Where are you going next? How many days to go? (#3)

Mary - I arrive in Krakow 6 days before you but only there for 4 nights.

• 111 days to Krakow
• 116 days to Budapest

Oh Mary, you will love Krakow. I haven't been in way too many years, but it is a very special place.

My next planned trip is a long weekend in Rome the first weekend of September, solely because my (college-aged) niece will be doing a short program there in late August to mid-September, and her birthday falls within those dates. So I am going to make sure I am there to take her to dinner for her birthday when she is far from home.

Otherwise, I have a trip to LA, Seattle, and Oklahoma planned for October. Going to visit that same niece at her university after going to LA first for her sister's 18th birthday. And will wrap up taking advantage of Alaska Air's new direct Seattle-Tulsa flight to go home and check on my mom.

So it's 111 days until three nights in Rome, and 145 days until my flight to LAX.

I wish I had my dates pinned down! Too many moving pieces!

*Sometime this summer, I'm going to Honolulu for my daughter's PhD defense.
*Sometime in July, I'm going to Washington state for some camping and to see my son and his family. (Why plan ahead when campsites and other reservations are more easily obtained?! UGG!)
*27 days in Ireland in 105 days
*11 days in Scotland in 140 days

In 3 1/2 months we are going to Armenia and Georgia.

120 France & Italy (about 6-7 weeks)
262 Cambodia & Vietnam (39 days)
335 Peru, Chile & Ecuador (not sure how long, still planning)

In less than two weeks - Norway in a Nutshell, but beginning in Gdansk, then Copenhagen, Oslo NIN Bergen, Stockholm, Helsinki and day trip to Tallinn. Oh boy......

131 days until 13 nights in Portugal!

108 days until we leave for Romania followed by RS Prague and Budapest.

At the airport currently heading for Athens Greece and islands... 9 days.

Joy, Budapest is great! I'm excited for you. My Budapest trip report is linked in my profile if you want ideas.

Oh Mary, you will love Krakow. I haven't been in way too many years, but it is a very special place.

I am so looking forward to it, Kim!

Iceland in 29 days with my sister and our niece, her college graduation gift. Never been and really excited.

Heading to Vietnam in less than 2 weeks

Last minute addition:

• 3 weeks to Lake Tahoe for long weekend with family

We just got back from a trip to Madrid and Valencia. Next is a river cruise on the Rhine and Mosel. But the real question is, where to go in 2027 for some really slow travel, hanging out and pretending to be locals? I am just starting to consider that question, and my two choices so far are Zaragoza and Malaga, one of them for 2 or 3 weeks.

Why Zaragoza and Malaga, you ask? We like Spain, and we've been to Barcelona, Madrid, Seville, and Valencia.

Flying home from Dublin today, sitting in the lounge reading the Forum, of course. (Addict here!)

• 44 days until a week with family in Minnesota, 3 nights on the North Shore and it’s been years since we visited that area
• 13 weeks until departure for Switzerland and Italy for 8 weeks
• 6.5 months until Christmas trip to MN where we insist on exposing ourselves to brutal cold to remind ourselves how pleased we are to live in Oregon.

Time to plan something for 2027…

Katherine--Oh my favorite place! I hope you do a trip report when you get back. It is such a magical place and seems almost unreal for how beautiful it is.

After 2.5 hours! 🥴 with a rep from Delta yesterday who worked tirelessly to fix a glitchy eCredit and push a booking through:

• 105 days until Krakow
• 161 days until Barcelona

@Mary - I'm happy to hear you got the ecredit to work and booked the trip to Barcelona!

• 39 days to Iceland, Stockholm, and Norway
  
• 214 days to Germany and France (Christmas markets)
• Approximately 336 days until Scotland
• Approximately 459 days until Uzbekistan

Mary, yay for having definite dates!!!

On a whim this morning, we booked a trip to Vienna for mid November. This has been on my bucket list for some time. This morning I checked the award tickets and found a good one at a good price. Delta's website was being wonky so I had to call, but that actually was good as she found a better price for the exact same flights and it saved us 17k miles each.

If I counted correctly, 99 days until the Netherlands and then the Best of Germany, Austria, Switzerland tour.

21 days to Montréal!

Hei hei! 13 days till we take off for Norway - Oslo, Gudbrandsdal Valley and the fjords. Still got some shopping to do and then get going on that packing bed, where I lay everything out. Decided my color scheme to minimize how much I stuff into my carryon and backpack. Can’t wait!

Have a great time in Montréal, Nancy!

Thanks, Mary! I’m looking forward to those bookstores!

95 days until wheels' up for RSE Berlin, Prague and Vienna Tour.

Then, waaaay out on the horizon, we just ticked under 700 days for a planned/hopeful Sicily trip (Spring '28). Thank you, DAYS app.

@Matt, “ Then, waaaay out on the horizon, we just ticked under 700 days for a planned/hopeful Sicily trip (Spring '28). Thank you, DAYS app. “

My head is spinning with that one. I can’t even plan a full year ahead!

