My son’s fifth grade year: 97,737 miles, 40 flights, 6 continents and 16 countries
Oct 19, 2010, 6:49 am
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UPDATE!
I've finally finished the post on the month in Istanbul. I hope you all enjoy reading it.
Remember that photos of all the things I describe can be found on my blog:
http://travelcarl.blogspot.com
Mini-update: Madagascar continues to be AMAZING. We will be sad to leave in a week!
Remember that photos of all the things I describe can be found on my blog:
http://travelcarl.blogspot.com
Mini-update: Madagascar continues to be AMAZING. We will be sad to leave in a week!
Oct 19, 2010, 1:37 pm
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"When your 4’ 3” kid complains about American’s tilted business class seats, you know you’ve made a mistake somewhere."
The sentence had me laughing! Good luck in your journey and I look forward to reading all your trip reports!!!
The sentence had me laughing! Good luck in your journey and I look forward to reading all your trip reports!!!
Oct 20, 2010, 7:03 am
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What a great thing to do! I wish you a wonderful time living around the world.
I see that you will be in Cochin (Kochi), kerala for a month. I am from Kerala, now living in NY. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about Kerala or if you need any help. I will be glad to assist you in anyway I can to make your stay comfortable. I hope you enjoy your stay there.
I see that you will be in Cochin (Kochi), kerala for a month. I am from Kerala, now living in NY. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about Kerala or if you need any help. I will be glad to assist you in anyway I can to make your stay comfortable. I hope you enjoy your stay there.
Oct 20, 2010, 5:23 pm
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Fabulous...I loved that you didn't mention you were a gay couple until page 4Can't wait to read the next installment. This is something Corbin will remember for the rest of his life..lucky little boy!
Oct 21, 2010, 5:41 am
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We did book our "big" ticket that has all our long hauls as part of a business class round the world ticket. But all the little flights we had to purchase separately. For those we mostly bought economy except in Asia where we found some good deals in C.
For the round the world ticket they have a limit of 16 flights. So I picked our 16 longest flights and those are in business. Those flights alone are 42,000 miles.
Originally Posted by FAA1996
Great report; I might have missed this somewhere, but seems like at first you were considering First or Business but decided to go with economy; is this the case? Thanks, I look forward ot the rest!
For the round the world ticket they have a limit of 16 flights. So I picked our 16 longest flights and those are in business. Those flights alone are 42,000 miles.
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Oct 21, 2010, 9:18 pm
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Fantastic trip and start to the TR. Wow, you guys are truly incredible for creating this amazing and unforgetable experience for your son (and yourselves)^^^ Looking forward to following the rest of your adventure.
Best of luck and safe travels!!!
Best of luck and safe travels!!!
Oct 22, 2010, 1:20 am
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This is awesome. I just calculated that my 8 month old should be entering the 5th grade in late 2020. Ideas, ideas, ideas! Can't wait to read about the rest of the trip.
Oct 22, 2010, 1:54 am
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UPDATE: Month in South Africa now posted
I've just finished my report on September in South Africa and you'll find it on PAGE 1.
It was a month full of many tears and many wonderful times. Just like life in general.
Enjoy reading.
-Olafman
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http://travelcarl.blogspot.com
http://fifthgradearoundtheworld.com
It was a month full of many tears and many wonderful times. Just like life in general.
Enjoy reading.
-Olafman
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http://travelcarl.blogspot.com
http://fifthgradearoundtheworld.com
Oct 22, 2010, 5:44 am
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I've just finished my report on September in South Africa and you'll find it on PAGE 1.
It was a month full of many tears and many wonderful times. Just like life in general.
Enjoy reading.
-Olafman
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http://travelcarl.blogspot.com
http://fifthgradearoundtheworld.com
It was a month full of many tears and many wonderful times. Just like life in general.
Enjoy reading.
-Olafman
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http://travelcarl.blogspot.com
http://fifthgradearoundtheworld.com
Cave + Bats = Droppings + dip?
Cute lemurs omg!
With the exposure to all these fantastic things, won't Corbin be ready to go to Gd. 7 by the time you're all done?
Oct 25, 2010, 10:31 am
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We are a bit worried that he might not have ANYTHING in common with his peers. We try to get him American TV as much as possible so he's not totally ignorant of what American kids like.
Last edited by olafman; Oct 25, 2010 at 11:46 am