WanderlustNZ said:I agree, but being patient isn't always easy.
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Hmmm, maybe it's easier for me to be patient right now because the thought of 14 hour flights with the three boys right now terrifies me! LOL
WanderlustNZ said:I agree, but being patient isn't always easy.
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Hmmm, maybe it's easier for me to be patient right now because the thought of 14 hour flights with the three boys right now terrifies me! LOL
australiankaren said:and if you calculate that's 3x14 hrs..so really its 42 hrs of "togetherness" ..
Are you offering to take on those 42 hours of togetherness with my darling boys?
5ofus said:Hmmm, maybe it's easier for me to be patient right now because the thought of 14 hour flights with the three boys right now terrifies me! LOL
Melbourne5 said:We have now done 4 USA trips with our 3 boys. Always ensure inflight entertainment is available on your flight, iPads or pods have a new movie, game or two extra they don't know about alon with all the ones they have and buy some snacks for the trip over/ back. It also helps if the airplane ha a snack bar ( qantas and virgin do) to let them grab water/chips etc) and make them sleep/rest based on USA time from take off time. This will minimise stress not eliminate it!
We've actually never been to New Zealand, and it's pretty close to us down hereI agree, but being patient isn't always easy.
Perhaps plan a smaller trip closer to home for next year so everyone still has something to look forward to and then plan an extra special Disney holiday for 2014.
We were booked to go away this coming Jan for a 2 week cruise around Sth East Asia. Even though I was really excited about this cruise, I just couldn't shake the nagging feeling that if I just waited until late 2013 I could do the cruise I really had my heart set on - one on the Fantasy. So back near the start of this year I cancelled it, even though that meant waiting almost 2 years instead of 1 for my cruise. Two years seemed a LONG way away, so I compromised by booking a one week driving tour around the Sth Island to give me something to look forward to. We travelled on a budget, staying in holiday parks and backpackers and cooking our own meals. But the trip was awesome and I have no regrets.
I can see where you're coming from. Airfares are SO expensive that you feel like you have to make the most of it while you are over there. I've told DH that w are definitely doing a Fantasy cruise on our 2015 trip. That ship looks amazing.
becpee said:We've actually never been to New Zealand, and it's pretty close to us down here
New Zealand or anywhere I guess would be great
I once saw a definition of a boy as being 'noise with dirt on it'. That's DS3 to a tee.
Definitely keep a Sth Island NZ trip in mind. The great thing is that most of the highlights/scenery are free to enjoy. So it's quite easy to have a fun holiday, but an affordable one.
alicia1506 said:yay to 5ofus -- and depending on our dates, we may be there at approx the same time...
so last night i tell my sis that carlo's brother is in town this weekend and we should get together for a trip planning session. but she's busy and working and so it'll have to be a teleconference. ok. sure. so carlo's stipulations for the trip are thus:
- have fun. no early morning/red eye/late night flights. time to relax and enjoy. less running around and more staying in one place.
easy peasy.
trina's stipulations are:
no wdw (?!?!?!?! - after she talked me out of dlr and into wdw, she now wants to change back to dlr only), an eastern caribbean cruise to occur first, more time to relax etc... oh. and no shopping (?!? this is a deal breaker!!!)
so now i'm like... what?!?!?!?! my itinerary was wdw + western caribbean + ioa + shopping. now it's dlr + eastern caribbean + ioa + no shopping?
i don't think so... i can and will happily compromise and do DLR and an eastern caribbean + IOA etc. but i will have my shopping!!!!
god. the ups and downs of trip planning.
yay to 5ofus -- and depending on our dates, we may be there at approx the same time...
so last night i tell my sis that carlo's brother is in town this weekend and we should get together for a trip planning session. but she's busy and working and so it'll have to be a teleconference. ok. sure. so carlo's stipulations for the trip are thus:
- have fun. no early morning/red eye/late night flights. time to relax and enjoy. less running around and more staying in one place.
easy peasy.
trina's stipulations are:
no wdw (?!?!?!?! - after she talked me out of dlr and into wdw, she now wants to change back to dlr only), an eastern caribbean cruise to occur first, more time to relax etc... oh. and no shopping (?!? this is a deal breaker!!!)
so now i'm like... what?!?!?!?! my itinerary was wdw + western caribbean + ioa + shopping. now it's dlr + eastern caribbean + ioa + no shopping?
i don't think so... i can and will happily compromise and do DLR and an eastern caribbean + IOA etc. but i will have my shopping!!!!
god. the ups and downs of trip planning.
becpee said:So, go all the way to Orlando and not do WDW?
SIF!
I wouldn't be going all that way and cutting that bit out...
yay to 5ofus -- and depending on our dates, we may be there at approx the same time...