15 Apr 2012 4:13 PM
2 Jan 2009
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MillyHa
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for a week, where would you go?
A little background information:
-DH works for an airline which allows us to fly for drastically reduced rates. We pay about 10% of what a ticket would cost if we didn't have the flight pass.
-We'll have about 7-8 days.
-We'll be flying out of Halifax (we have a wedding there first before we travel)
-Not opposed to a beach vacation, but did one last summer so wouldn't mind something a little different.
-We'll have a budget of about $3500ish.
-It'll be mid July when we're traveling.
Keeping all that in mind, where would you recommend?
15 Apr 2012 4:29 PM
3 Dec 2010
Emmanus
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I would love to go to Portugal...not sure if it would work with your budget but that is where I would love to go.
15 Apr 2012 4:35 PM
13 Aug 2006
Calgary, Alberta
cherryblossom
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Hmm, 7-8 days isn't a lot of time, especially if you're travelling standby during a peak time. That said, I think a trip to Europe would be great. I'd probably just stick with one or two cities. Maybe Amsterdam and Berlin? Paris and the French countryside? I'd double check the vacation times of Europeans though. I've heard there are times in the summer months where entire cities pretty much shut down because everyone is away on vacation!
15 Apr 2012 4:42 PM
8 May 2005
Behind You.
JustApril
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I'd go back to Paris and the D-Day beaches in a heartbeat.
15 Apr 2012 4:48 PM
2 Feb 2006
Alberta
nut'nhoney
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Spain & Portugal. Both are incredibly cheap to do. Rent a car & drive fr Madrid to southern Spain. Spend some time on the Med & Mar Menor. Great food & lots of great shopping! & you can get very nice (but inexpensive) waterfront rentals in both countries.
Borneo. I would go to the Orangutan sanctuary and volunteer there. I know this doesn;t help you but that would be my vote.
That or go to Europe... Which might help you.. I'd love to explore Ireland.
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15 Apr 2012 5:11 PM
2 Dec 2007
Mississauga, On
kalua80
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Anywhere in Europe would be great for me considering your OP
- flight is not too long
- for your budget
- you said you already did beach and maybe wanted something different
- perfect length for any country in Europe (unless you maybe wanted to do a few at once, or Greece which I heard had lots of great islands and 10-14 days is better)
15 Apr 2012 5:12 PM
4 Jan 2009
Grande Cache, AB
elizabethivy
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A different type of vacation then the wonderful places PP's mentioned, but DH and I are currently planning a trip to Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, and Mississippi in mid-August and I am so freakin' excited about it!
We're flying into Atlanta, driving through Montgomery and Mobile (Alabama) to New Orleans. From there we're driving up to Tupelo (Mississippi, Elvis' birthplace) and then up to Memphis and over to Nashville (where we'll fly out). Definitely not for everyone but I'm aching for a road trip and have always wanted to visit the South
15 Apr 2012 5:19 PM
13 Jul 2006
GVA, wishing it was GTA
tjrocks
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Paris...well, anywhere in france. I love france.
I haven't done England, Scotland or Ireland. They're all on my list too.
Though if you get discounted tickets, you could go somewhere that's expensive to fly like Bergen/oslo/stockholm...though scandinavia isn't exactly a warm summer vacation.
15 Apr 2012 5:24 PM
10 Apr 2009
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I'd love to see Iceland!
15 Apr 2012 5:27 PM
28 Dec 2005
Winnipeg
Nuevodia
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Egypt is on my bucket list, but I don't know that I'd go right now.
I'd probably do Scotland/Ireland, with that time frame and budget.
15 Apr 2012 5:27 PM
22 Jun 2011
Apples
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My answer would vary greatly depending on what you're generally interested in 'doing' and/or 'seeing' on vacay.
Leaving from YHZ, I'd probably do Europe, especially given your time frame. I'd probably take the direct London flight to Heathrow and then connect from there.
I wouldn't do Paris, but I might be tempted to do a different part of France though.
I have heard that Portugal is amazing and relatively cost-effective, so that would be very high on my list. Somewhere along the Med would also be pretty cool. Greece or Italy maybe?
Way back, another WB'er posted a picture of a place in Switzerland, which looked amazing. It was like a mountain-side meadow a la Sound of Music. I think I NEED to see that place. Incredible. So that would be another cool trip I think - riding gondolas and taking the tourist trains around, and eating chocolate... it probably wouldn't be super hot, which I think would be nice.
15 Apr 2012 5:56 PM
23 Jun 2005
Mississauga, ON
melmo
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Budapest maybe??
