Where to travel before you die...

bewitched · 07-11-2009, 08:57 PM

As many of you may know, I have been getting divorced for almost 2 years now. Hopefully, things will be finalized by October and I can move along. Olivia (dd) has handled all of this with maturity beyond her years, and during the journey we have grown even closer (if that was possible). But I digress...

I am saving money and had thought to take O to either WDW or on a Disney cruise this winter. We love Disney, and have visited many times. But now I am considering going further, waiting a few more months and taking a fabulous trip, somewhere that we have never been before; someplace that could mark a new beginning.

So...if you could go anywhere, do anything, on a fairly generous (but not unlimited) budget (with a 9yo), where would you go? What would you do? What wouldn't you miss?

What trip, IYO, would Olivia and I return from thinking, "WOW!"?

Moonliner · 07-11-2009, 08:58 PM

New Jersey.

That way dieing won't feel so bad.

Moonliner · 07-11-2009, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by bewitched

So...if you could go anywhere, do anything, on a fairly generous (but not unlimited) budget (with a 9yo), where would you go? What would you do? What wouldn't you miss?

What trip, IYO, would Olivia and I return from thinking, "WOW!"?

On a more serious note....

My teen still thinks the Alaska Trip we took to Denali when she was 9 was the best trip ever. The sled dog kennels alone were worth the trip. If you can add a cruise so much the better but Denali park is freaking awesome if you like nature.

Kevy Baby · 07-11-2009, 09:03 PM

Machu Pichu. At lest that is one place I would really like to go,

alphabassettgrrl · 07-11-2009, 09:08 PM

London. San Francisco. New York.

LSPoorEeyorick · 07-11-2009, 09:12 PM

Europe! Italy was amazing.

Or Australia!

€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.

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.

07-11-2009, 08:57 PM	#1
bewitched 101% Yummy! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: I know Kung Fu. Posts: 1,413	Where to travel before you die... As many of you may know, I have been getting divorced for almost 2 years now. Hopefully, things will be finalized by October and I can move along. Olivia (dd) has handled all of this with maturity beyond her years, and during the journey we have grown even closer (if that was possible). But I digress... I am saving money and had thought to take O to either WDW or on a Disney cruise this winter. We love Disney, and have visited many times. But now I am considering going further, waiting a few more months and taking a fabulous trip, somewhere that we have never been before; someplace that could mark a new beginning. So...if you could go anywhere, do anything, on a fairly generous (but not unlimited) budget (with a 9yo), where would you go? What would you do? What wouldn't you miss? What trip, IYO, would Olivia and I return from thinking, "WOW!"? __________________ ~Whitney Wondering about the future of Ellington Woodard's punk@ss sh!t.
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Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	New Jersey. That way dieing won't feel so bad. __________________ - Taking it one step at a time.
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Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	Machu Pichu. At lest that is one place I would really like to go, __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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€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
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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"
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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.
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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.
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