I moved from Dubai to the US. Here are 5 things I miss and 5 I love about my new home.

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Living in New York City has been a great experience, but I miss the familiarity and comfort of the people and places I grew up with.

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We move states every couple of months for my wife's work. We feel at home regardless of where we go.

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The author and her wife move homes every 13 weeks.

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As a travel planner, I rarely recommend Paris or Rome. Instead, I swear by these 5 European gems.

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Cinque Terre is a collection of five beautiful Italian towns.

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My 10-year-old twins have the most luxurious travel life ever. They're in for a rude awakening when they grow up.

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My family has traveled to incredibly luxurious places because of my job as a travel writer.

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Wizz says passengers will 'suffer' through 7-hour flights on its new Airbus A321XLR for cheap tickets. See the no-frills cabin.

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Wizz Air will offer no free inflight perks on its long-haul A321XLRs.

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I moved to Spain, got divorced, and was feeling lonely — until I found a new way to make friends

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Dalia Goldberg felt lonely after moving to Spain until she joined an improv comedy group.

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I crowdsourced travel tips for my 3-month European vacation. I ended up on a stranger's boat shrimping in Norway's fjords.

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Gabe Escobar said yes to a message from a shrimping company in Norway asking him to come along on a day at sea.
Gabe Escobar said yes to a DM from a shrimping company in Norway asking him to come along on a day at sea.

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My husband and I have traveled in a camper van for 25 years. Living in such a small space can be draining on our relationship.

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The author often travels with her husband in a camper van.

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I took 36 flights in 4 months, and it was exhausting. These were my 2 biggest mistakes.

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Anu Verma has been on multiple solo trips, traveling to 36 countries in the space of four months.

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I traveled 33 hours to Vietnam but was denied entry because of a common travel mistake I'll never make again

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The author, not pictured, made a travel mistake that almost derailed her travel plans.

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