10k budget for Family Trip, preferably international. Out of ideas!

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Of the suggestions so far, Morocco and Colombia are the best. You could definitely do them within your budget and the flights aren’t painful. For a week, I’d try to minimize jet lag, though, so Mexico and Central and South America are your best options. I’d suggest looking at Colombia, Guatemalan and Peru. I’ve been to all and think Peru is the most “on the beaten path” choice, which might be a good option for your kids’ first international trip. Personally, Guatemala is my favorite. United has short direct flights from Dulles and there’s a lot to do with kids.

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Anonymous wrote:If you want luxury hotels, you could go to Thailand as those are relatively cheap there and day to day life is also fairly inexpensive so if you can get good flights you will be within 10K budget.

I did find good flights! 10k doesn’t go so far! Any great locations or things to see in Thailand?

Would love to go to Thailand. If we did it we could possibly go over Christmas Break and have closer to 2 weeks. Any recommendations of beautiful beach towns? Love the more secluded feel, not beaches lined w hotels. Willing to put in some
extra money if we extended it past a week.

Um, yes. Google is your friend. This is not off the beaten path, it is very well documented.

I’m asking for people to share their experiences. I’m obviously googling too. You don’t seem to understand the purpose of a forum. Thailand is also overwhelming if you google because there are so many beautiful beach towns.

What have you actually gotten out of this thread that you couldn’t get from Google? Most people are just listing places.

You must be really popular! Very charming personality lol

OP just seems lazy. Hire a travel agent.

Take. your. medication.

What medication do you recommend? Is there a discount site for it? Looking to spend no more than $10/month.

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Anonymous wrote:Cape Town. Depending on timing you can get cheap flights and you can do beach, city, kayaking with penguins, go to mountains. Lodging was not super expensive when I went and there's so much to do. Highly recommend the District 6 museum for important history but compact and won't take all day

This flight is brutal.

People are suggesting Japan. So yeah it's not going to be a short flight but it's certainly not going to be any worse than SE Asian and Japan

East coast to Japan is about 2 hours shorter than to Cape Town. I felt every bit of that 2 hours. It absolutely makes a difference.

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Anonymous wrote:As someone with 2 preteens who did Japan there is no way I would go for a short holiday. The jet lag will kill all of you.

I would fly 6 hours tops. Like E to W coast or something lol.

Also $10k for 4 is not a huge budget. Agree with PP that y'all have no idea how much it takes to travel these days!

I mean you can do $1k/pp on a cheaper flight to Japan but I'm not sure aid want that flight esp traveling with only 6 days' time or something.

I would find myself the coolest most interesting pretty fun splurge worthy place - a hidden gem out west maybe CO/AZ/NV/UT and go that. I'd spend the money at a dude ranch even. I would most def not hike it to Asia and I am Asian by the way.

People handle jet lag differently. I have two preteens and we have done two one week long trips to Asia, returned on a Sunday, and kids went back to school on Monday. By Wednesday, they were fine. You have to pay attention to how much and when they sleep on the return flight to make it work.

We just got back from a 2 week trip to Asia, and the kids went to school the next day. I actually find two week trips harder than one week trips because on one week trips, I try to keep everyone a bit jet lagged the whole week so that the adjustment back is not as hard.

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Anonymous wrote:Cape Town. Depending on timing you can get cheap flights and you can do beach, city, kayaking with penguins, go to mountains. Lodging was not super expensive when I went and there's so much to do. Highly recommend the District 6 museum for important history but compact and won't take all day

This flight is brutal.

People are suggesting Japan. So yeah it's not going to be a short flight but it's certainly not going to be any worse than SE Asian and Japan

East coast to Japan is about 2 hours shorter than to Cape Town. I felt every bit of that 2 hours. It absolutely makes a difference.

Newark direct to Cape Town is 14 hours and 20 minutes.

Newark direct to Tokyo is 14 hours and 20 minutes.

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Anonymous wrote:Cape Town. Depending on timing you can get cheap flights and you can do beach, city, kayaking with penguins, go to mountains. Lodging was not super expensive when I went and there's so much to do. Highly recommend the District 6 museum for important history but compact and won't take all day

This flight is brutal.

People are suggesting Japan. So yeah it's not going to be a short flight but it's certainly not going to be any worse than SE Asian and Japan

East coast to Japan is about 2 hours shorter than to Cape Town. I felt every bit of that 2 hours. It absolutely makes a difference.

Newark direct to Cape Town is 14 hours and 20 minutes.

Newark direct to Tokyo is 14 hours and 20 minutes.

I will give you that United lists IAD to Cape Town at 14 hours and 20 minutes and IAD to Tokyo as 14 hours and 15 minutes.

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OP - consider Portugal! Castles and Beaches!

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Anonymous wrote:OP - consider Portugal! Castles and Beaches!

Also - Iceland!

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Ponta Delgado Portugal! Doable on the budget and an amazing vacation. Look at leaving out of other cities.