To not travel until they're older ?

[desperatehousewife101]

Kids are 6 months and 2.5. Just pricing up even a last minute trip abroad to Spain , looking at sky high prices plus flights plus 2 passports for kids , as well as all the formula , nappies , kiddy tat we would need.
Aibu to say, we are not going abroad until they are at least 3 and 5 so the older one can have a longer lasting passport and my stress levels can be reduced !
I'm not used to travelling abroad much but dp is a seasoned traveller but hopefully can wait a few years.

We did our first foreign holiday when they were 3 & 18m. The older one fondly remembers an excursion we went on, and the markets.

It wasn't relaxing, nothing involving the 18m old was relaxing* However it was good to have a change of scenery and week off from domestic life. I'm not a natural candidate for AI, but gosh, having a week off from trying to think of what to cook for 4 mutually different wants are makes me appreciate a good buffet! DS1 had had food allergies so our first holidays were busmans holidays of same shit, but set in a caravan

Last year at 4 & 6 was more relaxing. We tend to alternate a year of camping in the UK and going abroad. (The camping in France worked well despite the British-but-warmer type weather)

There isn't a right or wrong. Children will be children wherever you are. Personally I favour a change of scenery but we were travelling types anyway.

• a Turkish man looked completely bewildered at DS2 dangling around on reins... we grinned and explained "Usain Bolt" and he grinned back with understanding spreading across his face.

When we holidayed in the UK we tended to book hotels rather than caravans (not a fan they seem to be too hot or cold for me) always had at least breakfast included and surprisingly the cost was similar. Even the ones with swimming pools, games room etc.

Interestingly, there are 2 threads running tonight, saying what an awful time each of the posters are having on their "abroad" holidays - 1 with a 1 yr old and 1 with a 2 yr old.........

Kids don’t need a holiday abroad. That tends to be for the parents. Kids have fun wherever they go.
We did go abroad when eldest was 2 - an experience 😭
Since then it’s been UK caravan parks! They love it.
Eldest at school so crazy expensive even for Uk.
We my venture abroad next year in May - youngest 4.
But this year summer is in UK again at a caravan park and I know my 2 are going to love it.

YANBU. At that age, get a cottage on a farm or close to a beach in Cornwall or Dorset. Much easier.

@desperatehousewife101

Which bit?

Flights to the Far East are expensive but it’s pittance once out there, we never eat in the hotels, street food all the way.
New Zealand is pricey but deals can be done and we have friends and family we can stay with sometimes too.

Rome? Flights about £180 for the family, haven’t found a hotel yet but it only needs to be clean and have a bed, shower and loo, so shouldn’t be outrageous.

Costs me mainly in house sitting fees for the animals!