# \#vacation-travel **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/tag/vacation-travel/91.md [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) --- ## [Planning to cruise the Nile](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-to-cruise-the-nile/1033254)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-to-cruise-the-nile/1033254 "2026-09-23T15:17:45Z")
We have a Nile river cruise booked for early next year, and we have some flexibility on the date. Has anybody been to Egypt in January/February? How was the weather? And anything else about touring in Egypt, the Nile,… --- ## [New England, NY, PA: Suggestions for Viewing Fall Foliage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-england-ny-pa-suggestions-for-viewing-fall-foliage/1003823)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-england-ny-pa-suggestions-for-viewing-fall-foliage/1003823 "2026-09-23T12:52:15Z")
Late next year, after what will be nine years back in the US, the wife and I will retire for good and return to Thailand. But first some travel on the mainland, and one item on our list is viewing the fall foliage in the… --- ## [So tell me about visiting New Mexico in the fall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-visiting-new-mexico-in-the-fall/1030802)
**Author:** [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-visiting-new-mexico-in-the-fall/1030802 "2026-09-23T01:32:27Z")
We’d been debating between Montreal and New Mexico, and currently New Mexico is in the lead due to airfare prices being about half that of Montreal’s (despite it being only about a 2-hour flight from home, with Albuquerq… --- ## [Is 'airplane mode' still a thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-airplane-mode-still-a-thing/1033258)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-airplane-mode-still-a-thing/1033258 "2026-09-22T20:17:38Z")
I just got back from a flight (Phoenix to SLO (CA)) and during the preflight, everyone on the plane I could see was on their phone. The flight attendants started giving their safety tips but did not mention putting phone… --- ## [Taking a day trip to Canada. Problems?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-a-day-trip-to-canada-problems/1032675)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-a-day-trip-to-canada-problems/1032675 "2026-09-11T01:33:47Z")
I’m thinking of taking a day trip up to Montreal. Will I have any problems due to the recent “policies” of the Trump administration? I would be using a passport as ID to drive across the border. Have there been any issu… --- ## [Suggestions for Winter Trip to Japan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-winter-trip-to-japan/1032842)
**Author:** [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-winter-trip-to-japan/1032842 "2026-09-08T04:15:22Z")
Hi everyone, I am headed to Japan for a group ski trip next February. We plan to stay for three nights in a pretty nice hotel in Tokyo, followed by six nights at a ski resort hotel in Hakuba to the west. The trip organi… --- ## [Giant Rock, and other anomalous places you’ve been](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-rock-and-other-anomalous-places-you-ve-been/1030917)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-rock-and-other-anomalous-places-you-ve-been/1030917 "2026-09-03T20:44:40Z")
Got any anomalous places that you’ve been to? This is named Giant Rock. We stopped by the other day. Located in the Mojave Desert north of Palm Springs, near Yucca Valley… --- ## [Question about transferring my luggage on 2 flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-transferring-my-luggage-on-2-flight/1032771)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-transferring-my-luggage-on-2-flight/1032771 "2026-09-02T18:05:05Z")
I am flying in on American to catch an international flight on Qatar. My sister made the Qatar reservation for she & I. So I’m led to believe I will need to retrieve my bag in Seattle & get over to the desk for Qatar. I … --- ## [Going overseas for the first time in decades](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-overseas-for-the-first-time-in-decades/1030617)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-overseas-for-the-first-time-in-decades/1030617 "2026-09-01T14:03:54Z")
Pretty much what the title says. I spent my childhood as a State Department brat but haven’t been out of the country since 1988. Perhaps being yanked about so much as a kid killed the travel bug for me, but also because … --- ## [Thoughts about trip to Montreal this time next year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-about-trip-to-montreal-this-time-next-year/1032688)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-about-trip-to-montreal-this-time-next-year/1032688 "2026-08-31T12:03:51Z")
I am currently at the Los Angeles World Science Fiction Convention in Anaheim, and we have been invited to help at the Montreal Worldcon around this time next year. Knowing the political hubbub going on right now and ho… --- ## [I'm taking another Amtrak adventure. Also, seeking tips for Glacier National Park](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-taking-another-amtrak-adventure-also-seeking-tips-for-glacier-national-park/1031695)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2026, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-taking-another-amtrak-adventure-also-seeking-tips-for-glacier-national-park/1031695 "2026-08-16T20:19:57Z")
