Originally Posted by
NightTripper
I live in suburban DC where Disney World and the NC Outer Banks are the normal summertime excursions (We’re not a Disney kind of family, but the OBX are one of my favorite places on earth). So half the fun of this trip was the look on friends, neighbors, teachers, coaches’ faces when my children answered the requisite “where did you go this summer?” question by saying “Indonesia”.
My kids actually tend to "lie" when asked this question. Like they'll pick the most boring place we've gone in the summer ("the beach") when asked. It's just that we know we're very odd to travel around the world, and don't want to attract any more attention than we already do.