My week at a Bali surf camp showed me what Gen Z wants from solo travel: adventure and social connection

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Wavehouse Bali
Surfers arrived from as close as Singapore and as far away as Christchurch and Moscow.

Wavehouse Bali

I'm not very religious. But at 11:30 a.m. on a blue-sky day in Bali, Indonesia, I sent up a prayer to the Boeing 787 roaring above my patch of waves: Singapore Airlines, please, please take me with you.

I spent years taking my twins on exhausting trips. Now that they're adults, we're all having a great time.

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The author has been traveling with his twins since they were little.

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My family of 5 traveled to Vermont every summer for 8 years. The low-cost trip brought us closer together.

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The author's son walks down to a lake to go fishing.
The author said her three children ended up growing up in Vermont on their low-key, budget-friendly family vacations to the same location.

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Our family of 7 took a multigenerational trip to Paris. We got some things right, but still made a few first-timer mistakes.

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The author and her family in Paris.
The author and her family went on a trip to Paris this past December.

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Southwest changed the rules, and plus-size passengers are feeling it

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Southwest gate
Southwest Airlines was once considered an industry favorite for plus-size flyers.

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I grew up vacationing at the Jersey Shore. Now, as a parent, I'm not afraid of more adventurous trips.

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The author and her family pose while on a trip to Antarctica.
The author and her family have traveled all over the world, but she said a recent trip to Antarctica was one of their best vacations yet.

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We left the US and moved to Spain almost a year ago. My young kids handled it better than I ever could've imagined.

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My family relocated from the US to Spain in 2025.

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The foreign students powering American summer jobs may be harder to find this year

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Small businesses in Cape Cod and other popular destinations rely on J-1 Visa holders.

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It's time to start using those points you've been stashing away

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The cautious return to Dubai has begun

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Chantelle Thompson with her family at Topgolf in Dubai.
Chantelle Thompson, who moved to Dubai in January, is pictured with her family at Topgolf in Dubai.

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