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Vacation in the Real World

a family crash-out and how to (sort of) fix it

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Shannan Martin
Aug 09, 2025
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Back in 2015, while staying at a friend’s Florida condo, our family took a day-trip to Little Havana in Miami, believing the (valid) hype that it would feel like traveling internationally. For the price of a 3-hour drive in our rental car, we would be rewarded with a full day of tropical sunshine, Cuban diners, and perhaps an authentic street-side mojit…

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