The world is the mollusc of my choice... Help!

[f4f3]

Son and Heir and I have been doing the maths and the geography of doing the drive to Morocco and back in two weeks instead of three (he can't get away for three weeks anymore, and truth to tell neither can I).

We've worked out that we'd be driving 4,500 miles, that 3,000 of that would be in England, France and Spain, and that we'd be paying around £700 for petrol and £200 for ferries, before we add on rooms, food, tolls etc. I reckon somewhere between £2k and £3k, and that we'll be driving for 7 or 8 hours, most days.

So, while we can still do that, we got to thinking about what we could do instead. Diving holidays were mentioned (we're both PADDI open water certified, although we'd need refreshers), outward bound in the UK (we're both fairly fit, but not marathon runners), safari, India (ruled out since we're leaving on the 15th, making it pretty hard to get visas) and SE Asia, or any combination thereof.

We're both used to independent travelling, and won't balk at getting a cheap flight and working out the rest as we go along. One of the advantages of going somewhere cheap would be able to get separate rooms, but it's not a huge deal.

So let me plunder the wisdom of the F-list - what would you recommend?

Comments

[amelia-eve.livejournal.com]

I had a fantastic time at an Argentinean dude ranch. The pampas are gorgeous and the food is amazing. It's winter there now, but Buenos Aires has about the same climate as Los Angeles, so that is not a serious deterrent. You could spend several days at an estancia and then fly up to the Argentine wine country for a bit.

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

One day I will drive end to end through the Americas. But, as Aragorn would say, this is not that day...

[amelia-eve.livejournal.com]

Driving in Yucatan and Quintana Roo freaked me right the heck out. And in Buenos Aires, there is a yellow signal before the green so that you can rev up your motor to get a good start. I say this as someone who is not a wussy driver, overall. I drove in Rome for four years, and I've now had a car full time in Manhattan for a year. But those Latin Americans have a special spirit. Also streets like this.