Family vacations with teens can be a tricky business. Your teen increasingly wants independence, and time with peers; meanwhile, you long for trips together while there's still time. The good news is, there's much that teens can enjoy...

Travelling together is a great way to share stories and communicate with teenagers. Explore the temples of Angkor, sit with Aborigines and learn the art of dot painting, or dance with the Masai.

First hand experience of various cultures, art, history and geography from around the world, will allow teenagers to make better informed choices for the years ahead. Text books teach history and TV is visual, however, nothing beats sharing the real thing with your teenagers.