I spent two weeks in Italy and was glad I brought a small umbrella and a tripod. However, I probably didn't need two similar ...

My mom’s first-ever taste of travel was a cross-country train ride from Vermont to California for a family reunion when she was 9 years old. Since then, she’s spent the past 41 years trekking across ...

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Three summers ago, I sat on my unzipped suitcase in the middle of New Zealand's Auckland Airport and attempted to squeeze my carry-on bag shut. Strangers avoided eye contact when they spotted me: a ...

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“Why are you lacing up your running shoes? You’re supposed to be relaxing,” they ask, a bewildered look on their face, piña colada in hand. Well, I’m going to have my piña colada later, thank you very ...