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This sounds like a fantastic trip. My mom and I just returned from Greece, where everything is uphill-stairs everywhere. I am curious whether you find this trip at all physically challenging-and perhaps what you think your Dad's perspective would be. We're torn between this trip and Bella...

In case it's not clear by now I am a super planner, so I have a question for those who've done this trip before or anyone whose flown Aegean Air. For the internal flights, do they use those tiny planes where if your carry-on has wheels it gets automatically gate-checked? I prefer to keep my...

That sounds great. I like that it will be small size. I can't wait until we get the boxes! When we first signed up I asked if there was an alternative to the backpack since we have ours from last year, but they said they've been redesigned so there's no option to trade it out yet. I'm...

Sayhello, I sent you a PM regarding coordinating :) So sorry that things have been stressful. When deciding what to do on our pre and post days, I was very thankful that I wasn't planning this entire trip! Planning 4 days is hard enough!

Sayhello, We decided to pay for seats as well rather than sit in the back of the plane. It was painful, but we concluded that it would be worth it. We are also trying to figure out what to do with our pre and post days. We've picked up some books on Greece and are excited to start...

Thanks for all the info abdgeek and tufbuf. Those intineraries help me get an idea of what we'll be able to accomplish. Any further info on the trip to Corinth would be appreciated. It looks like we'll be able to do everything we want and more! As the dates get closer, I'll start pulling out...

They've had those eight seats for a few days. I doubt they'll all go in just a few more. We're leaving Athens on the 4th-doing two post nights. I briefly looked at going home direclty and there should be three flights out of Crete to Athens each day. The first one gets you into Athens...

Sayhello, I saw that you were considering this trip. It would be great to meet you. I was actually planning to go on the Cowboys and Canyons trip, but couldn't get time off for the dates I wanted, so I could pick your brain about that trip! I did purchase airfare as it seems to keep...

So-update time. We decided to skip Istanbul. Though flying there wouldn't have added much to the cost, the flight times and connections were less than desirable and it was stressing us (okay, me) out trying to pick flights. To console ourselves, we've decided to add two post nights in Athens...

So, we're booked on the May 24th Greece trip. Woohoo! It's our 2nd ABD and we're super excited. However, I have some questions, most of which pertain to airfare and travel insurance. We've decided to stop for 2 days in Istanbul on the way back and had some great airfare options, but ABD...

I should add that the accomodations are hotel rooms, that are well appointed, but are on the actual reserve, so you'll see animals from your room and around it, but of course, the room itself is enclosed. The reserve is huge, but is fenced in, for safety and to prevent poaching. Still an...

My mother and I went in June and it was absolutely a real safari. Kapama is a compound and SBD uses just one of the many "hotels" that are on the Kapama Reserve. The accomodations are very modern, but are out in the open. You'll likely see animals just walking around from your room to...

Glad the info helped. I did do a quick trip report, rather than a day by day report. I prefer not to post photos of myself, so I left photos out. The trip report is in the sticky. I'm not sure how to add the link to this post. Perhaps Sayhello can help me out here. I'm technologically...

Fortunately, our bags made it safe and sound all the way to Cape Town. We were a bit worried as it took a while to spot them on the carousel, but they were there. We actually ended up with 15 or so minutes to spare, but that's because we practically ran to the gate. It's a big airport and our...

My mom and I went on the Safari to South Africa. It was not an adults only trip, but I thought I'd chime in anyway. Just as a reference the kids on our trip ranged from 11-20 (the 20 year old was the oldest of several sibling on the trip). I was the next youngest at 23 and there was a couple...

We just got back from South Africa in June. You are going to love it. We booked about 4 months out and it was about $2200 per person RT. We flew Delta, which is not my favorite airline, but it was okay. We flew Orlando to Atlanta to Amsterdam to Cape Town on the way there. Then Johannesburg...

As much I think your intentions were good, I think you're jumping the gun. I had some preconceived notions about how much cars cost and what it takes to get financing. I did the research because I was curious. She did not ask for my help and I have no intention of offering any information...

If she asks, I think I'll suggest a $2,000 limit on the car because tags and registration look to be about $1,000-1,300. Once she has a job, yes, she'd be able to afford gas, insurance, maintenance, etc. I own my car so I know how much it costs to maintain it. And mine is 11 years...

Thanks for the replies. I wish public transportation were an option, but the town she lives in doesn't have any. As for the expense of the car, I guess I wouldn't trust a $500 car. I'm sure some people (like those here on the Disboards) wouldn't sell a lemon to a desperate person. Other...

She's really in between a rock and a hard place. She's had some temporary jobs, but nothing permanent and even what she's had only pay minimum wage. She lives in a very small town and needs to drive quite a distance to get to a job-should she find one. She's really had to limit her search...