5 Tips for a Peaceful Family Vacation Get ready to enjoy your hot dog in peace No trip is smooth sailing all the time. There are jellyfish stings. Bad weather. Bad moods. But with a few adjustments—some logistical, some attitudinal—you can at least set course in the right direction. Five experts weigh in on how to keep the storm clouds at bay. 1. Make sacrifices. My daughter, 29, and I travel a lot together. I finally figured how to make the most of it with less conflict: Do what you hate for love and shut up about it. My daughter is very adventurous, and I never leave my office. A few years ago, we went to Hawaii, and Francesca wanted to ride horses down into a volcano. I wanted to sit on the beach with an umbrella drink. But I forced myself to get on the horse and shut up. It was really, really steep, and I just closed my eyes. Afterwards, I got a lot of hugs and my daughter said, “I know you were really scared, and I love you forever for doing that.” What’s the goal of your life? For me, it’s to make the people I […]
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smooth |
sima |
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jellyfish sting |
medúza csípés |
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bad mood |
rossz hangulat |
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adjustment |
igazítás |
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attitudinal |
hozzáállásbeli |
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to keep sg at bay |
féken tartani valamit |
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make sacrifices |
áldozatokat hozni |
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adventurous |
kalandvágyó |
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steep |
meredek |
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picky eater |
válogatós |
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common denominator |
közös nevező |
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to accomplish |
elérni valamit |
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miserable |
nyomorult |
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to rebel |
lázadni |
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required |
szükséges, kívánt, követelt |
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crankiness |
rosszkedv, mogorvaság |
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scavenger hunt |
kincsvadászat |
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to bury |
eltemet |
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clue |
támpont, nyomravezető jel |
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exhausted |
kimerült |