October 5th for Slovenia, Croatia and a bit of Bosnia on the RS Adriatic tour. Next month to the east coast and Mexico in February.

Thanks Joy, yep it's a ways' out there so you never know what life has in store in the interim. 🙃

But keeping fingers' crossed for finally getting to Sicily, a region we've been trying to see for awhile now. That's the problem with travel :) ... you realize there are all these great places and how (when?) can we get there.

Oct 2 - depart for annual trip to London to visit Miss Penelope (and her parents).

She's my second granddaughter, aged 2 1/2, whom I see twice a year, which is not nearly enough. They visited me at the end of April.

Heading to Perth and Mandurah in August for my SIL's 60th then flying into Adelaide and off campervanning around South Australia for a couple of weeks.
Booking flights today.

In 4 days (next Monday) I depart for Mauritius (5 nights) Réunion (4 nights) and Madagascar (3 weeks).

A rescheduled trip to Bavaria in 116 days. We had to cancel last year. Can hardly wait.

44 days until a week with family in Minnesota, 3 nights on the North Shore and it’s been years since we visited that area.

Laurel, where do you stay on the North Shore?

• 44 days Norway, Svalbard, Greenland, Iceland and Amsterdam
• 175 days German Christmas Markets
• 249 days Caribbean Cruise with family
• 300 days Danube River Cruise (Budapest to Bucharest), Greece
• 459 days Loire Valley, Bordeaux, Dordogne Valley
• 586 days New Zealand

Barbara--Where are you going in Greenland and Iceland? Is this a cruise? We are not cruise people, but went to Greenland last summer and loved it! Iceland we have been to many times and keep returning.

Sadly, the only thing I have scheduled is Portland in 11 days.
Working on Upstate New York in about 75 days.
Vaguely considering Germany and Austria in about 180 days.
Working on UK in about 320 days.

Edited to add: I'm not sad anymore. UK trip booked in 327 days.

In a week to Chicago
55 days to Venice, Ortisei & Santa Maddalena (hiking)
Sept 2027 Hf Holidays: North York Moors 7 nights guided walk and 4 nights Southern Yorkshire Dales guided walk.

@Katiecem - Sadly, the only thing I have scheduled is Portland in 11 days.

This is exciting as I have never been to Portland and I hear it's beautiful and fun.

Mikliz97--Yes, part of it is a cruise (Atlas). We will visit Norway (Lillehammer, Oslo) then fly to Svalbard to board the ship. Cruise Svalbard, Greenland and end up in Iceland. We have been to Iceland before and this time we have rented a house just south of Akureyri. Total eclipse is supposed to happen while we are in Iceland. Hoping to see it. Then we fly to Amsterdam for a few days prior to our flight home. A few years ago we took an Antarctica cruise and loved it. Now we want to do the Arctic.

Barbara--I love the north. Last summer we skipped everything else and just flew straight up to Akureyri and spent a week in that area. We were in a farm house south of there on a very desolate road, but we loved it as it was so quiet. Have fun!

@joy- I'm not sad to be going to Portland. I love Portland. My daughter and her spouse live there and this time both sons and their spouses and my 2 grandchildren will also be coming. I was just sad that it was only trip I had booked. Now I have a flight to London booked.

39 days to NYC and Broadway shows booked!
119 days to a 4 week trip starting in London, Prague, Athens, Istanbul then RS Turkey tour starting on 10/19!

Claudette, which shows are you seeing?

78 days til Munich, Salzburg, and Vienna.

I leave in 51 days for Manchester.

I have:
7 days walking in the Brecon Beacons
3 days walking out of Sedbergh
2 days rest in Grange-over-Sands
14 days walking the Coast to Coast Walk across northern England and through three national parks:
Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, North York Moors

Average miles per day: 14
Longest days: 21 and 22 miles

Sadly, the only thing I have scheduled is Portland in 11 days.

Portland, OR or Portland, ME?, not that it matters

Germany, the day after tomorrow! :)

I'm excited to report we returned from Portland (Oregon, Stuart) today.

Booked for New York in 32 days (for 12 days)

Booked for London in 313 days (we don't have return tickets yet)

Have a cruise. booked for September 2027: Iceland, Norway, Amsterdam, Bruges ending in Southhampton. Less than 15 months but can not figure out days.

But I have the travel bug and am looking at a week in London for October. Have hotel booked but no air.

But Southwest just sent me an email reminding me that I have 130,000 rewards which will allow me to go anywhere I want in the United States.

I am wrestling with decisions.

13 days until I fly to the UK for a 14 night cruise to Scandinavia and the Baltic from Southampton. I have 2 nights in Southampton before sailing to Sweden (Visby + Stockholm), Germany (Hamburg and Kiel), Denmark (Skagen and Copenhagen), Helsinki and Talinn. Other than that, nothing on the cards until a cruise for my mother's 70th birthday in February/March 2028.

We got our camper van booked for Iceland for next May. It is a ways off, but it feels good to have this booked. Plus, I just happened to hit a one day flash sale so had an extra discount which is always nice!

