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Travel ✈️ 2026 Vacation Thread - The world is burning so let's escape and drink pina coladas

Family trip in January (likely the last "big" one with the kids reaching their 20's). Heading south to a state I'd rather not be in for activities that will be fun despite it all.
 
Just booked a Celebrity Cruise in April with stops in Key West, Cayman Islands and Cozumel. Insanely good deal and typically an older crowd on Celebrity so more my pace. Back to Maine in October. Probably a trip to Montana in June. That's it for now but will add more.
 
We went over budget this year so trying to scale back a bit for next year. 🤣😂🤣😂😆😅😂🤣😂😅😉😉😉😉😉

But seriously, I normally have a running list of potential trips but I am not feeling it so much this year. Most likely due to the uncertainty of so much.

I have a big birthday next year (30, can you believe it??😁😉🤪😳) and trying to figure out where to go to celebrate.
 
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Nothing specific yet, but a summer birthday/anniversary trip will occur. We're due for a national park visit.

May head to NOLA for a long weekend.

Want to hit Vegas to see Wizard of Oz in the Sphere.
 
I'd really like to see North Cyprus. Probably not in the cards next year or soon, but it would be cool to see the old stuff. Plus, I'd have (get) to check off Istanbul too. I've an idea for a travelogue I'd title "Nicosia: Texarkana on the Med", all about the divided capital. I'd keep it classy (no taking sides, which loses me the objectively best title, "Turkish Texarkana") and just talk cuisine and street-paving patterns or something, maybe a little love for diverging development codes, some beach pics, etc.
 
-Low key visit to Montreal in January '26, just to vibe check it. Haven't been back since I moved away in 2021.

-Hopefully NPC26 in Detroit, April '26.

-Essex, Ontario for a wedding in August '26

-Pittsburgh for Skullfest #16, also August '26

-NYC for Christmas/Festivus

More far flung aspirations:

-Vancouver & Los Angeles for 2027 (If I can afford it)

-Cape Town for 2028/29 (if I can afford it)

-Sweden for 2031 when I turn 40 (If the world hasn't ended yet)

Otherwise, I don't plan on really leaving Western New York/Southern Ontario for the foreseeable future. So much fun things to do/see here already, why waste money going to the Amalfi Coast when I have the Lake Ontario coast? Why bother going to Austin when I can have Dinosaur BBQ in Rochester? Why bother going to London to see [Insert any band here] reunion, when there will probably be a Toronto tour date? Why go on a ski trip, when Buffalo already gets several blizzards per year?
 
The Terminator said:
-Vancouver & Los Angeles for 2027 (If I can afford it)
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Check out "Old Town" Pasadena while you're there (although I haven't been there since the start of Covid, so who knows what it's like now).
The Terminator said:
-Why bother going to Austin when I can have Dinosaur BBQ in Rochester?
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Mrs. Bubba used to live just a few miles from there (Fairport).
 
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dandy_warhol said:
What about it do you like?

We are considering a Finland trip for 2027.
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I've never been, actually, but it seems very walkable, clean, and interesting. If you go and like it, then I could bump it up my list to visit after I retire in two years, three months, and 30 days.

(Not that I'm counting, or anything.)
 
We have a pretty great 2026 planned...

St. Lucia in February.
Sydney and Melbourne Australia in June.
 
Hink said:
We have a pretty great 2026 planned...

St. Lucia in February.
Sydney and Melbourne Australia in June.
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Siting on a beach in St. Lucia in February ain't too bad (trust me :cool:). Australia is kind of my holy grail for a travel destination - Mrs. Bubba just doesn't even want to think about spending 18 hours on a plane. Hopefully her recent flight to Edinburgh and then back from Dublin have gotten her a little more used to long times in the air...
 
Bubba said:
Siting on a beach in St. Lucia in February ain't too bad (trust me :cool:). Australia is kind of my holy grail for a travel destination - Mrs. Bubba just doesn't even want to think about spending 18 hours on a plane. Hopefully her recent flight to Edinburgh and then back from Dublin have gotten her a little more used to long times in the air...
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Yes, we have been to St. Lucia twice and enjoyed it both times.

My wife and I both went to Australia in college, and we wanted to have our kids have that experience. The time change, cost, and travel effort is painful, but I think it will be a great experience! We are really looking forward to it, as my wife has been planning for two years to go.
 
Alaska cruise in September.

A few days at Fairmont Hot Springs (MT) in August with all siblings and parents (each 90 in August).
 
Bubba said:
Siting on a beach in St. Lucia in February ain't too bad (trust me :cool:). Australia is kind of my holy grail for a travel destination - Mrs. Bubba just doesn't even want to think about spending 18 hours on a plane. Hopefully her recent flight to Edinburgh and then back from Dublin have gotten her a little more used to long times in the air...
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I really want to sail on a freighter with passenger space from the west coast to New Zealand or Australia. A lot more than 18 hours, but I could catch up on a ton of reading.
 
Gedunker said:
I've never been, actually, but it seems very walkable, clean, and interesting. If you go and like it, then I could bump it up my list to visit after I retire in two years, three months, and 30 days.

(Not that I'm counting, or anything.)
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I am always happy to help out a friend. I would be happy to go check it out for you!
 
