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[quote=Anonymous]Totally with you OP.  I studied in Europe, did a ton of travels all my life, esp loved the freedom of travels even alone in my 20s both nationally and globally.

I've set up my family to do a lot of travelling from the time my youngest was age 5.  Now she's 12 and my older one is 14 and I really don't know what I want to do with them.  They've done a lot already!  I don't know that I'm a fan of flying for 15 hours to see Asia or S. America.  I'm not a fan of even flying 12 hours to see Hawaii.

We do Europe and the islands but it is just getting ridiculously $$$.  I was thinking of alternating national parks cheaper domestically and next yr Europe/Alaska/Islands more $$$ as a way of budgeting more reasonably.  But the prices are just crazy.

I used to never go to the same place twice but now, I almost am close to doing that just because it is way easier.  I also think that as we go forth, everything will become more crowded and expensive and with the Internet and social media, I don't know that that travelling offers the same experience I loved - conversations with strangers and trips that you just never knew what fortune would have you see.  It's just too much now in every way so yes, for me, travel is not all that anymore.

Having thought about it, I want to stick with hitting the places that will soon change due to global warming or overcrowding of tourists.  Example is Venice.  Another is Glacier National Park.  I want to stick with places that we really get a lot out of like Costa Rica.  NYC and Chicago is always a great time for us - seeing the sights that are under the radar.  I'm from Chicago originally so I know the neighborhoods.  So it's more the experience of a specific location/neighborhood rather than "seeing the world" as they say.

The one place that I know my kids really adore is Europe.  Specifically Italy.  Train travel is the best :)  But I don't think we'll be travelling the way I used to which is more about exploring the world.  We are much more targeted in our approach in what we seek to get out of that holiday time frame.[/quote]

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