{"id":77612,"date":"2024-09-30T18:35:44","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T08:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/?p=77612"},"modified":"2026-02-19T06:53:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T19:53:15","slug":"from-solo-adventurer-to-family-explorer-this-traveller-shares-how-travel-has-changed-for-the-better-through-lifes-chapters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/from-solo-adventurer-to-family-explorer-this-traveller-shares-how-travel-has-changed-for-the-better-through-lifes-chapters\/","title":{"rendered":"From solo adventurer to family explorer, this traveller shares how travel has changed for the better through life\u2019s chapters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>From her solo days in Thailand to family trips across the globe, Tenley Peterson&#8217;s journey as a traveller and mother has come full circle. She\u2019s still seeking moments of discovery, but now she\u2019s passing that love of exploration to the next generation \u2013 one trip at a time.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of Tenley\u2019s early encounters with travel beyond Mendon, the small Massachusetts town she grew up in came in her twenties when she studied abroad in Australia\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/australia\/gold-coast\">Gold Coast<\/a> for a semester. It was a defining moment for someone who hadn\u2019t really ventured beyond the familiarity of New England.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, while Australia was exciting, it felt a little too familiar to the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;It wasn&#8217;t culturally different enough for me,&#8217; Tenley recalls, explaining that she was craving something more challenging, more unknown. &#8216;I wanted more of a culture shock.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While still in Australia, that desire for the unknown led her to a travel agency where she discovered Intrepid\u2019s trips to <a href=\"\/thailand\">Thailand<\/a>, adventures that would take her into the heart of a country. She shares that for someone who had lived in a small, predominantly white town in Massachusetts, that trip was truly transformative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;I didn\u2019t know anything about Thailand,&#8217; she says. &#8216;It was such a big contrast from where I grew up. 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After marrying her college sweetheart, who was in the military, the couple moved to South East Asia, where he was stationed. Her husband\u2019s job kept him busy, leaving Tenley with ample time to explore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;I had a lot of vacation time, and he was always working,&#8217; she says. &#8216;So, I kept signing up for trips.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She travelled extensively across the region, often solo, which might have been intimidating, but Intrepid\u2019s trips made her feel safe and supported. On her travels, she met people from all over the world who added an extra layer of cultural exchange to each trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;It wasn\u2019t just about the place I was visiting,&#8217; Tenley explains. &#8216;The other travellers became part of the adventure. 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In fact, her father, who had never been much of a traveller, joined her on a couple of her later trips, even surprising her on one to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/india\">India<\/a> with Intrepid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;I invited my dad, and he initially said no,&#8217; she laughs. &#8216;But then he worked with my husband to surprise me. I had no idea he was coming to India, and there he was at the hotel. 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The birth of her three children didn\u2019t diminish Tenley\u2019s wanderlust, it reshaped it. As her eldest daughter, Darby, grew old enough to travel overseas, Tenley realized that the trips she once took alone could now be shared with her kids, offering them the same opportunities for growth and discovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;I started travelling internationally with my daughter when she was around four and a half,&#8217; she says. &#8216;I felt that was the magic age \u2013 they&#8217;re old enough to appreciate where they are, understand that things are different, and, more importantly, they\u2019re more independent. They pull their own small suitcases and help with planning.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, travelling with children requires more flexibility. Tenley had to adapt. Instead of packing every minute of the day with activities like she did when she traveled solo, she learned to slow down, aiming for one major experience a day with some wiggle room for downtime. But that didn\u2019t make the trips any less enriching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;When I went with my eldest daughter to Morocco <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/morocco\/morocco-family-holiday-159489\">[on Intrepid\u2019s family holiday]<\/a>, it was about experiencing the newness through her eyes,&#8217; Tenley says. &#8216;I\u2019ll never forget the look on her face when she had her first sip of Moroccan mint tea or when she saw the desert for the first time.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2023-Morocco-with-Darby-Intrepid.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2023-Morocco-with-Darby-Intrepid.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2023-Morocco-with-Darby-Intrepid-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2023-Morocco-with-Darby-Intrepid-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2023-Morocco-with-Darby-Intrepid-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2023-Morocco-with-Darby-Intrepid-1170x658.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2023-Morocco-with-Darby-Intrepid-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tenley says she will never forget the look on her eldest daughter&#8217;s face when she had her first sip of Moroccan mint tea <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>She realized that traveling with kids wasn\u2019t about ticking off the biggest tourist attractions or following the typical itinerary. Instead, it was about creating memories that both she and her children would cherish.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When asked if it was worth taking such young kids on these big adventures, Tenley says &#8216;People always say they\u2019re not going to remember it&#8230; maybe they won\u2019t remember every detail. But I will remember the look on their faces when they saw the Eiffel Tower sparkle. That\u2019s enough for me.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignright has-text-align-left\"><blockquote><p>People always say they&#8217;re not going to remember it&#8230; maybe they won\u2019t remember every detail. But I will remember the look on their faces when they saw the Eiffel Tower sparkle. That\u2019s enough for me.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tenley goes on to fondly share a story about when she visited Iceland with her second daughter. \u2018Wynnie was five at the time and we went to these geothermal hot springs in the middle of a snowstorm. We were with the resort&#8217;s tour company and they were monitoring all the conditions, so it was safe. Wynnie was as happy as she could be in the warm water with the snow falling and the wind blowing all around us.\u2019&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was a memorable life experience under any circumstances but sharing it with her daughter made it even more special. \u2018Even now, sometimes she\u2019ll remember it and say &#8220;Remember when we were in the hot springs in that blizzard? 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It\u2019s not about forcing them to follow her travel style but rather encouraging them to discover the joy of travel on their terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Travel has also become a teaching tool, one that allows Tenley to impart lessons of bravery, independence and open-mindedness. She takes pride in how travel has taught her children to problem-solve, manage stress and adapt to the unfamiliar. Even simple acts, like navigating an airport, have become learning moments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;I make sure they know how to find our gate by looking at the departure boards,&#8217; she explains. &#8216;I want them to be independent travellers. 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