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Jamaica (sixth time there) for a few days in May - that's it so far for concrete 2026 plans.
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Yeah...no. Unfortunately for the tourism-based part of the Jamaican economy the damage from Hurricane Melissa is devastating (reportedly a 30% GDP hit) - the resort we were going to go to next year won't reopen until a couple of weeks after we were going to be there (at the earliest). We'll push that back to 2027...at this point I'm just relieved that the resort company was very quickly able to account for all of their employees as alive and well.
 
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Yeah...no. Unfortunately for the tourism-based part of the Jamaican economy the damage from Hurricane Melissa is devastating (reportedly a 30% GDP hit) - the resort we were going to go to next year won't reopen until a couple of weeks after we were going to be there (at the earliest). We'll push that back to 2027...at this point I'm just relieved that the resort company was very quickly able to account for all of their employees as alive and well.
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Barbados instead for our May 2026 trip.
 
We will be on a cruise the week after Easter leaving from Panama stopping at Cartagena, Colombia, Aruba, and Curacao. We will fly into Panama City a few days early.

My youngest is quite busy with JROTC and school so it's crimping travel plans. Need to figure out something in August since I am not waiting until November for a vacation.
 
I might end up in Costa Rica in October. We have friends that have a house an hour or so west of San Jose. My wife has been down a couple of times, but I haven't yet. It will be during the green season, which is nice way to say rainy season. I heard it's good time to see poison dart frogs and other wildlife.
 
2026 is shaping up to be quite the year for vacationing.

January - My wife and I are taking the California Zephyr from Chicago to San Francisco sans children. Pretty excited to see the Rockies and Sierras in winter.

January - Wife and I are going on a cruise with kids and Grandma (who paid for the cruise) from LA to Cabo San Lucas and Ensenadas. We've been on lots of cruises, but this will be the first one on the Pacific side.

July - Wife and I are bringing the kids to the ESRI UC and then going to Disney afterwards. We will be taking the Pacific Coaster from San Diego to Anaheim, which I hear is a pretty scenic route up the coast.
 
Itty Bitty and Hubby get sick of me talking about vacation plans BUT on Saturday they were my captive audience for a few hours and I think we have our 2026 travel plans roughly shaped.

Jan: Austria
Feb: Ireland

Jun: Romania
July: Norway

Oct: Italy
 
January: Jordan
February: France
March: Monaco
April: Austria
May: Montenegro
June: Jamaica
July: Japan
August: Australia
September: Spain
October: Oman
November: Netherlands
December: Dominican Republic
 
Have my plane ticket for California at Christmas to visit my Mom, who is going on 95 yr old.
 
This year's travel plans have gone off the rails.

Jan - Austria
Feb - Ireland
March- orthodontist
April - orthodontist
May - orthodontist
June - orthodontist
July - USA, orthodontist
 
dandy_warhol said:
This year's travel plans have gone off the rails.

Jan - Austria
Feb - Ireland
March- orthodontist
April - orthodontist
May - orthodontist
June - orthodontist
July - USA, orthodontist
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I've never been to Orthodentia before. You'll have to tell us what it's like.
 
Maister said:
I've never been to Orthodentia before. You'll have to tell us what it's like.
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The capital of Cuspid is pretty nice with its twin peaks, the Molar region has some nice back country areas too, although Incisor is the big city you see up front in all the brochures.
 
Planit said:
The capital of Cuspid is pretty nice with its twin peaks, the Molar region has some nice back country areas too, although Incisor is the big city you see up front in all the brochures.
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At certain times of the day there is a certain odor to it as well. But they have pastes help with that.
 
Planit said:
The capital of Cuspid is pretty nice with its twin peaks, the Molar region has some nice back country areas too, although Incisor is the big city you see up front in all the brochures.
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And when you depart, you wave at the capital and say "bye, Cuspid"
 
Confirmed Vegas for April!

Possible visit to the Bay Area for a trip with my sister - depends on her work schedule (she'll be in town for a conference).

Still unknown on the annual birthday/anniversary trip, possibly a Natural Park.
 
Well, I was planning on either a long cruise, or buying a two week Eurailpass. With re-employment coming up shortly, I'm back in the world of limited vacation and personal leave. So, Montreal, Boston, and occasional long weekends in NYC and New England. :)
 
Conferences in Detroit and Long Beach in April and October
Cruise to Key West, Grand Cayman and Cozumel in April
Montana in June
Multiple weekend and extended weekend trips of undetermined destination so far.
 
We're headed to Florida for spring break at the end of March/early April. We've got no real plan for while we're down there other than lounging by the pool and enjoying the weather as much as possible. Possibly a day trip to Busch Gardens or a waterpark.

I'll be in Memphis, TN for a conference for a week in the middle of June. I sort of count that as a vacation. I've never been to Arkansas and it looks like there is a pedestrian bridge across the Mississippi River so I plan to make that journey on a run. It doesn't look particularly scenic on the Arkansas side of Big Muddy but at least I can say I was there.

I have a lot of vacation time to use up and we'd like to take a road trip somewhere out west in the summer but our kids have camps seemingly every other week so who knows what we'll actually be able to swing.
 
WSU MUP Student said:
I'll be in Memphis, TN for a conference for a week in the middle of June.
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What conference in Memphis? I havent been back there since my grandfather moved in 2016...

Not sure what is in store for me. My folks really are pushing for my boys and I to go to Denver at some point. I may want to take them somewhere else. Right now, I am just relying on work travel (Washington DC, Vegas).
 
Prior to my mom passing away we were planning a trip to Europe. Who knew it would be so fucking expensive for a family of 5. We are still going, but need to see what can be cut back on.
 
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