Vancouver Island and the surrounding areas would be magical.

Anonymous wrote:Take them on a rafting trip down the middle fork of the salmon river!

I came here to say the same thing. They’d love it! You probably have to sign up really soon though - spots sell out quick.

Namibia safari

Oh—one more I’ve never been to—but people really seem to love the Canadian Rockies. If you search this forum I’m sure you’ll get ideas.

I was wondering how hot north of Spain would be — eg along the Pyrenees.
Switzerland — look at the Austin adventures itinerary for ideas.
Scotland? People seem to love this but I’ve never done it. Weather will be nice though.

Another idea is someplace like Chile, where it will be winter but not that cold. You can go up in the Andes for some skiing, and there are also some interesting national parks and such. But I’ve also heard that crime is rising there, so might not be as high on my list as Northern Europe or Jackson Hole.

Anonymous wrote:I'd start in Jackson Hole with hiking, rafting, horseback riding, hot air balloon then head up to Yellowstone and one or two more national parks.

We did this in August and the weather was so perfect. It was really great. Teton Science School runs pricey but cool animal tours.

Anonymous wrote:why not stay in the U.S. and do national parks out west. could do lots of neat stuff with an open budget and end up in L.A. and stay on santa monica and do universal tours etc.

This!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Southeast Asia: Thailand, Vietnam.

Or any one or two countries in Asia since you have two weeks.

Japan/korea

Malaysia/singapore/maldives

Dubai/another middle eastern country like Jordan

Spain/morocco

Spain and Morocco will be ungodly hot, as will Thailand and Vietnam. Malaysia and Singapore will be slightly better.

You forget to mention the unbearable humidity .

Anonymous wrote:why not stay in the U.S. and do national parks out west. could do lots of neat stuff with an open budget and end up in L.A. and stay on santa monica and do universal tours etc.

I would tend towards this option. It's better to start the push towards the end of year refreshed rather than jet lagged.

Kenya
Tanzania
Mongolia

Pacific NW is great in August

South Africa and Mauritius

Uncruise in alaska