Where to Vacation??

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Where to Vacation??

Post by angry inch »

Well, my girl & I are finally going to take a long overdue vacation in Feb for a few weeks!! We were thinking Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, or Honduras.... She's currently heading to Cuba for a short stint first & leaving me here in the winter wonderland :cry:


Anybody have any advice, or experiences to share about any of these possible destinations??

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Well, for starters, Vancouver Island is really nice this time of year...

But seriously, Mrs. Airtids, the Airtidslets and I were thinking about Bocas Del Toro off the coast of Panama, just south of Puerto Viejo in Costa Rica. You can get to San Jose pretty cheap and easy, bus to the southern Caribbean area, and then cross the border to Panama there. I've travelled that part of the world before, and it is FANTASTIC. The surf break on the Salsa Brava in Viejo is awesome. Watch out for falling coconuts. Sounds like maybe your girl speaks some Spanish, which will help, although is not essential.

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Hey buddy,

Of those places you mentioned, I have only been to the Dominican Republic. I had an amazing time with the girl down there. We stayed in Puerto Plata at an all inclusive resort and had nothing but blue skies the ENTIRE week!
Nice beaches and lots of various and interesting excursions to take part in.
Can't share any experiences with the other places you're considering, but if a nice relaxing week in the sun is what you're looking for you can keep DR in the maybe pile.

Good luck and don't forget your speedo,
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If you are considering Honduras, I recommend the out Islands. I stayed at Utila years ago, and absolutely loved it. There is a fabulous little beach at the end of the Island that also has great snorkelling right off of it. Food is good, hotels are (were, anyways) cheap, and the diving is probably the cheapest in the world. Roatan is also supposed to be very nice, but much more developed and touristy.

That being said, I would avoid places like La Ceiba or Pedro San Sula (sp!) for extended periods of time. Not a whole lot to see, and you need to get used to every other establishment, even the restaurants, having armed guards at the doors.

Belize is another option. Fabulous diving and snorkelling, and lots of jungle and Mayan ruins. The area of Antigua about an hour away from Guatemala city is also fabulous, great crafts and markets, all under the shadow of a volcano.

You really can't go wrong in the area.
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If you are short on cash I would suggest Gaza.
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Thanks guys.
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you pretty much can't go wrong with central america.

I've done every central american country except el salvador

The ones I enjoyed the most were Nicaragua and Costa Rica. As tids said, viejo is awesome!

The bay islands in Honduras are awesome. If you are planning on doing some diving, or starting your diving adventure honduras is the cheapest/best diving I have yet found, I got my open water in roatan for 200 bucks including equipment.. haven't been to thailand yet... soon though

If you're into the cultural thing (temples, ruins etc) guatemala and honduras are probably your best bet.

Central america is best experienced through adventure tourism. If you are looking for a sit on the beach and drink vacation you can do it but you will be missing the essence of the region.
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I agree, any place warm would be nice right now

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Snowgoose wrote:I agree, any place warm AND MOIST would be nice right now

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Snowgoose!! I thought you were a brunette....

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It all depens what you are looking for. If you prefer to sit on the beach and sip cheap rum with inexpensive cigars, the DR is best. Cuba is second best. If you are in adventure/eco tourism, then central America is a much better choice. Go on-line and book yourself the cheapest holiday! I just got back from the DR. Next year, Viet Nam! :smt040
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Snowgoose wrote:I agree, any place warm would be nice right now

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I am just quoting this post for no particular reason......
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Snowgoose wrote:I agree, any place warm would be nice right now

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Oops, dammit accidently bumped the quote button that time.

They should make that quote button smaller; it's like a coffee cup hangin' on a kitchen counter edge , bound to get accidently bumped the way it is.
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BibleMonkey wrote:
Snowgoose wrote:I agree, any place warm would be nice right now

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Oops, dammit accidently bumped the quote button that time.

They should make that quote button smaller; it's like a coffee cup hangin' on a kitchen counter edge , bound to get accidentally bumped the way it is.
Hey look. There's a plastic sea monster of some kind in the background there.

Never noticed that. They should make those plastic sea monsters more colourful-kind of dangerous the way it just blends in unnoticed like that. Person could swim right into it get tangled up and drown
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She is not holding up any ID so I don't know if I am supposed to want to screw her or not.
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Rowdy wrote:Old enough to pee, old enough for me
Can I call you huggies now?
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allright you pathetic worms, go steal your daddies' girly mags for a while & get outta my thread!!
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angry inch wrote:allright you pathetic worms, go steal your daddies' girly mags for a while & get outta my thread!!
Yeah!
Bastards!
Stop wrecking inches vacation thread!

You hafta quote this picture in every post to save this thread.
BibleMonkey wrote:
Snowgoose wrote:I agree, any place warm would be nice right now

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I am just quoting this post for no particular reason......
I wonder if that's real rocks onna deck around the pool, or plastic rocks decking?
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BibleMonkey wrote:
angry inch wrote:allright you pathetic worms, go steal your daddies' girly mags for a while & get outta my thread!!
Yeah!
Bastards!
Stop wrecking inches vacation thread!

You hafta quote this picture in every post to save this thread.
BibleMonkey wrote:
Snowgoose wrote:I agree, any place warm would be nice right now

Image
I am just quoting this post for no particular reason......
I wonder if that's real rocks onna deck around the pool, or plastic rocks decking?
That back-pack purse thing looks very heavy.
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BibleMonkey wrote:
angry inch wrote:allright you pathetic worms, go steal your daddies' girly mags for a while & get outta my thread!!
Yeah!
Bastards!
Stop wrecking inches vacation thread!

You hafta quote this picture in every post to save this thread.
BibleMonkey wrote:
Snowgoose wrote:I agree, any place warm would be nice right now

Image
I am just quoting this post for no particular reason......
I wonder if that's real rocks onna deck around the pool, or plastic rocks decking?
Definitely plastic rocks. I can't see real rocks fitting together like that.
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I wonder whose hand that is onna right of the picture. If we were in the FBI, we could probably measure the hand length, and extrapolate with a computer how tall he is....

I could probably take him though.....
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BibleMonkey wrote:
Snowgoose wrote:I agree, any place warm would be nice right now

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I am just quoting this post for no particular reason......
I wonder if that's real rocks onna deck around the pool, or plastic rocks decking?
Siddley Hawker wrote:Definitely plastic rocks. I can't see real rocks fitting together like that.
Good point . Those are a pretty good fit
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