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Originally posted by klingklang77 some people choose not to travel and that is what they have done. as someone said before, life gets in the way. i travelled alot the past 8 years of my life. there are places that i still want to go to (example- Africa), but i have kind of accepted the fact that i may not make it. why? b/c i am getting ready to start a family in the next few years and there is no way i will be taking a young child to africa, not until they are at least 10. we all have dreams to go somewhere. you cant make all of your dreams come true.

Well then that's the choice you make. But In my personal, somewhat idealistic, opinion, if you aren't living out your dreams, or at least trying to, then you aren't living.

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Originally posted by klingklang77 some people choose not to travel and that is what they have done. as someone said before, life gets in the way. i travelled alot the past 8 years of my life. there are places that i still want to go to (example- Africa), but i have kind of accepted the fact that i may not make it. why? b/c i am getting ready to start a family in the next few years and there is no way i will be taking a young child to africa, not until they are at least 10. we all have dreams to go somewhere. you cant make all of your dreams come true.

I understand why you would prefer to protect your children if you were to travel but starting at a young age is really the best thing in my opinion as it expands their minds early on and makes your children become more flexible.

Don't let potential parenting ( you're not yet prego are you ) prevent you from exploring around the world .

My sister in the Us just had her first baby earlier this year and she flew to France with her husband two months after and we drove extensively ( several 6 to 8+ hour drives ).
It does help that her daughter loves being in the car .... the only time she complains is when we are stopped! ( last long trip we did the whole drive was fine but as soon as we got in town she got fussy cause of all the stopping and going with the traffic lights ).

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Originally posted by jdat I understand why you would prefer to protect your children if you were to travel but starting at a young age is really the best thing in my opinion as it expands their minds early on and makes your children become more flexible.

Exactly. I've been raised all around the world, greatest thing my dad ever did was get a job that moved him around the world.

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Originally posted by Allied Nations Exactly. I've been raised all around the world, greatest thing my dad ever did was get a job that moved him around the world.

This is a matter of circumstance, not exactly you fulfilling your dreams of wanting to travel ie. you didn't make sacrifices to go to those places, you went because your dad's work required him to go.

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Meh.

I'm sure I'll visit at least half of the places on my list once in my life.

As for the other half: a man without dreams is a dead man already.

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japan, i'm sure will be pricey...

last time i checked plane ticket rates, the range of a ticket was 1,000+ to 3,000+. and my bf has been to japan. he said it could be pretty expensive... hotel rates are at least 500$ (from what i have heard).

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Originally posted by inconspicuous AndreaCKY772. just. so. dumb.

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Originally posted by eRRaTiK This is a matter of circumstance, not exactly you fulfilling your dreams of wanting to travel ie. you didn't make sacrifices to go to those places, you went because your dad's work required him to go.

I made more sacrifices moving around to all these places than you can ever imagine. Of course I had no choice, but if I said I had to make no sacrifices I'd be lying. It's been difficult to move around this much, but extremely awarding.

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Originally posted by AndreaCKY772 hotel rates are at least 500$ (from what i have heard).

I'm pretty sure it all depends on

- where you sleep
- what kind of "luxury" you need

Just like anywhere in the world.

Super de luxe hotels are so overrated, I mean, you're probably only there to sleep, so all you need is a bed and a shower.

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Originally posted by basd Super de luxe hotels are so overrated, I mean, you're probably only there to sleep, so all you need is a bed and a shower.

Ya, maybe, but they are so much fun!

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Originally posted by Allied Nations Ya, maybe, but they are so much fun!

I've slept in quite a varied range of hotels, but until now, I have failed to see the 'fun' of overly luxurious hotels.

Please do enlighten me

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Originally posted by AndreaCKY772 japan, i'm sure will be pricey... last time i checked plane ticket rates, the range of a ticket was 1,000+ to 3,000+. and my bf has been to japan. he said it could be pretty expensive... hotel rates are at least 500$ (from what i have heard).

500$ a night is high end.

You could make it with a daily spending amount of about 300 to 500 all inclusive and I am sure you could go much lower if you were to cut corners ( not eating out, going into hostels or what not ).

This is a very common misconception that travelling is for the rich! That is completely false.
Yes flying isn't cheap, but once you arrive at your final destination how you spend your money and sleeping arrangments etc dictate the overall cost.

There are many ways to travel without going broke.