[Elecraft] OT: Warm climate for a vacation/be-the-DX winter holiday?

[Rick Hewett]

On Sat, 3 Jan 2015, Jim Lowman wrote:
> Anyone have any suggestions, based on past experiences?

Well, I'm at present in Kenya (with my KX3) but it probably falls at 
almost every one of your hurdles. No harm in throwing a few answers 
in, though, just so you can cross the place off your list. ;)

> --  somewhere that English is the primary language, or is spoken widely

Not too bad there...

> --  possibly a country with reciprocal-operating privileges for a US 
> licensee

Visitors licences take a bit of organising, and cost a little...

> --  easy to get there via commercial airlines

....from some places, but not that easy from the US.

> --  no hassles with customs, coming or going, with amateur gear

I once had trouble with my radio gear when leaving the country, but I 
think that was more security than customs.

> --  ease of getting a license/callsign for that country, if not reciprocal

See above. It Takes Time...

> -- good accommodations (villa for rent for a week or so); turnkey ham 
> station on premises is a plus so that we don't have to take much 
> equipment; hotel with room for a simple antenna

Plenty of places to stay, but you'd need to bring all the necessary radio 
kit.

> --  nearby restaurants, although cooking facilities would be helpful

Plenty of choices in the right places. Other places, not so much. ;)

> Any and all suggestions are appreciated.

Not expecting this location to be of interest, but thrown in anyway.

Security can be "interesting" in the wrong places, but not too bad in the 
right ones. The weather here in Nairobi at present is pleasantly summery,
warm and dry, though it did rain hard at Xmas. Down on the coast it'd be 
hotter and more humid.

Hope you find somewhere interesting to visit.

-- 
73, Rick 5Z4/M0LEP (for a few days more)