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On making family travel traditions
I can’t stop thinking about an article I read in the New York Times in which editor Wendall Jamieson discusses why he knowingly went into debt to provide his children with memorable, international vacations before they went to college. Here’s an excerpt: I’m writing this now because that trip to Japan, in April of…
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Small town vacation: Beaufort, N.C.
Life is slow in Beaufort, North Carolina. Syrup-y slow. Rocking-chair-, sipping-iced-tea-, watching-the-sunset-slow. Which is a good thing because it gives you a chance to notice all of the charm packed into this small town at the southern end of North Carolina’s Outer Banks. My family’s been vacationing here for more than a decade, so we’ve…
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Travel style: Planner or last-minute?
Things got heated last night between my husband and me as we discussed what should be the happiest of topics: Future travel destinations. We don’t disagree about the location, lodging or budget; we disagree over the timing. Whereas I’d like to plan an international journey at least one month out (at minimum..because really I could…
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Have you ever experienced travel burnout?
You’re probably thinking “first world problems,” right? Well, I’m not talking about being sick of flying or going to Paris or seeing new, exciting things. I’m talking about actually getting sick after traveling just too much. We returned to Switzerland on Thursday after a one-month stay in the United States. We weren’t visiting new places…
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On making travel ‘mistakes’
The other night my family was sharing stories of “travel mistakes.” You know the ones: Taking the wrong train, losing plane tickets, forgetting to pack underwear. How you handle these short, panicked moments say a lot about you as a traveler — and I believe — you as a person. Moreover, they make for the funniest…
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Travel rewind: Sarakinko Beach on Milos, Greece
People say Sarakinko Beach on the Greek island of Milos is the closest you can get to standing on the moon without leaving earth. The blindingly white sand has been hardened into ghoulish shapes over years of being whipped by the brisk maltemi winds. The ever-present winds on the beach are so deafening that you cannot have…
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Travel Rewind: Koh Phangan
Another highlight from our amazing trip to Thailand last year: Koh Phangan. The powdery white sand beaches, the turquoise water, the breeze ruffling the palm branches…. it was paradise and then some. Even moreso when I think about all that luxurious time I had before having a baby. I think I read three books while…
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Travel Rewind: Koh Samui
This time last year we were on what I consider one of the most memorable vacations of a lifetime–Thailand! We were already on cloud nine having received the news that we were expecting our sweet baby boy when we landed in paradise: The Intercontinental Koh Samui. This year we are somewhere a little less exotic–the…
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Travel rewind: Antiparos, Greece
My post last week about how to backpack through Greece got me reminiscing about one of our favorite islands: Antiparos. Paros’ little sister island, Antiparos is a short ferry ride from the bigger, more well-known island. Antiparos offers everything Paros does, but on a quieter, more low-key scale. All of the white-washed, bougainvillea-covered Greece you want…
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Paige Langton 