"Okay, I think I have our itinerary all figured out. We can fly to Frankfurt then to Warsaw, spend a few days there and then take a train to Prague. Yes, that will work," I say to my Mom with about 10 days to go until vacation. "Okay," she says. "Okay," I say. And that's when I know, despite all the plans and research, something is definitely not okay. It is difficult to explain to people how Mom and I decide on a particular vacation destination. We do not have what one would call a very traditional (read as "normal") methodology for selecting a travel destination. Sometimes we detour to see the World's Largest Potato when other people would just stay on the interstate. Sometimes we detour because we see a sign that reads "Fussimanya" and we simply have to find out what a "Fussimanya" is (turns out it is both a beautiful town and an excellent restaurant in Spain). Sometimes we just get a feeling; something
....where taking the road less traveled IS the goal. The around-the-world travel experiences of Mom Estelle and daughter Estelle...yes, the two Estelles :)