We go on vacation often and never board our tiels. When we go by car, they normally come along, but if we go by plane, they stay with a friend while we are gone. We have several friends that have birds of their own, or have had birds, so they have plenty of experience and I can trust them. We have even left the tiels with a friend (at their house) for a month once. Its always stressful to leave a pet behind while you go on vacation, but hopefully he'll be just fine. I recommend asking a trustable friend, preferable with no small children, to care for you baby in their home while you are gone. Make a list of instructions and concerns such as feeding instructions, how to hold him/play with him, how to put him to sleep etc. along with concerns like not using perfumes/chemicals around him, keeping him far from the kitchen in a well ventilated area if/when using teflon cookware; preferably not using them at all during his stay, and not self cleaning the oven while he is there. Also, be sure to have his vet's name and number on the list, and write any concern you may have. Hopefully he'll be just fine. Let us know how everything turns out!