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Why Buying Travel Insurance Immediately After Booking Your Trip is a Smart Move
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Why Buying Travel Insurance Immediately After Booking Your Trip is a Smart Move

Planning a trip is an exciting time. You've booked your flights, reserved your accommodations, and maybe even started making a bucket list of activities. But while you're dreaming of your adventure, there’s one important step you shouldn’t skip: buying travel insurance. And the best time to do it? Right after you book your trip.

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Trekking, Toddler-parenting, & Teamwork
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Trekking, Toddler-parenting, & Teamwork

If you're a mom, you know that "mom guilt" is all too real. Whether it's something you feel naturally or something subtly (or not-so-subtly) pointed out by society, friends, or family, it's a feeling that can be hard to shake. Our Georgia ambassador and Trip Host shares how she navigates this on adventure travel sans daughter and how investing in yourself as a whole person (not just a mom or wife) is crucial.

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Discovering Variety, Flavors, Textures, and Colors in Peruvian Cuisine and Beyond
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Discovering Variety, Flavors, Textures, and Colors in Peruvian Cuisine and Beyond

Sometimes you go on an adventure and everything is perfectly within your comfort zone. Some adventures though are meant to push your boundaries and for trying new things! Women Who Explore Ambassador, Ashley Dodson, shares what she was most anxious about on one of our recent Salkantay Treks to Peru… and it isn’t what you think it would be!

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Vietnam: A Cultural & Culinary Adventure!
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Vietnam: A Cultural & Culinary Adventure!

Our Getaway Host Karrie shares her experiences on the recent Northern Vietnam trip! They wandered the alleys of Hanoi learning about the history, culture, and of course tasting ALL the food. Stayed in Halong Bay for an overnight luxury cruise across the emerald green waters surrounded by towering limestone cliffs. They hiked, biked, kayaked and participated in gentle yoga sessions on this adventure.

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Empowering Adventures: Women Who Explore Paria Canyon and Buckskin Gulch
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Empowering Adventures: Women Who Explore Paria Canyon and Buckskin Gulch

Embarking on a journey through the breathtaking landscapes of Paria Canyon is an experience that leaves an indelible mark on one's soul. Moreover, when this adventure is shared with a women's only group, it becomes an extraordinary and empowering experience. Join me as I recount the special moments and the profound impact of exploring Paria Canyon with a group of like-minded women.

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Interview with Kristen Jokinen, Author of Joy Ride: A Bike Odyssey From Alaska to Argentina
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Interview with Kristen Jokinen, Author of Joy Ride: A Bike Odyssey From Alaska to Argentina

Bear attacks near Canada, dog bites in Peru, dengue fever, and an 18,000-mile bike trip from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, to Ushuaia, Argentina. These are some of the perils Kristen and Ville Jokinen faced along their two-year journey, all chronicled in Kristen’s new book, Joy Ride: A Bike Odyssey from Alaska to Argentina. Read her interview!

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