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Vault of Travel Sleep Hacks: 75+ Tips
Travel undoubtedly interrupts our sleep patterns: poor quality mattresses, noisy environments, poor diet. Here are 75+ travel sleep tips to offset any surprises at your accommodations and settle in for a good night's rest.

Rachel Carlson
2 days ago20 min read
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Humankind: Be Both... When Adolescent Humor Hurts
Teens/tweens need to be aware when humor crosses the boundaries. Here is how to have a conversation when their jokes undermine diversity.

Rachel Carlson
Nov 18, 20249 min read
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Brilliantly Organize Your Digital Travel Documents
I’ve found a super-efficient way to organize and share border control paperwork... and it’s through a WhatsApp Community.

Rachel Carlson
Oct 6, 20247 min read
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Teen-Friendly Travel Themes
Travel with teens doesn't need to be drab -- lighten up, incorporate their interests, and find a way to pique their curiosity via travel!

Rachel Carlson
Oct 3, 202412 min read
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The Value of a Pop-Up and Other Worldschool Communities
Worldschool communities provide more than just activities -- the real value is the people you meet and the memories you share.

Rachel Carlson
Aug 20, 202414 min read
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Challenges of Worldschooling Part 1: Goodbyes and Societal Confines
I glanced into the back seat and saw tears rolling down my 13-year-old’s face. My momma heart sank. Honestly, I had been pushing down...

Rachel Carlson
Nov 10, 202314 min read
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Traveling Fulltime with Teens
We began our nomadic lifestyle when our kids were 8, 11, and 13… clearly in the tween stage, but in 2022 they leveled up into triple...

Rachel Carlson
Jul 25, 202312 min read
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A Worldschooler's Graduation: Thoughts When Worldschooling and Traditional School Collide
Our eldest traveled fulltime with our family for four years... then decided to end his travels to attend high school & receive his diploma.

Rachel Carlson
Jun 26, 202315 min read
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Broken Bone: Triple Country Care Plan
Here's how we navigated a bone broken in the UK, surgically set in Greece, and final pin removal in Turkey. It can be done!

Rachel Carlson
Feb 12, 202319 min read
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The Gift of Community
Sometimes we don’t know what we’re missing until we stumble into it. This happens all the time in our lives – think of the stories of...

Rachel Carlson
Nov 1, 202210 min read
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Where Do I Find Worldschool Community?
Worldschoolers are a unique group of people and finding each other is a huge piece of how we establish social connections.

Rachel Carlson
Jul 2, 202210 min read
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Navigating the Needs of Nomadic Adolescents
When they were young: The Carlson kids started traveling when they were infants, sometimes just a few days old on their first road trip....

Rachel Carlson
May 12, 20226 min read
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The Day I Sent Everyone to a Strip Mall
Seasoned travelers know that not everything goes to plan, even when you have done your research and plotted out the perfect schedule. For...

Rachel Carlson
Mar 3, 20223 min read
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