HearingItFromHollander

I travel quite frequently. Credit where credit is due, I would not travel as much if not for my parents. They feel the necessity for their kids to learn, explore and see the world. Most of our travel was within the U.S. and mostly along the West Coast, going up to Alaska where I have a lot of family, or traveling long road trips to national parks. They do it not only for me and my sister to learn, but also for some quality family bonding time. Summer of 2024 was an incredible change. We would be traveling to Europe. This wasn’t much of a shock, my parents had been discussing it for a while, but to actually know it would be happening was an exciting change.  My parents planned for each of us to choose a place to visit. My mom opted for Barcelona, where she had gone before and wanted to go back. My dad went with Scotland, where he found out most of his ancestry was from. My sister chose Northern Ireland because of the show Derry Girls . I struggled initially, as there were many place...