I am doing Bhutan and India in 82 days.

India is a gateway to Bhutan and since I’m going to be there, I wanted to see the Taj Mahal. So, I’m spending 3 days in India and then the rest of the trip in Bhutan.

~315 days until RS "Best of Switzerland" followed by a week-long Viking river cruise, Basel to Amsterdam. I booked this when we were still in the afterglow just after returning from RS "Heart of Ireland" and "Heart of Scotland." I'm so ready to go again...

44 days until a week with family in Minnesota, 3 nights on the North Shore and it’s been years since we visited that area

Laurel, mnannie asked you about this, but I would also like to know where you're going on the North Shore. And if you let me know when you're driving through Duluth, I'll stand on Hwy 61 and wave as you go by! 😊

KB, I would kill for that trip! I've got to bump India up on my list!

Iceland and Scandinavia in 34 days.

derek, you'll be getting there right around the time we leave. Enjoy!

52 days until a week in Vienna and then a week at Lake Bled. Not purely sightseeing, though I certainly intend to squeeze in as much as possible. Two new places for me, never been to either one.

I'm rowing in the World Rowing Masters regatta at Lake Bled, and doing a coached rowing camp in Vienna the week before. Can't wait. It was my passion, but I haven't been in a boat since I moved to Italy nearly six years ago. Turns out I can't give it up, so I've found a coach and bought a rowing machine to train indoors. Rowable water is scarce in Abruzzo. My friends know I'm out of practice and out of shape, but are willing to let me row me down the course with them anyway - those are good friends!

Going to California (from Oklahoma) in two days' time for a two-night trip.

Tulsa - Salt Lake City - LAX on Delta on the way there, and the reverse routing on the return Sunday.

279 days until I leave for my Best of Europe in 21 days trip. I’m so excited!

London for a week, just London no cruise in 3 1/2 months. About 100 days.

I did Paris for a week in May and now I am doing London for a week in October.

Had been thinking about London but yesterday I booked air fare so it is now firm.

Loved London when I was there a few years back and looking forward to getting to know it better this time around.

Idaho-meet up with RS Forum friends in Sept 2026, 72 days
Washington DC - memorial for dad at Arlington NC in Oct 2026, 89 days
Montreal & Quebec City, first time visit in Oct 2026, 92 days
Germany/Hungary Danube River cruise in Sept 2027, 440 days

Today, but it is a more local trip up to Bellingham for our son's wedding.

I am a whiz at packing light for plane travel, but road trips I tend to keep tossing stuff in. Of course I did that today too, but still managed to only need my 21" rolling bag, not expanded. I do have my dresses in dress bags though, and a tote bag for my heels since I didn't wan those to get squished. So not too bad!

26 days until we leave home for Vancouver, BC to visit my hometown and cousins; and set sail for Alaska (12 days)
68 days until Idaho-meet up with RS Forum friends in Sept 2026 & Chicago concert in Spokane (3 days)
123 days until LONDON & other UK locations (20 days)---Booked minutes ago!

I wish we could have an online calendar ---list of months---so we could post our locations of travel during those months. We could post the city, region or country. If a forum member wants to connect with another member about sharing a location, they can send a private message.

10 days to Cape Cod for 9 nights
A little over a month until 4 nights at Lake Tahoe
10 months until a 2-week trip to Greece.

Scotland - 22 Days!

Well, I have uncharacteristically booked a last minute trip! An artist I follow on Patreon posted 2 weeks ago that one of her participants had to drop out of her watercolor workshop in Scotland In mid-August. I thought about it for 24 hours then booked the workshop and when I had confirmation of my registration, booked airfare and a couple of nights in Edinburgh ahead of time and 1 night after within 2 hours. Hahaha.....

Today I started packing because I have one leg on KLM and want to be under their carry on limit of 26# so yes, have out the digital kitchen scale and am weighing everything and cutting way back on my normal 30 days of toiletries!

The actual test will be when I start weighing the art supplies. Her list is massive and it is clear that she is not a light packer for workshops, hahaha! She DID just do a packing video for traveling with minimal art supplies so once mine all get here I can start determining what I am really going to take! Do I really need 3 erasers for 6 days of art instruction AND she uses a tiny format - so 2inx2in or 2.5inx3in, lolol.

Thank you Mary for this thread. I really needed to talk and I think I am boring everyone I know so it's good to bore a new audience, hahahaha!!

Oh, Pam, that is exciting! On Friday night after I told my husband I'd booked our favorite country house in Wells, I was bursting to tell someone. My husband hadn't decided on his retirement date (we knew NovDec) so locking in our accommodations for the 2nd week in Dec (I wanted the country house relaxation to be the end of our trip) also locked in a narrow range for Art's last work day, as he wanted to work as long as possible up to a trip. During the TripIT zoom on Sat, Katie recommended not leaving the day after last day at work, but my husband insists---so we booked our flights Sunday night. No I'm having a difficult time getting anything done here at home!