I did that for the euro and sort of for the Swedish krona (just divide by 10). But the danish krone it was a factor of 0.15. It was like figuring out tipping. Of course my instant credit card notifications would at least tell me if it was right or in a travel fatigue brain fog.
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Our S has had multiple trips to Thailand 1st trip was after graduating college, while awaiting the orientation for his fed govt job. He loved it—inexpensive prices, friendly people. He returned to get certified in scuba diving and to visit several more times, at least once with his now wife.
My H has also been to Thailand & also enjoyed it, tho D and I haven’t yet had that experience.
My sibs who have been to vietnam have enjoyed it so much that they’ve returned multiple times. They love the low prices and friendly people.
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We’ve had a busy travel year as well. So far 3 weeks in Spain in the Spring where we concentrated on Madrid, Sevilla and Barcelona and did a three day hike in Andalusia. Then two weeks at Cabin in Vermont in June, another weekend in Vermont for a meeting, a reunion in Bradley Beach over 4th of July weekend, and another one at Lake George in August, then two weeks in Cape Cod after Labor Day which included a reunion of CC posters who either had kids who graduated from HS in 2010 or were kids who graduated in 2010 (nice time to be there and we had perfect weather). But is that enough? No! On Thursday we fly to England for another hike (this time 4 days) and we’ll see my son and DIL and DIL’s family as well. I feel exhausted just contemplating it all!
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For anyone up for a cold weather adventure we spent 6 nights in Yellowstone earlier this year. It was arranged through the National Parks Service concession company and involved amazing wildlife viewing in addition to the spectacular winter scenery and general weirdness of hanging out on a snow covered caldera. Accommodations were very good at Mammoth Hot Springs and Old Faithful Snow Lodge and the price included everything. The maximum group size was 12 and each day was a new experience. The driver/guide was immensely knowledgable and had eagle eyes for spotting wildlife and tracks. Highly recommend it if you’re interested in such things!
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That sounds awesome. Where did you find the trip?
It took me a minute to find - somehow they’re not immediately obvious! I ended up phoning them to book the trip - it was helpful to speak to a real person who could answer questions.
About 7-8 years ago in the summer, we booked a private guide through the nonprofit Yellowstone Forever. The guide picked us up at our hotel and we had the whole van and tour guide to ourselves. We packed our own lunch so we were able to eat it at a suitable time during the tour, or he would have taken us to a place that sold food.
There were 7 of us and on a per person basis for an 8 hour private tour, we found the price quite reasonable and gave the guide a tip as well. The company made a recommendation as to where we could stay just north of the entrance to the park at the beginning of our Yellowstone visit and then we stayed in Lake Lodge for the rest of our stay, and enjoyed the string quartet which played in the lobby every night at no extra charge.
The guide asked in advance what we wanted tour to focus on. We could have chosen geography, botany or wildlife. I chose wildlife, so that’s what we saw. The guide brought multiple spotting scopes that he set up strategically so we could see wildlife. He was in communication with other park personnel and guides so he knew where to go. We saw a nest with baby birds that he IDd, and many baby other baby animals. Seeing the animals in the early morning with the guide and listening to the string quartet were highlights of the trip for me.
I highly recommend this to anyone interested.
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I just got back from Peru yesterday. It was an awesome trip. Our one splurge was riding the Belmont Hiram Bingham train to Machu Picchu (magical) then we went deep into the Amazon with no hot water or air. We also climbed to over 16000 feet to rainbow mountain. The Peruvian people are so nice.
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