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
Split in Croatia sounds like itād fulfill basically all of your criteria.
Iāve seen videos of Croatian tourist activities like swimming holes and ziplines and I think that may be the one. And plenty of beautiful city to cover week one. Was thinking about spending one night in Zagrebā>Splitā>Dubrovnik, send the madre on her way, and then just wing it by myself once Iāve gotten the lay of the land.
If you have more specific recs Iām all ears
I have been to Croatia 2 years ago, drove to Zagreb via night train, rented a car and immediately drove to the coast. Keep in mind I really despise big cities and tourist stuff.
I have been with my girlfriend and we visited two small villages along the coast that were not too touristy but had nice beaches. We really liked it.
The highlight of our visit was the Plitvicd National park which was one of the most beautiful nature I have seen in my life (you need tickets). Also the roads to Plitvice have been very nice. We spontaneously did one other activity - there is an old Yugoslavian underground airbase close to the Bosnian border which is a huuuuge lost place. We booked a guide who went with us through the tunnels for 2 hours, Iāll never forget that experience!
Then we went to Split for one night, just for going to one of the islands, in our case Hvar. We spend almost a week in Hvar and had a really good time although it was way to warm.
Split was alright but pretty ugly, you have the typical tourist stuff, the residential area is not really worth it. It is pretty funny to watch the rich people in the port area though.
Dubrovnik was a pure tourist hell. Yes historically interesting, but pure tourist hell. I would never come back again if it wasnāt another pandemic or so, but people like different things.
That was a short summary of our trip, ask me anything if you like!