Vacation plans for this year - status?

[Rainman]

Safeway in June, by car.

[Jolly]

@Rainman said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

Safeway in June, by car.

Adventurous type, eh?

[Rainman]

@Jolly said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

@Rainman said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

Safeway in June, by car.

Adventurous type, eh?

Damn straight. Likely roll down a window, maybe two.

Actually, we hoped to take some road trips, kinda like Mark, just head out in a general direction. Utah monuments would be fantastic, maybe head north towards Glacier Nat'l Park. Who knows, like everyone else we will need to find out how open open is.

[Friday]

@Aqua-Letifer said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

@Friday said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

My mother and I were planning a trip to Japan to see the cherry blossoms in March, and there was a summer trip to Mexico as a graduation gift for my goddaughter. But, like the rest of you, that's all cancelled.

Our Japan trip's on hold also.

Were you going for the Olympics?

[Klaus]

For those of you who had to cancel trips and did already book something (plane tickets, ...): Did you get a refund?

[jon-nyc]

Did not. And I bought on a boutique French airline that has 2 planes and one route.

VRBO gave me full refund.

That’s Paris. Greece hadn’t been booked yet.

[89th]

Yes got a refund on a hotel (Marriott) even though it was via a non-refundable reservation.

[George K]

@Klaus said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

For those of you who had to cancel trips and did already book something (plane tickets, ...): Did you get a refund?

I booked our hotels in New Orleans and San Francisco on points - they were refunded immediately. Those were at the Ritz-Carlton in both cities (Marriott points).
The hotel in Oregon took a 1 night's cost as a deposit. It was refunded to my credit card in 4 days.
Our train tickets were booked on points as well. Amtrak used to have a policy that if you cancelled there was a 10% cancellation fee. In the face of the virus, that penalty has been waived. All my points were refunded immediately.

[Nunatax]

We normally go to France during the last 2 weeks of August. Heard the French government still thinks about restricting the movement of the French themselves within France for the entire summer, so not sure if they’ll let foreign tourists in...

[Jolly]

@Rainman said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

@Jolly said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

@Rainman said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

Safeway in June, by car.

Adventurous type, eh?

Damn straight. Likely roll down a window, maybe two.

Actually, we hoped to take some road trips, kinda like Mark, just head out in a general direction. Utah monuments would be fantastic, maybe head north towards Glacier Nat'l Park. Who knows, like everyone else we will need to find out how open open is.

Maybe it's the year to rent a RV? Some of the smaller ones are very easy to drive. If you're comfortable driving a larger one, a Class A can be a home in wheels.

[George K]

@Jolly said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

Maybe it's the year to rent a RV? Some of the smaller ones are very easy to drive. If you're comfortable driving a larger one, a Class A can be a home in wheels.

We did this several times.

1987:

[Mik]

Oh, I forgot. I'll be driving a moving truck down to North Carolina first of July or so to help move daughter. She'll have crews on either end to load and unload.

[Jolly]

@George-K said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

@Jolly said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

Maybe it's the year to rent a RV? Some of the smaller ones are very easy to drive. If you're comfortable driving a larger one, a Class A can be a home in wheels.

We did this several times.

1987:

Some of the Class C's have slideouts and are easier to maneuver. Might be fun for two.

[George K]

@Jolly said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

Some of the Class C's have slideouts and are easier to maneuver. Might be fun for two.

Mrs. George's been talking about that for a while. I got pretty good at handling a 37 foot Class A, though.

[LuFins Dad]

@Mik said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

Oh, I forgot. I'll be driving a moving truck down to North Carolina first of July or so to help move daughter. She'll have crews on either end to load and unload.

Let me know when. I’ll wave at you as you go past.

[Jolly]

@George-K said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

@Jolly said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

Some of the Class C's have slideouts and are easier to maneuver. Might be fun for two.

Mrs. George's been talking about that for a while. I got pretty good at handling a 37 foot Class A, though.

What's within easy driving distance for y'all?

[George K]

@Jolly, we never traveled too far from Chicago.

Our trips were to Kentucky Lake, Western Illinois (Galena area), Door County Wisconsin a couple of times, Mackinac Island area. With 3 little kids, we would only try for about 150 miles per day. So when we went to Door County, we camped just north of Milwaukee for a night, and then continued.

[Copper]

Want to spend $4K per day?

You can get an RV with a driver who will disappear to a hotel at the destination then drive you to the next destination when you need him.

https://gossrv.com/white-glove-services/

[George K]

Here's a nice 30 foot Class A. Perfect for two.

https://www.outdoorsy.com/rv-rental/saint-charles_il/2018_forest-river_georgetown_143226-listing/photos?from=&to=

[Jolly]

@George-K said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

Here's a nice 30 foot Class A. Perfect for two.

https://www.outdoorsy.com/rv-rental/saint-charles_il/2018_forest-river_georgetown_143226-listing/photos?from=&to=

That's very nice. Even has an appropriate name!

One caveat...Keep the missus in mind, and check out the bathroom space and accommodations. Some are a lot easier to use than others.