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I'm entering my last full week of being funemployed, but since the wife is still employed, all my friends are still employed and I have an 18 month old I haven't really enjoyed my freedom from responsibility. 

I told my wife about this and she told me I could go somewhere for 2 days and just leave the kid with her.

Can be 3 days and 2 nights if lots of travel. Don't want to drive somewhere, unless the destination is about driving cool roads. Can fly from ABIA, SAT, or the houston airports. No real cost concerns - but doesn't need to be expensive for the sake of expensive. 

What would you do? Where would you go? Where should I go.

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If I have a 3 day vacation, I'm not going to want to spend too much time in transit, particularly between locations. I'd probably just go with one primary spot and day trip from there. I'd also not want to play around too much with drastically different time-zones.

So with that in mind... Reykjavik.

https://thepointsguy.com/guide/iceland-travel-guide-covid/

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NOLA, Vegas and Key West are leaders in the clubhouse right now. 

I looked at going to nurbrugring, but I think the flight there and back kinda ruins any value of doing a full track day in a rental. 

I love the iceland recommendation, but feel like that would be a much cooler family trip. 

Also, I'm fully vaxxed + 6 weeks so I don't give a fuck about covid, but want to go somewhere that isn't closed or a pain in the ass to get in and out of. 

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  On 4/25/2021 at 3:53 PM, jimmyjazz said:

Key West sounds awesome, but that's a lot of transit time.  At least the drive should have great scenery.

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I could fly into MIA - rent a convertible M4 or a ferrari or something, drive to key west - get hammered and eat well, sleep - drive back to miami, rinse repeat wake up fly home.

That actually sounds like a pretty cool "solo" trip.

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I did the drive in a convertible from Miami to Key West for a long weekend in 2000, and it was fantastic, but quite the haul. 

Pro tip - Put on a ton of sunscreen. I didn’t think to do that, and got the worst sunburn in my life on the drive down.

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  On 4/25/2021 at 4:55 PM, immamac said:

I could fly into MIA - rent a convertible M4 or a ferrari or something, drive to key west - get hammered and eat well, sleep - drive back to miami, rinse repeat wake up fly home.

That actually sounds like a pretty cool "solo" trip.

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FLL is actually easier than MIA.  There is a toll road from there down to US 1 (west of Miami proper) so you don't have to mess with Miami traffic and such.  There is also a cool Hard Rock Seminole Casino with the Guitar Hotel along your way if you wanted to get your gambling game on this trip. 

The Guitar Hotel at Seminole Hard Rock in Fort Lauderdale | Hotel Rates &  Reviews on Orbitz

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  On 4/25/2021 at 5:02 PM, South Austin said:

I did the drive in a convertible from Miami to Key West for a long weekend in 2000, and it was fantastic, but quite the haul. 

Pro tip - Put on a ton of sunscreen. I didn’t think to do that, and got the worst sunburn in my life on the drive down.

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Chrysler LeBaron?

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I mean this is a pretty good deal isn't it? 

That's the night before flying home hotel at the airport - and round trip airfare. Only other thing I need is hotel in key west for 1 night and the car rental.

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  On 4/25/2021 at 4:55 PM, immamac said:

I could fly into MIA - rent a convertible M4 or a ferrari or something, drive to key west - get hammered and eat well, sleep - drive back to miami, rinse repeat wake up fly home.

That actually sounds like a pretty cool "solo" trip.

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I would select my days based on having this for 3 days. You're gonna have some mileage charge but so what.

https://mphclub.com/ferrari-488-spider-rental-miami/

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it's 338 miles with no detours or anything else. so you have to assume 400 miles. In a 2 day rental that's 3k (+ whatever bullshit fees) + 1k for mileage.

488 spider isn't a dream experience of mine and I don't really care about "stunting" on this trip. I doubt I could even open the thing up for real. 

I'm thinking an AMG GT or an M4/M8 or something similar would do the trick at 500-700/day with the mileage. Maybe even less (780 for unlimited mileage from enterprise exotics) 

 

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Alright - Miami is happening booked flights and that hotel, have free cancellation of the hotel with a 131 dollar credit up until Tuesday at noon.

Places to stay either in Key West or in Miami - I've only ever stayed in Miami Beach, never been to Key West.

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Duval Street is the biggest part of a successful debauched Key West trip.  You will be chucking your car once you get there.  There is a cool Hyatt, the Jimmy Buffett place, I'm not Googling right now, but there are lots more places that will work.  You want to be on the south side of Key West near Duval Street.

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  On 4/25/2021 at 6:43 PM, DalTxHornFan said:

Duval Street is the biggest part of a successful debauched Key West trip.  You will be chucking your car once you get there.  There is a cool Hyatt, the Jimmy Buffett place, I'm not Googling right now, but there are lots more places that will work.  You want to be on the south side of Key West near Duval Street.

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yeah this was the plan - looks like this place https://tattoosandscarssaloon.com/pages/experience would be really fun.

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That little Jag F-Type SVR convertible and the 911 Cab from Enterprise would be sweet rides as well. It's a short notice, but there are 4-5 good options, if others are already taken.

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I guess Key West is way cooler than Miami, fuck it maybe I'll just stay there 2 nights and drive to Miami since the flight is at 9PM back. Have to stay sober on the last day if I do that though, which eats into my time being a degenerate.

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  On 4/25/2021 at 6:57 PM, CHIEF said:

That little Jag F-Type SVR convertible and the 911 Cab from Enterprise would be sweet rides as well. It's a short notice, but there are 4-5 good options, if others are already taken.

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This is what I was thinking - just something that is fun to drive + convertible. Not some v6 mustang or a sebring. lol

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  On 4/25/2021 at 7:09 PM, immamac said:

I guess Key West is way cooler than Miami, fuck it maybe I'll just stay there 2 nights and drive to Miami since the flight is at 9PM back. Have to stay sober on the last day if I do that though, which eats into my time being a degenerate.

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Uber each way.  ~ $1K-$1.3K round trip.

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  On 4/25/2021 at 7:43 PM, TexasHooch said:

If I recall, there is a small airport in the Keys. You could do a one way car rental and puddle jump back.

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doubt they are renting luxury convertibles one way - but I can try, because I agree the drive back would suck balls.

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Not actually a bad idea...I mean I'm not going to be driving much, if at all after I get to Key West...maybe I just do the mustang shit convertible for the views as a one way

Silver has flights for 88 bucks 1 way back to Miami and I could get drunk as fuck and do that instead of having to stay sober the last day before the drive. Of course the other option is 1 day in Key West till 4-5AM - sleep until checkout - get food and sober up, then drive to miami check in take a nap then party balls all night in MIA - thing is I don't think partying in miami will be as much my scene as much as key west. I don't like the clerbs and I'm flying solo - dive bars would be heaven. 

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