shiny said:
Yes...
Last year we went to France (by rail, to Paris, Lyon, and the French Alps) in the spring. Yes, less than $10K.
In the fall, we took an Alaska cruse (over $10K).
This year it was a spring week in Wyoming/Idaho (Yellowstone), and we just got back from a 2-week Med cruise (like Grumpy, but going from Barcelona to Venice) which was over 10K.
We've already booked a two-week river boat cruise next September on the Danube. BTW, the ship (250 passengers) is already 75% booked. That trip is also $10k+. My wife has not "scheduled" our "spring trip" so I have no idea where, when (it has to be after 1-May, my retirement date, and she knows i do not want to travel before then - have "clean-up" work to do), nor what it will cost.
So travel is normal (for a lot of folks) and it is not unusual to spend in excess of $10K. As others have already stated, they spend more (however our $10K+ is just for the two of us).
It's good to be FI, old, and willing to enjoy life (we've earned it
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- Ron