So...basically, in follow up to my last post, we decided on a completely different destination: Istanbul. This is a destination I've had my eye on for the past few years, but it was actually my boyfriend's suggestion, which totally shocked me!

 

The reason we chose Turkey is twofold. My boyfriend, Marc, loves Germany...is obsessed with Germany...even though we will probably move there in the next few years, he still must visit every year!  I, too, love Germany. But I have an obsession with visiting new places and tend to overlook those I've already visited. So, our compromise was this: we would fly into Turkey and do a new country for a few days, then fly to Germany and visit Marc's pen pal and the Schalke stadium. Everyone is happy...for now.

 

But the big question now is: where will we go for our Spring trip? This is extra important to decide because, after gaining gold/platinum status and 100,000 miles or so, our next trip will be done on miles!

 

SO...the debate is, if we move to Europe in a few years, should we skip Europe and those places easily accessible in Europe now and shoot for South/Central America? Or do we finally hit Eastern Asia?  Maybe we'll decide we can't get enough of Europe no matter what and shoot for Ireland, Greece, Croatia??

 

Ah, decisions, decisions.  It's a tough life...but I think these decisions are a tad bit more fun than choosing a nanny or what home I want to buy (like others my age are getting into!!)