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The first day my family arrived at our new flat in Spain, I felt a wave of panic. As I was lying down on a bare mattress in our unfurnished apartment, the reality of having just moved to a country none of us had ever visited before finally hit me.…
I truly love having my young adult daughter visit home from college. The visits are precious moments and a new chapter in our lives. Yet, as much as I cherish my 20-year-old kid’s presence, I find myself quietly looking forward to when she returns to her student flat. Loading audio…
Thirty years ago, I fell in love with Croatia’s rugged shoreline the moment I saw the crystal-clear waters.I grew up with sandy lakesides instead of tropical waters, so spending hours watching sea cucumbers, small fish, and crabs felt like nothing I’d ever seen or known before.I’ve visited Croatia almost every…
Our family’s first trip to Windermere changed everything.Sitting on the bank of a stream with my feet dipped in its cold, clear water, surrounded by trees budding for spring — even with the baby kicking away inside me at eight months pregnant, I felt a kind of bliss that’s hard…
