Welcome to TheTravelzine. You wrote that:

> We have decided that any trip for less than 3 weeks is not
> worth it given the high cost of plane fares.

I predict that you may end up just like us: with wonderful tips from Ziners, we have managed two 5 and 6 day trips across the Atlantic on very cheap flights. My motto used to be Europe every year but now I am thinking about changing it to Europe twice every year. ;-)

With the help of fellow Ziners, we, who always traveled on the cheap, are managing to do more for even less.

Glad to have you, Debbie who is packing and emailing at the same time