u/themoose510

Hi all! Taking first trip to Canary Islands this February with my wife who will be about 5 mos pregnant at the time. Having a hard time choosing between these two islands.

On GC, the southwest coast weather is very appealing, as are the historic towns and mountainscapes, but the mega resorts don’t really do it for me.

Seems like Lanzarote is a nice compromise, with some more boutique properties and beautiful beaches and scenery, but I worry weather will be too cool to sunbathe and the towns don’t seem to have the same charm.

Am I overthinking the weather thing? Or am I not giving historic Lanzarote enough credit? Would love some feedback here - thanks all!

Planning a few days in Lapland next September 11-14. Which of the two of these (or open to others) would y’all pick? Will be coming from Helsinki and then going on to Bergen. Would love to experience ruska and the northern lights (hopefully), like small quieter towns more than bigger bustling cities. I’m a total noob on this part of Europe so please feel free to shoot me straight! Open to all suggestions.

Planning a few days in Lapland next September 11-14. Which of the two of these (or open to others) would y’all pick? Will be coming from Helsinki and then going on to Bergen. Would love to experience ruska and the northern lights (hopefully), like small quieter towns more than bigger bustling cities. I’m a total noob on this part of Europe so please feel free to shoot me straight! Open to all suggestions.

Trying to make this transfer today - I get a confirmation screen that I’ve transferred the Avios, and that balance will update and I’ll receive a confirmation email, but balances never change and never get an email. Anyone ever dealt with this? I see DPs of people getting “unsuccessful” messages, but I’m getting no such rejection - just a lack of any actual action. Have not transferred 1mm Avios prior either (since that limit seems to stop some people).

we are doing the safari/seychelles combo in april, and getting to the seychelles from south africa is weirdly hard.

inital plan had been to skip our last game drive (so get 7 of 8 available) and catch one of the three weekly directs that night between JNB and SEZ after a safari camp hopper flight. problem is to get to the island in seychelles we want to stay at anyway, would need to stay a night on main island and fly out to other in the morning as we'd miss the last island hopper. The direct is air Seychelles and I’d book with some 1.5x value UR.

other idea i had was a later connecting redeye through nairobi. would allow us to see last game drive, but JNB-NBO-SEZ getting in at like 4am would obviously suck. but we would get to our destination at the same time if not earlier since we have to stay that positioning night in the other plan anyway. Would book this same way or via a VS transfer.

flights to the seychelles are weirdly limited from south africa/kenya so option two scares be a bit due to more connections/room for error. crappy sleep/lack of sleep we'll get over.

anyone have thoughts, tips, or experience here? I realize this is pretty niche/might just be strictly personal preference.

we are doing the safari/seychelles combo in april, and getting to the seychelles from south africa is weirdly hard.

inital plan had been to skip our last game drive (so get 7 of 8 available) and catch one of the three weekly directs that night between JNB and SEZ after a safari camp hopper flight. problem is to get to the island in seychelles we want to stay at anyway, would need to stay a night on main island and fly out to other in the morning as we'd miss the last island hopper.

other idea i had was a later connecting redeye through nairobi. would allow us to see last game drive, but JNB-NBO-SEZ getting in at like 4am would obviously suck. but we would get to our destination at the same time if not earlier since we have to stay that positioning night in the other plan anyway.

flights to the seychelles are weirdly limited from south africa/kenya so option two scares be a bit due to more connections/room for error. crappy sleep/lack of sleep we'll get over.

anyone have thoughts, tips, or experience here? I realize this is pretty niche/might just be strictly personal preference.

Will be coming for four nights in April. Can either stay four nights on Mahe (arriving Friday at 8pm) or one night at SEZ (same flight) and take flight to Praslin the next morning (arriving at 10 am) to stay three nights. Will leave late afternoon on last day. My research points to still pick Praslin given the upgrade of the beaches and since there is only a very small loss of useable time. Would like to know if anyone feels strongly for or against this plan - thanks!

Hello all! My wife and I are coming to South Africa for safari to celebrate our 10 year anniversary. I would love a beach stint at the end to provide a few great days of relaxation in Seychelles before heading home. I had originally planned 4 nights and basically 4 full days there, but travel from safari camp to JNB to Seychelles isn’t agreeing with me. If the trip is just 3 nights and 3 full days, would you all still go? We would stay on mahe and might not make it to another island with the shorter stay, but want to make sure that would still even make sense. Thanks in advance!

We are trying to plan a safari to celebrate our 10 year anniversary. Will have at least six nights to commit somewhere. Would y’all recommend one of these more than the other given the time of year/length or in general? I know shoulder season but hoping one or both of these still worthwhile.

anyone bought replacement sunglasses lenses from revant/fuse/etc? coating on my factory rayban ones always fail after a few years from Texas summer heat in the car (and I am certainly too lazy to take them inside every time) so wondering if some aftermarket ones might fare better. I’m stuck with polycarbonate too, jfyi.

I know this is a big if given the smog, but wondering if San Cristobal Hill is indeed the best place to see the Andes from the city - we will be there in October. Thanks in advance!

Looking to potentially book a jetsmart flight with AAs if the policy allows for free cancellation on packsmart fares and above. Anyone have experience here? This would be booked with AA miles but through JS (flight not available on AA for whatever reason).

Looking to potentially book a jetsmart flight with AAs if the policy allows for free cancellation on packsmart fares and above. Anyone have experience here? This would be booked with AA miles but through JS (flight not available on AA for whatever reason).

Would like to visit a couple on our day moving from Siracusa to Taormina on a trip next week.

I’ve narrowed it down to Tenuta Terre Nerre, Benanti, Pietra Dolce, and Cavanera Etna. Open to others if there are obvious must do’s I’m missing (Planeta was another but closed that week).

I am thinking maybe Benati to see south side (maybe nothing unique about this tho) and then Tenuta for lunch and to see north side.

Anyone have thoughts or ideas they can share? Thank you!

Is this a thing? Want to just stroll the waterfront with a drink one evening and would love not having to buy stuff to make it in the hotel room, ha. Will be there in a few short days - very excited.