It started with a joke over morning coffee. “Karen,” my husband laughed, “if I could meet Batman just once, I would be the happiest man.” I chuckled, thinking he was being dramatic as always. But the excitement in his eyes stayed with me. You see, we have been married for

Australia has always been one of those dream destinations we’d talked about visiting ‘someday’. This is the story of turning my ‘someday’ into a reality! For the first time ever, my family, who I call the ultimate last-minute packers, actually had their bags ready days ahead of the trip.

I’m Shashank, a software engineer, and my partner and I have been talking about taking a break forever. Work, deadlines, life—it all got a bit too overwhelming. So, when we finally got serious about a trip, Australia was our top pick. "Do we want crazy adventures or just