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See it all or stay put?
Posted on 2/13/20 at 10:32 am
Posted on 2/13/20 at 10:32 am
I am planning a trip next Spring to Portugal and/or Spain. Trip will be about 10 days, wife and three kids will be along for the ride.
I can't decide if I want to fly into Barcelona and then drive across Spain spending a few days in Madrid, Seville, Lisbon and then fly home from there OR pick one place and stay there and immerse ourselves in local culture and cuisine for a week.
What are your tips or thoughts on this?
I have done both types of trips and I tend to like the 2nd idea more, but I have fear of missing out on experiencing something cool down the road.
I can't decide if I want to fly into Barcelona and then drive across Spain spending a few days in Madrid, Seville, Lisbon and then fly home from there OR pick one place and stay there and immerse ourselves in local culture and cuisine for a week.
What are your tips or thoughts on this?
I have done both types of trips and I tend to like the 2nd idea more, but I have fear of missing out on experiencing something cool down the road.
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Posted on 2/13/20 at 10:40 am to Cankles
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but I have fear of missing out on experiencing something cool down the road.
You can't see it all so you will always miss out on something. I don't have kids and I hate to move around too much. With kids that sounds even more awful. 10 days in one place is too much time so I would split between 2 or 3 places and day trip to see more.
Posted on 2/13/20 at 10:52 am to Cankles
I'm a stay-put traveler, but 10 days is a pretty long time. You could spend 4-5 days in Barca, then spend 4-5 days in another location...do a big city, then pick a smaller town/countryside that is well positioned for day trips into the surrounding areas.
What drives your FOMO? Don't let it keep you from relaxing on vacation and enjoying where you are. There is always something "better", somewhere. The trick is to be fully present and enjoy where you are....don't infect a pleasant family vacation with the need to rush, hurry, or check a list.
ETA: I'm reminded of an acquaintance, whose sole purpose on vacation seems to be racking up locations/things to brag about once he returns home. We will chat about destinations we have both visited, and we so rarely have seen or done the same things. He hurries from place to place, eating in his car on the way to the next thing or dining wherever is convenient to his next destination (often, at international chains he could patronize at home). He seems to enjoy the "idea" of visiting a place more than the actual sensory experience of being there, as he's always so eager to hurry off to the next spot.
Slowing down allows for serendipity to kick in...
What drives your FOMO? Don't let it keep you from relaxing on vacation and enjoying where you are. There is always something "better", somewhere. The trick is to be fully present and enjoy where you are....don't infect a pleasant family vacation with the need to rush, hurry, or check a list.
ETA: I'm reminded of an acquaintance, whose sole purpose on vacation seems to be racking up locations/things to brag about once he returns home. We will chat about destinations we have both visited, and we so rarely have seen or done the same things. He hurries from place to place, eating in his car on the way to the next thing or dining wherever is convenient to his next destination (often, at international chains he could patronize at home). He seems to enjoy the "idea" of visiting a place more than the actual sensory experience of being there, as he's always so eager to hurry off to the next spot.
Slowing down allows for serendipity to kick in...
This post was edited on 2/13/20 at 10:57 am
Posted on 2/13/20 at 11:27 am to Cankles
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about 10 days, wife and three kids will be along for the ride.
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then drive across Spain
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Barcelona, Madrid, Seville, Lisbon
These places aren't close together. That sounds like a hideous vacation. No offense intended.
Pick two locations and explore from there. You're trying to do way too much and all that driving would suck.
Barcelona to Madrid is a 6 1/2 hour drive. That's a whole day driving out of your vacation.
Madrid to Seville is a 5 hour drive. That's another day spent driving on your vacation.
Seville to Lisbon is over 4 hours. A big chunk of another day spent traveling.
You're going to get there and you'll all be beat on the first day. It's a wash. Then you're going to spend three days mostly driving. Your 10 day vacation just turned into less than a week of real vacation.
Posted on 2/13/20 at 4:20 pm to Cankles
I stay put for the most part, a buddy is one of those he will see 3+ cities in 10 days I may do one.
So many places have more than just the usual tourist traps and if you're not in a rush it is much more enjoyable and less stressful
So many places have more than just the usual tourist traps and if you're not in a rush it is much more enjoyable and less stressful
Posted on 2/13/20 at 8:57 pm to Cankles
As others have said, WAY too much moving around. And with three kids, no way.
Drive to Madrid? No
You’ll be too focused on not falling behind vs having a nice vacation. I’d recommend you rethink this
Drive to Madrid? No
You’ll be too focused on not falling behind vs having a nice vacation. I’d recommend you rethink this
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