Summer travel to 'cooler' places

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bhutan.

Bhutan charges something like $200 per person per day just to be there. That’s not including hotel, food and travel

many people in this forum have money.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Muskoka, Ontario. Cottage country on one of the lakes.

How are the lakes for swimming?

On the colder side but definitely swimmable. It’s beautiful up there. We love the Lake of Bays area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Scandinavia. We were there this past summer for exactly that reason. It was lovely.

This.

Another nice thing about Scandinavia and other norther spots in summer is very long days. It stays light until 10pm, and there are lots of things to do in the evening, so you really feel like you are making the most of your time.

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Much of South America. Peru has the most to see, and you won’t have to spend much time in Lima if you don’t want. Argentina is nice too- Mendoza and the wine making areas. You can take a ferry from Buenos Aires to Colonia in Uruguay, a UNESCO site.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bhutan.

Bhutan charges something like $200 per person per day just to be there. That’s not including hotel, food and travel

many people in this forum have money.

I’ve been to Tibet a couple of times, and Nepal. I don’t think l’ll go to Bhutan specifically because it’s only for the 1%. It’s a turn off for me.

[Anonymous]

Buenos Aires for sure! Couple it with an estancia nearby, or go to Mendoza.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bhutan.

Bhutan charges something like $200 per person per day just to be there. That’s not including hotel, food and travel

OP didn’t say they were on a budget. It’s expensive but you won’t see the junkies that overrun Kathmandu.

[Anonymous]

I spent 2 weeks in Galicia last summer. Weather was great- warm enough but definitely not hot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Muskoka, Ontario. Cottage country on one of the lakes.

How are the lakes for swimming?

On the colder side but definitely swimmable. It’s beautiful up there. We love the Lake of Bays area.

Here's a website on swimming beaches in Muskoka:
https://www.discovermuskoka.ca/beaches-in-muskoka/

[Anonymous]

Vienna, Austria

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Northern Spain.

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Iceland!

Closer / less expensive would be Nova Scotia - PEI and Cape Bretton Island are great. Ferry from Maine or fly to Halifax.

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I found Montreal very underwhelming.

Another vote for Scotland!

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Anonymous wrote:All very temperate:

Ecuador (Quito, Cuenca)
Peru (Cuzco, Lake Titicaca, + lots of other options)
Bolivia (La Paz, salt flats)

Ecuador is having security issues so would skip it

Norway is beautiful in summer - you can find flight deals on SAS to offset the cost once you get these

[Anonymous]

Did 10 days in Scotland in summer 2018, it was sunny and we had only one rainy day in early August. We experienced no air conditioning on our travels, and I was overheating often, except in our air-conditioned car or hiking deep in a glen.