FWIW, my son and I are still in mourning that we weren't allowed to simply stay in England and Ireland after our trip in June. We miss it THAT much. The food is actual food, the people are lovely, the history is, well, actual history... I saw a previous post of yours talking about Gatwick, so I wonder if you're in England. Shall we switch? Sure, we're in Washington State we're not very very close to Disney, but I bet it's less expensive than your current flights.

But I've always been an expatriot-in-waiting...it was the decision of a few generations back to leave our homeland areas; it sure wasn't mine!