My husband and I take separate solo vacations, and it makes our marriage stronger. We've learned to appreciate each other more.

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Alli Hill and her husband on different trips
The author (right) and her husband (left) took separate vacations.

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I'm a travel planner who's visited Disney World over 50 times. Here are 10 vacation mistakes I always see people make.

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kari becker at disney resort wearing minnie ears
I go to the Disney parks all the time.

Kari Becker

I've been a travel planner for years. Here are the 9 biggest mistakes people make while booking all-inclusive vacations.

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kari posing in front of a lawn full of palm trees in a tropical destination
I plan vacations for a living, including all-inclusive trips, and I help my clients avoid common booking mistakes.

Kari Becker

I visited an island just a 20-minute flight from Maui. Its empty beaches and local gems made it feel like a true paradise.

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Author Ashley Probst with sunglasses on smiling
The empty beaches, beautiful drives, and lack of traffic lights make Molokai feel like a paradise for the right kind of travelers.

Ashley Probst

I've always been a cruise hater. I took one anyway and it was…fine?

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A woman standing on a cruise deck surrounded by seagulls, pizza, and confetti.

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I used to resent my employees for taking long vacations. Here's why I no longer feel that way.

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Ruchir Shah in Japan
Ruchir Shah

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I started following the 'one and non' drinking rule. Adding mocktails cut my drinking in half and helped me lose fat.

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Women drinking
As a social drinker, alternating boozy beverages with N/As helped me have fun while cutting back on alcohol.

Julia Pugachevsky

We took out a $300,000 loan at 23 to build a wellness cabin. We had no idea what we were getting into.

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A cabin on the left, and two men posing for a photo in the woods on the right.
Rajan Chidambaram and Renzo Sanio built a short-term rental cabin in rural Virginia.

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The risks of 'ghost vacationing' over the holidays

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People walk on a Florida beach
Beachgoers enjoys the warm weather Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

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I moved from the US to Spain. Instead of going home for Christmas, I ditched my family for my dream trip to Ireland.

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A view down a street of the Temple Bar in Dublin decorated for Christmas.
I'm glad I skipped Christmas in the US and traveled to Ireland instead.

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