do you like to travel?

[TomServo]

Re: do you like to travel?

I haven't traveled enough, as you can probably tell by this map:



Armenia: Alaverdi, Garni, Geghard, Oshakan, Sevan, Vagharshapat, Yerevan

Canada: Ontario (Cambridge, Toronto), Quebec (Montreal, Quebec City)

Mexico: Baja California (Tijuana)

Nagorno-Karabagh: Shushi, Stepanakert

United States: Arizona (Phoenix), California (Fresno, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco), Delaware (Dover), Maryland (Annapolis, Baltimore), Nevada (Lake Tahoe, Las Vegas, Reno), New Jersey (Newark, Paramus), New York (New York City), Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)

Argentina, Brazil, Egypt, New Zealand, South Africa and Tunisia remain unexplored.

[tunot]

Re: do you like to travel?

Last place? Hayastan. Where else?

Actually, that's not true. I was in Brussels later in the year. Not sure if that counts as a trip though.

[One-Way]

Re: do you like to travel?

Last place I went to was Canada. Great time. I love traveling. Why wouldn't someone? It's always good to be in a new environment, be in a city or country, and be around different lifestyles and cultures.

My next trip will be in about one month from now. I'm going to Marseille, France for about two weeks, and will be spending about 3 days in Paris. I've been to France as a baby, so this will be my first time there. I can't wait, it's one of the countries I've been interested in going to.

Canada, though, was great. We went to Vancouver, and I loved it. First, it's beautiful. Their architecture, the buildings - great. The people were way nicer than over here. The weather was interesting, it rained when it was 80 degrees, then stopped after a minute. I loved it, I'd move there if I could.

Other places I want to visit is Spain, Italy, Rome, Armenia, and go back to my hometown Jordan, because I haven't been there for over 10 years.

[Anahita]

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I just got back from a short trip to Milwaukee. I always negotiate price with hotels. I don't know if most people know they can do that.

The first hotel I checked last night was $149 (they were almost full). I got them down to $129, but said that's still too expensive. They said I could come back and the manager would give me a better price later on.

The next hotel down the road told me they had no vacancy. I was disappointed and asked the desk clerk for suggestions for another place. She said, "Well, unless you want to take a room with a maintenence ticket. The air conditioning doesn't work." I asked, "So what does that room cost?"

$35. "Yep, sure. I'll take that room." (I don't run ac in my house, anyway.)Turned out that the air conditioning DID work (maybe the last guest in the room didn't know how to turn it on and complained.)

So, I'm now going to add the "rooms with issues" to my creative travel-price-negotiation-toolbox.

[bell-the-cat]

Re: do you like to travel?

I just got back from a short trip to Milwaukee. I always negotiate price with hotels. I don't know if most people know they can do that.

The first hotel I checked last night was $149.

I thought hotels in America were meant to be inexpensive?

At the moment I'm in Ankara - hotel is about $25 a night. No air conditioning but perfectly acceptable.

[bell-the-cat]

Re: do you like to travel?

So, I'm now going to add the "rooms with issues" to my creative travel-price-negotiation-toolbox.

Room with issues for a girl with issues.

[Crissy]

Re: do you like to travel?

That's insane! How much time did you spend in each city?

I was away for just over 2 months in total, so I got to see plenty of each city.
I was in Toronto for 3 weeks, San francisco 3 days, NYC 1.5 weeks, 2 days in each Philli, Washington and Boston. Vegas for the weeknd, San Diego for 2 days on the drive back from San Fran, stopped at santa barbara for 1 day, ventura county for 1.5 the rest of the time in LA. Can't remember if I left anything out.

Places I'd want to visit again in the states are San Fran and more of the East coast, want to go to Chicago next time.

[loseyourname]

Re: do you like to travel?

I'll be down in San Fran in a few weeks, but that's hardly a trip, since I only live an hour north. My girlfriend's little sister is going to college there and we're going to help her settle in.

[TomServo]

Re: do you like to travel?

At the moment I'm in Ankara - hotel is about $25 a night. No air conditioning but perfectly acceptable.

What are you up to?

[Crissy]

Re: do you like to travel?

I'll be down in San Fran in a few weeks, but that's hardly a trip, since I only live an hour north. My girlfriend's little sister is going to college there and we're going to help her settle in.

Lucky you, loved San Fran, in fact wouldn't mind to live there.