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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We didn't get to Europe until oldest DC was in 5th grade. DC was one of the last in her class to go there.

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[b]At any earlier age, how would the kids benefit at all? [/b]

Our DC only traveled as a young child because it was convenient for us and the grandparents aren't babysitting types. I can testify that going to Europe gave my preschool DC no advantage in Spanish, French, or Italian. Second graders simply don't compare their trips to the Louvre to the Uffizi. They compare the roller coaster at Kings Dominion to Six Flags. Learning to ski on the bunny hop at Ski Liberty is as thrilling for a 7 year old as Kitzbuhel.  And the beach is as fun whether you drive or fly there.  [/quote]

That's the entire point. They don't have to ask those kinds of questions because they have SO much money that they don't have to ration trips to Europe. It doesn't matter that their two year old has no memories of going to Italy. They'll be back several times before they leave their parents' house.

You know that saying, if you have to ask, you can't afford it? There is a lot of truth to that when it comes to this world.[/quote]

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