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We Want Travel Stories. The Great Ones. (opens the original)
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Sorry, Rick. We Went Without You. (opens the original)
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Someone recently described our YouTube channel as “like a modern Rick Steves.” Or, as they really put it: "like if Rick took a little bump of coke."We’re not sure if we should be putting that out into the world, but it certainly made us laugh. It’s not entirely wrong…and maybe it’s not a bad brand line after all. Does it make you want to watch?Watch our Latest Video</
Cruising Is Having Its Golden Age (opens the original)
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This newsletter edition is supported by Explora Journeys—operator of EXPLORA III and the new wave of small-ship luxury at sea.I didn’t like cruising. I’m not sure I even respected it.Many of you probably have the same picture in your head: the mega-ships, endless buffets under heat lamps, and hordes of strangers in every direction. Even claustrophobia.But that was before we ended up sailing on five ships in the last 18 m
Travel Like Your Favorite Artists (opens the original)
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Travel Isn’t a Hobby (opens the original)
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