Cost of world travel...

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Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

Then you must pick a destination (or two) and start doing some research - watch for cheap flights - or at least know how to recognize them, look into neighborhoods or activities you'd like to do - Oh and get your passport up to date, so you can leave at a moments notice.

Perhaps I should clarify. I'm started this thread as more of a travel voyeurist than in actual preparation for travel. I have my top five international destinations picked out, but it will be a while before I actually go anywhere (other than disney). International travel with a baby and two year old does not sound like my idea of a good time. We are going to start saving for our trip to Japan (first on the list), but it will probably be about five years before we get there. A big city should be manageable with a five and seven year old and by that time a long flight should be doable with enough distractions to occupy the kids.

I've read travel books and such, but I've had a really hard time finding international airfare quotes online. Travel within the states is so easy to research, but it's hard to know where to begin with a foreign country.