This issue of our newsletter brought to you by Thrifty Traveler Premium Hello Reader, We are doing more dreaming than travel this week, seeing as how the temps are well below zero. We’re not the only part of the continent battling weather. Stay safe, and let’s collectively think ahead. Where will you travel next? 🧭 Where in the World?We are very excited to begin preparing for our trip to Valencia, Spain, in mid March. Best of all, we’ll be able to go behind the scenes at Valencia’s annual Fallas festival. Tom wrote about Las Fallas in this post about the best festivals in Spain. Burning the giant effigies is akin to celebrating spring cleaning, and I’m all for that. We’ve been to Valencia before, but this will be our chance to stay a while longer and get to know the area. Who knows, we may venture down to Murcia where we lived for a couple months while we were house sitting. You can read about our housesitting adventures here! This post has plenty of practical tips. If you are properly prepared, house sitting can be a great way to ‘slow-travel.’ 🛫 Get Going: Tour on Sale NowNow’s the time to book your tour to Scandinavia with us. We have 9 spots left, and an extra $100 savings through February. Book now and, if you like, we’ll help you with your travel plans around our tour dates of September 18-29. We’re salivating already at the thought of the Nordic cuisine we’ll be enjoying. Stockholm alone has a dozen Michelin-star restaurants. In 2023, it was named the European Capital of Gastronomy. Be prepared for fresh, flavor-intense produce, excellent sea and freshwater fish, artistic but simple preparations, and sustainable practices. We’re always available for questions, as are our partners for this trip, @goaheadtours. See the full itinerary here. 🧳 Our Latest Posts
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📖 What We're ReadingKris is going all in on the 100th anniversary issue of The New Yorker. Tom has just started Takeover: Hitler's Final Rise to Power by Timothy W. Ryback, but his eyes are glazing over and he's looking for something a little lighter. Got any suggestions? For our previous book recommendations, check out this list. ❝Travel Quote of the Week❞Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination. – Oscar Wilde Happy travels, Kris and Tom
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