This issue of our newsletter brought to you by Thrifty Traveler Premium Hello Reader, 🧠Where in the World? Tom and I are taking a little break this week, which may or may not involve Las Vegas. Wish us luck. 🛫 Get Going: Tours We Recommend For You Come with us to Sweden, Norway, and maybe Denmark You could kayak in Trondheim. Great news: we are still offering a $100 discount on our custom, small group tour to Scandinavia in September. Only 9 spots remain, so grab a friend or three and sign...
11 days ago • 4 min read
This issue of our newsletter brought to you by Thrifty Traveler Premium Hello Reader, 🧠Where in the World? January is slipping away – some might say good riddance. Let’s see what’s ahead. Inbound and Outbound Travel News We don’t talk much about travel inbound to the United States. This last Tuesday in January is the official National Plan for Vacation Day, a recognition day formed in 2018 by the U.S. Travel Association and whoever makes those National Day calendars. We agree this is a...
18 days ago • 5 min read
This issue of our newsletter brought to you by Thrifty Traveler Premium Hello Reader, The view over the Beagle Strait and the city of Ushuaia, Argentina from the spa pool of our fave hotel of the year. 🧠Where in the World? January is that peculiar month when we are looking both forward and back. It’s supposedly a good time to review and reevaluate, maybe even learn some lessons. So we checked back on our 2024 travels and found out that we were away from home more than a third of the year,...
25 days ago • 3 min read
This issue of our newsletter brought to you by Thrifty Traveler Premium Hello Reader, Kristin Henning – it doesn't get much more Swedish than that. 🇸🇪 🇳🇴 🇩🇰 Come with us to Scandinavia! We're announcing our latest Travel Past 50 tour to Scandinavia, September 18-29, 2025. This 12-day tour (with an optional 3-day extension in Copenhagen) offers guests great flexibility while covering Kris and Tom’s favorite places in Sweden and Norway. Building on our previous experiences in Sweden, we’ll...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
This issue of our newsletter brought to you by Thrifty Traveler Premium Hello Reader, Who better to tour Scandinavia with than a Swedish-American? Come with us to Scandinavia! We're announcing our latest Travel Past 50 tour to Scandinavia, September 18-29, 2025. This 12-day tour (with an optional 3-day extension in Copenhagen) offers guests great flexibility while covering Kris and Tom’s favorite places in Sweden and Norway. Building on our previous experiences in Sweden, we’ll combine city...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
This issue of our newsletter brought to you by the DIY Trip Summit Hello Reader, First, a friendly reminder: The free DIY Trip online conference – all about trip planning for Europe – starts tomorrow, January 7. Make sure you're on the email list to receive the links you'll need to claim your virtual gifts and watch the expert-led sessions. Tickets are FREE and you can watch online for 48 hours after each session goes live. Tom and I are offering tried and true tips for packing light with a...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
This issue of our newsletter brought to you by the DIY Trip Summit Hello Reader, Whoa, everyone! It’s the last week of the year and we can’t help trying to make sense of it all. The lull between Christmas and New Year’s Day is perfect for a look back at our travels. Simultaneously, we’re rallying for the new year, shaping plans loosely into the spring and fall so we’ll be home while family visits in the summer. Last year took us to Antarctica, an unforgettable experience. 🧠Where in the...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
Holiday greetings, Reader, The Lake Isle of Innisfree in Sligo is the subject of one of WB Yeats most famous poems. Today we’re just sending a quick reminder of two very special events. Limited Space! Travel with us on an exclusive tour of Sligo, Ireland This fall (October 2025), we’re taking a tour to Sligo, Ireland, and we hope you’ll consider joining us. But hurry, only four spots remain. Our friend Ciaran McHugh of Ireland in Focus has created a wonderful tour of County Sligo and environs...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
This issue of our newsletter brought to you by the Daily Drop Pro Newsletter Hello Reader, 🧠Where in the World? We are officially settled in for the holidays, back home. Lights in the windows, on the tree, and at the front door are designed to stave off the cold dark of these shortest days. Where we live, right at the 45th parallel, and approaching Winter Solstice, we have under 9 hours daylight. Out our windows, sunrise on December 21 will be at 7:48 a.m.; sunset at 16:34. (The earliest...
2 months ago • 5 min read