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I second Mesa Verde, and if you are planning on doing Bryce I would look into Zion. I liked Zion better.
Petrified forest isn't far from there either that I remember.
You gotta be a little more specific than that lol
Burlington VT is gorgeous, Portsmouth NH is great, basically all of coastal Maine is great
We looked into that and the general consensus from Icelanders is that you'll be VERY lucky if the clouds break enough for you to see the totality. Couple that with the fact that seeing the northern lights is unlikely in August caused us to kill the trip. Still want to see Iceland, but will do it in winter to hopefully see the northern lights and make full use of the hot springs.
Yes, I have extended family in-laws with property there. My wife's aunt grew up on the island of Erikousa before immigrating to the US in the 1970s and marrying into the family. They spend their summers there tending to a 3-unit short-medium term rental in Sidari.
Mrs Chumps and I joined them there for a weeklong trip in summer 2024, along with my SIL. Also at the property were Mrs Chump's cousin's family with 3 young kids. Family vacay in greece was pretty cool -- but anyway, our trip was great. Corfu is gorgeous
Kerkyra and Old Town is nice but gets crowded. The sun is hot and a lot of stuff closes midday and then opens later on and stays open late by american standards (like regular retail open til 11 pm, dinner usually around 9, etc)
The island is big enough to rent a car. Get a small one bc streets are v narrow in the city and roads are narrow and windy with sharper turns as you go over the mountain. We found Google Maps to be mostly reliable if you do a little digging and stick to paved roads (lol)
Bc family property is in Sidari, we spent all of our time on the north side of the island. Porto Timoni was absolutely gorgeous with the hike to the beach and the views were incredible. Agios Giorgios beach was great, as were some of the beach clubs in Sidari as well (Canal DAmour cabanas especially). Sunset Point in Loggas was great too.
Most of the beaches are "free access" but the best experience is the €10-15 beach clubs where you pay for a chair and umbrella and then there is wait service for food and drink.
The Achilleion Palace is great and we liked the little town of Benitses as well. That was as far south as we went.
If we ever go back (which is definitely on our radar given the family connection), we would for sure try to get further south
There is an international airport in Kerkyra that goes to a pretty good variety of european countries, but most of the flights out with connections to US required an overnight stay in a european city. My SIL did Paris on the way back, we did Zurich. If i recall, we debated between Zurich, Milan, and Frankfurt. Nice way to get a taste of another country two-for-one.
There is a reason everyone over there wears linen clothes with long sleeves and pants -- keeps the sun off you but pretty breathable. You will sweat, lol
He retired but still posts for fun
Can vouch for Colmar, used to travel there for work regularly. I can recommend specific restaurants if you are there (though you can't really find a bad meal in that town unless you are buying fast food).
Maybe Mesa Verde NP in Colorado. We worked it into our "7 NPs in 9 Days" trip in 2023 and it was really cool
You didn't say how you're getting around, and that makes a difference logistically.
I'd be tempted to add another day for Strasbourg, as it's a big place with lots of distinct markets. If you want more Alsace, Colmar is also nice. Get dinner reservations in Salzburg well in advance - those restaurants fill up, especially during the Christmas markets.
If you've been to Chichen Itza, Tulum may be underwhelming. Its small, but pretty location.
If able, check out Uxmal ruins. Doesn't get the hype like Chichen Itza, but much larger than Tulum....its further away, so may not be able.
My favorite (excepting Tikal in Guatemala...other worldly!) is Palenque. Again, further in, but gorgeous scenery and expansive ruins.
But Tulum may hit the spot as it's closer to Cozumel.
Corfu is very nice. hard to go wrong there. anything specific you want to know?
if you can make it Christmas season in Vienna is magical
Is he still with the university? I thought I remember reading he retired
We have a wedding to attend in New Hampshire in late September, any recommended tourism spots in NH, Vermont or Maine?
Bold and I like it
De Nada.
Pretty sure he used that channel to leverage getting wildly prominent world leaders to talk to the class. I remember specifically making one for Aung San Suu Kyi and her eventual zoom call with her and the full Burress Auditorium
My brother struggled here too. Wasn't until he got into medical sales that he made real money. Best he could do after graduation was Enterprise Rental as an Asst Mgr
No SB for them....only glad to see the fairytale end because I want Daniels to do it first between him and Williams
OMG, he's had stuff on youtube forever.
He's the Plaid Avenger.
Excellent. TY.
The Gaslamp District.
I'd recommend but it's been 40 years since I was there.
On Grape St. was a real expat British Pub called the Princess of Wales.
There restaurant where they filmed the Top Gun scene with the piano was a place I hung out before the film. Kansis BBQ. Not sure if any of those places were there.
If you like craft beer, Pizza Palace, Lost Abbey (superior beers) at The Church, Stone Brewing.
Edited for speeling.
Anybody been to Corfu, Greece? My GF wants to go for her birthday in June.
Usually this time of the year I am already in CO for my annual 2 month snowboarding adventure. However the snow has been non existent, so I'll be leaving Jan 30. Will chase the snow where I can before the girlfriend flies in mid Feb for my birthday in a little place called Aspen. (There's several Hokies that live there.) I'll be heading to AZ the following weekend as a vendor at the famous Fountain Hills Art Festival. Hopefully I sell all of the feather earrings to all of the women in Phoenix. From there I will go stand on the corner in Winslow and meander my way back north, depending on snow conditions to pick up my GF in Jackson Hole. We will ski Jackson Hole and Targhee for a week and then head to Sun Valley in early March. Where I'll go from there, I'm not sure. I'll chase the snow, if it's around. Could be Montana, could be up into Canada? Likely return home end of March / early April. I've got a busy art show season, many of them out west so I'll be heading back out for a lot of the summer.
Taking a full family trip to the Kona - Big Island, HI in July (mom, dad, wife, son, sister, other sister, BIL, nephew, his fiance and their kid. Dad grew up there, so a part of the trip is to show us all his old stomping ground. That is for 7 days, then my wife, son and I are staying 3 more days on the east side of the island
I was figuring on pushing the weekend into a week as I don't know how many more trips we are going to make into that part of the country. Camden Maine is on the list.