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Looking Ahead - 2026 Travel Plans?

claraj said:
January - Colorado for ski trip
February - Puerto Rico
March - Jackson Hole for ski trip
April - St Thomas/Vincent
June - Asia/Aruba (TBD)
August - Illinois for disc golf tournament and Costa Rica
October - Pompano Beach
December - Colorado for early ski and Orlando for Christmas

That's it for now but will probably squeeze in another trip in the fall.
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Disc golf!
 
Man I envy you folks. We are in the stage of life of providing round-the-clock care for an elderly parent with worsening dementia. We steal away for short trips when we can to decompress, but for the most part our ability to travel is severely curtailed during this season. I know many here have gone through or are going through the same experience, I give everyone a lot of credit.
 
We will make use of the last months of our Disney World annual passes with:
Feb: a week in Feb at Wilderness Lodge (Interval exchange)
March: a week at the Beach Club Villas and the Polynesian (DVC ownership)
April: work trip for data collection- 2 weeks rural Pennsylvania
June: a week at Marriotts Aruba Surf Club
August: week in NY to visit Mom
Sept: work trip for me to Berlin and Helsinki, and probably Latvia
Oct: work trip for data collection- 3 weeks in Pennsylvania and the Midwest
Christmas: week in NY to visit Mom.

Whew Iā€™m tired already. Good thing we have a Jan 2027 trip planned to Aruba Surf Club to recuperate. šŸ˜Ž
 
SteveinHNL said:
Man I envy you folks. We are in the stage of life of providing round-the-clock care for an elderly parent with worsening dementia. We steal away for short trips when we can to decompress, but for the most part our ability to travel is severely curtailed during this season. I know many here have gone through or are going through the same experience, I give everyone a lot of credit.
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HUGS to you . . . you and your family have my prayers. I know it isn't easy being a care giver. My DHs sister is providing in-home 24/7 for their Mom. He makes 3-4 trip per year down to Indiana so his sister can go away on much needed breaks for vacation, etc.
 
claraj said:
Yep! My friend will be competing in the Ledgestone Open.
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I have no idea what the Ledgestone Open is it sounds prestigious. Our nephew used to be into disc golf and apparently was quite good at it.
 
Timeshare Von said:
HUGS to you . . . you and your family have my prayers. I know it isn't easy being a care giver. My DHs sister is providing in-home 24/7 for their Mom. He makes 3-4 trip per year down to Indiana so his sister can go away on much needed breaks for vacation, etc.
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Thank you for your prayers, they are appreciated!
 
Timeshare Von said:
Now that my DH David and I are both retired (AND my sister recently retired in November), I'm looking forward to the upcoming year and A LOT of travel. What do you have planned as we ring in the New Year?

My/Our travel will look like a sampling of all of the various modes of vacationing I enjoy!

February/March: Back-to-back cruises (14 days total) out of Miami (with my sister)
March: 1 week in the Smoky Mountains in a timeshare - the 1st year of our 3 Wyndham Certified Exit freebies (with David)
May/June: 2 weeks in Ireland; 1 week in a timeshare rental from a fellow TUGGER plus a week cottage rental (with David + my sister)
July/August: 2 weeks camping in Western NY as camp host near Niagara Falls (with my sister)
September: 1 week in Alaska . . . David won a 3 day/2 night fishing trip so we expanded the trip to make it a full week (with David)
October: 15 night transpacific cruise Los Angeles to Tokyo, with 4 days/3 nights afterwards to do some independent touring (solo)
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That seems like an amazing lineup with a great balance of cruises, excursions, and longer stays. It's obvious that retirement is treating you well; savor every second.
 
DVC OKW in March
Wyndham Anaheim in April
Myrtle Beach with 3 kids and 6 grands in August
Boston Custom House in September

We were lucky to get a $1 getaway to Westgate in Orlando 4th of July week but I think I will gift it to a family member. Too hot and crowded!
 
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