sedate... not that I won't be looking for the occasional drunken revelry, but I dont think Carnival/Mardi Gras is really my thing.

But perhaps I'll catch you in Argentina sometime [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

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[Nightwish]

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<<CHEAP! that includes what?>>
The airfare. And nothing else.


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Also realize that round-the-world packages require you to keep on moving in a specific direction. For example, you cannot do Vegas->Sydney->Christchurch in that order.

[KaneKungFu123]

if you rented an apartment for 6 monthes, the same hotel room would cost 5-6 times as much, atleast in SE asia.

i think you should just pick 4 or 5 places.

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care to provide any details regarding your lodging in each of your destinations? do you just wing-it and get a fairly cheap hotel? I would think that would get pretty pricey pretty fast.

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[MicroBob]

what i looked up on google today because I had no freaking clue:

ChristChurch is a city in New Zealand

[pokerjoker]

I lived in Australia for 6 months. I sugest you go to Cairns instead of sydney....Sydney is really cool but if you want a vacation destination Cairns is the place to go. Scuba diving the great barrier reef is amazing. If youre single you'll particularly love Australia.




New Zealand is also amazing. Im in Japan right now, and Tokyo is not that cool. If you want traditional japanese stuff go to Kyoto. Also Okinawa is going to be the most beautiful place in Japan. I sugguest 5 days in Kyoto and going to Okinawa as long as you want to be in a tropical paradise. Best of luck to ya. www.japan-guide.com =best japan info there is.

[RunDownHouse]

I would definitely suggest Munich (since you seem to skip Germany in favor of France; Paris, while ok because of the historical/beauty thing, is horribly, horribly expensive and not much fun) and Budapest. When I lived in Regensburg, Germany, I was about a 4 hour ride from Prague. I went at least once a month, probably more, and absolutely loved that city. It was easily my favorite in Europe.

Until I went to Budapest.

In general, I liked Eastern Europe much more than Western.

[FatTony21]

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I would definitely suggest Munich (since you seem to skip Germany in favor of France; Paris, while ok because of the historical/beauty thing, is horribly, horribly expensive and not much fun) and Budapest. When I lived in Regensburg, Germany, I was about a 4 hour ride from Prague. I went at least once a month, probably more, and absolutely loved that city. It was easily my favorite in Europe.

Until I went to Budapest.

In general, I liked Eastern Europe much more than Western.

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Another thumb up for Budapest. I'm living there now, and it's amazing. Beautiful city, great nightlife, and amazingly beautful women. Living in Budapest is like living in a beer commercial.