Take a Vacation

[Donuthole]

Yes, of course.

https://www.ohsho.co.jp/english/

By the way, our trip to Japan in November was fantastic! We were in Tokyo for half of it and Osaka for half (with day trips to Kyoto and Nara). Japan is such a great place to travel. Everything is clean and easy to navigate via mass transit. But my biggest shock was how cheap everything is now. We got an AirBnB in Tokyo big enough for 6 of us for only $200/night. And in Osaka it was $150/night. Both were great. And we would go to a restaurant each night and have a great meal and the bill for all of us was typically $60-80.

We flew there in ZipAir which is a budget airline subsidiary of Japan Airlines. TIckets were cheap ($800 for adults, $300 for a child - R/T). But you have to get to San Francisco, Seattle, or San Jose. They recently opened a route to DFW. I am praying that they open service in SLC soon. That would be a game changer.

Can't wait to go back. We are thinking of going in spring of 2026 to catch the Japan Formula 1 race.

PS: our AirBnB in Osaka was by Abeno and Namba. Can't believe how much both places have changed.

How was Tokyo Disney?

[Jeff Lebowski]

How was Tokyo Disney?

Way more fun than I expected. We had our 2-yr-old (almost 3) granddaughter with us and she loved every second, so that was fun. The food was great - variants of japanese dishes and cheap. And it was fun to watch the Japanese visitors. They go all out - most of them were dressed up. Park admission was $65 per person.

[BigPiney]

I have been planning a 2 week trip to Spain, mainly to visit my oldest daughter's mission. We promised her we would take her back when she recovered from her accident. And last summer didn't work with everyone.

So we are doing mainly her mission in Barcelona (4 days) and Mallorca (5 days) and then a jaunt over to Madrid for 3 or so days. There are 7 of us so it is a headache, but she is so excited it is all worth it.

Then she and her sister are staying around and doing a study abroad 5 days after we leave, so I get to help them plan that too. Once you are in europe, flights are so cheap they can go anywhere.

[Bo Diddley]

I have been planning a 2 week trip to Spain, mainly to visit my oldest daughter's mission. We promised her we would take her back when she recovered from her accident. And last summer didn't work with everyone.

So we are doing mainly her mission in Barcelona (4 days) and Mallorca (5 days) and then a jaunt over to Madrid for 3 or so days. There are 7 of us so it is a headache, but she is so excited it is all worth it.

Then she and her sister are staying around and doing a study abroad 5 days after we leave, so I get to help them plan that too. Once you are in europe, flights are so cheap they can go anywhere.

Very cool!

[Pelado]

Nice!

Are they going to Nice?

[BigPiney]

Nice!

Are they going to Nice?

[Moliere]

I have been planning a 2 week trip to Spain, mainly to visit my oldest daughter's mission. We promised her we would take her back when she recovered from her accident. And last summer didn't work with everyone.

So we are doing mainly her mission in Barcelona (4 days) and Mallorca (5 days) and then a jaunt over to Madrid for 3 or so days. There are 7 of us so it is a headache, but she is so excited it is all worth it.

Then she and her sister are staying around and doing a study abroad 5 days after we leave, so I get to help them plan that too. Once you are in europe, flights are so cheap they can go anywhere.

Sounds amazing...except the fact you are taking kids

I'll be in France in early June. I'm taking my two youngest and my in-laws, so with MJ there will be 6 of us. It's amazing how going from 5 to 6 people can make Europe insanely expensive. We ended up realizing that flying out of London would be $1k cheaper in total, so we decided to extend for two days, take the train to London and spend two days there. I'm not looking forward to vacationing with my FiL since I think he'll hate Paris (he's a farmer from Oregon) but I think he'll love Normandy.

[Pelado]

Sounds amazing...except the fact you are taking kids

I'll be in France in early June. I'm taking my two youngest and my in-laws, so with MJ there will be 6 of us. It's amazing how going from 5 to 6 people can make Europe insanely expensive. We ended up realizing that flying out of London would be $1k cheaper in total, so we decided to extend for two days, take the train to London and spend two days there. I'm not looking forward to vacationing with my FiL since I think he'll hate Paris (he's a farmer from Oregon) but I think he'll love Normandy.

Surprising - seemed like there were a lot more fees flying out of London than Paris. Maybe that was just for award flights.

[BigPiney]

Sounds amazing...except the fact you are taking kids

I'll be in France in early June. I'm taking my two youngest and my in-laws, so with MJ there will be 6 of us. It's amazing how going from 5 to 6 people can make Europe insanely expensive. We ended up realizing that flying out of London would be $1k cheaper in total, so we decided to extend for two days, take the train to London and spend two days there. I'm not looking forward to vacationing with my FiL since I think he'll hate Paris (he's a farmer from Oregon) but I think he'll love Normandy.

Tell me about it. I told them this is the last time I take the kids, but my wife seems to like them. My Mom is coming along too. She loves to travel.

[BigFatMeanie]

Surprising - seemed like there were a lot more fees flying out of London than Paris. Maybe that was just for award flights.

This matches my experience. Flights out of London have a lower raw fare price but then there are number of whopping fees that get tacked on. Example: the fare itself for a business class ticket from LHR to SLC might only be, say, $2,500 but then they add another $2K in fees.

[Moliere]

Tell me about it. I told them this is the last time I take the kids, but my wife seems to like them. My Mom is coming along too. She loves to travel.

Taking another adult can be a godsend on these trips as long as they aren't totally annoying. I'm looking forward to seeing the pics from the trip.

[BigPiney]

Taking another adult can be a godsend on these trips as long as they aren't totally annoying. I'm looking forward to seeing the pics from the trip.

My kids are 22, 18, 16 and 11 that are coming. They did Paris 2 years ago and London in 2000. They can handle it.

My mom is a trooper. We did 2 weeks in Africa last fall and had a blast together. She is up for anything. Last year she went to Mexico with my brother's family and took a day tour by herself to the cenotes and did the zip line with 2 friends she met that day on the tour. Not bad for a 72 year old. Heck, last week she went skeet shooting for the first time.

[Clark Addison]

Hey Eddie Jones (Moliere), BigPiney and other Francophones! I need your help! I am going to be spending 4 days or so in Paris in the beginning of June. I would love to hear any recommendations on best places to stay, things to be sure and do, and things you would avoid. This is my first time in Paris.

[Pelado]

Hey Eddie Jones (Moliere), BigPiney and other Francophones! I need your help! I am going to be spending 4 days or so in Paris in the beginning of June. I would love to hear any recommendations on best places to stay, things to be sure and do, and things you would avoid. This is my first time in Paris.

If you like quiet accomodations, I know of a spot to avoid.

[Moliere]

Hey Eddie Jones (Moliere), BigPiney and other Francophones! I need your help! I am going to be spending 4 days or so in Paris in the beginning of June. I would love to hear any recommendations on best places to stay, things to be sure and do, and things you would avoid. This is my first time in Paris.

Just dm'd my Paris tips document to you. I'll be in France from June 2-11 so maybe we'll run into each other.