Planning our year off
Things to Do & Places
to See - Getting Around
- Staying Over
We realize that we can't do everything we want to within our year off
- or at least that's what Seth keeps telling Tara! So, instead of having
Tara devote her energies to booking-up every single free moment of our
year off - Seth has encouraged Tara not to plan anything, but instead research
what we COULD do. She started alot of research on the weekends right
after her Level 3 Japanese proficiency test in early December 1999.
Below are the various travel ideas that Tara researched between December
1999 and June 2000.
As of January 2000, we're thinking of spending time in Europe from mid
summer 2000 until Thanksgiving 2000. Then, we'd like to head back to America
to spend the holidays with family and friends. :-) Plus the time between
Thanksgiving and December 20th is typically slow at Walt Disney World!
Then, after the New Year's we're thinking of heading down under to enjoy
summer in the Southern Hemisphere. But, since we won't be working, we can
do what we want and all ideas are subject to change.
Things to Do & Places to
See
High on our list of things to do are:
Things we've talked about doing are:
Other interesting things we've run across include:
We're always on the look-out for interesting time off possibilites. Some
of our favorite sources are:
- http://www.lastminute.com
- Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel Magazine & Web
Getting Around
This is a very practical section listing prices & contacts for transportation:
Staying Over
Free stays:
Europe
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North America
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Pacific Islands
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Down Under
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Other
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Cheap stays:
Europe
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North America
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Pacific Islands
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Down Under
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Other
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| Little Black Book |
Entertainment
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Little Black Book |
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| Home Stays-Norway |
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Flag Hotel Pass |
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Still gathering data, thus
still under construction!