My 25 yr old daughter is very interested in all of us going on one of the Adventures. Im just not sure which one we should do
There are Adult only trips.. I’ve done the greece adult only and it was wonderful. Though we had to cancel our Spain trip two times because of covid and now we cannot take it due to the health of my husband we cannot get a refund for our deposit or a gift card to use for Disney world. It definately saddens me since we bought insurance. So beware. no trips to Spain in 2024. Ugh.My 25 yr old daughter is very interested in all of us going on one of the Adventures. Im just not sure which one we should do
Did you ask ABD if they can hold on to your deposit any longer? Maybe use it for a different ABD next year if your husband is up to it?There are Adult only trips.. I’ve done the greece adult only and it was wonderful. Though we had to cancel our Spain trip two times because of covid and now we cannot take it due to the health of my husband we cannot get a refund for our deposit or a gift card to use for Disney world. It definately saddens me since we bought insurance. So beware. no trips to Spain in 2024. Ugh.
There are Adult only trips.. I’ve done the greece adult only and it was wonderful. Though we had to cancel our Spain trip two times because of covid and now we cannot take it due to the health of my husband we cannot get a refund for our deposit or a gift card to use for Disney world. It definately saddens me since we bought insurance. So beware. no trips to Spain in 2024.
I second this. Many of the European trips would be easy to do on your own and travel by train, but planning multiple flights around China would be a pain and even worse if one gets cancelled.I've only done one ABD so far, Norway, and it was fantastic. I'll be doing Germany this year. I really liked that Norway seemed to be a good blend of more active days as well as cultural activities.
One thing I'd add is that it might be worth considering a destination where you'd find it difficult to navigate without the help of a knowledgeable and experienced guide. For me, the appeal of the Asia itineraries is not having to rely on myself in a country where I can't speak or read the language. I'm very interested in the Scotland and Ireland itineraries, but I can also see how I could probably put together a similar trip on my own and get around just fine. I don't think I could do that somewhere like China or Japan.
In theory I agree with this, but I think China is a pretty big chunk for a first ABD where they may not even know if they like group travel, maybe haven't traveled internationally before, etc. I know that even as my 9th ABD, China was a challenge what with all the paperwork and vaccinations and internal flights, etc. that it requires. I'd reserve those kinds of trips as a second ABD at the least. I think something like Italy or Greece or Costa Rica would be much better as a first international ABD.I second this. Many of the European trips would be easy to do on your own and travel by train, but planning multiple flights around China would be a pain and even worse if one gets cancelled.
Again, I have no frame of reference, but I felt like Norway was also a great first ABD and there were a lot of others in our group who were on their first ABDs as well (and some experienced ABDers who were on their first international ABD).In theory I agree with this, but I think China is a pretty big chunk for a first ABD where they may not even know if they like group travel, maybe haven't traveled internationally before, etc. I know that even as my 9th ABD, China was a challenge what with all the paperwork and vaccinations and internal flights, etc. that it requires. I'd reserve those kinds of trips as a second ABD at the least. I think something like Italy or Greece or Costa Rica would be much better as a first international ABD.
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And I haven't done the Norway ABD yet, so I'll leave that recommendation to those who have!Again, I have no frame of reference, but I felt like Norway was also a great first ABD and there were a lot of others in our group who were on their first ABDs as well (and some experienced ABDers who were on their first international ABD).
Admittedly, we originally planned for Greece to be our first ABD but COVID got in the way of that. One thing I'll say about Greece is that, coming from a smaller city on the west cost of the US, booking flights was a bit tough, especially at the end. The departure day is out of Heraklion, and we ultimately ended up having to book round trip fl
I don't know why my post got cut off, I thought I'd written more so I just updated it with my complete thoughts lolAnd I haven't done the Norway ABD yet, so I'll leave that recommendation to those who have!
And you are right, the fact that the flight from Crete back to Athens is no longer included in the ABD (it was when I did the ABD in 2013) makes that part of the trip a bit trickier for someone not used to setting up international flights.
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I've only done one ABD so far, Norway, and it was fantastic. I'll be doing Germany this year. I really liked that Norway seemed to be a good blend of more active days as well as cultural activities.
One thing I'd add is that it might be worth considering a destination where you'd find it difficult to navigate without the help of a knowledgeable and experienced guide. For me, the appeal of the Asia itineraries is not having to rely on myself in a country where I can't speak or read the language. I'm very interested in the Scotland and Ireland itineraries, but I can also see how I could probably put together a similar trip on my own and get around just fine. I don't think I could do that somewhere like China or Japan.