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🌎 Discovering Vail, and Advance Planning for Your Safe and Secure Travels
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Hello Reader, 🧠Where in the World?We’re off to Vail, Colorado, and looking forward to some biking and hiking, eating, and wandering around gardens and art galleries. Elevation: 8,000 feet. Wish us well, and if you have experience in Vail, send us a note on what we should not miss! 🛫 Get Going: Tours We Recommend For YouThe last spots on our Ireland tour in October were snatched up quickly. If you missed that chance, you can join the waitlist for this year, or reserve your spot for 2026. ​ 🧳 Our Latest PostsPreparing to be away from your home, and advance planning for your personal security sure can ease your mind while traveling. Once you have some good safety and security habits, especially concerning your documents and valuables, you’ll be able to jump on spontaneous travel opportunities, too. We’ve updated our Planning Tips for your Safe and Secure Travel. 🗞️ Travel News From Around the Web
📖 What We're ReadingKris says, wow, Ron Rash gets right to the point in his short story collection, Burning Bright, writing about poverty, meth, and Confederate flag wavers, for starters. Tom is enthralled by The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak, a lovely tale of a young girl caught up in Nazi Germany in the time leading up to and during World War II. For our previous book recommendations, check out this list. ❝Travel Quote of the Week❞I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train. – Oscar Wilde ​ Do you like this email? Please forward it to a friend! Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up here. Happy travels, Kris and Tom P.S. What more can we do for you? Reply to this newsletter and ask us anything.
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