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The destinations/sights that made my list are *drumroll* .... Hawaii, San Fancisco, Nevada(burning man & maybe Vegas), the Grand Canyon, Mexico(Cancun & Isla Holebox), Bahamas, Brazil(Rio), Argentina & Peru.
Two weeks in Hawaii.
A week in California
A week @ Burning man/Nevada
A week for the Grand Canyon & Cancun
A week on Isla Holebox
A week sailing the Carribean
Two days for the Bahamas
A month in Brazil
The rest in Peru & Argentina
I'm traveling with companion, we don't mind roughing it as long as we stay in a few nicer hotels here & there. We're both vegetarians & not big eaters(two meals a day, mostly fruit & the sort). We don't drink either, so we'll be missing those pricey bar tabs. We love a good party though, we're always ready when adventure calls, just two travelers looking for friends, a wild time & those more magical moments that travel throws at you.
How much are we looking at spending overall? Any advice & tips are greatly appreciated! Thanks! ;D
P.S I as I am typing this I am gently rocking on a hammock next to the lapping of the pristine water on Phi Phi Island in Thailand, great, cheap place to travel with chill vibes & great locals. Great destination for first time solo travelers.
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You are SO lucky you get to travel so much all at one time!
1. How many days exactly do you have in both Peru & Argentina. Looks like you don't even have a week for both countries. Definitely not enough time for both (maybe not even one).
2. There are A LOT of interesting things to see near the Grand Canyon, some that I personally like more than the GC. Google Zion, Upper Antelope Canyon, The Wave (though you'd have to win a permit for that), Bryce for starters. FYI, I took some people there that said why go to those other canyons - we're already going to the "grand" canyon - after all decided they were totally different and must sees. Can go to Death Valley too if you hit Vegas. If you hit all the sites I have on this list, you'd have to spend a week at the Grand Canyon area . Make sure you go during the right time of year for some of these places though.
3. Are you going to Holebox to see the whale sharks? Cause if not, I'd recommend it and make sure you go during the right season.
4. Are you never coming back to the Americas again? Just wondering cause your destinations look so spread out. If you were planning to come back some other time, you might pick locations that were closer together to save money. Like just do South America on your first trip and then North on your second (and pair central america with whichever makes sense). Chile is really cool. Bolivia has the largest salt flat in the world though you better make sure you go with a safe tour company for that. Belize in Central america is fantastic - I like it way more than mexico though I'd pick Mexico if your primary reason is for whale sharks (you can swim with whale sharks at right time of year too in Belize, but odds aren't as good as in mexico though mexico doesn't allow diving with the WS).
5. Tripadvisor.com forum - excellent source of info - much better than answers.com for traveling
6. Peru - Assume you would go to Machu Picchu. I assume you'll hit the amazon in Brazil. There's other things there too like Lake Titicaca, salineras de maras, huacachina oasis, manu, iquitos, nazca linesjust to name some but I don't think you have time for any of them.
7. It's really hard to calculate travel costs cause it can vary so greatly depending on your mode of transportation,activities, and if you go camping or not. i.e. camping is around $15 a night at Grand Canyon I think and most other places in US. While hotels can easily cost $100 a night or more (costs for hotels vary substantially in all the different places you are going to as well). When I travel activities and transportation (not the flights but ground or inter-country flights) make up the bulk of my costs. You really should calculate things out yourself in detail if you are on a budget. Any quote here would be extremely rough.
8. Make reservations in advance if you are planning to stay the night inside the park (which you should do).
9. travel light, I love keens in tropical countries, dress in layers if your going during a time when some parts are cold and some hot, I carry hand sanitizer in natural areas, love quick dry clothes and shorts/pants convertible pants. Seasick patch/pills were essential on my whale shark tour in Belize - don't know if its the same in Holebox. An insulated lunch bag was nice while on road trips. Flashlight is nice at GC if you stay the night (which you should to see sunset).
10. Free airline miles by getting a new credit card can save you money on flights if you play the game right (though don't know if that is true for where you are from).
11. If you camp (which a great option) , make sure you bring a very lightweight tent and sleeping bag since you are going so many places and that you aren't going when the weather is too cold. You can easily just eat at cheap restaurants all the time while camping so no need to bring cooking gear. If you had more people, I'd say a cheap hotel that allowed you to cook for yourselves would be almost the same cost as camping - but I don't think that is true for just two people. FYI, the bathrooms at many of the US national park campsites are actually really clean in case you are like me and can't stand dirty bathrooms. Some aren't though so if you are picky about that, go to tripadvisor.com and ask.
12. Yellowstone, Banff, New York,Chicago, Florida, Niagra Falls - lots of things you won't get to see on your trip in the Americas so I say come back again some other time if you have time.
You are SO lucky you get to travel so much all at one time!
1. How many days exactly do you have in both Peru & Argentina. Looks like you don't even have a week for both countries. Definitely not enough time for both (maybe not even one).
