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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is all subjective.

Some love to travel, others love to stay put. Some want to relax on a beach while others want to explore. Figure out what makes you happy and just do it.

Fwiw, Ireland can be a bit of a let down. It’s very Americanized and much of it lacks the obvious charm you see in other European destinations. Add bad weather on top of it and I can easily see why anyone could be disappointed.

Others have pointed out disappointment with crowds, cost, heat, hassles, and grumpy kids. This is why a lot of us take easy vacations when traveling with kids and save the trips we are dying to take until the kids have launched. Heck, I know several older women who travel exclusively with their gal pals because their husbands aren’t interested in traveling the way these fun women are.

Figure out what would make you happy and just do it. [/quote]

But OP is trying to figure out if things have changed or if she has changed.
It's like all those nostalgic food threads where we try to figure out if the food tasted better or if we were just younger (it's both).
OP, same. The variables are all there underlying the sentiment. The places have changed and we have changed. Travel is simply less pleasurable for so many reasons, and we are also willing to put up with way less crap for so many reasons.[/quote]

Ok.

Yes, some people become crankier and more difficult to please as they age. Menopause makes some people legit crazy…particularly in the heat.

And traveling with a family is very different than traveling with your hot 23 year old boyfriend.

This is why your approach needs to change. While you and your hot 23 year old BF didn’t need firm plans or to be constantly entertained, your petulant tweens probably do.

Tell us your ideal vacation and maybe we can help beyond pointing out the obvious (that perhaps you have changed as you’ve aged…and that you might be less fun, flexible, and easy to please). [/quote]

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