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South Africa is a good place to go. I lived there for two and a half years.
If you decide to go, then Cape Town is a great place. It's a beautiful city by the sea. While you're there, check out Robben Island for a bit of history. I've been there three times and each time it was a little different.
Rent a car in CT and take the Garden Route along the coast. It's really great.
I also suggest that you go on safari in the Kruger National Park. And also check find someone to take you on a tour through Soweto and go to Nelson Mandela's old house.
I think SA is one of the best countries for a vacation, but living there sucks.
And everything is CHEAP!
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Where in Norway, Yogi? I spent some time in Oslo a few years ago, and I'm seriously considering going back...it was beautiful.
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Everyone has a different idea of what comprises as "vacation". For me, vacation is usually getting as far AWAY from people as possible. Even though I am extremely outgoing -- my idea of vacation is to get out of the norm.
Last year we (family) went to stay for a week on a farm in the middle of nowhere in the Pocatello valley (border of Utah/Idaho). It was absolutely blissful.
I avoid tourist traps -- although I did love the Mt. Rushmore area.
So people like to do the opposite -- go to big cities and see lots of sites.
So it all depends on what you think is a vacation that will determine what we recommend on where you should go.
Farmgirl (like my daughter would consider "vacation" be to three days of shopping at Mall of America)
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Go on the overnight cruise in Fiordland National Park. See dolphins and penguins. (We liked Doubtful Sound better than Milford Sound, which is where the majority of tourists go.)
Go deep sea fishing near Paihia.
Try trout fishing on Lake Taupo.
Try the food in Hamilton.
Ride the Trans-Alpine train on the south island.
Try cave tubing at Waitomo.
Drive through Hobbitland north of Wellington.
Attend a traditional Maori hangi dinner with entertainment.
Try the Hoki-Poki ice cream.
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skillery forgot (or didn't know) about some of NZ's other attractions -- the Jatraquero Kiwis! tt&t and um . . . hmm, I know there are several others.
St. Yogi, the one other person I know online (from another forum) who lives in Norway also lives in Moss! O_o How weird is that?
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Wow rivka, that IS weird! There are only about 27000 people living in Moss. What're the chances!?
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Edit to say that even though Norway is a great country, everything is extremely expensive. Well I don't know the prices in America so I might be wrong, but from my point of view it's quite expensive.
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She's eighteen, IIRC. Very into horses -- spends hours working in a stable. Very into movies, especially older ones. (If you do know her, I think that would be enough to identify her.)
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I so very much want to visit NZ. I was thinking it would be a great honeymoon vacation. I'll bet the tourism has tripled since LOTR came out though.
I have a question though, is the SCUBA diving good there?
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My wife and I went the November before last. We had scheduled deep sea fishing on the north island, but summer arrived late that year, and it was too cold for kingfish. In fact, we had a light dusting of snow one evening.
September might be a bit cold, especially on the south island.
When we go again it will be in January or February.
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skillery -- so you say the summer is the best time to go? November was cold? I found a site that says January and February are the warmest times...
The thing is I have to think now because I have to take a semester off university (or try and study abroad, which is more difficult).
Anybody who knows: How cold is November/Early December?
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Bali is the prettiest place I've ever visited. Never have I seen beaches as beautiful, and the people are all generally pretty gentle and kind. I have friends that never visit 3rd world countries because they say haggling vendors ruin the trip, but if this does not bother you, I suggest Bali.
I would love to do a cheap backpacking adventure through southeast Asia. Trekking through the jungles, being lazy on the gorgeous beaches, and partying hard at the full moon party sounds absolutely delicious.
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Personally, I would suggest Hawaii, especially the island of Kauai (sp?). Not much to do there other than beaches, though. I do not recall which island the Polynesian Cultural Center is on, but that is also worth a day's visit. Pearl Harbor if you are into that type of thing. Also, Hawaii is horribly expensive even for food. We stayed with family for most of our trip and used Frequent Flier miles to get there, so I am not sure about other costs, but they are likely astronomical as well. You need to be rich or be in a position to not need cash for many common expenses.
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Actually, what the hell. This summer is tied up with the bike trip, the next summer's devoted to living with my brother in Sicily, but after that, gorgeous, I'm all yours.
Possibly.
My arrival depends on circumstances I'm not yet aware of, and our hooking up depends if you finally get together with that cute dude we both know and like so well.
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Though seriously, I DO want to go to NZ. We'll see!
Ever been to Hawaii, fallow? The culture *is* slightly different, but mostly is just way pretty. *shrug*
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