Planning

I've been researching flights for our 2026 Alaska trip for several weeks, and the airlines should release our dates in the coming week. We have an Air BnB lined up for our time in Vancouver, so our flights are the last piece of the puzzle.

Our New Year's 2026/2027 cruise will largely be a repeat of our upcoming Caribbean cruise (logistically speaking) so planning for that has already been worked out, so that is simply a matter of time.

The "Big 60 Birthday Bash" with Viking River Cruises is still in flux, and over two years out - plenty of time to determine our flights to Budapest and our return arrangements from whichever city we decide to depart from (Munich appears to be most likely, but Prague is an option.)

In the meanwhile we consider other possible adventures. Northern Lights? Antarctica? A Christmas Market river cruise? A Trans-Pacific cruise? Backpacking by train in Europe? Something entirely different? The Scottish Highlands and Ireland are on our list - but certainly don't fit any of the previous mentioned travel methodologies (except the train, on a limited basis.)