My husband and son went on a trip abroad. I'm glad I didn't go.

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The author said her husband and son went on a one-on-one trip while she stayed home. Seeing their smiles from inside Tottenham Stadium brought her joy.

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I took my 81-year-old grandma on an international trip. It was great, but I wish I'd known more about traveling with an older relative.

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I traveled from the US to Canada with my 81-year-old grandma, and I wish I'd planned our trip better.

Emily Schlorf

I'm a travel writer and mom of 3. Here's how I navigate vacations with my moody teens.

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The author said that traveling with her teens (not shown) can sometimes be tricky, but she's found a few ways to make the experience better for everyone.

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My kids have been to 26 countries on 6 continents. We never check bags.

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The author said the key to easy travel days, is only using carry-ons — even when she's with her kids.

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After 5 years, our family gave up full-time travel and YouTube success. I'm still worried we've messed up the kids.

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Our family returned to "normal" life after years of traveling full-time and sharing our adventures with hundreds of thousands of subscribers on YouTube. Our kids seem happy now, but I'm worried we messed them up.

Phil Lockwood

After we stopped traveling full-time, our 11-year-old daughter, Brooklyn, became obsessed with her bedroom.

Traveling taught me to let some parenting rules slide, even when we're at home

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The author, shown with two of her children, says that traveling has helped change how she parents at home and abroad.

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My family of 5 booked an interior cabin and an ocean-view room on a Carnival cruise. Here's how they compared.

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I booked two rooms on the Carnival Legend for my family.

Lisa Galek

As campus tours filled our weekends, we began turning prospective college visits with our teens into family vacations

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We spent so much time touring schools with our kids that we started turning prospective college visits into mini family vacations.

Amy Barnes

We wanted to freeze time with our daughters. So we rented out our house and sent them to school in 3 countries in one year.

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Lisa Lucas and her husband rented out their London home and spent a year living out of backpacks with their two daughters across the US, Japan, and the Netherlands.

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I thought traveling with toddlers was impossible. Now we live in Spain for 2 months at a time — and it's cheaper than Disney.

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The author and his family travel to Spain for two-month stints.

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