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I went to Dollywood for the first time last summer, and I’m still thinking about it. I can’t wait to go back.0
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- August 26, 2026
Disney World has long been my dream vacation. Since I was a kid, I’ve loved heading down to Florida and spending time in the parks, jumping on some of my favorite rides like “Soarin’” and “Pirates of the Caribbean.” Last summer, I decided to switch it up. I’ve heard great things about Dollywood in Tennessee,
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I took my daughter on a ‘collegemoon’ to Europe. It made my anticipatory grief about her leaving for school even stronger.0
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- August 25, 2026
My daughter is heading off to college in Southern California in late September, and I’m doing what I suspect many parents do when a child reaches this milestone: trying to be genuinely excited while quietly wondering how I’m supposed to get used to an emptier house. So last month, I took her on a “collegemoon”
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Taking solo birthday trips abroad taught me that I don’t need company to do something meaningful 0
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- August 23, 2026
Important milestones are usually celebrated with loved ones, but this year, for my birthday, I decided to take a bucket-list trip to Hong Kong and Japan — on my own. Originally, I’d planned to celebrate at a rooftop bar with friends, but this trip has been on my mind for years. Instead, I cancelled my
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My friend is 21 years younger. I wanted her skin; she wanted my perspective.0
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- August 22, 2026
Three years ago, when I met someone 21 years my junior in an online class, I never thought we’d become close. Each week in a writing class, we filled the video call with highly personal details about our lives as we learned how to tell our stories. We spilled our emotions in front of dozens
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I don’t like to take the same trip twice. I made an exception to bring my kids to the Galápagos Islands.0
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- August 21, 2026
I usually tell my kids they can travel to places I’ve already been when they are older. I started traveling as a teenager in high school and never stopped and my travels have taken me all over the world. In my quest to see and experience as much of the globe as possible, I am
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We vacationed just an hour from home. It was more relaxing than our bigger trips.0
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- August 16, 2026
My family had an exceptionally busy spring. This year, we threw in an early college graduation, a high school graduation, and a wedding. Each week was full of senior events and wedding plans. I was tired. My kids were tired. As much as we wanted a family vacation, the idea of planning something felt overwhelming.
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