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    Trip to Italy- help me plan

    I've seen that lately in a couple of movies, and it looks awesome! Unfortunately, not near any areas of Italy we will be on this trip. :( Thank you! We ARE planning to come back to Florence and Rome. Our daughter will likely do a semester (or several) abroad. One of the big fashion meccas...
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    Trip to Italy- help me plan

    Oh my goodness - thank you! Many things changed since I originally posted, and planning was put on pause for a long time until things settled a bit more. (my husband's stepdad's health was failing and he's been in and out of the hospital 4 times - via ambulance- since January.) So, now, it's...
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    Question if this is offensive in Italy/Greece/Turkey

    I've not traveled abroad, but camo is a fairly popular pattern these days, and I've seen it as an option on many, many of the items I've been shopping for to prepare for my international trip - luggage, passport covers, water socks, travel clothes, SO many athleisure pants and tops.
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    Trip to Italy- help me plan

    We are attending a wedding in Italy, and I’m trying to plan this trip and I feel like I’m in over my head. I have places to stay mostly booked already- my sister and cousin have booked houses for us to stay in for most of the trip. But just trying to book flights- do we pay $1,400 per person to...
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    Being honest , were you fully ready for parenthood?

    Super, duper NO. Had only known each other 3 months when I found out I was pregnant. (First Dr appt was on my 23rd birthday.) Compound that with an emergency C-section at 31 weeks, delivering a 2.5 lb baby, and a 7 week NICU stay. Now we have a college freshman and will celebrate our 20th...
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    Any physical therapists out there? Advice after cast removal please

    Not a PT. Was in and out of a cast for 3 years (perpetually broken wrist). Every time I got a cast off, even if it was just on for a couple weeks, I needed time to build up field of motion and strength. Even if his PT can only get him in once a week, he should be going home with exercises to...
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    Phoenix & Sedona

    Flying out to visit my sister in Phoenix in a couple of weeks. She is moving back to the midwest this fall, and this will be the only trip we'll have out there while she lives there. We are taking a couple days and heading to Sedona to celebrate my birthday, and will be out there for about a...
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    Trip to Arizona (Phoenix area)

    My sister lives in Phoenix, and her kids are in Tempe at ASU. We had been thinking of doing a spa day in Sedona since we would be out there over my birthday, but with all the heat warnings you all are giving, I’m having second thoughts. I mean, we also grew up in the Chicago area, where I...
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    Trip to Arizona (Phoenix area)

    We are thinking about taking a trip to visit my sister for a few days in Arizona. After she starts back to work, I’m toying with the idea of staying out the week and maybe taking a road trip out there? See the Grand Canyon and other parts of the southwest we otherwise wouldn’t? What do I...
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    Spring break destinations

    I'm already looking at Dauphin Island in Alabama (just west of Gulf Shores) based on a recommendation of a co-worker. Hubs has always wanted to go to Huntsville, AL (Rocket capitol of USA!) so I started there. Looking at maybe Asheville for the way back? Staying on a coast isn't very budget...
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    Spring break destinations

    Looking for ideas for spring break. We just want to get away. We have vacation days to burn, but budget is tight ($2500 for up to 9 days). I’d love to spend a day or 3 at the ocean relaxing with a cooler and a good book. But I also think we’ll be driving and would love for the journey...
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    Moving hotels from Disney- advice please

    When we did a split stay, we did 5 nights at CSR then moved over to Hard Rock for 2 or 3 nights. We liked HR because it was the closest to US, it was REALLY easy to walk to the parks and City Walk. It was a totally different vibe than Disney. It felt more "grown-up" which your teenagers might...
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    **September 2019**

    We did multiple times. It is busier in the early morning but around 7:45-8, it was pretty dead. So dead, i took a pic of the MF with only 3 or 4 people in the whole shot. (I tried to post it but it’s upside down for some reason, see?). The pic was taken at 7:40 on 9/3 and we waited for about 35...
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    **September 2019**

    This is going to be either really smart or really stupid, but we are going through with our trip. We leave in the morning and arrive around lunch tomorrow. One night at CBR, then move to WL on Sunday, staying through a Friday. We are going with a positive outlook and with the expectation of...
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    **September 2019**

    Chat even says it's busy! I had gotten through earlier this morning (like before 8 am EST) but had to hang up to answer a call from the airline. (Not worth it - the guy from delta was RUDE!). Since then I've called about once every half hour and "all circuits are busy." Not even sure if...
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    Dorian expected to strengthen to Cat 3 Hurricane

    I'm so with you. We are scheduled to arrive Sat mid-day. I'm frightened we'll get down there and then be sequestered to our hotel, and pay big bucks to do nothing but watch it rain. But then I also feel like maybe we'll lose a day in the parks, but we'll also have WAY lower crowds and a lot...
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    **September 2019**

    I am on the fence as to whether to cancel or not. If I get down there, I have no doubt that I'd be SAFE in a WDW resort. But am I going to miss out on half my park days because they're closed? Am I going to get evacuated out? Am I going ot be confined to my resort only (honestly, I don't...
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    **September 2019**

    I think at this point, we’re going to just get down there and see how it goes. We’ve been spoiled with ideal weather (or plan-able weather) on our past trips, so DH says we’re “due.” Ha! So, logistic question- what shoes can you wear in the rain every day and not kill your feet with “disney...
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    **September 2019**

    But they’d be two extra nights at WDW 😂 Tonight, DH asked the repercussions of putting off the trip (financial, and time availability in my work-travel schedule). As of now, we are sticking with your plans of arriving Sat morning, and sticking it out in the world until Fri. We’ve always gone in...
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    **September 2019**

    That sounds AWESOME! I'm PMing you now!




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