Where to travel before you die... - Page 4

Betty · 07-14-2009, 12:22 PM

My parents took a cruise to Alaska and loved it. They also recently went through the panama canal and had fun.

Me though?

I have many fond memories of camping with my family growing up. Spelunking stands out as does the major places such as the grand canyon. I also love the CA coast.

I'm not very well traveled - but we really enjoy camping and off roading adventures.

sleepyjeff · 07-14-2009, 08:21 PM

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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

BarTopDancer · 07-14-2009, 08:38 PM

What kind of budget are you looking at?

What about one of the trans Atlantic Disney cruises? Or a Mediterranean cruise that leaves from Europe?

bewitched · 07-14-2009, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by sleepyjeff

Why not just go everywhere?

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

Actually, other than length of time and logistics (and the need for an occasional decent hotel)...that looks really cool.

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What kind of budget are you looking at?

What about one of the trans Atlantic Disney cruises? Or a Mediterranean cruise that leaves from Europe?

I'm not really sure yet. I guess better questions, for me anyway, would be how long am I willing to wait to go to any particular place and how much (and again, for how long) am I willing to carve out of my budget to get there. Since this is still very early stage, I haven't really gotten to that point yet.

7 to 10 days is probably the maximum amount of time we could be gone at this point for several reasons, not the least of which is the cost of boarding 4 dogs.

Here are the places we're talking about at this early stage:

Olivia:
Ireland
France
Disney Cruise

Me:
France
Alaska Cruise
Safari
Greece

Olivia would also really like to go to Hawaii which, doesn't really fit my original requirements since I've been there numerous times. However, I might consider a different type of Hawaiian adventure, on one of the islands that I've never been to.

We also discussed (based on a book we paged through at the book store) the possibility of a volunteer trip somewhere or even a trip digging up dinosaurs or archeological finds.

And Moonliner, you are correct, I need to keep my eye on the prize.

alphabassettgrrl · 07-15-2009, 02:12 PM

OOOoohhhh, an archeology trip! That would be fascinating!

Moonliner · 08-18-2009, 12:32 PM

As I continue to research my own grand adventure to a land down under, I was wondering how your planning goes. Have you picked a location yet?

Chernabog · 08-18-2009, 12:35 PM

I will see Toyko DisneySea. Oh yes, I will.

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