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Los Barilles. baja Mexico, ( Cabo pulmo plus tons of beach diving). ,Can get some shopping in too in La Paz, todos Santos, Cabo san Lucas , South Africa is good, country conditions ok with a guide, , or Egypt on the Red Sea has some amazing diving too. and head up to Cairo, Alexandria for sight seeing, shopping Costa Rica, Honduras good diving. minimal shopping. Split, Croatia interesting area too to dive. I dove in Adriatic and was ok but the land stuff, shopping, food amazing crooked Island Bahamas, Equador decent diving and can explore Great diving and shopping is a tough combo I need/want to take the wife on a vacation,
Thinking warm weather, warm water, next fall maybe even next winter, 2022
Need activities for her, she's always on the move, she likes snorkeling, hiking, shopping (browsing really). We both love historical sites.
I'm trying to mix in some scuba dives in a few mornings, so if that's possible, A big plus.
Cozumel, NO.
Bonaire, fantastic diving but little to do for her.
Hawaii, been there twice, loved it both times, and Hawaii is not out of the question for this next trip.
I'm trying to put together a multi-purpose trip, vacation and scuba, which may or may not be the best idea, dunno yet
Who's been to the Virgin Islands?
Puerto Rico?
Bahamas?
Feel free to throw any and all ideas at me.
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I hear Haiti is nice this time of year..... 
Originally Posted by Judman
PS, if you think Trump is “good” you’re way stupider than I thought! Haha
Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit.
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Chicago would be closer and cheaper.
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Secrets Maroma or the one in Tulum.
I’m headed to Atelier in Playa Mujeres next month. Got the ocean front master suite.
The areas along the riviera maya have plenty of Mayan ruins, snorkeling at isla mujeres, swimming in caves, etc….
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Shopping is way down on the list, I just tossed that in among the others,
top 3 in no particular order.....Nice weather, Nice water (bonus points if on the beach) and activities for the go-getters.
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I just provided the most economical answer that checks all the boxes.
If you want a good agent to help you, let me know and I’ll put you in touch with the lady I use to book my trips.
Regardless of what people tell you about doing it yourself, there’s a lot of plus sides to using an agent, including saving money.
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St. Lucia is a great island. Takes some time to get there.
I also enjoyed Jamaica. We stayed at GoldenEye. It was top notch. Had the best reef I’ve ever snorkeled right off the beach.
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I just provided the most economical answer that checks all the boxes.
If you want a good agent to help you, let me know and I’ll put you in touch with the lady I use to book my trips.
Regardless of what people tell you about doing it yourself, there’s a lot of plus sides to using an agent, including saving money. feel free to pm me her info, Appreciate it.
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You realize that state dept. is requiring a negative covid test for citizens returning from out of country? 72 hours prior to flight.
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You realize that state dept. is requiring a negative covid test for citizens returning from out of country? 72 hours prior to flight. It's part of the planning, yes.
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The only thing worse than a liberal is a liberal that thinks they're a conservative.
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St Thomas.
Tons of shopping.
I think snorkel and scuba.
Great food. There's a saying. If you're on St Thomas, you're 20 mins from paradise. St John. Rented a villa on the side of a mountain and 4 wheel drive Jeep from the owner. Every beach you go to, you say "Wow. This is the nicest beach I've ever seen". English spoken. American dollars. Highly recommend.
Slaves get what they need. Free men get what they want. Rehabilitation is way overrated. Orwell wasn't wrong. GOA member disappointed NRA member 24HCF SEARCH
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Slaves get what they need. Free men get what they want. Rehabilitation is way overrated. Orwell wasn't wrong. GOA member disappointed NRA member 24HCF SEARCH
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Stay at home and do what you want, give her all the holiday coin and tell her to go her hardest at the shops.
These are my opinions, feel free to disagree.
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I love Aruba. Beautiful beaches and the people are great. There is no “bad part of town” on the whole island. No crime to speak of. I don’t scuba dive but the snorkeling is outstanding. Last time there we took a half day private charter off shore fishing. Caught a couple 10-12 lb mahi mahi. The best eating fish I’ve ever had. Also a 35 lb barracuda, what a blast!
Stay out of the big tourist traps in Noord and Oranjestad, and stay with the locals in San Nicholas. Much cheaper and you get the feel of the local Aruba. This isn't a bad idea, either. You can rent one of my units right on the beach. 
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Michigan’s upper peninsula.
Well we're Green and we're Gold, and we play better when it's cold. All us Cheese heads have our favorite superstar. We love Brett Favre.
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It appears spending your vacation dollars in the USA is out of the question for you guys?
Making America Great Again looks to just be a talking point for hipocryts on this site.
Padded VA Hospital Rooms for $1000 Alex My ignoree,s will never be Rock Stars on 24 hr campfire.....Like me!!!! What are psychotic puppet hunters?
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It appears spending your vacation dollars in the USA is out of the question for you guys?
Making America Great Again looks to just be a talking point for hipocryts on this site. People want to see something different. You can fly to an American friendly Caribbean island or the US Virgin Islands and stay in a beautiful suite cheaper than you can go to Key West and stay in a hotel room. Matter of choice. You want to stay on the farm, it's your choice. Americans have been traveling out of the country for vacations for over 100 years.
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