This weekend I booked our flights to Europe! At the end of July, we will leave from New York City and fly to Portugal! The flight is actually to Paris but it stops in Lisbon so we are going to get off there and start our adventure. That is the plan for now anyway. The total airfare for all six of us was…$650.00!!!!!! I use an app called Skyscanner that allows you to explore from one place to another and find the cheapest flights. I just looked for any flights from United States to anywhere and scrolled until I found one that was suitable- at $100 per person! It is on TAP Air Portugal which is a totally legitimate airline. They serve food and drinks and have seats to sit in- what more could we need? Now, the checked baggage policy is not great so I have been shopping for the perfect carryons that fit their rules and personal items. I am thinking rolling carryons with little backpacks for our personal items. We are VERY light packers, especially when we don’t have to worry about camping items.
I think we will short term lease a car once we get into Portugal and then drive around Europe for three months. We watched an Amazing Race episode about Marrakesh so Morocco is going to be one of our first stops. I am so excited about all of this planning! We plan on leaving Richmond right after the kids get out of school and Kamryn graduates. We will travel up to Baltimore and then around New England and Canada ending our domestic trip in NYC for a few days where my mom will meet us to enjoy the city and pick up the van to take it back to Richmond. I am especially excited about the Northeast as I haven’t been north of New York. So that is the plan for now- I’m so excited to get started again!
Bourne Family Travels 