Tag: International

• Around the World, Part 2

  Tales from our Adventure  To read Part 1, see the previous post. Before the trip even started, I encountered a significant hiccup.  Because our first location was Cusco, Peru (11,000+ feet), we were instructed (in Washington, DC) to take the elevation medication we were told to bring.  After the welcome dinner and reception in DC, Michael and…

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  April 29, 2025

  Experience, Travel

  Adventure, Around The World, asia, bhutan, Bucket List, Epic, Expedition, global, International, Journey, National Geographic, Once in a Lifetime, See The World, Travel, travel-blog

• Around the World – Part 1, Overview

  How can I summarize the epic trip we recently came home from? It was a whirlwind 24 days, circumnavigating the globe with National Geographic Expeditions (Around the World by Private Jet). A few polite sentences won’t do it justice. A paragraph can’t cover it. Perhaps a lengthy monologue? But what are words without accompanying images?…

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  April 8, 2025

  Experience, Travel

  Adventure, Bucket List, Circumnavigation, Destination, Expedition, global, International, Journey, National Geographic, Once in a Lifetime, Tour, Travel, Voyage

• Around The World

  Several years ago, I got a National Geographic Expedition catalog in the mail. Up until then, I didn’t even know the world-renowned company did travel excursions. At the back of the catalog was a trip called Around the World by Private Jet. A 24-day trip that visited places like Machu Picchu and Petra, Jordan (a…

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  February 20, 2024

  Experience, Travel

  Around The World, Bucket List, Flights, International, National Geographic, Once in a Lifetime, Packing, See The World, Travel

• Advanced Planning

  I’d be completely lying if I said I didn’t start to mentally pack my suitcase within 2 minutes of getting off the phone with National Geographic after booking our trip to Egypt (for October).  In the following weeks, it’s all I could talk about to the point of my husband rolling his eyes even before…

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  July 6, 2023

  Experience, Travel

  Cairo, Clothing, Egypt, International, National Geographic, Organize, Packing, Planning, Tourist, Travel