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Hello Reader, ​ 🧠Where in the World?We're here at home, digging out from our first snowfall and plotting our trip this weekend in Chicago. We're meeting with our friends at the Tourist Bureau of Spain to plan our visit(s) to our favorite country next year, and will certainly take in as much of Chicago's cultural scene as we have time for. 🛫 Get Going: Tours We Recommend For YouIt's not too early to plan your travel for 2026, so have a look at these three opportunities, one of which is coming up soon.
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đź“– What We're ReadingTom is currently reading The Orphan Master's Son, by Adam Johnson. It's a story of one North Korean, the son of an influential North Koren official who becomes a professional kidnapper and must navigate the shifting rules, arbitrary violence, and baffling demands of his overlords in order to stay alive. It won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 2013. He put down the book this week to re-read his favorite play, Arcadia by Tom Stoppard, who died last week. Kris just finished Long Island by Colm TĂłibĂn, a quick enjoyable read after watching the movie version of his earlier book, Brooklyn. She's now dipping her toe into A Little Piece of Cuba, by Barbara Caver (a memoir), and a re-read of Tom Stoppard's Indian Ink and Leopoldstadt. You can see most of the books we recommend in one place at our Amazon book shop. If you buy a book through our links, we make a small commission at no additional cost to you. âťťTravel Quote of the WeekâťžIf you carry your childhood with you, you never become older. – Tom Stoppard (1937-2025) ​ 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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