I enjoyed my last Amtrak trip so much, I decided to take another one. This time, I booked a whole vacation package to Glacier National Park through Amtrak Vacations. Besides the trains, the package includes a stay at t… --- ## [48 hour airline flight delay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/48-hour-airline-flight-delay/1032001)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2026, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/48-hour-airline-flight-delay/1032001 "2026-08-10T01:26:26Z")
My brother was supposed to be back from visiting his children and grandchildren in New Jersey late Monday night. He might make it back tonight. He at least had somewhere to sleep for two nights; many other travelers foun… --- ## [Agoraphobic visiting New York City for the first time. Advice? Suggestions? Comments?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agoraphobic-visiting-new-york-city-for-the-first-time-advice-suggestions-comments/1031583)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2026, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agoraphobic-visiting-new-york-city-for-the-first-time-advice-suggestions-comments/1031583 "2026-08-01T23:03:27Z")
I have always had a dream. Number one on my bucket list, visit New York City someday. Well, I have some extra money and a friend who is willing to drive me. We’re actually just going to make a day trip. I know that it’s … --- ## [Tell me about Gothenburg Sweden](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-gothenburg-sweden/1031792)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-gothenburg-sweden/1031792 "2026-07-23T14:39:08Z")
A friend and I are going to Gothenburg mid August. I’ve been looking stuff up, but I’m curious if any dopers have any ideas for stuff to do. I know @Charlie\_Tan is from that part of the world, though he doesn’t post here… --- ## [Do you check out of hotels or just leave?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-check-out-of-hotels-or-just-leave/1031678)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-check-out-of-hotels-or-just-leave/1031678 "2026-07-21T15:22:16Z")
I always just leave. If I had needed a receipt for business purposes and one hadn’t been slipped under the door, I would have gone through the formal process but other than that I don’t really see the purpose. --- ## [Going to Montreal. What should I not miss while there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-montreal-what-should-i-not-miss-while-there/1031078)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2026, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-montreal-what-should-i-not-miss-while-there/1031078 "2026-07-11T17:26:47Z")
We (my Wife and I) will be heading to Montreal in early July for a short vacation. What should we see and do while there? I have never been to Canada and my wife went to Toronto some years ago but never Montreal. Any re… --- ## [UK/Scotland trip - what should I not miss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-scotland-trip-what-should-i-not-miss/1026213)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2026, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-scotland-trip-what-should-i-not-miss/1026213 "2026-07-04T14:58:16Z")
Title says it all. We are planning a trip to the UK next fall. I’m looking for the best things to see and do in Scotland. Ireland too. --- ## [Chicago - Pick-Up Trucks - Restrictions Part II](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-pick-up-trucks-restrictions-part-ii/1031341)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2026, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-pick-up-trucks-restrictions-part-ii/1031341 "2026-07-02T03:08:41Z")
A while back I inquired about non-commercial pick up trucks on Lake Shore Drive. Most replies indicated much was up to an officer’s discretion. Here’s Part II: A friend will be in Chicago soon. He’s from California. … --- ## [Going to Anaheim for the last week of August-What to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-anaheim-for-the-last-week-of-august-what-to-do/1031203)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2026, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-anaheim-for-the-last-week-of-august-what-to-do/1031203 "2026-06-26T20:05:32Z")
My Beloved and I are travelling via Amtrak to go to Worldcon the last week of August. Actually, we arrive the day before our reservation at the Anaheim Worldmark down the street from the Convention Center, but we’ll fin… --- ## [What's new in Vegas these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-in-vegas-these-days/1030578)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2026, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-in-vegas-these-days/1030578 "2026-06-13T04:36:44Z")
I’m getting ready to book a three-night stay in Vegas this coming August. I’ve been quite a few times, but it’s been awhile - aside from a two-night stay in 2022 where I didn’t get to do much touristy stuff, my last stay… --- ## [Getting our kicks on Route 66](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-our-kicks-on-route-66/1016739)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-our-kicks-on-route-66/1016739 "2026-06-12T18:02:59Z")
