rossyl
Active Member
Hi,
I need help planning a slightly impromptu month off (at my request!)
I'll be leaving London with my girlfriend on (hopefully) 27 December - at present we have not booked any flights. We need to return by 1 Feb. (we're both 25 and have travelled a fair bit SE Asia, Australia, N.Zealand, Japan, China, S.Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Belize, Mexico, Syria...)
We'd like to see as much as possible, but not constantly be running from place to place - it is meant to be a holiday.
As we'll be there for New Years we need to be in a city good for NYE, I've heard a lot about Rio and Buenos Aires.
We also love the outdoors, so we'd want to see some amazing scenary. Machu Pichu is famous, but January rains might result in a wasted trip? Patagonia would be beautiful, especially if we could do a couple of small treks. Wine we love, so Mendoza, or Chile? Then there's the mighty Amazon, and it has always been a dream of mine to travel there. The Iguazu Falls also look stunning. Colombia and Venezuela seem beautiful and most untravelled - and I don't like following the beaten track too much - so both of those are great options. We'll be staying largely in hostels, but with a few hotels thrown in here and there.
As you can see, I want to do everything and go everywhere - but that's not do-able in just over a month. Also I don't want to spend £thousands on internal flights, hundreds - yes.
Any advice, thoroughly appreciated.
Cheers
R
I need help planning a slightly impromptu month off (at my request!)
I'll be leaving London with my girlfriend on (hopefully) 27 December - at present we have not booked any flights. We need to return by 1 Feb. (we're both 25 and have travelled a fair bit SE Asia, Australia, N.Zealand, Japan, China, S.Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Belize, Mexico, Syria...)
We'd like to see as much as possible, but not constantly be running from place to place - it is meant to be a holiday.
As we'll be there for New Years we need to be in a city good for NYE, I've heard a lot about Rio and Buenos Aires.
We also love the outdoors, so we'd want to see some amazing scenary. Machu Pichu is famous, but January rains might result in a wasted trip? Patagonia would be beautiful, especially if we could do a couple of small treks. Wine we love, so Mendoza, or Chile? Then there's the mighty Amazon, and it has always been a dream of mine to travel there. The Iguazu Falls also look stunning. Colombia and Venezuela seem beautiful and most untravelled - and I don't like following the beaten track too much - so both of those are great options. We'll be staying largely in hostels, but with a few hotels thrown in here and there.
As you can see, I want to do everything and go everywhere - but that's not do-able in just over a month. Also I don't want to spend £thousands on internal flights, hundreds - yes.
Any advice, thoroughly appreciated.
Cheers
R