Help me decide where to go xmas week
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Help me decide where to go xmas week
Planning a vacation 2 people, from JFK, Dec 24(25 arrival) to 31. Looking to keep total costs to around 2500-3000, i.e. flight no more than 950/pp.
Already been to: London, Paris, Rome, Madrid, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Brussels, Prague, Vienna, Seville (without wife.)
Considering: Marseilles (flights around 740/pp), Lisbon (flights around 940/pp), Stockholm (flights around 650/pp) .
I know Stockholm would be cold, but is it more interesting than the other 2?
Any other suggestions?
Already been to: London, Paris, Rome, Madrid, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Brussels, Prague, Vienna, Seville (without wife.)
Considering: Marseilles (flights around 740/pp), Lisbon (flights around 940/pp), Stockholm (flights around 650/pp) .
I know Stockholm would be cold, but is it more interesting than the other 2?
Any other suggestions?
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Here's a link to google flights.
http://tinyurl.com/ho7ohv3
Forgot to mention: Already been to Athens.
Another place to consider where we haven't been (but might not be nice weather wise): Berlin
http://tinyurl.com/ho7ohv3
Forgot to mention: Already been to Athens.
Another place to consider where we haven't been (but might not be nice weather wise): Berlin
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"What exactly do you want out of the trip?"
Someplace where when I come back, I'll say that was fascinating, I'm glad I spent the 3K to go there
I'm into photography so someplace where I can take good pictures. We're into the usual stuff, food, art, architecture, history, fun.
Can't put my finger on it, but, that special something that makes Europe so interesting.
Good weather would be a plus, but not essential.
Someplace where when I come back, I'll say that was fascinating, I'm glad I spent the 3K to go there
I'm into photography so someplace where I can take good pictures. We're into the usual stuff, food, art, architecture, history, fun.
Can't put my finger on it, but, that special something that makes Europe so interesting.
Good weather would be a plus, but not essential.
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You can get to Barcelona for $900 on KLM/Delta. I know you don't want to go there, though, since you've been already. I do like Marseille but can't imagine spending a week there, and I don't think Provence is that enticing at that time of year weather-wise, but you could rent a car or even take the train to some other places down there.
I prefer cities for winter vacations, though, you can spend a week in some of those cities, but not sure I'd want to in Marseille.
Haven't been to Stockholm or Lisbon.
You can get from JFK to/from Malaga, Spain for about $950 on Air Europa. I'm not familiar with them, they are a Spanish airline, but they partner wtih Delta so I would hope can't be too bad. From Malaga, you could visit Granada and some other places.
I prefer cities for winter vacations, though, you can spend a week in some of those cities, but not sure I'd want to in Marseille.
Haven't been to Stockholm or Lisbon.
You can get from JFK to/from Malaga, Spain for about $950 on Air Europa. I'm not familiar with them, they are a Spanish airline, but they partner wtih Delta so I would hope can't be too bad. From Malaga, you could visit Granada and some other places.
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I've actually already been, without my wife, to Seville, Cordoba, Granada, Jerez, Ronda, Arcos.
It's tempting to go again as it was truly fascinating and I would like for her to see it someday, but probably not on this trip.
Does Malaga on it's own make a great place to go to for a week?
It's tempting to go again as it was truly fascinating and I would like for her to see it someday, but probably not on this trip.
Does Malaga on it's own make a great place to go to for a week?
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We spent s week in Lisbon and Sintra over NYE a few years ago and loved it.
Here are our pics
https://flickr.com/photos/[email protected]
Here are our pics
https://flickr.com/photos/[email protected]
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We've been to Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and loved it. Sicily sounds interesting, I'll look into that.
Bedar the choices may not have sunny weather, but, under 900 is definitely doable. Morocco is a place we'd love to see; on my bucket list, but not for this trip. Thanks for the suggestion, though.
Bedar the choices may not have sunny weather, but, under 900 is definitely doable. Morocco is a place we'd love to see; on my bucket list, but not for this trip. Thanks for the suggestion, though.
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I've been there. There are some nice towns, such as Bastia, Ajaccio (birthplace of Napoleon), Bonifacio. I don't know what it's like in the winter. We were there in September. Most of the towns of any size are on the coast, which could be stormy in late December. The interior is nountainous and forested, and the population density is low.