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Like thousands of others, my husband and I trekked to Zaragoza, Spain in search of clear skies within the totality of the solar eclipse on August 12, 2026. This is our first total eclipse, and I've been studying what to do and how to have the best experience. Glasses? Check. Location within the totality with low chance of cloud cover? Check. Local location with unobstructed Western vista? Check. We've been in Spain for over a week now and are getting accustomed to the rhythms

Even when you know the language reasonably well, local knowledge matters! Years ago, when our kids were little, my husband and I went off on our first international getaway together, to France. We both had studied French in high school and college, but we'd never been able to use it in person anywhere, and we were excited to experience the wonders of international travel! And we also wanted to surprise our kids with some chic new Smurfs to add to their small collection of one