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Re: Travelling with adult children mid 30s to 40, 6 to
[Re: singbeach]
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09/30/2015 11:12 PM
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Like Kim, I'm very confused by your post. If your kids are thirty to forty something - I think that's what you're saying.......surely you would all enjoy some of your vacation time together, but most that age would NOT want to be attached at the hip and would certainly relish the vacation with you but on their own time, too. Just sayin....... <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Travelling with adult children mid 30s to 40, 6 to
[Re: singbeach]
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10/01/2015 05:54 AM
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If these are your children, I would think you would know their likes and dislikes more than a stranger on this board.
I would not do an all-inclusive on SXM.
J.D.
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Re: Travelling with adult children mid 30s to 40, 6 to
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10/01/2015 08:04 AM
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At that age, I was already visiting the island. You can bet I'd want my own damn car and to do whatever I wanted...... <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Groovin.gif" alt="" />....give them some ideas but let everyone chill as they wish. Build in some time to make mutual memories, but don't micromanage. There had been a trip report here last year by a guy that stayed in a villa near Orient with his adult sons. Perhaps one was married.(?) their trip sounded so nice. Family dinners, push-up contests, pool time, individual time, etc.
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Re: Travelling with adult children mid 30s to 40, 6 to
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10/01/2015 09:26 AM
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As JD said, you would know much better than we would, what your kids would like, but BSV seems like a perfect base camp for all of you to get together when you want and have the 'kids' take off on their own when they want. Certainly folks can walk to Maho during the day if they like, but not at night, also walk to Karakter during the day, but again, not at night.
As far as Flamingo, to my knowledge, they do not have a/i at Flamingo. Flamingo is a more convenient place for them to be able to walk to a bunch of different places, including the casino, Red Piano, etc., though. Not sure whether you're traveling during season or off season. As far as COST is concerned, if you travel off season and stay at BSV and cook in or get carry out for several meals, it would be a fairly economical trip.
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Re: Travelling with adult children mid 30s to 40, 6 to
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10/02/2015 10:58 AM
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Jerry_R said: Re-read the post. It was a question and not a statement. The entire post is confusing...
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Re: Travelling with adult children mid 30s to 40, 6 to
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10/04/2015 06:26 PM
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I have to admit that I'm confused by the original post, as are other people. Singbeach, next time if you could write with complete sentences, then the rest of us would understand your questions much better. I've had trouble understanding lots of your previous posts, which might be a limitation on my part.
My wife and I live in St. Maarten during the winter and in the Boston area the rest of the year.
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Re: Travelling with adult children mid 30s to 40, 6 to
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10/04/2015 06:51 PM
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Also...your post's title was so long it got truncated to: "Travelling with adult children mid 30s to 40, 6 to ".
...6 to WHAT?!?? You never did explain that mystery... Was that perhaps the beginning of a reference to the number of adult children? Was that a reference perhaps to the number of grandchildren they are bringing along?Was that the begining of a reference to the ages of said grandchildren?
Without that information your post reads like you don't trust your 30-40 year old children to be on their own...hence the confusion and perplexed responses you are getting... <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/duh.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Travelling with adult children mid 30s to 40, 6 to
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10/05/2015 07:07 AM
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singbeach said: Hesitant, will they get bored, don't want them taking off alone, etc. Of course hub and I would book 3 br at BSV, but,we like to stay villa side one day, excursion the next, wonder if kids would like..advice? Experience? Flamingo has all inclusive, good activities? Why would a 30 or 40 year old not be able to take off alone? For that matter, people in their 20's go on honeymoons all over the world, alone, just the two of them. Your post is unclear, to say the least.
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Re: Travelling with adult children mid 30s to 40, 6 to
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10/05/2015 09:38 AM
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I think we have drifted way off the intent of this post. I will agree it was confusing and I think the reason for the heading ending with "6 to" is due to the length of it. The heading can only accommodate so many letters/words and it exceeded that number.
Time to put this one to bed and perhaps a more concise and detailed post can follow if needed.
J.D.
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