Vacation Thread

[Oliver]

I'm off to South America on October 31. Should be a really interesting trip as I'm going with my dad and two brothers. My dad is from Uruguay and all of our trips there have been heavy on family visits and this one is going to be a bit different as we'll get a chance to see more stuff rather than just staying with family in small villages. This will also be the first time the four of us are traveling together since we were kids. I think the last time I was in Uruguay was in 2017 or 2018 so it's been a bit.

Here's the itinerary:
- Fly to Buenos Aires where we will spend four nights
- Take the ferry across to Colonia del Sacramento, rent a car, drive to Montevideo (about two hours away) where we will stay for two nights
- Backtrack a bit to spend the weekend in Colonia Delta where my dad grew up, staying with my aunt and uncle.
- Go east of Montevideo to Punta Colorado for three nights. This is the coastline with resort towns that are popular with Brazilian tourists and where my grandparents used to vacation as well.
- Head across the country to Colonia Gartental to stay with another aunt and uncle for two nights.
- Spend our last night in Colonia del Sacramento before taking the ferry back to Buenos Aires to fly home.

Also have a vacation planned for next summer already, only because we had some Air Canada credits that were expiring. We're flying into Vienna and out of Dubrovnik (which is a new destination for AC) and also plan to spend a few days in Montenegro.

[Blizzard]

Just booked my flight to Florida for the holidays. I'll be leaving on December 23 and coming back on January 11. It's expensive to fly especially on the 23rd, but in my line of work it's the only time in winter where I can take time off work and have a real vacation without logging on every day.

I hate Christmas so the timing works, I'll be staying at my family's place and they'll cook a nice dinner but nothing more. Hoping for nice weather!

[Gurgie]

I'm off to South America on October 31. Should be a really interesting trip as I'm going with my dad and two brothers. My dad is from Uruguay and all of our trips there have been heavy on family visits and this one is going to be a bit different as we'll get a chance to see more stuff rather than just staying with family in small villages. This will also be the first time the four of us are traveling together since we were kids. I think the last time I was in Uruguay was in 2017 or 2018 so it's been a bit.

Here's the itinerary:
- Fly to Buenos Aires where we will spend four nights
- Take the ferry across to Colonia del Sacramento, rent a car, drive to Montevideo (about two hours away) where we will stay for two nights
- Backtrack a bit to spend the weekend in Colonia Delta where my dad grew up, staying with my aunt and uncle.
- Go east of Montevideo to Punta Colorado for three nights. This is the coastline with resort towns that are popular with Brazilian tourists and where my grandparents used to vacation as well.
- Head across the country to Colonia Gartental to stay with another aunt and uncle for two nights.
- Spend our last night in Colonia del Sacramento before taking the ferry back to Buenos Aires to fly home.

Also have a vacation planned for next summer already, only because we had some Air Canada credits that were expiring. We're flying into Vienna and out of Dubrovnik (which is a new destination for AC) and also plan to spend a few days in Montenegro.

Sounds like a fantastic trip, looking forward to some pictures of the adventures.

[Stodge]

Our vacation this year was to Edinburgh and then to England, to visit family. It's only been 3 years since we were there I think, but it felt like much longer. The weather forecast for our whole trip included a fair amount of rain, but the rain barely materialised. Which made the trip so much more enjoyable. I love the train ride from Edinburgh when I can the countryside and ocean.

We went in early September, and I was surprised how busy it was up and around Princes Street. This was about the time when university students were arriving though. It's an amazing city but I'm always glad to escape the crowds.

We managed to make the train journey from Edinburgh to Leeds without getting on the wrong train! Oh boy was that an embarrassing day.

One of our planes had to return to the gate because a seat belt was broken. We couldn't take off until it was replaced. Another plane was delayed due to the ripple effects of NATS' ATC system issues. Thankfully the worst was cleared up the day before we arrived. Oh and British Airways lost a suitcase but it turned up at the hotel after three days. Air Canada lost one on our last trip there. Thank goodness for AirTags!

I guess my wife and I are getting older but we booked a hotel in Vancouver for the way out and the way back. I still hate flying but it was definitely more manageable. I forget how big Vancouver is and for some reason, I'm still surprised when I go there.

[Bridgecity]

I returned from a week in the Maritimes on Saturday.  I had a 2.5 day work conference last week in Halifax, so Mrs. BC came along and we spent a full week out east.  This was my first time out that way and I gotta say, I loved it.

We arrived later on a Saturday to Halifax so spent the evening walking around went to a nearby Irish Pub.  Our hotel was a block from the water front downtown.  Next day we rented a car and made our way to Peggy's Cove.  The following few days were in Halifax with me tied to the conference for the days, so the evenings were more walking and visiting some great restaurants. 

Once the conference was over, we rented another car and drove to Charlottetown and spent a couple nights at the Great George hotel.  We spent one day touring the north coast of PEI and more time walking about and site seeing.  I knew PEI would be quieter in the off season but I was still surprised how quiet it was, even within Charlottetown itself.  The atmosphere would have been a lot different a month prior I imagine, but I didn't set the date of the conference .  We spent the last day driving/site seeing through an area southwest of Amherst, through Advocate Harbour and Parrsboro.  Some nice country for sure. 

We both loved the area and will be back.  Halifax is a beautiful city.  Next trip I'd like to spend some time in New Brunswick and definitely need to see Cape Breton Island and spend some time on Cabot Trail. Newfoundland needs to a visit also. 

[Gurgie]

Booked our accommodations for a ski trip out west first week of February. Going out to Kelowna and we're skiing at Silverstar for 4 days. Doing the same thing as last year, fly out on a Sunday, ski Monday thru Thursday & fly back on the Friday. Gotta get our flights sorted now, but dealing with airlines sucks!! The prices fluctuate at will, earlier this week it was $565 return & today those same flights are now $635, will just have to keep checking frequently & jump on it when they're lower. 

[Tortoise]

Sweet! Have you been to Silverstar before? It seems like it's lower key than Big White, Revie, etc.

[Gurgie]

Sweet! Have you been to Silverstar before? It seems like it's lower key than Big White, Revie, etc.

No, we've never been there. Watched a few YouTube video reviews on it that were pretty decent & figured it was a hill that had a wide enough range of runs for our crew. We were looking at Kicking Horse for a little bit, but then we figured it wouldn't work for everyone as well as Silverstar.

https://youtu.be/zLxJZsfV844?si=N_cpy19G_AdavTRl