• I've been on dozens of trips with my kid and have never liked the cheap souvenirs they ask for. • Now I put that money toward something way more memorable: local cooking classes. • The unique classes offer wonderful experiences and provide us with recipes to make back home.

I've traveled to dozens of countries with my children and criss-crossed the United States, taking them along for the ride. I like to think that photos and our memories are the only mementos we need to commemorate our trips. However, my kids disagree.

Despite my best efforts, we picked up a lot of junk during our early trips. We came home with stuffed animals that my kids promptly tossed in a pile and never thought about again. We bought an endless number of keychains that fell off my children's backpacks within

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