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This thread prompted some questions last night with the family. Where else do we want to go besides Disney?
There are a couple of things feeding into our answers:
1. DB and I used to travel for work. So we've been to Brussels, London, Paris, Hong Kong. (I literally flew around the world on my last trip - US to Brussels; Brussels to Hong Kong; Hong Kong back home.) And our trips weren't short - if the company is going to send you over, it's going to be worth their time. Longest trip for me was 6 weeks; 3 in Brussels, 3 in Hong Kong. Oh, and I got to go to Israel a few years back. *swoon*
Domestically, I've been to NYC, WDC, LA, San Fran, Portland, Seattle and Pittsburgh. DB has been to NYC, WDC, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Chicago, San Fran and a few other cities I can't remember.
Other places I've traveled to without work are Canada, Ireland and a bus trip from MA to Denver (and back again), a family car ride to Disney years ago from MA with stops along the way.
2. Before DB and I met, he did a lot of traveling with his buddies. So he's been all over most of Europe.
3. Little Dude - the service dog. Traveling domestically with him can get tiring, having to explain who he is, what he does and "yes, he really is a service dog" gets so very tiring. Because of that, we tend to be rather boring in our routine - we'd rather go to the same place over and over again than try something new. Going to Disney last year with Little Dude for the first time caused a lot of stress in preparations. We didn't know how Disney would react, what would the cast members say, etc. I knew Disney was good with disabilities, but we didn't know how they dealt with small non-standard service dogs. In the end, it worked out wonderfully and we had a whole week of travel with NO questions about him. It was a great vacation.
Traveling internationally with him is complicated, especially if he would need quarantine. He'd need a pet passport for visiting EU, and that can take a year to do. He'd probably have to be re-micro chipped as most of the chips in the US don't met EU standards.
So, what would we like to have on our list other than Disney World? Another cruise, most likely. Probably a Disney cruise. By having the same room each night would prevent questions at each hotel "is he really a service dog?" It would give us a chance to see more locations, obviously. Need to research what it would take with Little Dude to cruise the Caribbean.
I know, we sound rather boring with our list - having a service dog really does change a lot of things. A lot of it for the better, Stitch can travel now (and by that, I mean even going to the local restaurant for dinner!) But it does complicate bigger traveling.
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I want to visit the East Coast... I want to hit up DC and then travel to all of the historical sites (okay maybe not ALL but the biggies) from the Civil and Revolutionary wars... I'm a history geek.
I want to become a travel writer so I can go places and get paid to do it.
My DH isn't content to go to all 50 states -- he want to see all 50 capitals.
DD and I want to see all the President's homes, though we're including libraries in that list since some (like Ford) don't have home sites designated.
I'd like to go back to London and Austria -- I last went as a teenager, and some trips are wasted on the young.
Australia and Japan are high on my list. DD wants to see Egypt and Greece, and I think she needs a chaperone.
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I asked hubby...
My list is like Dave's - the whole world...
Ok, seriously - being a military brat, I saw a fair amount of western Europe as a child - but there is so much more I want to do. Hubby says he is along for the ride...
I want to visit every one of the 58 national parks. I have been to 12 of them; hubby has been to two. I guess I will throw in as many national monuments and historic sites I can add along the way... I will probably re-visit some of course as hubby crosses his off...
I want to go to all 50 states - I've been to 33 - and no airport layovers counting on that one. Hubs has been to 15
I want to see all seven wonders of the world (the new list - obviously only one of the original seven remains to be see). I've seen ONE - the Colosseum in Rome.
I want to step on all seven continents. I have two confirmed. North American and Europe. I saw Africa when we were in Gibraltar last April.
I own copies of both "1,000 places to see before you die" and "1,000 places to see before you Die, USA" and I often use them to plan trips and highlight the things we have seen...
Now all I need is to win the lottery, sell my extra house, and start traveling without worrying about what it all costs.
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