My friend and I were texting the other day and the topic of driving historic Route 66 (the “Mother Road”, from Chicago to LA). There are a few threads on the topic, but the most recent are something like 10-15 years old… --- ## [The Omnibus Cruise Thread: your experiences, pros & cons, tips & tricks, favorites, etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omnibus-cruise-thread-your-experiences-pros-cons-tips-tricks-favorites-etc/1030810)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omnibus-cruise-thread-your-experiences-pros-cons-tips-tricks-favorites-etc/1030810 "2026-06-11T14:03:45Z")
My first cruise was in February 1996 aboard Carnival Sensation, 'twas a college graduation gift for me and a high school graduation gift for my brother (he was never going to go to college lol), along with my parents. Th… --- ## [The Wandering Thule ventures North again - planning stage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wandering-thule-ventures-north-again-planning-stage/1030580)
**Author:** [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2026, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wandering-thule-ventures-north-again-planning-stage/1030580 "2026-06-07T20:22:59Z")
Whilst PT has never considered himself to be an inveterate traveler bitten by the bug, we have clocked up the odd km or so in the past couple of years. :upside\_down\_face: The next venture is for the northern summer of 2… --- ## [What to do in Scotland for a week?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-scotland-for-a-week/1030541)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2026, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-scotland-for-a-week/1030541 "2026-06-05T14:21:43Z")
Between June 16th and June 20th, my wife and I will be in Scotland. I’ve never been, she’s been to Edinburgh before. Any recommendations for what/where we should visit in that short time? I’m tempted to head to Glasgo… --- ## [A day in upstate NY - what to do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-day-in-upstate-ny-what-to-do/1030001)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-day-in-upstate-ny-what-to-do/1030001 "2026-06-02T00:57:39Z")
We do an annual trip to Western NY, about an hour from Buffalo. We also usually take an extra day on the way home to go somewhere though I’m running out of ideas. IF the water’s up, we’ll probably go kayaking down the … --- ## [A day or two in Toronto? -\> what to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-day-or-two-in-toronto-what-to-do/1029898)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-day-or-two-in-toronto-what-to-do/1029898 "2026-05-25T11:43:09Z")
I might have 1-2 days worth of time after a meeting in central Toronto … what are things to do / to see? Ideally to be reachable with public transport (how is P.T. in Toronto?) I am open to all kinds of things so just… --- ## [Visiting Montreal early July](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-montreal-early-july/1029914)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-montreal-early-july/1029914 "2026-05-11T15:00:15Z")
I’m going to a square dance convention in Montreal around July 4th. Mostly I’ll be busy at the convention, but I’d like to go to a good restaurant with a friend while I’m there. Actually, I’d like to do two meals: deli… --- ## [Tell me about Vienna - visiting this summer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-vienna-visiting-this-summer/1029250)
**Author:** [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-vienna-visiting-this-summer/1029250 "2026-04-14T15:52:33Z")
My wife has a conference in Vienna this summer and I will tag along, then we’ll add a couple of days for sightseeing together. All told, we’ll probably be there for five days with two of those taken up (for her) by the c… --- ## [I'm going to Nashville. Never been. What are the must-do's in the city?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-nashville-never-been-what-are-the-must-dos-in-the-city/1028308)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2026, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-nashville-never-been-what-are-the-must-dos-in-the-city/1028308 "2026-03-09T19:41:02Z")
As the title says…I will be in Nashville soon. Any recommendations of what to do? Where to eat? Where to drink (live music is a bonus)? --- ## [Bighorn National Forest camping/hiking ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bighorn-national-forest-camping-hiking-ideas/1028266)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2026, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bighorn-national-forest-camping-hiking-ideas/1028266 "2026-03-08T23:45:36Z")
I’ve managed to book Sheep Mountain Fire Lookout (Sheep Mountain Fire Lookout, Bighorn National Forest - Recreation.gov) for a night this summer. Booking opens at 9AM my time, and it is usually booked 6 months ahead by 9… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/tag/vacation-travel/91.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=vacation-travel)