My son and I took my 70-something parents to Europe for 2 weeks. Including them made everything harder, but I'm glad we did.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business
Woman smiling with son and parents in front of house on farm
I brought my parents, who are in their 70s, to Europe for a two-week trip with my son. Although it was difficult to adjust our plans, it was the best travel decision.

Carrie Kirby

I spent almost $300 to rent a private floating sauna in Norway. It turned out to be the highlight of our family trip.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business
One of the author's sons jumps from the top deck of a floating sauna.
The author said her sons enjoyed jumping from the top deck of the floating sauna.

Courtesy of Julie Vick.

The 25 countries with the tallest populations, ranked

Tech Insider : Travel, Business
The world's tallest man, Sultan Kösen, poses in front of a stack of Guinness Book of World Records books.
The world's tallest man, Sultan Kösen, poses in front of a stack of Guinness Book of World Records books.

Ferdaus Shamim/WireImage

The 5 vacation destinations that will be more expensive to visit in 2026 because of tourist taxes

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business
Phang Nga Bay in Thailand
Thailand is one of the countries with an expected tourist tax increase in 2026.

Planet One Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

The world's largest sovereign wealth fund has rejected Elon Musk's $1 trillion Tesla pay package

Tech Insider : Business
Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has to hit a series of ambitious goals to unlock the full $1 trillion pay package.

JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images

What life is like in the world's northernmost town, where it's dark for 4 months a year and polar bears roam free

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Environment
longyearbyen
Longyearbyen, Norway, is the northernmost town in the world.

ginger_polina_bublik/Shutterstock

Photos show life in the world's northernmost town, where it's dark for 4 months a year and polar bears roam free

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Environment
longyearbyen
Longyearbyen, Norway, is the northernmost town in the world.

ginger_polina_bublik/Shutterstock

Tesla's sales are collapsing in Europe — but not in this country

Tech Insider : Business
A white Tesla car in the snow at dusk, with snowy mountains behind it.
Tesla has sold more cars in Norway than anyone else this year.

Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images

I used to spread out my PTO days to squeeze in weekend trips. Now I take a "Fellesferien" period every summer like they do in Norway, and I'm more well-rested.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Economy
Jessica Furseth embraces the concept of Fellesferien
" A little bit of Norwegian vacation spirit is something I'd recommend to anyone," writes Jessica Furseth, shown in Valencia, Spain in 2024.

Courtesy of Jessica Furseth

I'd become the kind of adult my younger self would have pitied. A weeklong Arctic retreat helped me find my way back.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business
Stephanie Pensa is taking a selfie in Norway.
Stephanie Pensa was feeling lost and went on a hiking retreat in the Arctic to help her reconnect with purpose.

Provided by Stephanie Pensa

Subscribe to Norway