2027 travel plans

[bPeteb]

Have added a third cruise for 2027. Got a total of 25% discount on it, through various Ponant discounts: status, on-board booking, prior cruise changed itinerary compo etc.

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Wilderness from Greenland to the East Coast of Canada: from 9 Sept 27 to 23 Sept 27 | PONANT Australia

Wilderness from Greenland to the East Coast of Canada: from Saint Pierre Island, Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) to Greenland. Duration: 15 days, 14 nights on board. Theme: Discoveries

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Now, just have to figure out (or have the TA figure out) the best airfare to get to Paris and then back from Montreal.

We'll be in the vicinity at the same time RF. We leave Nuuk on Sep 3

 

[Silvia]

We have booked Japan for Cherry blossom season (10 days) . We were able to find seats out of Australia just before Easter Friday (with a Singapore layover). So whilst we don't have firm plans, we are starting in Osaka and flying out of Japan from Tokyo.

The Rugby world cup is here in Australia, so we will do a couple of domestic trips around some group round matches.

The rest probably I'll try to organise as we go or depending on how our winter blues go in the next coming months...

 

[Warks]

Well I finally bit the bullet and booked the W-trek in Patagonia next March. Went for the slightly cheaper options but it's interesting the accommodation on one side of the national park is run by one company and is reasonably priced, while another company runs the other side and is totally over the top with their prices. Now I've got to jump on cheap flights to Santiago, having missed the QFF reward seat release it seems. I followed prices on Flight Hopper last year and there was a sale at one stage offering about $1400 returns but currently the cheapest is about $2150 (LATAM). Also have to build the rest of the trip around this hike which will include a visit to the Argentinian side including El Chalten and Fitz Roy. Also hope to get further south to Ushuaia. Looking at up to three weeks total.

 

[tgh]

Patagonia is a really special chunk of Gaia.. enjoy...

 

[lovestotravel]

2027 will be a very quiet year for us, with one of the kids staring secondary school and the +1 in a new role. We've pulled both our kids out of primary school for lots of holidays and enjoyed it

January we'll be finishing up the Scotland/UK/Skiing in France holiday, with a week in Bright VIC to warm up at the end of Jan.

Easter we'll be back in Bright again

Then Xmas Scotland/Uk/Italy skiing

Actually doesn't sound quiet I guess

 

[Warks]

Patagonia is a really special chunk of Gaia.. enjoy...

Thanks, can't wait. Nephew just came back from there. There was a super deal on points a while ago he got.
Will be my first time in South America, have been to the other continents, barring Antarctica.

 

[miles_collector]

Starting with NYE in HKG
A 1-week trip to Kauai during the fall (it is our favourite Hawaian island, much less touristy and more nature oriented)
Fitting Sunshine Coast/Noosa in some long-weekend and Cairns in another one.
Wrapping the year with a RTW that is only half-planned at the moment, but should contemplate a few days in a Caribbean island, NYC before Christmas, likely NYE in Italy (somewhere between Florence, Milan or Rome) before returning home

 

[MelbFlyer]

Looking to go to the U.S. either later this year or next, but finding business class reward seats is far and few between.

There appears to be some first class seats between NRT and LAX, but that requires travelling to Japan and on JL. Japan is fine, but JL I'd rather pass.

There also appears to be some via AF, but that requires travelling then wrong way around the world, adding almost a whole day onto the trip plus a lot more points.

QF and AA direct flights are pretty dry, not even premium economy.

Who knows, maybe there will be that random batch seat release 2-3 months out from the flying date.

 

[k_sheep]

Well I finally bit the bullet and booked the W-trek in Patagonia next March. Went for the slightly cheaper options but it's interesting the accommodation on one side of the national park is run by one company and is reasonably priced, while another company runs the other side and is totally over the top with their prices. Now I've got to jump on cheap flights to Santiago, having missed the QFF reward seat release it seems. I followed prices on Flight Hopper last year and there was a sale at one stage offering about $1400 returns but currently the cheapest is about $2150 (LATAM). Also have to build the rest of the trip around this hike which will include a visit to the Argentinian side including El Chalten and Fitz Roy. Also hope to get further south to Ushuaia. Looking at up to three weeks total.

Did this (including El Chalten) in 2022 if you need any pointers My main one would be book the bus back out of the national park before you go - we decided to wing it because we weren't sure on timings, and it was a bit of a cluster. Ended up waiting over 4 hours.