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replying to @JustinLaurenXO @JustinLaurenXO @inspiretowander @animal_intl We’re going to TBEX too! Out in Montana? I think I remember meeting you guys briefly at the NY one last year. #InspireToWander
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replying to @inspiretowander @inspiretowander A6: Unless I suddenly meet the love of my life, I'm pretty sure I'll still be a solo act in 2019!#InspireToWander
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replying to @OffTrackTravel @OffTrackTravel @MandyMPower @travelpantspair @inspiretowander The outcome of whenever I find something fun online and go "OUUU I SHOULD TAKE NOTE OF THIS". then it keeps growing. and growing. 😹 #InspireToWander
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A6: First trip (tomorrow!!) with my better half to S Spain and Tuscany. Late summer possibly to Edinburgh/London. Fall to Munich for work. Possibly more. 2019 is gonna be 🔥🔥 #InspiretoWander
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replying to @OffTrackTravel @OffTrackTravel @sheswanderful Yeah! Going for a week, leave he 19th! Can't wait! #InspireToWander
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A7: I'm a little too OCD for that. I let someone else plan a majority of my Turkey trip this past summer & it reminded me of why I always plan LOL #InspireToWander
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replying to @JustinLaurenXO @JustinLaurenXO A7 I always, always plan by myself. It's half of the fun, right? I've even planned for others too! #InspireToWander
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replying to @JustinLaurenXO @JustinLaurenXO A6: I’m going on my first big solo trip this summer, to Seattle and Vancouver. And will also have two days by myself in San Francisco in Feb. #InspireToWander #travel
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A7 #inspiretowander Good question. I have bought tours in the past to places I didn’t think I could handle on my own such as China. I just don’t like them as well as doing it myself.
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replying to @travelpantspair @travelpantspair @JustinLaurenXO @inspiretowander @animal_intl I have been looking at your photo this whole time thinking that I've met you somewhere! We were on the wine tour together #inspiretowander
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replying to @JustinLaurenXO @JustinLaurenXO Haha, it’s just so fun! But not to the point of burnout #InspireToWander
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replying to @travelpantspair @travelpantspair @inspiretowander @animal_intl Yep! I was there in NY, we were on the wine tour together and met super briefly :) I'll be out to Montana, too! Justin doesn't go to these things with me because the idea of a travel conference intimidates him I think LOL #InspireToWander
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replying to @MandyMPower @MandyMPower @JustinLaurenXO HAHA perfect use of this GIF! #InspireToWander
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A7: Its me all day every day! I would not like someone else planning my travels for me. I haven't been out of the U.S yet, so if I was to fly somewhere, let's say China where I didn't know the language, I'd be more apt to try a pre-packaged tour. #InspireToWander https://t.co/f0SbGOTs0D
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replying to @thewandererblog @thewandererblog @inspiretowander Yaaasss, we rented a car for the day to see Niagara from Toronto over doing the bus tour. So happy we did. We did a detour to wine country. #Happiness #InspireToWander
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replying to @rebeccajuliet30 @rebeccajuliet30 Amazing! Safe & happy travels! #InspireToWander
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replying to @JustinLaurenXO @JustinLaurenXO A7 I’m the planner of our group. I haven’t planned a bad trip or activity in the 18 years we’ve been traveling with our friends #InspiretoWander
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replying to @JustinLaurenXO @JustinLaurenXO @Polymathically @inspiretowander I was about to say, have you SEEN your last name recently? For bland, check mine #inspiretowander
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replying to @inspiretowander @inspiretowander A7: Plan my own so that I’m not subject to someone else’s schedule and interests. Went on a cruise and hated it, plus I usually have super nerdy history things that no one but my patient hubby will indulge me. #InspireToWander #nerdtravel
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A7: We tend to plan our own trips but being in the tourism industry, I'm lucky to know so many great travel curators and planners and can see the benefit of booking something prepackaged. Do what works for you and for the destination in question! #InspiretoWander
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replying to @MandyMPower @MandyMPower @thewandererblog @inspiretowander That’s awesome! :) Niagara region has some great wineries and NOTL is a awesome little town #InspireToWander
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replying to @JustinLaurenXO @JustinLaurenXO @inspiretowander @animal_intl Yeah! Great, it’ll be good to see a familiar face! #InspireToWander
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replying to @inspiretowander @inspiretowander A7: I am usually the one who plans the trip overall albeit separately - hotels, flights, what day tours to take etc. I have never travelled on a pre-packaged tour. #InspireToWander
