I'd go to Rome or Greece, and move upwards or downwards to pass through Croatia, and probably spend a day or two in each seaside city I like or at an island. If any time remains, go to Berlin and sightsee that amazing city.
Ask HN: If you had 15-20k to take a 2-4 week trip, solo, what would you do?
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Re: Ask HN: If you had 15-20k to take a 2-4 week trip, solo, what would you do?
#22Ham radio dxpedition to somewhere on the dxcc most wanted list: http://www.clublog.org/mostwanted.php
Re: Ask HN: If you had 15-20k to take a 2-4 week trip, solo, what would you do?
#23Road trip with my 17 year old to visit everywhere I've been, and tell the stories that the visits would inspire. I'm in the US, and I've been as far west as Kenya, and as far east as England.
> as far west as Kenya Not sure if you're being humorous but, from the west coast of the US, it's still a shorter distance to get to Kenya if you go east than it is if you go west.
It probably is, I haven't looked. But I went west, and stopped at other places in between.
Re: Ask HN: If you had 15-20k to take a 2-4 week trip, solo, what would you do?
#24Road trip with my 17 year old to visit everywhere I've been, and tell the stories that the visits would inspire. I'm in the US, and I've been as far west as Kenya, and as far east as England.
> as far west as Kenya Not sure if you're being humorous but, from the west coast of the US, it's still a shorter distance to get to Kenya if you go east than it is if you go west.
If he's on the West Coast, maybe he went to Kenya by crossing the Pacific Ocean.
Re: Ask HN: If you had 15-20k to take a 2-4 week trip, solo, what would you do?
#25I would probably go for South East Asia. Cathay Pacific has this All Asia Pass that lets you fly to all the destinations in Asia for a month on a single pass that starts around $1099. http://www.airtimetable.com/airpass_asia.htm
Re: Ask HN: If you had 15-20k to take a 2-4 week trip, solo, what would you do?
#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
> as far west as Kenya Not sure if you're being humorous but, from the west coast of the US, it's still a shorter distance to get to Kenya if you go east than it is if you go west.
If he's on the West Coast, maybe he went to Kenya by crossing the Pacific Ocean.
Yep, courtesy of the US Navy.
Re: Ask HN: If you had 15-20k to take a 2-4 week trip, solo, what would you do?
#27Trip to Antarctica. National Geographic Expeditions runs tours down there that last around 10-30 days depending on the experience.
Looks amazing.
Re: Ask HN: If you had 15-20k to take a 2-4 week trip, solo, what would you do?
#28Travel to northern Canada (North West Territories, Nunavut) before the planet warms up too much. See the northern lights, go kayaking, go on wildlife tours (polar bears!, narwhales!), etc. I know someone who lucked out on a tour and ended up being the only person in the tour. Flights are incredibly expensive so it would use up some of your money. Donate the left over money to charity :)
Re: Ask HN: If you had 15-20k to take a 2-4 week trip, solo, what would you do?
#29The important part isn't money, it's time. Go see the wonders of the world. Be in awe. I would suggest India because it's a microcosm. Go north to the Himalayas and you can feel the majesty. Head to the west to the slums of Mumbai and you will understand poverty. Maybe go learn to meditate out there at a vipassana center. Visit Agra and the goggle at the opulence of the Taj Mahal. Then head to Varanasi and experience…
Good points.
I'm Indian, so I'll add a few, particularly about some areas that are likely to be less well known to foreigners who may mainly have read or been told about the most popular tourist areas, such as the Golden Triangle (Delhi/Agra/Rajasthan), Goa and Kerala:
Go to parts of central India, e.g. Madhya Pradesh (MP).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhya_Pradesh
It's a big state. Lived there for some years. Apart from the usual touristic areas, of which there are some, try to check out the central Indian deciduous forests, comprising sal, teak, and many other species. (India has huge biodiversity.) I really enjoyed the many hikes I did in those forests.
Kanha National Park.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanha_National_Park
It has those deciduous forests I mentioned, with fauna that include tigers, gaur (Indian bison - the world's largest bovid), dhole (Indian wild dog), barasingha (swamp deer with 12-tined horns), etc.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal_tiger
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaur
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhole
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barasingha
Marble Rocks - sheer marble cliffs on both sides of the Narmada river near Jabalpur (MP). They offer boat rides down that stretch, so you can see the cliffs from up close. Seen it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marble_Rocks
In South India, less well known places include the "hill stations" (resorts) such as Kodaikanal, Coonoor (5-7000+ feet high, with a cooler climate, and mountain forests and orchards), many less frequented and less crowded beaches, etc. Temples are well known but there are a huge number of them, large and small, many with interesting architecture. Many wildlife sanctuaries in South India too. Seen wild elephants on hikes from the mountains to the plains. Bison too, many times, from nearby. They're huge, but peaceful, unless disturbed. Cape Comorin (Kanya Kumari), the southernmost tip of the Indian peninsula, where the Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal meet. Multi-colored sands there.
Seen some of the above.
The Western Ghats, a long mountain range down the western side of India, right from Mumbai to almost Kankyakumari, including the states of Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka and Kerala/TamilNadu. Lived in parts of it for some years. It's a biodiversity hotspot, with both deciduous and rain forests.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Ghats
A concert about India's environment and the Western Ghats, by Chinmaya Dunster and the Celtic Ragas band - A Sense of Wonder:
Re: Ask HN: If you had 15-20k to take a 2-4 week trip, solo, what would you do?
#30I'd visit one or more of the Central / Eastern European countries. Mainly because of the culture, geography and nature; okay, food too :) Poland / Czech Republic / Hungary / Romania / Slovenia / ...
Also check out my feed of some blog posts with images of nature, from different countries, including some of the above: