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I travel carry on only and love these for me toiletries...

It was early, my coffee hadn’t fully kicked in. 😉

I didn't realize ABD went to Columbia. Dh and I were just saying it looks like a nice place to visit after it was featured on Amazing Race.

Good point. They probably just drive everyone's luggage down, kind of a personalized luggage forwarding. Easier than trying to tell people they don't get their suitcases for 24 hours!

I think the planning would be a bit more overwhelming than in Europe, due to language, and the myriad of choices of transport and lodging Japan has. Just read that Tokyo is the world's largest city - 34 million. That's a lot of hotels and neighborhoods to choose from! There are multiple...

https://www.cocomo.tokyo/en/maiko-experience-en/ If you have OYO time in Tokyo, we did this and had an amazing time. It was not cheap, but the ladies were completely professional (and a lot of fun) and we got some great family photos.

FWIW, there is no train between Takayama and Shirakawa-go, so you have to do the bus for that stretch. Japan is an expensive country. We just got back from a self-guided trip arranged by Inside Japan. Looking at the ABD itinerary, given all the activities, lodging, and full time guides, I...

I go full tourist when I travel. LOL. I have a small-ish Pacsafe purse, which holds a small water bottle, small umbrella, and a few necessities, along with my phone and travel wallet. I wear that cross body, purse in front of me. I have a small backpack that I hike with that I use for anything...

Thanks for the report. We have friends we met on our Road Scholar Galapagos trip who have done a couple Collette tours and like them.

Another consideration is that by advertising a very costly private jet trip, the other trips don’t look nearly so expensive in comparison. $10K+ for China? That’s not too bad!

Happy to. It's mostly about logistics and layout. The park is located in a former business exposition park. There are several areas. The main building, The Grand Warehouse, is in the front. It's not very big, and has a timed entry. It takes FOREVER for them to get thru the line of the timed...

This is just a bit beyond regular daily life for Iceland. I do feel for the population of Grindavik. Iceland has a huge amount of volcanic activity. They know how to deal with it. The recent eruption has had little impact on the rest of the country or on tourism. There are several good hot...

We just did Japan on a self guided tour set up thru Inside Japan. I would absolutely use them again. They actually do several SE Asian countries, including Vietnam, so maybe that's a possibility. They also have guided tours, though I can't speak to those. Having been to Morocco, I would want...

Another quick trip report for our family trip to Japan in December with Inside Japan. Short answer - it was awesome. Really one of the best trips we've taken. Long answer - read on... We did an 11 day self guided tour to Japan, arranged by Inside Japan. They do group tours at various price...

For the OP, I have very wide feet. I LOVE my Keens hiking shoes. Sturdy for cobblestones, waterproof for rain, good grippy sole for slick surfaces. I've walked all over the globe in them. I have Keens hiking boots too, for true hiking trips and good ankle support.

Did it have a communal trough running under all the doors? See your neighbors, and see what they did! The one we used in China set the lower threshold for bathrooms for us. LOL I have a great pic of dd1 giving the "5 Star Bathroom" sign at one stop some serious side eye.

It's ok to have a travel style you prefer. It's not ok to tell everyone else their style is the "wrong" way. My kids had a running joke about grading the toilets in Italy. Toilet paper, hot water, AND soap? Five stars!

Well, true. I wouldn't have assumed they were going to do something if it wasn't stated, but I'm also shocked that they got you there but didn't plan anything to begin with. Knowing it's a huge draw, you'd think they'd at least tell families to plan ahead because things book up but "we're...

Wow, that is very disappointing. There was a similar trip report for a family that did New Zealand over the holidays last year. Perhaps ABD needs to recognize that part of the world is not good for holiday travel. The Sydney fireworks fail is awful. I'm really shocked they didn't arrange...

We did a lunch with an imagineer at WDW a few years ago. It was not part of any bigger tour, just something we signed up for on our own.