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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So for a big blowout trip with kids

You can't do Antartica during the northern summer. Not happening, and you wouldn't want to be there anyway during the Southern winter.

Wouldn't bother with Australia and New Zealand. It's a long ways to go for places that feel quite familiar.

Safari is good, but not for two weeks. And it really doesn't have to be expensive. I rented a car in South Africa and did the national parks. And it was great. And very cheap. Saw everything. Wouldn't choose that though with young kids for an extended period. But there are some good multi-day trips through Kruger with campsites that would be interesting and exciting.

If I was going to drop 60 grand on a trip with two young kids, I'd consider a few things.

Thailand.

India. Definitely a full on trip. But if you do things with Taj or Oberoi, it'll be very comfortable. Nicest hotels in the world. And there is so much to see - from Kerala to Rajasthan to the Himalayas.

French Polynesia. Not a resort. But the Aranui. It's a ship that departs once a month from Papeete. Used to be just a freighter. Much more comfortable now. It goes from Tahiti to the Tuamotu Islands and then the Marquesas. Think it's about three weeks. Very cool trip.

Tonga if you want to charter a sailboat. Vava'u is a good place to sail.

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I would hate to have to explain the extremes of poverty in India to children on vacation (e.g., kids their age begging. Sometimes with injuries/deformities), as well as the extreme gender differences (women pretty much cannot go out at night or alone, they carry water on their heads still). [/quote]

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