I can go to any country, with the caveat that my mom would accompany me for part of it. I donāt want to go someplace Iāve already been, so it canāt be Taiwan, Canada, France, Germany, Morocco, Japan, Mexico, Ireland, or Argentina. Iām from the US and donāt want to go to a state Iāve already been to either. I want somewhere that feels very different.
The reason that this is a hard decision is because my mom is up there in age and canāt swim. I would really like to beach and party at least some of the time, but I donāt want to do that with her because weāre not the type to drink and do drugs in front of each other. The idea is that it would be 2 weeks for me and 1 for her, so we would start off together and then Iād be let loose and sheād fly home. When she is there we would do shorter hikes, visit museums, shop, and do normal tourist things. When she is gone I want to party and swim, so I need a place that is rich in both culture and unzh unzh.
The other issue is that it has to be June, and some places we would both be really interested in like Thailand and Vietnam would be too hot for me. Or would they? Idk, thatās why Iām asking.
I would love to visit any country tbh but some would be less fun with my mom. Like in Kazakhstan Iād want to ride horses and sleep in yurts and itāll just be different with her since she canāt do those things, so I will save that for solo travel. This also may be the last trip we take together so I want to make her happy. I bet the best option is Thailand in winter but June is when I wonāt be employed.
My thoughts: Costa Ricaāplenty to see and do with her, warm oceans for me after, many activities, but we only speak French, Chinese, Taiwanese, and English.
Cubaāsame as above but could be difficult for US citizens?
Puerto RicoāI know itās part of the US but I havenāt been and my only concern is the stability
TurkeyāI was a history major with a focus on the Ottoman Empire so historical site would be fascinating to me, and I love cats, and there would be a lot of things Iād love to see while sheās there and plenty of beaches for me.
South Koreaāher idea. I think if we go there not speaking Korean we might struggle to have a good time without a strong itinerary. I want to go to Korea with a person who speaks Korean and can show me more authentic things so I donāt just feel like Iām walking around looking at skyscrapers without a good itinerary. Iād also want to save up for some plastic surgery before going, lol.
New Zealandāonly con is a long flight for a trip that will be on the short side for her if sheās only going for a week.
ScotlandāI bet weād both love it but it seems a bit quiet and more the kind of trip Iāve want to take with a lover.
Portugal, Croatia, etcā¦
To be clear Iām not trying to say that any of these countries would be bad to go to, just that they may not be ideal for a half-family half-solo trip. Other places I want to visit, like Iceland and Alaska, wonāt offer the kind of swimming I want to do.
Iād also like to get a bit slutty on the back half. Like itās actually really important to me that I get to make out with random strangers and do something stupid and stumble home
Belize.
Tiny country just south of Mexico. It was the only English colony in Central America. Itās a lot like Jamaica with less crime. Beautiful beaches and friendly people. I went there for the scuba diving, but it also has old Mayan ruins to explore.
You can use US dollars anywhere if that matters.
Belize is part of North America.
And Central America is part of North America! The North and South Americas is split by the Panama canal (which is located in Panama. Central America is usually defined as the bits below Mexico and above Colombia (but it occasionally includes parts or all of Mexico too, depending on who you ask). Belize is right next to Guatemala and below Mexico, so itās considered part of Central America!
Even more confusing, āLatin Americaā is pretty much any country in the Americas that speak either Spanish, Portuguese or another Romance language, excluding of course the English speaking nations of the US, Canada, Guyana, and Belize (as well as a few Carribean islands), as well as the Dutch speaking Suriname. It does include French Guiana (since French is a Romance language). Hispanic America is all the Spanish speaking nations in the American continent(s)