Comments on: Home for the Holidays. Not.

By: Jane

Jane — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:17:42 +0000

Thanks for indulging me. Remember, if you find any family friendly places to stay on your Thanksgiving travels, let TravelSavvyMom know so we can feature it on the web site.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:40:25 +0000

What, you’d rather travel than sit around and eat dry turkey and sweet potato casserole with marshmallows on top? I simply can not imagine why…

By: Michelle D

Michelle D — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:20:43 +0000

Duh! Just re-read Debbie’s comment. Naturally she got it right first time: flights to Europe are incredibly cheap in late November.
Anyone have any thoughts whether the same is true for South/Central America or Asia ?

By: Michelle D

Michelle D — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:18:00 +0000

You guys are starting to read my mind. This is way too freaky. We get a “free holiday” at Thanksgiving every year – since we don’t have any family who celebrate the holiday or with whom we can celebrate the holiday. So, we usually save the Mon/Tue/Wed as vacation days and take a 10-day break somewhere. We’ve been to Ireland, Hawaii, Mexico and various ski places. I’m just starting to mull over ideas for this year. Looking forward to picking up some ideas here.

Debbie: flights to Europe do go up, but if you can get out of town the previous weekend, you can find much lower fares – the trick is to avoid the days when everyone who’s traveling for Turkey Day is on the move.

By: Kara/MountainMama

Kara/MountainMama — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:06:37 +0000

New York City for Thanksgiving. I’m angling for a Little Italy meal….

By: Kristy Hall

Kristy Hall — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:37:22 +0000

We have flown the coop for Thanksgiving ever since we figured out that the world would NOT end if we didn’t eat turkey wither either sets of parents. About four years ago, we went to Paris on an incredible deal. The next year, we happened to be traveling in SE Asia so we ate duck at the FCC in Siem Reap on Turkey Day. Then we went to Exuma, Bahamas and last year we made my son’s first trip across the pond (at 9 months) with a Thanksgiving trip to London and Dublin.

Believe or not, we’re doing a family Turkey Day this year since we’re going to try escaping the East Coast right after Christmas.

By: Debbie Dubrow

Debbie Dubrow — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:00:38 +0000

This year we are headed down to San Diego for a family thanksgiving, but I know we’ll spend part of the time on the actual holiday, and part of the time enjoying the warm weather and attractions.

Flights to Europe are incredibly inexpensive during Thanksgiving week, and I have fond memories of a girls trip to Paris one year. Not only were the always tasteful shop windows already decorated for Christmas, but we even got to experience some light snowfall. I’d love to return with the kids one fall… if I can only convince the rest of my family to meet us there.