15 Apr 2012 7:27 PM
5 May 2007
Hong Kong
airborne_mama
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Probably Korea or Cambodia. It would be tight on that schedule but the budget in SE Asia is huge so you could do a lot but it would be stinking hot at that time.
Other places I am dying to go is Jordan, Denmark and Spain.
15 Apr 2012 7:31 PM
2 Feb 2011
Lior
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Europe (France, England etc) or Thailand or Indonesia
15 Apr 2012 7:33 PM
20 Mar 2006
GTA
Aquablue
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Tahiti 
although, it might be a tad bit over your budget, but I think that you should go
15 Apr 2012 8:19 PM
9 Mar 2006
ottawa
kokopolo
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Turkey, Argentina or Iceland
Turkey - I've heard only great things about its history, culture, food.
I went to Argentina for a week and loved it - spent 4 days in Buenos Aires and 3 days on a ranch. Great trip.
Iceland is next on my list. Several of my well travelled friends said it's the most interesting and among the best places they've been.
15 Apr 2012 8:27 PM
4 Jan 2009
Grande Cache, AB
elizabethivy
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Nuke mentioned the US East Coast - New York, Boston, DC - I think that any of those would be an amazing choice, considering you'd be leaving from Halifax. You would basically have an extra day because your travel time would be so short.
I was also thinking the West Coast - Napa, Sonoma, San Fran, LA - but really, the flying time would be just as long (or even longer!) as going to Europe!
15 Apr 2012 8:36 PM
1 Jan 2010
ScubaJ
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we are divers so anywhere in the south pacific. Fiji, french polynesians...and whatever else is down there
15 Apr 2012 8:38 PM
1 Jan 2010
ScubaJ
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oops never actually read your first post!
hawaii...beach but lots of other culture and things to check out
15 Apr 2012 9:05 PM
22 Jun 2011
Apples
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Seriously, from Halifax, going to the West Coast or anywhere pacific would be difficult given the time frame. It's a longer flight to Calgary from Halifax than it is to London.
Going to London from Halifax is less that 6 hours of actual flying and is a direct flight with no connections. You leave at midnight and arrive at Heathrow at 9:30am.
London will be gearing up for the Olympics at that time, so it might be a bit intense. But checking out some other parts of the UK (or Europe!) would be great! (I have to mention that I don't think I'd enjoy Paris in July though.)
East coast of the US might be neat though. Definitely not my top pick for 'anywhere in the world' but given the constraints, it might be a good option.
15 Apr 2012 11:36 PM
9 Dec 2010
Nom Nom Nom
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I'd tour South America, particularly to go see Machu Pichu in Peru. It would be amazing.
I'd love to go to Eastern Europe (Crotia, Poland) but I wouldn't go on such a tight schedule. Other places I want to visit are Italy, Greek Islands, Belgium, Czech Republic, Swizterland and Scotland.
If there is a direct flight to England I'd totally go to Ireland and Scotland, probably take a cheap flight from there ryanair or something like that. If you're getting crazy cheap flights then your budget is pretty good for 1 week.
16 Apr 2012 7:30 AM
14 Jul 2009
Ottawa
BandAidChik
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Elizabeth - So jealous of your Southern road trip!!! That's totally on my 'to do' list.
16 Apr 2012 7:41 AM
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Prairie Girl living in Switzer...
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Not to sound totally bias but Switzerland is nice in July. We have chocolate factories, a statue of a giant eating babies, a 200 year old taxidermied St. Bernard and the Alps. Kind of an awesome place if you ask me. There is also a pesky Weddingbeller or two running around.
Another bonus is that you're in the middle of every where. It's super easy and direct to get on a train and head to Italy, France, Germany and Austria.
31 Oct 2012 11:59 PM
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16 Apr 2012 10:36 AM
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I want to one day go to Greece and visit the house that my grandmother grew up in (some extended family has gone to visit, the house is still standing as of 3 years ago).
16 Apr 2012 10:55 AM
2 Jan 2009
Nunavut
MillyHa
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We're leaning towards Ireland. It's on both of our lists of places to see. DH gets two weeks from work, but the wedding we're going to cuts into our time.
We also have New Orleans on our lists but I'm not sure about the heat in July there. Although we did Jamaica in July last year and that was just fine.
Thanks for the suggestions, ladies. It's so much fun to hear where other people have been.
16 Apr 2012 11:03 AM
28 Jun 2011
marieal
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Europe and do a castle tour. Dream.
Sorry, I just read the title...for a week I would love to go to Savannah, Georgia or do the west coast of California.
16 Apr 2012 11:50 AM
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Florida Keys
31 Oct 2012 11:59 PM
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