Tony Crocker wrote:Patrick has had 5 trips to South America in late August/early September for his streak. He has generally not committed $ to either flights or lodging until sometime in July.
Tony Crocker wrote:If you have to go in July I'd recommend Termas de Chillan: higher snowfall, a bit more off the beaten track so perhaps not as impacted by holiday crowds. I would try to verify from someone who has been there about the holidays though.
Staley wrote:Chicago to Mendoza/Buenos Aires is around $1600-is this normal?).
Staley wrote:Yeah, no real flexibility on when I can go. Does Termas have enough terrain for 1-1.5 weeks maybe? Also, I know Termas had issues with the eruption, so do they have more lifts up? I seem to recall they were down to just a few lifts, and if Don Otto didn't run, there's wasn't much available.
Patrick wrote:Remember that its a SA Holiday, so it is not off-beat with locals. I've never been in the Holidays, I just remember reading not to go.
Staley wrote:I wish I could, but I'll be trying to get a lease that starts August 1st, which means I'd have at least a day or two at the beginning moving in. The best I could do would be to fly to SA on a Saturday and return the following Saturday, and that's not long enough for a trip.
I'll certainly keep my options open and be ready to book flights if it snows a ton in June and airline tickets/lodging are still available and not too overpriced, but it looks like I might need to save South America for another time.
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