Anonymous
12/29/2023 07:07
Subject: Summer travel to 'cooler' places
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.
Anonymous
12/29/2023 07:03
Subject: Summer travel to 'cooler' places
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
12/29/2023 06:58
Subject: Summer travel to 'cooler' places
I found Montreal very underwhelming.
Another vote for Scotland!
Another vote for Scotland!
Anonymous
12/28/2023 23:08
Subject: Summer travel to 'cooler' places
Iceland!
Closer / less expensive would be Nova Scotia - PEI and Cape Bretton Island are great. Ferry from Maine or fly to Halifax.
Closer / less expensive would be Nova Scotia - PEI and Cape Bretton Island are great. Ferry from Maine or fly to Halifax.
Anonymous
12/28/2023 22:49
Subject: Re:Summer travel to 'cooler' places
Northern Spain.
Anonymous
12/28/2023 22:38
Subject: Summer travel to 'cooler' places
Vienna, Austria
Anonymous
12/28/2023 08:51
Subject: Summer travel to 'cooler' places
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
12/27/2023 22:35
Subject: Summer travel to 'cooler' places
I spent 2 weeks in Galicia last summer. Weather was great- warm enough but definitely not hot.
Anonymous
12/27/2023 22:32
Subject: Summer travel to 'cooler' places
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
12/27/2023 20:54
Subject: Summer travel to 'cooler' places
Buenos Aires for sure! Couple it with an estancia nearby, or go to Mendoza.
Anonymous
12/27/2023 20:16
Subject: Summer travel to 'cooler' places
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
12/27/2023 19:45
Subject: Re:Summer travel to 'cooler' places
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
12/27/2023 19:35
Subject: Summer travel to 'cooler' places
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.
Anonymous
12/27/2023 19:29
Subject: Summer travel to 'cooler' places
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.
Anonymous
12/27/2023 19:28
Subject: Summer travel to 'cooler' places
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.