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2018 Travel Highlights
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We have an amazing planet! Let's appreciate our nature and such awesome places while we still have them, love how beautiful the place is even though it's rough.
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Q4: What was your most unexpected or serendipitous travel experience or moment of 2018? Share a photo! via @FuninFairfax @CharlesMcCool #TRLT
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@Touchse @ReenOnSafari A3 #TRLT That'd probably have to be some of the pagan-Catholic ritual-observing cultures in Italy, one of them which honors their town Saint for having warded venom from the town.
Ever seen a snake crowd surf?
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RT @FE_photograph: A1 #trlt My favourite moment of 2018 was #scuba in ##GrandC #aymanCaymanIslands with turtles. No matter how many times…
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RT @WorldWideWriter: A4: Staying in an AirBNB in the Outer Hebrides that was so close to the famous Callanish stones that I could walk ther…
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A4: Getting excellent tickets for the Scala in Milan was certainly an unexpected turn of luck for me! #TRLT
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replying to @WorldWideWriter @WorldWideWriter @FunInFairfax @CharlesMcCool oh, lovely setting and great positioning :) #TRLT Evocative!
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replying to @Lloydstevens29 @Lloydstevens29 @RTWBarefoot Worth the walk I am sure! #TRLT
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Q5: Share something you learned on The Road Less Traveled in 2018. Do you have a photo? #TRLT
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RT @sandeepa: @TheTravelCamel @ReenOnSafari A3 The culture of the Galo tribe in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, NE India. Living in bamboo…
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replying to @TheTravelCamel @TheTravelCamel @FunInFairfax @CharlesMcCool A4) Probably traveling to the Midwest in August for my cousin's wedding since none of us thought that he'd get married again. 😄 #TRLT
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replying to @sandeepa @sandeepa @ReenOnSafari For culture, it is really hard to surpass India. The country is overflowing with it! #TRLT
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RT @_emmajane_: My #TRLT highlight was finally visiting Jordan of course https://t.co/giYrgeX3AR
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replying to @RTWBarefoot @RTWBarefoot @FunInFairfax @CharlesMcCool And of course it was even better "in the flesh" #TRLT
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RT @TheTravelCamel: A4: My most unexpected travel experience of 2018 was attending #myFLX in Corning. It coincided with my birthday and I w…
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replying to @Morology @Morology hahaha, well glad you survived :) #TRLT welcome to the future!
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A4: And exploring the beautiful hilltop town of Moulay Idriss Zerhoun in Morocco...well..that was an unexpected beautiful gem i found on #TRLT. Especially as it was market day! ;D
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replying to @WorldWideWriter @WorldWideWriter @FunInFairfax @CharlesMcCool yes, I can imagine. Where you alone? #TRLT
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replying to @RTWBarefoot @RTWBarefoot @FunInFairfax @CharlesMcCool A4: When I was being all touristy in Bali, my cab driver invited me for lunch at his place and I got to meet his sweet little family and eat the best of local dishes! #trlt #Indonesia
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replying to @TheTravelCamel @TheTravelCamel @FunInFairfax @CharlesMcCool A4. I just happened to be in London when the Beast from the East hit. I got stranded (and, er, twisted my ankle) but I didn’t mind one bit. #TRLT
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AGAIN Q4: What was your most unexpected or serendipitous travel experience or moment of 2018? Share a photo! via @FuninFairfax @CharlesMcCool #TRLT
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#TRLT Q4 again: What was your most unexpected or serendipitous travel experience or moment of 2018? Share a photo! via @FuninFairfax @CharlesMcCool
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replying to @pelerinages @pelerinages When I was in the city there were no performances (sadly) so I had to be content with a visit to an empty theatre. What opera did you see? #TRLT
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RT @Touchse: Q4: What was your most unexpected or serendipitous travel experience or moment of 2018? Share a photo! via @FuninFairfax @Char…
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replying to @findinganeish @TheTravelCamel @FunInFairfax @CharlesMcCool A4. I also got stranded in Paris, but Paris is awful at any time of year. #TRLT
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A5: I learnt that, no matter how long you have been travelling, you can still experience something completely different – in this case, the midnight sun in Greenland #TRLT #travel #TravelTuesday
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Hello #trlt crowd!
Here is a nice moment I had in Preikestolen fjellstue 🇳🇴 relaxing after my hike to #Preikestolen @visitnorway_uk
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A5 #trlt Always learning from this gentleman's documentaries. Mostly places I want to go to.
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replying to @RTWBarefoot @RTWBarefoot @FunInFairfax @CharlesMcCool Almost - just me and my husband #TRLT
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RT @_emmajane_: My #TRLT highlight was finally visiting Jordan of course https://t.co/giYrgeX3AR
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replying to @findinganeish @findinganeish @TheTravelCamel @FunInFairfax @CharlesMcCool Ouch! Hope it healed up quickly? #TRLT
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replying to @_emmajane_ @_emmajane_ @KaraDiDomizio Is that the truly wonderful Wadi Rum? #TRLT
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@FunInFairfax @CharlesMcCool #TRLT A4: that pic was of what happened when I met one of my travel tweeps (@VoyagerVicki) for the first time in real life, in Houston in April.
It was so much fun we met again in Toronto in November :)
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replying to @TheTravelCamel @TheTravelCamel Aida..which was funny cuz i returned form Egypt 1 week before ! ;-) #TRLT
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RT @findinganeish: @TheTravelCamel @FunInFairfax @CharlesMcCool A4. I just happened to be in London when the Beast from the East hit. I got…
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replying to @travelopulent @travelopulent I plan on visiting multiple countries in Africa in the near future, so I probably combine them all to one visit, but I will certainly ask for some tips from you when that time comes! #TRLT
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replying to @pelerinages @pelerinages That was lucky - I went some years ago and found it very tricky to get tickets #TRLT
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replying to @Mellzah @Mellzah @TheTravelCamel @FE_photograph @VisitCZ hahahaah yessssss! :) #TRLT
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RT @TheWildPassage: @RTWBarefoot @FunInFairfax @CharlesMcCool A4: When I was being all touristy in Bali, my cab driver invited me for lunch…
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replying to @TheWildPassage @TheWildPassage @FunInFairfax @CharlesMcCool oh awesome :) #TRLT
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RT @ActivatedAdven1: Q2: Share your best or favourite travel photo from The Road Less Taken 2018. Where was it taken? #TRLT A2: Hmmmm eithe…
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replying to @WorldWideWriter @WorldWideWriter @FunInFairfax @CharlesMcCool fabulous! So quite quiet an spiritial, almost! #TRLT
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replying to @RTWBarefoot @RTWBarefoot This was a sunrise. I started my hike at 2am and reached there by 5am #trlt
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replying to @pelerinages @pelerinages I saw Aida in Verona - it was spectacular but the sound did suffer as one was amplified. I reckon Aida is one of the saddest operas - very tragic. #TRLT
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replying to @TheTravelCamel @TheTravelCamel It was in the grounds of Hampton Court Palace #trlt
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A5: I learned you can safely do a solo bourbon tour in Kentucky. The distillery can't pour you more than a shot total. And yes, bourbon pairs nicely with chocolates. This year I'll find out about Scotland's distilleries. #trlt
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replying to @FE_photograph @FE_photograph I reckon it would have been fascinating to see. #TRLT