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Inside Travel Family: How to Get the Vacation You Actually Imagined

Vacation shouldn’t leave you whispering, “I need a vacation from that vacation.” Claire Duarte, founder of The Columbia Mom, sits down with Tara from Travel Family Explores, a Frederick County, Maryland mom of three who helps families plan trips that feel calmer, more memorable, and actually doable with kids in tow.

We talk about Tara’s path from DC life and the stress of childcare logistics to a pandemic-era move to Middletown and the moment career uncertainty pushed her into Plan Z: building a family travel planning business. Tara shares what a modern family travel advisor really does, from…

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