On The Write Path

Travel 2025

I'm leaving this open but will add as I go along.

2025 is tricky... will there be some kind of government shut down affecting travel or will Tsar Vladimir and Dictator Donald make holders of american passports vulnerable to being persona-non-grata? Emperor Xi is a wild card.

Me personally...

1. multiple short trips versus a couple longer trips?
2. visit old friends and places I've missed.
3. make a list of places I haven't been to / experiences I haven't had.

Anyhoo:

Costa Rica (Central or south America)
Morocco (and SW Europe or Afica)
Thailand (SE Asia)
USA (Alaska, Kentucky, North-East)

Alaska:

Inland ferry (cheaper than a cruise) or fly? Possible destinations: Sitka, Petersburg, Fairbanks.

SIT (Sitka) as cheap as $197 one-way but stops in Juneau or Ketchikan and possible overnight in Seattle?
KTN (Ketchikan) 7 hours and $263 one-way.
JNU (Juneau) $233 and 5 hours.

JNU - SIT $109
JNU - KTN $143
KTN - SIT $183 direct; $113 through JNU (2 1/2 hours) SIT - KTN is similar.

JNU - FAI $285 thru ANC (5 hours)
JNU - ANC $181 direct
JNU - ANC (through YAK (Yakutak) and CDV (Cordova) $176 4+ hours.

ANC - FAI $112 direct

Lodging is very expensive. Very little under $100/night. Juneau/Ketchikan around $90/n; Petersburg $200+; Sitka more. Nothing listed in Yakutat or Cordova. Billie's in Fairbanks is $46/n.

No direct flights to Iceland.

Alaska cruise:

Norwegian Jade: 542/7days April 28
Viking: 5,000.

Ferry: Alaska Marine Highway Year-round but season begins in May

March 7, 14, 21... $968 Bellingham-Skagway $435 Juneau
March 9 $182 Wrangell-Juneau

ADDED 3 APRIL


MSO 4/20-5/14

-Rabat 746/946
-CMN 746-956

-OPO 731/931
-LIS 834 (KLM/AF)

-HEL 614/814

MSO 4/23-5/20

-OSL 625 (KLM/AF)

MSO 4-21-5/20

-Oaxaca 546

-PUJ DR 608

-SJO 600-700 on UA, AA, AS no Delta seen
-LIR 500-600 ditto

MCO

-SJO 451 on Jet Blue
MSO-MCO 393 on DL or UA

MEX

-SJO 300 AM AV

MSO

-CNX 977 AS-Eva about 1000 on ExP Hanoi, Saigon, Bangkok, Manila, Singapore similar

-HND 974 ANA (Cheaper on Delta)

-DXB 1105 AS EK (2 flights)

-Karachi 1300

-Oman 1492

-JoBurg 928 AA BA Hahaha

-NBO 930-1276

-Cairo 967 AS QR

-ATH 807-1007 DL

MSO

-Quito 961 DL

ADDED APRIL 15

I'm concerned. I'm back into routines and my writing is doing better imho; but, if I don't travel soon I may give into this old body grumbling about getting on a plane. It already doesn't want to get out-of-bed.

Traveling in the USA is dicey as there are few places to visit that I can afford to pay for a bed. Hotels are expensive and hostels are few and not-so-cheap. In the US I'd want to visit Alaska and Kentucky. Mississippi and Baltimore are still on my list but since they've been talking about a train ... forever ... my options are few. Even bus isn't cheap.

Baltimore: one place under $50
Kentucky: 10 places under $50, only one rated 8.0+

Lagos, Portugal: 22 under $30. TAG is $115 for 4 nights. (29/)
Evora, Portugal: 5 under $40. Old Evora is $75 for 3 nights. (25/)
Lisboa, Portugal: 107 under $40. The Independente is 98 for 3 nights. {33/)
Porto, Portugal: 33 under $40. Best Guest is $81 for 3 nights. (27/)
Faro, portugal: 12 under $30. Tilia $89 (30/); Faroway $68 (23/); Madalena $83 (28/)

Added 4/25

MSO-POS Trinidad May 13-20 $798
MSO-Barca 789
MSO-ATH 809
MSO-DXB 1.000
MSO-Delhi 1.117
MSO-BKK 1.101
MSO-Denpasar 1.107
MSO-Cebu 1.160
MSO-Sydney 1.407
MSO-Tahiti 1.135
MSO-Nadi 1.153
Florianópolis 1.213
Santa Cruz BLV 784
La Paz 861
Quito 733
Calí 687
Bogotá 678
SJO 410
Guate 432
Guadalajara 396
Santo Domingo 639
Rabat 954
Accra 1.214

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