Where to Go - 4-week Family Trip in July-August

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Iceland/Nordic countries are nice during that time

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Argentina and Chile.

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Scandinavia

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Anonymous wrote:South Africa! It’ll be cool there at that time. You can do safari but also spend a good amount of time in Cape Town. I’d also recommend Grahamstown/Makhanda, which is an adorable college town. You can do the Garden Route, from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town, either driving yourself or being driven. The Wild Coast is also a very special place in South Africa that you’d have time for.

I cannot wait for my kids to be old enough for this trip— and have the time to do it properly.

Uhmmmm are you trying to put OP in danger?

South Africa is fine. All of us suggesting it on this thread have come back safe and sound. It’s an amazing country.

I’m not questioning you or disagreeing with you but I do wonder whether there are some countries that were previously okay for American tourists that may be less so with the total collapse of U.S. AID. I would imagine that the collapse of certain health infrastructure that we were helping support will increase the risk of instability and also probably animus against Americans.

Interesting, because the Africans that I’ve seen commenting are happy because they know that USAID is largely destabilizing.

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Anonymous wrote:Japan is a no it is super hot and super crowded it will not be fun.

Plus Japan is now debating on how they will handle Americans coming in and out given Trump. Yes this is factual.

We are going in May. We have been before love it.

If you do go scrub your social media and take burner phones. I am not over reacting.

Citation?

PP seems pretty irrational. You need to provide evidence (from Japanese embassy or reputable media) before making such claims.

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Tanzania / South Africa or Namibia. Spend one week hiking Kilimanjaro. 5 days or so doing safari in Serengeti and Ngorongora Crater. Then several days in Zanzibar.

South Africa is fun as others have mentioned. Definitely do wine country and Hermanus is fun to see whales.

Namibia is another cool country. Spend a day in the capital then head out to their national parks (Sossusvlei, Etosha, Skeleton Coast).

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Anonymous wrote:South Africa! It’ll be cool there at that time. You can do safari but also spend a good amount of time in Cape Town. I’d also recommend Grahamstown/Makhanda, which is an adorable college town. You can do the Garden Route, from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town, either driving yourself or being driven. The Wild Coast is also a very special place in South Africa that you’d have time for.

I cannot wait for my kids to be old enough for this trip— and have the time to do it properly.

Uhmmmm are you trying to put OP in danger?

South Africa is fine. All of us suggesting it on this thread have come back safe and sound. It’s an amazing country.

I’m not questioning you or disagreeing with you but I do wonder whether there are some countries that were previously okay for American tourists that may be less so with the total collapse of U.S. AID. I would imagine that the collapse of certain health infrastructure that we were helping support will increase the risk of instability and also probably animus against Americans.

Interesting, because the Africans that I’ve seen commenting are happy because they know that USAID is largely destabilizing.

This is total Trump propaganda. It's so thin you can see right through it.

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Anonymous wrote:SE Asia is hot year long. The difference between July and January is more about rainy seasons which vary by region.

I wouldn’t dismiss that part of the world so quickly with that much time available.

We were in Indonesia and Malaysia last year in July and thought it was a nice time to be there. The beaches and nature are spectacular, the food was great and it’s so much cheaper than traveling in the USA so you can afford really nice accommodations and meals for not much money by American standards.

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Anonymous wrote:South Africa! It’ll be cool there at that time. You can do safari but also spend a good amount of time in Cape Town. I’d also recommend Grahamstown/Makhanda, which is an adorable college town. You can do the Garden Route, from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town, either driving yourself or being driven. The Wild Coast is also a very special place in South Africa that you’d have time for.

I cannot wait for my kids to be old enough for this trip— and have the time to do it properly.

Uhmmmm are you trying to put OP in danger?

South Africa is fine. All of us suggesting it on this thread have come back safe and sound. It’s an amazing country.

I’m not questioning you or disagreeing with you but I do wonder whether there are some countries that were previously okay for American tourists that may be less so with the total collapse of U.S. AID. I would imagine that the collapse of certain health infrastructure that we were helping support will increase the risk of instability and also probably animus against Americans.

Interesting, because the Africans that I’ve seen commenting are happy because they know that USAID is largely destabilizing.

This is total Trump propaganda. It's so thin you can see right through it.

+1. The Africans I know are worried about how they’re going to keep children in their country from dying from starvation or disease since Americans pulled out food aid and lifesaving medicines that USAID was providing. I guess the ones considering it destabilizing are the dictators and their friends who like to keep the masses quiet and unhealthy so they don’t cause trouble.

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Anonymous wrote:I need some help planning a family trip.
We’re planning to take some time off work for next year‘s summer break and take our 11 and 12-year old kids to experience a completely different environment.
We were initially thinking of either Japan or Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, or any combination of these countries.
But I’m really concerned about weather conditions in these regions in the peak of summer, as I don’t do well in heat and high humidity.

For those of you who have experience in these regions, how bad is it to be there in July-August?

Do you have any alternative ideas of where we could go where temperatures are milder but we still get an exotic non-western / non-English speaking experience?

Bring a carbon monoxide alarm. And enjoy!! What a gift to your children to travel!

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Have you ever been to Vietnam or Thailand?

That part of the world feels so magical, especially at the ages your kids are. Vietnam is amazing and very underrated. Yes, it’s hot but everything is set up for that weather. For example, you take a sunrise tuktuk to these massive ruins and the kids can run and explore. You feel like you’re staring in an action movie. Then you come back around lunchtime, eat some food and lounge by the pool during the hottest part of the day. The mountains are a completely different climate. The hikes in the mountains through the rice paddies and little villages are out of this world. There are also tons of caves and island cruises off the coast.

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For a month
Could do Peru Macchu Picchu, Brazil and Argentina.

Kenyan Safari, Victoria Falls, Zanzibar and Seychelles

We did both in 2 Summers and had an amazing time with our 11/12 year old.

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Also another itinerary could be Switzerland, Italy and Norway.

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Anonymous wrote:Tanzania / South Africa or Namibia. Spend one week hiking Kilimanjaro. 5 days or so doing safari in Serengeti and Ngorongora Crater. Then several days in Zanzibar.

South Africa is fun as others have mentioned. Definitely do wine country and Hermanus is fun to see whales.

Namibia is another cool country. Spend a day in the capital then head out to their national parks (Sossusvlei, Etosha, Skeleton Coast).

I’ve done all of these trips except Namibia (which has been on my list for awhile, given the things I’ve heard), and I co-sign! Eastern or Southern Africa is a pretty long haul flight, and the distances in country can be large- you really need to have the time to do it right. Which you do!

I’d save somewhere in Europe or Iceland for shorter trips.

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No other country by the summer is letting in Americans