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[quote=Anonymous]My parents are in their 70's and live on the west coast.   Both have been retired several years and typically take 2-3 "big trips" (overseas, 2-3 weeks) a year, plus several "small trips" (within CONUS, about a week or less) each year, so travel is not financially or physically prohibitive for them.   They visit us for "major life events"--for example high school graduation.  We have 4 kids so that has averaged out to about every other year.
We don't visit them;  it is financially prohibitive for us  (flights for 6, rental car large enough to seat 6, two hotels or very large suite, etc.)
For what it's worth, all of our family vacations have been to locations we could drive to (so no flight or rental car costs) and we typically camped for all or part of each trip.

My IL's (well, FIL and his wife.  They married after MIL's death, long after all the kids had grown) live about 35 miles away from us.   Both retired and also travel frequently. 
 They also only visit for "major life events."   They never invite us over.  They visit MIL's kids from her previous marriage often;  major life events, every birthday, soccer games and ballet recitals, etc.[/quote]

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