Where can I still get good value for the US dollar?

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I have dear friends who celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary at Iguazu Falls, hand in hand with a romantic full moon overhead - no wonder it is in the 1000 Places book.

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I would definitely vote for Argentina or Chile.

Thanks for the info. I've watched a few programs on Easter Island, and have always been intrigued.

It' good to know that there are still some very nice places where the dollar is strong. More than I had thought, in fact, and I'm having a difficult time deciding where to go. Each location looks great. Of course, the seasons come into play, thank God, or it would really be tough.

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The silver lining to the weak dollar is that people are probably visiting places that they would not normally travel to. Or, at least they are not on their short list. So Africa would be a nice trip......I have my work cut out for me. Lots of places to get info on.

For SA beaches, you need to know what you want in a beach. The Atlantic Ocean beaches are c-o-l-d, influenced by a current from Antartica, but are the high-end beaches, like jet set Cliffton. In the Capetown area, you can go a few miles to the other side on the Indian Ocean, where the water is warm, influenced by a current from the Equator, and where the beaches are more of a family nature than the trendy Atlantic beaches. Around Cape Town, there is no shark problem and the wave action is mild. The Durban area beaches are also warm, but are prone to sharks in spite of the shark nets that are installed offshore. The waves in the Durban area are also some of the roughest I have ever experienced anywhere. For beaches, I prefer the Capetown area, but have to divide my beach time, on the Atlantic side for hanging out on the beach and people watching and the Indian Ocean side if I actually want to get in the water. The Atlantic Ocean side also has a clothing optional beach at Sandy Bay.

There are two parts of SA, One is what we all know as the safari area, The other is the beach area that people either forgot or did not know was there.