We skipped our annual Christmas celebrations with extended family and went on vacation instead — just the 4 of us

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Author Margie Pumpa and husband smiling with colorful cups in caravan
I'm fortunate to come from a close family that values large Christmas gatherings; however, our travel plans meant last year's festivities looked a little different.

Margie Pumpa

I spent 9 months traveling the world. I had a great time, but I'd never do it again.

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Dasha looks back at the camera while sitting at the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland.
I spent nine months traveling the world in 2021.

Dasha Kofman

My husband and I left our jobs to travel full-time in our 30s. Transitioning back into the workforce has been hard.

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Toccara Best and her husband standing near waterfalls at Plitvice National Park, Croatia
Toccara Best's request for a year of leave was denied; she decided to go traveling with her husband anyway.

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I moved to Germany with plans to stay for 9 months. I'm still here — and married to a German man — 3 years later.

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The writer and her now-husband posing in Germany.
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Anna Dodd

I've been a military spouse for 7 years. It's harder than I ever could've imagined.

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Author Allie Hubers and her partner in college
I've been married to an Air Force officer for years, and I never could've imagined how challenging and unpredictable our life would be.

Allie Hubers

I spent 22 years as a military wife. After our divorce, I finally lived the dream we'd planned together.

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Bryanne Salazar on a log bridge on Cát Bà island in Vietnam.
Bryanne Salazar on a log bridge on Cát Bà island in Vietnam.

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I became friends with a stranger on vacation. Despite living on separate continents, we're still close 5 years later.

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Author Ash Jurberg smiling with man in front of rocks, water

Ash Jurberg

Instead of hosting Thanksgiving, I took my family to an all-inclusive resort in Mexico. It's become our new favorite tradition.

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Two people pose on a beach holding a frame that says
We spent Thanksgiving on a family vacation to an all-inclusive resort.

Taima Ramsey

I left the US to buy a house in the French countryside 5 years ago. Despite the unexpected problems, I'm glad I did it.

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Author Jenny Becker smiling in her kitchen
I bought a 17th-century farmhouse in France after becoming a divorced empty-nester — it was falling apart and so was I.

Jenny Becker

I go on girls' trips with the women in my family, where our ages range from 30 to 70

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A group of women posing at a table in a restaurant.
I like to go on trips with all the women in my family.

Olivia Brochu

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