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[quote=Anonymous]I adopted from Guatemala (when  it was open) and traveled there several times to visit.  I tacked on some travel days for those trips.  So if it is a country where you make more thean1 trip, I think that's fine.

But on the trip to pick up your child, I would not tack on any additional days for travel/visiting.  That's  the change from being childless traveler to parent -- and parent to adoptive one at that.  That being said if it's a matter of staying 1 more day in country to adjust before flight home, that's different, but again that's to help child, not to sightsee.

The sole objective of adoption trip is to get child and make child as comfortable as possible in potentially difficult transition.  It is not about seeing sights or your own pleasure.

P.S. I was thinking about doing this by adding a few days onto front of trip and friend told me I didn't to focus on what was truly important which was the child.  That was great advice and advice I will also give to you[/quote]

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