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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am one of the above posters, a law firm partner, and I have not had a non-working vacation in 20+ years. Ever. Did not even take maternity leave. So, yes, we travel a bit internationally, and yes, we have resources to hire local babysitters, had au pairs, etc. But, we travel pretty cheaply, and treat it as remote work mostly. It can be done. But you have to lower your expectations re: sightseeing, maximize points, and[b] in general rent slightly ratty local apartments or airbnbs. [/b] Many people want flashy, luxury-forward vacays when they are abroad. It's a waste of money if the reason for the vacation is to be immersed in a foreign country/culture. [/quote]

I don't understand this part. If you are treating your trip as remote work, why not get a great hotel with great amenities and great wifi? Also a really central location to do pop out tourism? It makes no sense to cheap out in a junky air bnb (that you have to clean) if you're working a lot. [/quote]

Because living at one's means is an important parenting value for our family. We always get a cleaning service for the airbnb, because airfare is covered by points, we get a mid-level airbnb make the kids share a room. But a mid-level apartment in Italy or wherever is not an HGTV-worthy U.S. rental. We do always pick cities with great mass transit and we definitely do day trips. But the point of our travel is for language goals, visiting family and friends, etc. It's not to be "Americans in a great hotel with great amenities." With younger kids, having a real kitchen and a washing machine is far more important for us. We also don't want to project to our kids that they are fancy people or they have money. They are broke. We have some, but we are not trying to throw it out the window to keep up with anyone.  [/quote]

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