I don't like to take the same trip twice. I made an exception to bring my kids to the Galápagos Islands.

The authors son takes in the view while visiting the Galapagos Islands. Courtesy of Jamie Davis Smith. I don't like visiting the same place twice, I like to see new places every time I take a trip. I made an exception to return to the Galápagos with my family a few decades after I first visited. I think our trip made just as big an impact on my children as it did on me. I usually tell my kids they can travel to places I've already been when they are older. I started traveling as a teenager in…