* Thank you to everyone that has joined me on this journey, for reading and sharing your support* A trip of a lifetime, ruined I'm not letting this ruin a thing! IT WAS NAB ALL ALONG! A little while ago, we asked my son who is significantly impacted by Autism, what he would like to do for his 18th in Jan 2024. He wanted to go to Florida to visit Universal Studios. That was out of the question. I will never set foot in Florida. But LA? That could be workable. So, for the last 3 or 4 months we have been researching and planning a family trip to LA & NY for 4 weeks over Christmas. For flights, I knew that I only wanted to fly Air NZ or Qantas, for comfort and ease from Melbourne. They are easier and have more direct flights, which is better to do with a young man that may be overwhelmed by long flights, long stop overs or transit through other airports. READY TO GO After some research, we noticed flights were just creeping up more and m...