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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Italy, yes.  Absolutely.  I went to Europe alone as a teen, and it was an amazing experience.  I was with a group of friends, and we were trying to see as much of Europe as possible during the two weeks we had: this meant we were not having wild drinking binges, but planning our shopping and sight-seeing schedules for the next day, and making sure we were on time for transportation.

Beach house in the Bahamas with no supervision?  No way.  absolutely not.

OP, I can't understand why you were so quick to dismiss Italy, yet you seem to somehow view a static vacation in a beach house as somehow safer?  The beach house vacation will mean tons of drinking and partying because there will be nothing else to do.  The kids will get wasted every night, then lie on the beach all afternoon, and repeat.

Italy.  Let your kid go to Italy.  [/quote]

Agree with this. Let him go to Italy (and travel through Europe). Since that was his first choice, he should be happy with that, and it will be a much more enriching experience.  Has he traveled internationally before?  While I think Europe is a much better idea (if you can afford it), I wouldn't necessarily dismiss the Bahamas plan depending on his maturity level.  What island?  Some are quite tame and safe, and kids can get into trouble at home too (and certainly in college) as recent news stories show.  By giving him experience now, you will be giving him a leg up at college, study abroad, etc.  With American parents doing everything possible to shelter their children until the day they drop them off at college, is it any surprise we hear so many tragic stories (or kids who don't grow up until they're 30)?  European parents do a much better job allowing their kids to grow up gradually. [/quote]

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