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Winter 2015

Family

Happy Family with car travel road trip. summer vacation in car in the sunset, Dad, mom and daughter

I have visited a lot of countries and every trip was unforgettable. I have been to many famous tourist countries and I have also been to places where there were almost no tourists.

The warmest memory I keep from traveling is with my family. I will never forget our first trip with my daughter. She was 6 and it was her first trip to a new country. She was so excited and happy. My daughter attended all the activities at the hotel where we were staying. She was dancing, singing and dancing one more time. I think I learned all of those songs because they were the same every day and night, but for her it was such fun! She walked by herself on the stage to participate in different children's performances. It was the first time that I allowed her to swim in the pool as long as she wanted because earlier my daughter was too small for a long stay in the pool. It was a great opportunity for her to feel like an adult.

We were walking at the beach and tried to find sea creatures unknown and new to us. When we found something new my girl was so happy. We collected everything and I believe that at the end of our trip we had a huge bag with beautiful pebbles and shells. Unfortunately, we left everything but took thousands of photos of each shell and my sweet girl was the main photographer. We saw gorgeous sunsets. We swam in the clearest water and saw a great amount of colorful fish. It was our first trip, but today I know that my daughter remembers each of them.

I heard we can’t remember early memories. For example, I don't remember almost anything until I went to school, but I truly believe if we have some bright memories, they will be with us. That’s why I’m really trying to make each of our travels unforgettable for my child. As for me, it is very important to visit different countries and to get to know various cultures. To my mind, there are no countries which are the same. It is always interesting to see everything with your own eyes. I think if you try to travel once and you really enjoy it, you will like to see more and more. So, be careful if you try it once you won’t be able to stop!