Used to backpack Southeast Asia and sleep in hostels. Wife and kids changed that. Now my vacations are planned around school breaks and involve way more logistics. Do I miss the freedom? Yeah sometimes. But last month we took the kids camping for the first time and my 6yo's face when she saw the stars... I got something better than any solo adventure could give me.
Used to be the solo travel guy too before the kids. Family camping trips are a whole different thing but those memories with them beat any hostel story I've got.
School breaks and family vacations are their own adventure, man. We do Pancake Sundays instead of spontaneous road trips, and I wouldn't trade it.
Ha, I get it. My backpacking days feel like a whole different lifetime. Now we're planning camping trips around nap schedules instead of visa windows, but honestly the memories hit different.
Southeast Asia to camping trips, that's quite the pivot. But honestly the family camping is probably more memorable even if it's not as exotic. Different kind of adventure.
The camping life is growing on you and that's awesome. I went from adventure alone to adventure with three kids and it's actually more fun when they're experiencing it with you.
I get this. I used to do some pretty wild stuff before the kids. Now a national park trip with my son is the highlight of my year and I wouldn't trade it.
The road less traveled becomes the one in an RV with snacks everywhere. It's a different journey but honestly probably richer in some ways.
Same pivot here but opposite direction. I used to be the guy doing road trips solo all the time. Now my vacations are camping with the kids and honestly? It hits different. You're not losing the adventure, you're just changing the crew.
You're still traveling though, just with better people now. My kids have seen more state parks than I ever thought they would and I'm cooler because of it.
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This is the trade we all make and it's worth it. Southeast Asia was cool but watching your kid discover that camping is awesome hits way different than any hostel experience ever did.