when tucker and i first met, i learned pretty quickly that he had never had a passport in his nearly 30 years of life, and that blew my mind. we grew up in very different families, in very different cities, with very different types of family vacations. so, it made perfect sense.
but, within a year of getting together, he had a passport and had quickly started collecting his new country stamps...and now there's no stopping him. we are really, really thankful to have gone on some incredible trips in the almost 9 years that we've known each other, and have no plans of stopping.
travel is something that he & i are equally passionate about, which is why it's such a big part of our trio quest list - we've learned so much about each other, about ourselves, and mainly about different cultures and customs - which is something that seems more important than ever right now.
we've gotten locked out of our apartment at night in barcelona without cell phones, gotten strep throat in london, took a rental car down an unpaved and extremely scary, rocky road to a secret beach in baja california, zip lined over canyons in maui on our 5 year anniversary, and met a friend in the bahamas that we've now had drinks with in 2 different countries.
those experiences (both the good and the bad) are the ones that have made us adamant about cultivating that same love (and need!) for travel in luca.
we hope that he can be an adventurer and when he's 18 and tells us he's heading to italy with his best friend for two weeks (exactly what i did at 18), we won't freak out.
and that when he gets locked out of his rental apartment in barcelona without any way to contact people, that he doesn't freak out.
when he's zip lining over 7 canyons in maui, even though he's terrified at first - that he ends up the one to volunteer to go first on the 3rd round.
and, that most of all, he appreciates not only the hundreds of pictures his mom and dad take when we all travel together, in hopes that we never, ever forget the good (and the bad) memories. but also, that he appreciates the people he comes across, their different points of view, their customs, and finds the light everywhere he goes. so far, he's been to 3 countries and a few different states, so we have no worries about him becoming a travel pro pretty quickly.
these are a few of our favorite pre-luca travels: maui twice, mexico (a few times), baja california, london, the bahamas, and spain.
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