I need a vacation, any vacation
September 10, 2008 10:38 AM Subscribe
I need some destination recommendations for a 9-day vacation in case my Gautemala plans fall through next week. Bonus points for relatively inexpensive and reachable by Northwest, Continental, or Delta from Minneapolis.
My boyfriend and I are scheduled to leave for a vacation in Guatemala on Friday. However, our flight goes through Houston and I fear that Hurricane Ike could close the airport.
Under normal circumstances I would be trying to reschedule the flights to avoid that. However, this trip is somehow ill-fated. It was originally scheduled for May, but we cancelled after my boyfriend got seriously ill and both a family member and my pet rabbit died - all in the same week. Now we have this hurricane thing looming, and we've agreed that if our flights get cancelled, we're not going to Guatemala at all. But I need a vacation, so we're going somewhere. I just don't know where to even start looking.
The other caveat is that we are traveling on award tickets and so our choices will be limited, thus the restrictions to the big SkyTeam airlines. We'd like to get out of the US, if possible.
Things we like: Laid-back atmosphere, decent food, the ability to get by with mostly English (plus a little Spanish or French), interesting cities/towns/ruins/etc to explore, and (possibly) horseback riding.
Things we don't usually go for: laying on the beach, structured tours, flights longer than about 8 hours, stifling heat/humidity.
My boyfriend and I are scheduled to leave for a vacation in Guatemala on Friday. However, our flight goes through Houston and I fear that Hurricane Ike could close the airport.
Under normal circumstances I would be trying to reschedule the flights to avoid that. However, this trip is somehow ill-fated. It was originally scheduled for May, but we cancelled after my boyfriend got seriously ill and both a family member and my pet rabbit died - all in the same week. Now we have this hurricane thing looming, and we've agreed that if our flights get cancelled, we're not going to Guatemala at all. But I need a vacation, so we're going somewhere. I just don't know where to even start looking.
The other caveat is that we are traveling on award tickets and so our choices will be limited, thus the restrictions to the big SkyTeam airlines. We'd like to get out of the US, if possible.
Things we like: Laid-back atmosphere, decent food, the ability to get by with mostly English (plus a little Spanish or French), interesting cities/towns/ruins/etc to explore, and (possibly) horseback riding.
Things we don't usually go for: laying on the beach, structured tours, flights longer than about 8 hours, stifling heat/humidity.
Seconding JaredSeth. Reschedule. You won't regret it. If you are dead set on NOT going to Guatemala because you think it's a doomed attempt, then try another Central American country. You could go to Canada too I suppose. Maybe Prince Edward Island? You won't be hitting Ike in that direction I bet.
posted by greta simone at 1:15 PM on September 10, 2008
posted by greta simone at 1:15 PM on September 10, 2008
I've flown direct to Guatemala City from LA. Can you switch your layover city? Guatemala is absolutely fabulous; I was there for the third time last month, in fact.
posted by changeling at 3:37 PM on September 10, 2008
posted by changeling at 3:37 PM on September 10, 2008
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posted by JaredSeth at 11:54 AM on September 10, 2008