2. There are A LOT of interesting things to see near the Grand Canyon, some that I personally like more than the GC. Google Zion, Upper Antelope Canyon, The Wave (though you'd have to win a permit for that), Bryce for starters. FYI, I took some people there that said why go to those other canyons - we're already going to the "grand" canyon - after all decided they were totally different and must sees. Can go to Death Valley too if you hit Vegas. If you hit all the sites I have on this list, you'd have to spend a week at the Grand Canyon area . Make sure you go during the right time of year for some of these places though.
3. Are you going to Holebox to see the whale sharks? Cause if not, I'd recommend it and make sure you go during the right season.
4. Are you never coming back to the Americas again? Just wondering cause your destinations look so spread out. If you were planning to come back some other time, you might pick locations that were closer together to save money. Like just do South America on your first trip and then North on your second (and pair central america with whichever makes sense). Chile is really cool. Bolivia has the largest salt flat in the world though you better make sure you go with a safe tour company for that. Belize in Central america is fantastic - I like it way more than mexico though I'd pick Mexico if your primary reason is for whale sharks (you can swim with whale sharks at right time of year too in Belize, but odds aren't as good as in mexico though mexico doesn't allow diving with the WS).
5. Tripadvisor.com forum - excellent source of info - much better than answers.com for traveling
6. Peru - Assume you would go to Machu Picchu. I assume you'll hit the amazon in Brazil. There's other things there too like Lake Titicaca, salineras de maras, huacachina oasis, manu, iquitos, nazca linesjust to name some but I don't think you have time for any of them.
7. It's really hard to calculate travel costs cause it can vary so greatly depending on your mode of transportation,activities, and if you go camping or not. i.e. camping is around $15 a night at Grand Canyon I think and most other places in US. While hotels can easily cost $100 a night or more (costs for hotels vary substantially in all the different places you are going to as well). When I travel activities and transportation (not the flights but ground or inter-country flights) make up the bulk of my costs. You really should calculate things out yourself in detail if you are on a budget. Any quote here would be extremely rough.
8. Make reservations in advance if you are planning to stay the night inside the park (which you should do).
9. travel light, I love keens in tropical countries, dress in layers if your going during a time when some parts are cold and some hot, I carry hand sanitizer in natural areas, love quick dry clothes and shorts/pants convertible pants. Seasick patch/pills were essential on my whale shark tour in Belize - don't know if its the same in Holebox. An insulated lunch bag was nice while on road trips. Flashlight is nice at GC if you stay the night (which you should to see sunset).
10. Free airline miles by getting a new credit card can save you money on flights if you play the game right (though don't know if that is true for where you are from).
11. If you camp (which a great option) , make sure you bring a very lightweight tent and sleeping bag since you are going so many places and that you aren't going when the weather is too cold. You can easily just eat at cheap restaurants all the time while camping so no need to bring cooking gear. If you had more people, I'd say a cheap hotel that allowed you to cook for yourselves would be almost the same cost as camping - but I don't think that is true for just two people. FYI, the bathrooms at many of the US national park campsites are actually really clean in case you are like me and can't stand dirty bathrooms. Some aren't though so if you are picky about that, go to tripadvisor.com and ask.
12. Yellowstone, Banff, New York,Chicago, Florida, Niagra Falls - lots of things you won't get to see on your trip in the Americas so I say come back again some other time if you have time.
Lunchbox idea for a very picky hungry man?
dmorris514
My husband is super picky, works outside, and has no access to a microwave. He is sick and tired of sandwiches and doesn't like pasta. He wants something different and I can understand, however, I'm lost. He eats sooooo much! Not really a "rabbit food" type of guy. Lol. He works about 50-60 hours a week outside and right now the weather is a bit chilly. Does anyone have any creative lunch ideas that will fill him up?
He's not crazy over soups either. This is why I'm lost. I have no idea what to feed him because he is so picky though. Thanks for the suggestion though.
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A picky eater man. A rare breed, indeed. LOL, call his mother and complain, and make her come up with lunch ideas, she did this to him. Is he a meat and potatoes guy?
The wide mouthed insulated thermos jar is the answer, and you can put in anything that will fit into it. Buy two, one for the potatoes, one for the meat.
Or buy him an insulated lunch sack or a heavy metal lunch box that you can strap a thermos into, great for hot chocolate, tea, coffee, warm punch, eggnog, [no booze of course]and buy a cold food keeper, freeze it, toss it in. My Dad took one off those metal rectangular boxes with the rounded lid, he carried mail, and it had to go into his swing box until lunch. No refrigerator there, thankfully, his was in some trees and he avoided the hot sun.{for those that are too young, in the days before mail carriers all had their own mail truck, those were greenish painted mailboxes, a mail carrier had one on his route, opened it with his own key, and could store things in it like umbrellas, dry gloves, and, lunch.On rainy days, Dad would sit in it, keeping his head dry, his long legs stuck out of it aways, he was 6'5".]
go to the plastic storage section at Walmart, they have lots of cool correctly shaped for the food storage ideas.
