Comments on: Together We Go http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/1528/together-we-go/ Book reviews for children and adults Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:37:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: susan varney http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/1528/together-we-go/comment-page-1/#comment-161395 susan varney Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:15:25 +0000 http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/?p=1528#comment-161395 i wanna a chance baby mverno@roadrunner.com i wanna a chance baby mverno@roadrunner.com

]]> By: Deanna http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/1528/together-we-go/comment-page-1/#comment-157549 Deanna Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:36:32 +0000 http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/?p=1528#comment-157549 Traveling as a family is a great thing. The reason why Americans probably do not see traveling the world as possible is because of the expense...the flight expense alone is enough to give a great majority of families pause. Feb. 2008, my father gifted myself, my youngest (she was 1 1/2 at the time) and my oldest (he was 17 at the time) a trip to Israel. We went with my Dad to visit my brother and his family. We spent a bit over 2 weeks. It was an incredible experience!! The sights we saw in Israel alone was amazing. It was a great experience for my son. My little daughter, well...she "remembers" only because we look a pictures, talk about it plus she she sees her uncle a few times a year (business travel to the states for him). She does talk about flying in a plane completely unprompted. **smile** If a family could handle the expense, travel overseas is a grand experience. The travel with the 1 1/2 was incredibly doable. I just planned for her to have snacks (packed in her carry on bag) and a "travel to do bag". She was very pliable. My sister travels to South Africa about once a year with her family. Again, she plans for the trip thus making it very doable for her girls which are currently 4 and 2. Currently, I dream of taking the family to the north east coast - Maine and there abouts. Another spot that we would like to go is Hawaii. I can only imagine if we lived in Europe that we would be able to see wonderful sites more readily. Traveling as a family is a great thing. The reason why Americans probably do not see traveling the world as possible is because of the expense…the flight expense alone is enough to give a great majority of families pause.

Feb. 2008, my father gifted myself, my youngest (she was 1 1/2 at the time) and my oldest (he was 17 at the time) a trip to Israel. We went with my Dad to visit my brother and his family. We spent a bit over 2 weeks. It was an incredible experience!! The sights we saw in Israel alone was amazing. It was a great experience for my son. My little daughter, well…she “remembers” only because we look a pictures, talk about it plus she she sees her uncle a few times a year (business travel to the states for him). She does talk about flying in a plane completely unprompted. **smile**

If a family could handle the expense, travel overseas is a grand experience. The travel with the 1 1/2 was incredibly doable. I just planned for her to have snacks (packed in her carry on bag) and a “travel to do bag”. She was very pliable.

My sister travels to South Africa about once a year with her family. Again, she plans for the trip thus making it very doable for her girls which are currently 4 and 2.

Currently, I dream of taking the family to the north east coast – Maine and there abouts. Another spot that we would like to go is Hawaii.

I can only imagine if we lived in Europe that we would be able to see wonderful sites more readily.

]]> By: edj http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/1528/together-we-go/comment-page-1/#comment-157412 edj Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:02:36 +0000 http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/?p=1528#comment-157412 I totally agree with the basic premise of this book. We started taking the kids to visit the grandparents in Hawaii when they were a few months old. When the twins had just turned 4 and Elliot was not quite 6, we moved them all to Africa. Two years later we went to France. They may not remember everything, but they remember some things, and I think travel is great! It can totally be done with young kids. I totally agree with the basic premise of this book. We started taking the kids to visit the grandparents in Hawaii when they were a few months old. When the twins had just turned 4 and Elliot was not quite 6, we moved them all to Africa. Two years later we went to France. They may not remember everything, but they remember some things, and I think travel is great! It can totally be done with young kids.

]]> By: Amy @ Hope Is the Word http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/1528/together-we-go/comment-page-1/#comment-156722 Amy @ Hope Is the Word Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:12:58 +0000 http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/?p=1528#comment-156722 Now this sounds like a book I'd like!!! I LOVE to travel, and I hope we can do more of it as our girls get older! Now this sounds like a book I’d like!!! I LOVE to travel, and I hope we can do more of it as our girls get older!

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