One week, 5k, and want to see something incredibly beautiful - where would you go?
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| Costa Rica |
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This is a must better suggestion given the limited time you have. |
Anonymous
I am the PP who just got back from Norway and Iceland. The tickets with Iceland air were only $670. I checked this morning for tickets to Iceland for Christmas and Icelandair has tickets for $723 for a 5 day trip. the flight is only 5.45 hours from DC and is overnight, so no daytime wasted in travel. I honestly don’t know how dark it will be in December, but let me tell you - Iceland is a must see. It is out of this world kind of a place and Reykjavik has so much character (did not get the same vibe from Oslo; Bergen was very nice though). We only had 2.5 days this time and did an organized tour of the Golden circle - waterfalls, gaysirs, the place where North American and Eurasian tectonic plates meet. Next time, want to rent a car and drive around, see the Northern lights etc. As a reference - our hotel was around $120 a night with breakfast included, was centrally located. Iceland is more expensive than the US but not as expensive as Norway, so I can see 5K going a long way for a week, for a couple. There were day trips to the Bardarbunga volcano at about 700 euros per person, if we had more time would have loved to do one. Not sure when again i could see an active volcano. Icelanders speak English, very good English, and are very nice and friendly people. Not sure what else i could say to sell the destination, I am biased. |
Anonymous
| Costa Rica |
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Yellowstone - I think it's more beautiful in the winter than the summer.
Hawaii (Maui or Kauai) if you want a warmer choice |