A hearty man salad, like chicken fruited salad. Apples, grapes, raisins, chunks of chicken, pecans or almonds, toasted and put in a baggie to add before eating it. Just put some Mayo or Miracle Whip in a little jar, dribble in some orange juice, and shake. Keep dribbling until the mix is pourable, pour and stir. Put in a man muffin, like cranberry orange, or zucchini.
I like to make a baked cheesecake, I cut it into servings, and wrap it in foil, and freeze it. Then I just grab a slice, toss it in the lunch bag, and it is thawed by lunch time.
Love magic cookie bars, they are filling, and would be sturdy enough to handle some rough handling. Bar cookies are not so delicate, and do well in a lunch bag.
I would make like some roast beef and gravy, cut the beef into easy to bite pieces, and put some mashed potatoes and some butter into another container.
I make a recipe with round steak, just cut the beef into nice chunks, roll it in flour, sear it both sides, and make a sauce of a can of cream of mushroom soup, a envelope of Lipton's onion soup mix, and a half cup of water. Slow simmer it for a couple hours, it comes out so oniony and tender. Could serve it with boiled or mashed potatoes, or rice.
Shepard's pie is great. Chicken and dumplings would work well.
Chili is a good meal. Beany wienie, beef stew, breakfast casserole with tater tots and cheese and eggs, apple bread pudding with a caramel sauce.
Anything that he will eat, make a double batch for supper, and put the leftovers in both your lunch sacks for the next day. If he is anti leftovers, choose things that will freeze well, wait a week or two, defrost and heat it up and dump it into the thermos. Meat loaf freezes well. Roast pork would work.
Anything BBQ would work, pulled pork, pulled chicken, beef.
Toast up some bagels, and put a cream cheese based spread and a knife in his lunch. I cut parmesan and a little garlic powder into cream cheese for a spread, served on onion bagels. I mix honey and cinnamon and sour cream and cream cheese, then dump a can of cranberry sauce [the kind with whole berries] on it and refirgerate. Just spread it on. Yum.
A picky eater man. A rare breed, indeed. LOL, call his mother and complain, and make her come up with lunch ideas, she did this to him. Is he a meat and potatoes guy?
The wide mouthed insulated thermos jar is the answer, and you can put in anything that will fit into it. Buy two, one for the potatoes, one for the meat.
Or buy him an insulated lunch sack or a heavy metal lunch box that you can strap a thermos into, great for hot chocolate, tea, coffee, warm punch, eggnog, [no booze of course]and buy a cold food keeper, freeze it, toss it in. My Dad took one off those metal rectangular boxes with the rounded lid, he carried mail, and it had to go into his swing box until lunch. No refrigerator there, thankfully, his was in some trees and he avoided the hot sun.{for those that are too young, in the days before mail carriers all had their own mail truck, those were greenish painted mailboxes, a mail carrier had one on his route, opened it with his own key, and could store things in it like umbrellas, dry gloves, and, lunch.On rainy days, Dad would sit in it, keeping his head dry, his long legs stuck out of it aways, he was 6'5".]
go to the plastic storage section at Walmart, they have lots of cool correctly shaped for the food storage ideas.
A hearty man salad, like chicken fruited salad. Apples, grapes, raisins, chunks of chicken, pecans or almonds, toasted and put in a baggie to add before eating it. Just put some Mayo or Miracle Whip in a little jar, dribble in some orange juice, and shake. Keep dribbling until the mix is pourable, pour and stir. Put in a man muffin, like cranberry orange, or zucchini.
I like to make a baked cheesecake, I cut it into servings, and wrap it in foil, and freeze it. Then I just grab a slice, toss it in the lunch bag, and it is thawed by lunch time.
Love magic cookie bars, they are filling, and would be sturdy enough to handle some rough handling. Bar cookies are not so delicate, and do well in a lunch bag.
I would make like some roast beef and gravy, cut the beef into easy to bite pieces, and put some mashed potatoes and some butter into another container.
I make a recipe with round steak, just cut the beef into nice chunks, roll it in flour, sear it both sides, and make a sauce of a can of cream of mushroom soup, a envelope of Lipton's onion soup mix, and a half cup of water. Slow simmer it for a couple hours, it comes out so oniony and tender. Could serve it with boiled or mashed potatoes, or rice.
Shepard's pie is great. Chicken and dumplings would work well.
Chili is a good meal. Beany wienie, beef stew, breakfast casserole with tater tots and cheese and eggs, apple bread pudding with a caramel sauce.
Anything that he will eat, make a double batch for supper, and put the leftovers in both your lunch sacks for the next day. If he is anti leftovers, choose things that will freeze well, wait a week or two, defrost and heat it up and dump it into the thermos. Meat loaf freezes well. Roast pork would work.
Anything BBQ would work, pulled pork, pulled chicken, beef.
Toast up some bagels, and put a cream cheese based spread and a knife in his lunch. I cut parmesan and a little garlic powder into cream cheese for a spread, served on onion bagels. I mix honey and cinnamon and sour cream and cream cheese, then dump a can of cranberry sauce [the kind with whole berries] on it and refirgerate. Just spread it on. Yum.
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