toedtoes

Lupinelady - got the Doers and Dreamers, making note of Magnolias. Thanks.

Deets

My adult daughter and I take a mother-daughters trip every summer. We have gone to New York, Baltimore, Chicago and will go to Dallas this summer. We take an extended weekend and try to do one thing special on the Saturday night. Does anyone know what would be fun to do on a Saturday in June. This has been a great memory maker for all of us and we plan to keep doing it for a very long time. If anyone has any ideas for other cities (for next year) please let me know.

hdjane

My mother and I started our travels together 8 yrs. ago when she was 83 and I was 48. We've cruised on the Danube on river boats (she doesn't like having to put her suitcase out early in the AM and get on a bus)from Melk, Austria to the Black Sea when she was 83 and 88; a Po River boat cruise in Italy with my divorced brother and my 14 yr. old son--we took a trip to Ravenna to see Aida and we all climbed to the top of the ancient arena for the performance (she was 84);our most magnificent trip to Iceland when she was 85--and this wasn't just Rekjavik--this was through the hinterlands of Iceland, the geysers, climbing down to see waterfalls, etc.--she loved it; a trip to Wales when she was 86--loved going to the pubs until they closed at 11PM; a river boat cruise from Moscow to St. Petersburg with my just graduated from college daughter and still divorced brother when she was 87; and our last trip from the Black Sea up the Danube through Eastern Europe when she was 88(as a former piano teacher, she loved the strolling musicians in the Hungarian restaurants and would always request some piece she'd played). We stuck closer to home (Blue Ridge mts. of VA) at B&B's when she was 89. Unfortunately, later that summer, she tripped over a rock while gardening in her yard and broke a vertebra in her back. So the past 2 years have been filled with doctors, discomfort, etc. and very little travel. But the trips we've had I will always treasure--she was a better travel companion in her 80's than i think any of my friends would be. On the river boat cruises, she was usually the hit of the dining tables. Her biggest travel regret was not being able to go on a scheduled Rovis Rail trip in South Africa about 10 yrs. ago due to what she thought was a serious health problem. She'd always wanted to see the wildebeests. But she's paying for me and my just graduated from college middle daughter to go to Greece this summer and no doubt she will enjoy it vicariously, and I hope to start a trend with travelling with my daughter.

liz3kids

My daughter and I took a trip to Las Vegas with another mother & daughter. The girls had just turned 21. We enjoyed the shows, shopped, spa day and actually very little gambling. It was a fun time.

kantravel

My mom and I (ages 75/50) enjoyed a wonderful road trip along the Maine coast last September. We relaxed in beautiful B&B's, wandered in and out of lovely antique shops and dined on delicious lobster and steamers at restaurants and lobster pounds. We would definitely recommend picturesque Maine to other mothers and daughters looking for a leisurely coastal trip!

lupina24

my mom and I both took a spring break trip to Ireland and Scotland a year ago. It was fabulous, we got to see our family castle in Scotland. I was amazed at the historic details mingled in with modern Dublin where I had my first drink of Bailey's. We took a bus tour of the coast from limerick all the way to Galway, Bunratty castle, and the Cliffs of Moher, potato famine houses, the only thing that really bummed me was we had to leave on St Patty's day. But mom and I had a blast overall, we're putting together a scrapbook from the trip and we're planning another Mother daughter trip to either New Zealand, or Japan next.

november_moon

My mom and I are planning a trip to the east coast next year. We are going to visit family and friends and do some sightseeing. My mom is a work-aholic and hasn't been on a vacation in ages, but now she is under doctor's orders to work less and have more fun. Eat more veggies and exercise more are also on the list.

The last time we went on a trip together - other than to my grandparents' house or something like that (they live 3 hours away - big deal) was about 15 years ago.

aysimms

My mom (60) and I (38) started travelling together 4 years ago. Since then we have been to Europe, Canada, a cruise to the Caribean, Philadelphia and this year we´re going to Thailand. It has been a great experience!
We have mostly travelled on our own (except Canada, where we took a tour)and I must say that I have discovered myself as my mothers daughter...we both are avid to learn about different cultures, so we have enjoyed our trips at our own pace.

tahl

My father (78) and I took a trip from San Francisco (his home) down to Carmel at Christmas two years ago. I think it would also work great as a mother-daughter trip.

*Drove from SF down the beautiful Pacific Coast Highway (aka Highway 1) to Carmel
*Stayed at the charming Carmel Country Inn, right in town (full of restaurants and art galleries)
*Took the gorgeous Seven Mile Drive through Pebble Beach Golf course, stopping for dessert at the lovely Inn
*Walked on Carmel Beach
*Drove down toward Big Sur for lunch at the famous but surprisingly casual Nepenthe Restaurant
*On the drive back to S.F., stopped to tour the Monterey Bay Aquarium and have lunch overlooking the water