Take your parents on the trip they never did

"What if you were the one who finally booked it?"

Why this is so fun

There is something quietly brilliant about flipping the script and becoming the one who makes things happen for your parents. You will see them light up in a way that does not happen over Sunday dinner. Maybe it is a weekend in Seville they shelved when you were born, or a road trip through Donegal they never got round to. Whatever it is, two nights is enough to remind all three of you that life is still wide open. You might learn more about who they were before they were your parents, and that is worth every cent.

Someone who did this

Caoimhe (28), Bray — works in HR for a logistics company, does a Thursday-night pottery class she's not getting better at

My mam had mentioned Porto about forty times over the years, always as this vague someday thing, so last January I just booked it before I could talk myself out of it.

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First 3 steps

1Ask your parents this week which place they always said they'd visit someday.
2Check Ryanair or Irish Ferries for deals to their chosen spot and share the link.
3Split the cost with a sibling or set up a Revolut savings pot labelled 'Their Trip'.