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Renting a car is so great so you can make your own itinerary! #InspireToWander https://t.co/Vbg5tAXuzr
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replying to @IBBtravel @IBBtravel @OffTrackTravel @sheswanderful YAY! You're gonna have a blast! #InspireToWander
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replying to @IBBtravel @IBBtravel @OffTrackTravel @MandyMPower @travelpantspair @inspiretowander Absolutely. I have a huge stack of notes of 'Places to Go'. #inspiretowander
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replying to @JustinLaurenXO @JustinLaurenXO I am definitely the planner in our duo BUT being a tour guide means I see the value in using a travel curator or planner for certain trips or experiences! #inspiretowander
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replying to @OffTrackTravel @OffTrackTravel @JustinLaurenXO @inspiretowander @animal_intl Yes! I remember! #InspireToWander
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Q8: Has there been a time where you travel plans got derailed? What happened and what did you do? #InspireToWander
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Q8: Has there been a time where you travel plans got derailed? What happened and what did you do? #InspireToWander
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replying to @inspiretowander @inspiretowander A6 I usually end up travelling by myself. I would love to travel with others but the timing never works. #inspiretowander
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A8. Yes, but for a good reason. It's happened when I met people during my travels and decided to join them, which was a change from my original plans. Have never regretted any of the changes :) #InspireToWander @inspiretowander
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Q8: Has there been a time where you travel plans got derailed? What happened and what did you do? #InspireToWander
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replying to @despiertaviaja_ @despiertaviaja_ @JustinLaurenXO I find the planning to be a big part of the fun too! It helps me get psyched when the next trip is far off. #InspireToWander
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replying to @JustinLaurenXO @JustinLaurenXO A7: I do everything, with some suggestions from my other half. We started doing hosted stays with tourism boards however and one of my favourite parts is (almost) everything being organised. #inspiretowander
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replying to @OffTrackTravel @OffTrackTravel @Polymathically @inspiretowander BAAHAHAH I am well aware of the spelling and the hilariously annoying silent 'W'. And then Justin's last name is Latvian and also must be spelled. We're quite the pair. LOL #InspireToWander
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replying to @OffTrackTravel @OffTrackTravel @JustinLaurenXO @Polymathically @inspiretowander BAHAHA I've never done an @AncestryCA test or anything but was told I'm British, Irish, Scottish & a bit of German possibly. & I'm totally with you on the bland last name Gemma. Davies. so boring. Barf. LOL. #InspireToWander
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replying to @JustinLaurenXO @JustinLaurenXO @OffTrackTravel @sheswanderful As long as I don't drown while I'm scuba diving LOL #InspireToWander
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A8: LOL not derailed but I did get stopped at the US border for a couple of hours :O #InspireToWander
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replying to @JustinLaurenXO @JustinLaurenXO @OffTrackTravel @inspiretowander I think it's because my ancestors did some seriously crazy travels. My great-great grandma divorced her husband in the UK, took her 7 year old daughter on a cruise, and settled in Tahiti. And that was back in the 1800s, when independent women were frowned upon! #InspireToWander
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replying to @BShave78 @BShave78 @thewandererblog @inspiretowander Yes, I'd love to go back. I didn't research the wineries before we went b/c it was spur of the moment. Would love to check out a few others #InspireToWander
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replying to @JustinLaurenXO @JustinLaurenXO A3: I plan early in advance. Am currently in Sri Lanka and we booked the flight tickets on Jan 1, 2018 ✌🏻 #InspireToWander #travel
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replying to @IBBtravel @IBBtravel @OffTrackTravel @Polymathically @inspiretowander @AncestryCA UH GUYS. can we trade last names. I want a bland one :D You can have mine! #InspireToWander
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replying to @inspiretowander @inspiretowander A7: plan our own! We are not fans of tours, although I totally get why people would do that as well! I don’t like moving at the pace of a group. #InspireToWander
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A8: Oh man, I took 3 trips in 2018 and I was sick for 2 of them. The first one was for my sisters wedding, so I toughed it out. The 2nd was in NOLA & I got to go out a little bit, but for the most part on the second day was confined to the hotel :( #inspiretowander https://t.co/jRVD1EEMQY
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It's always great to make new friends while exploring the world! #InspireToWander https://t.co/zfXVe7K5Cs