I don't know how/why some of you guys are doing this, but I'm not doing any international travel

Jan 20, 2022
11:28:03am

Indy Coug Loquacious Lummox

Until this whole COVID pandemic, and more specifically the mercurial policies and regulations associated with international travel as a result, is sorted out, I'm not going to put thousands of dollars at risk to go somewhere.

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I don't know how/why some of you guys are doing this, but I'm not doing any international travel

Indy Coug Loquacious Lummox

1/20/22 11:28am

Thumbs Up for great use of "mercurial". Nice job!!

MormonDevil

1/20/22 11:30am

Easier to go to Mexico than Hawaii

Plato

1/20/22 11:30am

this is not accurate. To come back to US from mexico you have to have neg test.

Mayor of Cougartown

1/20/22 11:37am

You are ignoring local restrictions etc

Plato

1/20/22 3:34pm

That's where I'm at and it sucks because I really want to go somewhere this year

Pro Logic

1/20/22 11:32am

I was very close to pulling the trigger on a trip for the summer of 2020

Indy Coug

1/20/22 11:33am

I went to Cancun last summer

Pro Logic

1/20/22 11:35am

oh for sure, those tests aren't coming back positive I guarantee it. Mexicans

Mayor of Cougartown

1/20/22 11:39am

Thanks, but I'm not interested in trusting governments to not screw me over

Indy Coug

1/20/22 11:40am

ok but you're missing out on some great deals. 🙂 Also, some

Mayor of Cougartown

1/20/22 11:44am

We’re just spending our vacation budget in places that aren’t psycho… Montana

kotacoug

1/20/22 11:36am

I went to cancun/Playa Del Carmen last June and I'm trying to go again.

Mayor of Cougartown

1/20/22 11:38am

i have too many friends stuck in mexico in the past few weeks because they

fattycoug

1/20/22 12:01pm

ok, probably a good call during this peak Omicron surge.

Mayor of Cougartown

1/20/22 12:06pm

I've been to Europe once and South America three times. Still worth it.

ReyOso

1/20/22 11:39am

Totally agree. Went to England 2 mos ago & enjoyed it. Brits are pretty balanced

Forzaitalia

1/20/22 11:45am

This is where I'm at. Time to take precautions and to move on.

Archaea

1/20/22 11:46am

I went to Italy and Greece a couple months ago. I would say it was more pleasant

NarfUte

1/20/22 11:53am

I hiked the Inca Trail in November. It was great.

ReyOso

1/20/22 11:56am

the problem is omicron infection rates + testing requirement to come home

fattycoug

1/20/22 12:03pm

I don’t know how you do international travel whether it’s a pandemic or not

andrewg3

1/20/22 11:41am

Disney trips are more expensive than going to Europe.

ReyOso

1/20/22 11:57am

The logistics can be handled.

byujdmba

1/20/22 11:41am

Until someone tests positive before returning.

Joe Banks

1/20/22 11:42am

Yep, it's a risk. I gambled and won a few times during COVID, once to Africa.

byujdmba

1/20/22 2:21pm

It was a bit stressful when we went to England leading up wondering if

BYUHawk

1/20/22 11:43am

We have traveled twice since December internationally

Archaea

1/20/22 11:45am

if you don't test positive coming home, it's fine

fattycoug

1/20/22 12:04pm

Okay. What are you doing that runs the risk of testing positive?

Archaea

1/20/22 12:08pm

right now? being alive. everyone and their cat (literally) is getting it

fattycoug

1/20/22 12:10pm

I am not being facetious. How? Do you meet with people who aren't vaxxed and/or

Archaea

1/20/22 12:21pm

Yes

fattycoug

1/20/22 12:26pm

My HCBW is in the travel industry so it's been nuts

braddahmike

1/20/22 11:46am

We are going to the UK and Norway, in June.

Everyman

1/20/22 11:48am

We took the family to Playa del Carmen over New Years. If I could go back in

maizecoug

1/20/22 11:48am

I have been traveling with reward points for the last 2 years.

DesertBlues

1/20/22 11:49am

I'm not even going to book Hawaii until the madness ceases.

PhilPete

1/20/22 12:20pm

Just flying in general is killing me.. I’m 50/50 on delays, cancellations,

cougfanz

1/20/22 12:26pm

ooof, I've been lucky it would appear.

Mayor of Cougartown

1/20/22 1:09pm

Went to Germany and France in October. Had a great time

mncstr

1/20/22 5:22pm

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