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- Jun 20, 2005
Please help me welcome Rosemary and Jean to our Italian Extravaganza.
We must have made a good impression in Germany.
Welcome!
We must have made a good impression in Germany.
Welcome!
Please help me welcome Rosemary and Jean to our Italian Extravaganza.
DW is hesitant to add extra days to an already long trip away from DS. For those who travel without their kids what are your thoughts?
We added 2 days onto the Germany trip in September to see a bit of Austria. We had an amazing time, but we both commented that we would not add days on the end of a trip to travel somewhere else again. The trip is so full of activity that adding another big city could be hard. We barely scratched the surface in Vienna, and you don't want to rush through Paris. If you are used to long trips, it may be different for you. You also get very spoiled on an ABD having the guides handle luggage and all of the logistics.
Our kids are older, and being gone that long was too much in terms of missing schoolwork, activities etc, even though my mom is a retired teacher. I think the extra days were a bit much for my parents too. It may depend on how close your little one is to the person you have caring for him while you're gone. We did have a binder for my parents and I printed off pictures of what we'd be doing each day for the kids so that one page had the kids' schedule that day, and the facing page had our schedule. My parents said that our 7 year old really enjoyed that.
I can relate to the thought that "hey, we're in Europe - we should see as much as we can" but saving it just gives you an excuse for the next trip, right?
Laurie
I know it sounds corny....but we always miss our group.
Yes - Brian kept trying to bond with the people on our Sound of Music tour and make dinner plans with them. I think they thought he was a little crazy.
Laurie
Please help me welcome Rosemary and Jean to our Italian Extravaganza.
We must have made a good impression in Germany.
Welcome!
When will we know about Pre and Post nights ? With the actual trip starting on a Tuesday ( I think ), many of us are looking to start the party early !
Plus John has been looking at airfare and can't lock in a date yet and I think that is making him ... Just saying !!
What's considered a reasonable price for airfare for this trip? I know a lot depends on where you will be flying from but just looking for a ballpark to be in. We've started looking as well and I'm not sure if what we are seeing are decent prices right now.
I found my old receipt We paid $859
Passenger
Ticket Price
Total Value of
Certificates Selected
Certificate
Amount Used
Balance Due
for Ticket
Ms. Karen
$859.20 (USD)
-$389.80 (USD)
$469.40 (USD)
Mrs. Kaye
$859.20 (USD)
-$389.80 (USD)
$469.40 (USD)
What's considered a reasonable price for airfare for this trip? I know a lot depends on where you will be flying from but just looking for a ballpark to be in. We've started looking as well and I'm not sure if what we are seeing are decent prices right now.
Kristy, what airport are you looking at flying out of? We live in Houston and fly out of IAH. While we didn't do the first Italy adventure, we have done London/Paris and Germany. For Houston and other southern airports, airfare typically tends to be a little higher than BOS, JFK, etc.