davidjohnson6
When I was a kid and and had to fly somewhere with my family, my sister and I always thought it was a lot more fun if we had to change planes somewhere - somehow it seemed a lot more exotic.
The problem I find is that any indirect routings create hassle where my kids are concerned when travelling as a single parent - I want to get where I'm going, with the children, as soon as possible without stopping en-route whenever I can.
The other consideration is that few if any of the destinations offered on any of the routes I usually take are particularly 'exotic', nor would I have much time to explore them if they were on a typical trip.