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Two Travelers, One Journey

by Joyce McGreevy on December 12, 2018

A woman gazing at Christmas decorations in Galway, Ireland embodies the joy of winter wanderlust. (Image @ Joyce McGreevy)

The sight of another’s wonder sharpens our own observations.
© Joyce McGreevy

Winter Wanderlust
Sends Siblings Packing

With wanderlust comes surprise—the weather is spectacularly sunny. Can this really be Ireland in winter? The air is crisp as a Kerry Pippin apple, but sunlight warms the flagstones of Galway’s pedestrian-only streets.

As sunlight washes over my sister and me, so does a fresh wave of surprise. It’s the ebb and flow of discovery so many travelers experience: Are we really here? We really are!

The Long Walk on a sunny winter day in Galway, Ireland shows why wanderlust inspires holiday travel. (Image © Carolyn McGreevy)

A daytime glimmer of moon hovers over 18th-century houses along Galway’s Long Walk.
© Carolyn McGreevy

Paris Hidden Treasures

by Meredith Mullins on December 3, 2018

The towpath at Lagny sur Marne, a place to feed your wanderlust close to home with Paris hidden treasures. (Image © Annabel Simms.)

The spirit of wanderlust on the towpath at Lagny sur Marne
© Annabel Simms

Feed Your Wanderlust Close to Home

Hidden travel treasures are everywhere—sometimes just around that corner where you’ve never been before and sometimes just a short adventure away.

You don’t always have to make plans months in advance— to grab the best transportation fares or lodgings—nor do you necessarily have to spend days reading TripAdvisor reviews to make your plans for far-flung corners of the world.

You can often feed your wanderlust close to home.

Raising Global Citizens

by Joyce McGreevy on November 28, 2018

Maria Surma Manka, Workation Woman, and her family of global citizens find inspiration as digital nomads Edinburgh, Scotland. (Image © Maria Surma Manka)

At home-from-home in Edinburgh, Scotland: Joram, August, Baron, and Maria.
© Maria Surma Manka

When Mom and Dad Are Digital Nomads

Not all who wander as digital nomads are twentysomething, unmarried, and mortgage-free.  Some digital nomads live in rural Minnesota with lively kids and full-time jobs.

Just ask author and public-relations strategist Maria Surma Manka. She teaches parents across the U.S. how to live and work abroad as digital nomads while enriching—not uprooting—family life. No selling the house, homeschooling the kids, or ditching their day jobs.

It’s about expanding cultural awareness and creating wonderful family experiences while meeting everyday responsibilities.

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