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. 🧭 Where in the World?Imagine our surprise when we saw our travel totals fed to us by TripIt, the app we use to track all our travel details, especially flights and hotels. Here are the totals for 2024: Kris traveled 49,995 miles over 124 days. She took eight trips visiting 14 countries and 57 cities. Tom traveled 52, 515 miles over 135 travel days. He took nine trips visiting 14 countries and 42 cities. This info is as good as our data entry (which is easy; we just forward reservation confirmation emails to plans@Tripit.com.) Of note:
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🧳 Our Latest PostsTraveling Europe with a Eurail Pass is alive and well. We just completed a fun, almost two-month tour by train of seven European countries. While we haven’t yet updated our travel notes from those destinations, we have written an all-new post about traveling Europe by train: Tips for Train Travel in Europe with a Eurail Pass. For the new year, we’ve also updated our ‘round-up’ post about the Best Accessories for Every Kind of Travel. It makes a great checklist for your packing preparations, including electronic items, recommended packs, and accessories to keep you comfortable and healthy en route. 🗞️ Travel News From Around the Web
💸 This Week's Best Deals in TravelApple AirTags are still on sale at Amazon. If you ever check bags, and you're not using these, you're taking a big chance. BTW, several US airlines are now incorporating the Apple AirTag technology into their lost bag systems. 📖 What We're ReadingKris is deep into the multi-layered The Blind Assassin, by Margaret Atwood. Tom is working on book 2 of Elena Ferrante's Naples Trilogy – following My Brilliant Friend with The Story of a New Name. At the same time, he's also reading The Brief Wonderful Life of Oscar Wao, the Pulitzer Prize winner from Junot Diaz. All are brilliant personal novels of growing up in a world far different from the usual. For our previous book recommendations, check out this list. ❝Travel Quote of the Week❞The secret of getting ahead is getting started. – Mark Twain Happy travels and Happy New Year, Kris and Tom
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