7 International Trips for Kids - Where?
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Anonymous
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I have my twins 7 more years until they graduate and they have not been abroad except for Costa Rica and Mexico.
We can usually only travel during Thanksgiving (11 days), Spring Break (11 Days) or Winter Break (17 days). Missing Christmas isn’t a big deal. No summer travel, we visit family out of state. I’m trying to put together 7 trips you would want to take your kids on before graduating HS. Sporty, active boys, not particularly interested in art or museums. Somewhat interested in history and enjoy learning about different cultures, customs, etc. Where would you go? We plan to do one international trip a year until my sons turn 18 and graduates. They are 10. |
Anonymous
| And before anyone asks why international, they have traveled extensively in the USA: Boston, NYC, LA, SF, Seattle, Moeb, New Mexico, Park City, Austin, Texas Dude Ranch, Texas Hunting Ranch, Vail, Breckenridge, Denver, Carmel, Big Sur, San Diego, Martha’s Vineyard, Jersey Shore, Keys, Disneyland, Disneyworld, Jackson Wyoming, Philly/Hershey Parks, Williamsburg |
Anonymous
| Following! |
Anonymous
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Amsterdam, Paris, London, Japan-Tokyo/Kyoto, Vienna/Salzburg, Greece, Italy-Rome/Venice/Florence
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Anonymous
| Iceland |
Anonymous
| They might become interested in things you can't imagine now. For example, my DS became scuba certified when he was 13, and now he's super excited to go places where he can dive. We've also planned trips around places he's learning about in school that he particularly enjoyed. |
Anonymous
| How do you do 11 days over Thanksgiving without missing school? |
Anonymous
| I think it’s great that you want to do this, but keep in mind your kids’ interests, and what you like to do as a family, will change. So you make a cursory list but be willing to pivot as the years go by. |
Anonymous
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My initial thought is:
London + Scotland Rome + Sicily Chile Australia Japan Thailand South Africa |
Anonymous
I’m okay with missing a day or two before and after the break for a big trip like this. |
Anonymous
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In general, 17 days over winter break you can do some further places that are warmer like Thailand, India, Vietnam, UAE, Morocco, Egypt (all placed we've gone and enjoyed).
For shorter periods like spring break, it'll be extremely expensive but Europe / South America / Caribbean. Thanksgiving would be a less expensive time to do these places as well. I've been with kids and enjoyed Istanbul, Paris, Italy, Greece, Croatia, England, Ireland, etc. |
Anonymous
Is this a private school? I've never heard of a week long Thanksgiving break. Typically in high school you can't leave early without missing major exams. |
Anonymous
Yes, we have a week long break! Same as SB. |
Anonymous
It's pretty common in private schools and becoming more common in public schools. My kids public high school had the whole week off this year for the first time. |
Anonymous
Oh, Morocco is a good one! I would love to go to Egypt but heard so many mixed things about the safety of the trip. Would you consider taking teens? Did you prefer Morocco or Istanbul? Which is better for kids/ teens. My kids are pretty easy going and like doing excursions over sightseeing. We are limited by the breaks and would prefer to find good destinations for Thanksgiving break because we often ski for Spring Break but are flexible. Obviously saving a lot on flights is a big benefit for going over Thanksgiving, I’ve found it’s inexpensive to go to places like Europe that week but weather isn’t always great that time of year either. |