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Spend the time with your mom while you can. I've lived in Japan, and visited England, and both are great but completely different. Having someone who knows the area, and learning about her past is priceless. That's not something you can ever purchased. Japan can be done later.
If you’re concerned that your mom may not be able to travel in the near future and this could potentially be your last chance - England with your mom for sure. Japan will still be there next year.
May in England sounds fabulous and we’re looking at doing it with my family next year around that time. As I get older I realize that family is everything there are times in your life that are better for certain trips than others. England wouldn’t be my first choice if I was 25 and just going with my husband but it is the best choice because I can go with my family and make memories with them.
I'd say mom trip is the winner. As someone who recently had to put my mother in memory care, it's shocking how fast someone can decline when they are older. Besides, England is so much more than London. The countryside is wonderful there and so full of unique little towns.
Japan will always be there, a memory making trip with your mother may not.
I’ve been to London 3 times and like you, I’d like to see some more of the country. I did do a bit around Scotland and I loved it. Japan would be amazing, and definitely a bucket list.
All that being said. Always take a trip with your mom. I’d got to Dayton Ohio if it meant I could take another trip with my mom. Someday you’ll take your last trip together, and sometimes we get to know that and sometimes we don’t.
I found Japan a pretty relaxing trip. Lots of amazing parks and gardens in central Tokyo, temple culture is great, and obviously Japan is very safe. You can easily make it a 'recovery' trip if you wanted to.
Having said that, some questions to help you decide
How important is it to you that you do this trip with your mum?
Could you do another easier trip with your mum instead?
If it needs to be England and it's important, how likely is it this is your last chance to travel England with her?
Objectively speaking, Japan will always be there in future and a trip with your mum might not be. If your mum is young/healthy enough that there isn't an obvious time pressure and/or you can go somewhere else together I'd do Japan. If not, I'd do England
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Spend the time with your mom while you can. I've lived in Japan, and visited England, and both are great but completely different. Having someone who knows the area, and learning about her past is priceless. That's not something you can ever purchased. Japan can be done later.
If you’re concerned that your mom may not be able to travel in the near future and this could potentially be your last chance - England with your mom for sure. Japan will still be there next year.
May in England sounds fabulous and we’re looking at doing it with my family next year around that time. As I get older I realize that family is everything there are times in your life that are better for certain trips than others. England wouldn’t be my first choice if I was 25 and just going with my husband but it is the best choice because I can go with my family and make memories with them.
I'd say mom trip is the winner. As someone who recently had to put my mother in memory care, it's shocking how fast someone can decline when they are older. Besides, England is so much more than London. The countryside is wonderful there and so full of unique little towns.
Japan will always be there, a memory making trip with your mother may not.
I’ve been to London 3 times and like you, I’d like to see some more of the country. I did do a bit around Scotland and I loved it. Japan would be amazing, and definitely a bucket list.
All that being said. Always take a trip with your mom. I’d got to Dayton Ohio if it meant I could take another trip with my mom. Someday you’ll take your last trip together, and sometimes we get to know that and sometimes we don’t.
Never put off a trip with Mom who is getting older.
I found Japan a pretty relaxing trip. Lots of amazing parks and gardens in central Tokyo, temple culture is great, and obviously Japan is very safe. You can easily make it a 'recovery' trip if you wanted to.
Having said that, some questions to help you decide
Objectively speaking, Japan will always be there in future and a trip with your mum might not be. If your mum is young/healthy enough that there isn't an obvious time pressure and/or you can go somewhere else together I'd do Japan. If not, I'd do England
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To London with your mom.