travel Intergeneration travel tradition I BY DONNE DAVIS ntergenerational travel has been a longstanding tradition in my family. When I graduated high school, my maternal grandma Amelia and I rode Amtrak's California Zephyr from San Francisco to New York. We sat in the dome car and ate our meals in the Pullman car. I cherished my bond with my grandma and wanted to continue the tradition with my grandchildren. Recently, I fulfilled that dream with my firstborn grandchild, Jay (they/them.) Jay inspired me to take the biggest trip of my life and fly to Australia. Jay is studying at the University of Melbourne for their junior year. I've always regretted not traveling more when I was younger. After high school, I went right off to college to earn my bachelor's degree. Then I met my husband during my first year of grad school. We got married, I finished my master's degree, and we began working and raising a family. I envied my daughter who spent her junior year of college at the University of Bristol 18 GRAND SPRING 2024 in England. I visited her in December 1989 and we had a memorable adventure driving through the lovely rolling hills of the Cotswolds. My first born, Jay showed even more courage by going off to Australia for a year. It took me three months to overcome my fear of the 15-hour flight to Australia before I committed to the trip and started making plans. But once I did, I forged ahead at full speed. Continued on next pagehttps://www.facebook.com/GRANDmagazine