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Lake Garda this year. My wife and daughter are also headed to Turkey in 3 weeks.
Thanks to myself and my kids our favorite destination is DisneyWorld 
I'm booking a trip now for April 2016.
I was trying to book a quick long weekend getaway for WDW in November, my wife loves the Osborne Lights (part of Disney's Christmas celebration) and given the planned refurbishments of the hollywood studio's park. This might be the last time we see those lights for a while.
The issue for that quick trip is air fare. Its hard to justify a quick trip when you're dropping 1,200 dollars to get to Orlando, and of course another 800 just for two days worth of park tickets.. That's 2,000 never mind the hotel/resort costs.
I'm booking a trip now for April 2016. I was trying to book a quick long weekend getaway for WDW in November, my wife loves the Osborne Lights (part of Disney's Christmas celebration) and given the planned refurbishments of the hollywood studio's park. This might be the last time we see those lights for a while.
The issue for that quick trip is air fare. Its hard to justify a quick trip when you're dropping 1,200 dollars to get to Orlando, and of course another 800 just for two days worth of park tickets.. That's 2,000 never mind the hotel/resort costs.
The typical Hotel Continental Breakfast- one big shot of sugar... Except for the oatmeal. No wonder there are so many wide bodies.
I said this somewhere previously...
The first time I looked at Disney World, before the housing bubble burst, the cheapest room in park was an astounding $600 a night and it would not even hold our entire group. Was not willing to spend $1200 a night for 2 rooms so we stayed outside the park in a suite at a resort hotel for $275 a night.
Thanks to myself and my kids our favorite destination is DisneyWorld
I was trying to book a quick long weekend getaway for WDW in November, my wife loves the Osborne Lights (part of Disney's Christmas celebration) and given the planned refurbishments of the hollywood studio's park. This might be the last time we see those lights for a while.
The issue for that quick trip is air fare. Its hard to justify a quick trip when you're dropping 1,200 dollars to get to Orlando, and of course another 800 just for two days worth of park tickets.. That's 2,000 never mind the hotel/resort costs.
I said this somewhere previously...
The first time I looked at Disney World, before the housing bubble burst, the cheapest room in park was an astounding $600 a night and it would not even hold our entire group. Was not willing to spend $1200 a night for 2 rooms so we stayed outside the park in a suite at a resort hotel for $275 a night.
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Depending on the party size and when you go, you can see nightly rates at the "value" disney resorts in the 150 to 175 range and the moderates around 200 a night. I'd say that's pretty close to many hotels around Disney.
Went to Barcelona and London during Christmas. Going to Taiwan and Hong Kong in November.
Sounds like Disney's prices have dropped substantially, what the market will bear.
Don't get me wrong - Disney can be very expensive still Take a look at these screen shots of the inexpensive and expensive for the same time frame. The first is a value resort. You get two double bed. The second is the contemporary where you can walk to the magic kingdom or take the mono rail.
Also throw in park tickets and it gets very pricey. For a family of four for a two day park ticket, it will run me 800 bucks. The more days you add on the smaller the delta. 4 day base ticket will run me 1262 but a 5 day base ticket will only cost me 1304 or 10.5 more per person. They really try to make you stay longer on property.
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I just wanted to post one more thing about this, if I may press the issue without being incredibly annoying. I just booked a 3 night, 4 day getaway for Disney for November - its a surprise for my kids since they have no clue. I was able to snag a resort for 351 dollars for the entire stay. The airfare is another question, I'm keeping an eye on that, and as soon as that approaches 1,000 I jump on that.
Going to Gothenburg at the end of the month for a weekend. A couple of nights in Edinburgh too. Then doing London in October for 3 nights.
I was at Atlantis for the first two nights on a swimwear photography workshop, then the fam came to join me for another 5 days. It was really nice.
Went to Italy last month. Here's a shot inside the Doge's Palace in Venice.
Is that early morning? Because there's usually loads of people.
Does anyone have photo of their Paris France vacation? Please photo them!! It's at the top of my bucket travel list!! Thank you!
Lake Garda looks soooo beautiful. I would love to see this place with my own two eyes. Post a pic here when you return!
We live at the beach, so we do mini trips all year. NYC in March/April, DC for the Fourth, and Cincinatti next month. Hoping to get to the NC mountains to camp this fall too.
Our annual one is Hilton Head. Love it, although finances this year don't permit it.
Hilton Head is a great place to visit!