Alyssa
Hi. I need some ideas for gifts for a 20 year old man, 44 year old woman, 56 year old man. Thanks!
Answer
Movie tickets
Gift cards to favorite restaurant, fast food, coffee, gasoline
Garden solar lights like dragonflies â amazon sells them
Solar Lanterns
If you have an Olive Oil & Balsamic Tasting Gallery near you, go and get either Blueberry or Raspberry - they are great on salads and unbelievable on ice cream. Here's what it looks like: http://oliversevoo.com/
Lunch bags/grocery bags http://joannmarie.com/
Life is Good fun stuff - http://www.lifeisgood.com/category/fun-gear/see-all.aspx
Nature's All Freeze-Dried Fruit Pouch - www.naturesallfoods.com $5.99
Recycled circuit Board Bookmarks www.etsy.com/shop/debbyaremdesigns $9.50 (2 pkg)
Pacari Raw Organic Chocolate - www.pacarichocolate.com
Movie tickets
Gift cards to favorite restaurant, fast food, coffee, gasoline
Garden solar lights like dragonflies â amazon sells them
Solar Lanterns
If you have an Olive Oil & Balsamic Tasting Gallery near you, go and get either Blueberry or Raspberry - they are great on salads and unbelievable on ice cream. Here's what it looks like: http://oliversevoo.com/
Lunch bags/grocery bags http://joannmarie.com/
Life is Good fun stuff - http://www.lifeisgood.com/category/fun-gear/see-all.aspx
Nature's All Freeze-Dried Fruit Pouch - www.naturesallfoods.com $5.99
Recycled circuit Board Bookmarks www.etsy.com/shop/debbyaremdesigns $9.50 (2 pkg)
Pacari Raw Organic Chocolate - www.pacarichocolate.com
Traveling the Americas for 3 months, advice needed?
Curious Ca
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.
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