Where to travel before you die... - Page 2

€uroMeinke · 07-11-2009, 09:49 PM

Paris!

But at age 9, I did the great american road trip - always a classic adventure, you could even do Disney Park to Disney Park followed up with a cruise if you want to keep a Disney theme.

Andrew · 07-11-2009, 10:02 PM

New York, London, Paris, Munich?

I concur with the Alaska suggestion especially if you can swing a cruise.

Morrigoon · 07-12-2009, 02:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

Paris!

What he said. And you can even add the Disney angle by going to DLP (I recommend putting that closer to the end of your trip, when she starts needing something familiar).

Scrooge McSam · 07-12-2009, 02:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

Paris

Quote:

Originally Posted by Morrigoon

What he said. And you can even add the Disney angle by going to DLP (I recommend putting that closer to the end of your trip, when she starts needing something familiar).

Concur!

Disney, museums out the ying yang, delicious art, the opportunity to dabble in a foreign language without absolutely losing the ability to communicate

PLUS... For a little alone time, just the 2 of you, how about you own Storybook Land Canal Boat cruise?

Not Afraid · 07-11-2009, 10:18 PM

When I was 9, I was doing a LOT of car travel around the US. But the time I was 15, I had been to all but 7 states. It was fantastic to see the wonders of our wonderful country and how different every mini culture is. BUT, it can be awfully boring in between stops. I also really enjoyed Hawaii at 9 and experiencing how different each of the 4 islands we visited were.

My first trip outside the US (other than Canada and Mexico) was to Peru. I wouldn't recommend that to a 9 year old

Favorite places as an adult - Florence, Paris, Tokyo, Berlin, London, Switzerland.....I love to travel so I can't really say I have been disappointed in many places I've been.

Bucket list - Turkey, Iceland, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Prague, Morocco, and the list goes on. I better not kick the bucket any time soon.

JWBear · 07-11-2009, 10:22 PM

I haven't been to France or Italy. Two places I'd really like to go to.

Alex · 07-11-2009, 10:25 PM

Lots of places I'd recommend if it weren't for the 9 year old.

With a 9 year old I have no idea. Too big a variable.

Have you asked her where she'd most like to go?

bewitched · 07-11-2009, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex

Lots of places I'd recommend if it weren't for the 9 year old.

With a 9 year old I have no idea. Too big a variable.

Have you asked her where she'd most like to go?

Yep. I either get, "I don't know" or, at a suggestion, "that sounds cool." She thinks a trip around the US in an RV sounds great. Me (since I have to drive), not so much.

She's fairly mature for her age and really loves science, animals and museums.

I should say that part of this is kind of a trip that is ours and ours alone; someplace neither of us has ever been. This doesn't mean I never want to go back to those places, I just want it to be new for both of us. Immediately, this nixes Australia, Fiji, Hawaii, Mexico, Jamaica, Canada and several states.

A few places I've thought about: Ireland, Galapagos, Greece, France, Spain. If it were safer, I'd love to go to Egypt.

Moonie and Andrew, when is the best time to go to Alaska?

sleepyjeff · 07-14-2009, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bewitched

She's fairly mature for her age and really loves science, animals and museums.

I should say that part of this is kind of a trip that is ours and ours alone; someplace neither of us has ever been. This doesn't mean I never want to go back to those places, I just want it to be new for both of us. Immediately, this nixes Australia, Fiji, Hawaii, Mexico, Jamaica, Canada and several states.

A few places I've thought about: Ireland, Galapagos, Greece, France, Spain. If it were safer, I'd love to go to Egypt.

Why not just go everywhere?

http://www.360degreeslongitude.com/F...2%20Weeks.html

Alex · 07-11-2009, 10:52 PM

For Alaska I favor mid-August as the tourist rush is dying down but things are still in season. But if there is something specific you wish to do that might shift things.

If you want to go full tourist at Denali (which is a marvelous place) do be sure to plan well ahead. Denali National Park is extremely access limited (only one road in and it only goes in a dozen miles of public access).

07-11-2009, 09:49 PM	#1
€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	Paris! But at age 9, I did the great american road trip - always a classic adventure, you could even do Disney Park to Disney Park followed up with a cruise if you want to keep a Disney theme. __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
	Submit to Quotes

07-11-2009, 10:02 PM	#2
Andrew Making Good Girls Go Bad Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Palo Alto, CA Posts: 734	New York, London, Paris, Munich? I concur with the Alaska suggestion especially if you can swing a cruise. __________________ -- Andrew Just Andrew. Do I contradict myself? Very well then, I contradict myself. (I am large, I contain multitudes.) -- Walt Whitman, "Song of Myself"
	Submit to Quotes

07-11-2009, 10:18 PM	#5
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	When I was 9, I was doing a LOT of car travel around the US. But the time I was 15, I had been to all but 7 states. It was fantastic to see the wonders of our wonderful country and how different every mini culture is. BUT, it can be awfully boring in between stops. I also really enjoyed Hawaii at 9 and experiencing how different each of the 4 islands we visited were. My first trip outside the US (other than Canada and Mexico) was to Peru. I wouldn't recommend that to a 9 year old Favorite places as an adult - Florence, Paris, Tokyo, Berlin, London, Switzerland.....I love to travel so I can't really say I have been disappointed in many places I've been. Bucket list - Turkey, Iceland, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Prague, Morocco, and the list goes on. I better not kick the bucket any time soon.
	Submit to Quotes

07-11-2009, 10:22 PM	#6
JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	I haven't been to France or Italy. Two places I'd really like to go to. __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
	Submit to Quotes

07-11-2009, 10:25 PM	#7
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Lots of places I'd recommend if it weren't for the 9 year old. With a 9 year old I have no idea. Too big a variable. Have you asked her where she'd most like to go?
	Submit to Quotes

07-11-2009, 10:52 PM	#10
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	For Alaska I favor mid-August as the tourist rush is dying down but things are still in season. But if there is something specific you wish to do that might shift things. If you want to go full tourist at Denali (which is a marvelous place) do be sure to plan well ahead. Denali National Park is extremely access limited (only one road in and it only goes in a dozen miles of public access).
	Submit to Quotes