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The New Travel Trend That’s All About Reliving Your Childhood

‘Throwback trips’ let travelers revisit meaningful places or finally take the dream vacations they couldn’t experience as kids.

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Apparently, a new travel trend plays on childhood nostalgia and past adventures. Called a “throwback trip,” this trend is for nostalgic travelers. Let’s dive in.

What Is a ‘Throwback Trip’?

According to writer Alexis Morillo in her Bustle article, a throwback trip involves using your PTO to embark on the adventure of your childhood dreams. For her, that meant a trip to Montauk for a T-Pain concert.

“While missing a day of second grade for a concert felt like a borderline blasphemous thing to ask your parents, as an adult, what you do with your PTO is totally your prerogative—why not spend it singing songs from your old playlists?” she wrote in her piece.

But a throwback trip doesn’t have to be limited to teenage fantasies, of course. In fact, some travel enthusiasts view it as a way to return........

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