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Travel Inspiration: Wales. Great Britain’s Fiercely Proud Celtic Nation.

Not many countries choose a dragon as their nation animal. Wales does. The Welsh are in a class by themselves. They have, for generations, been staunch supporters of their ancient native language, protectors of their distinct culture and traditions, and proclaimers of their identity as a nation separate from England. It’s time you get to [...]

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Travel Inspiration: History Writ Large. A Sicilian Odyssey.

Who among the ancients didn’t flock to Sicily? For millennia, this Italian island was the place to be. So the Phoenicians came. The Carthaginians, too. And the Byzantines, the Arabs, the Normans, the Turks, the Bourbons, even a handful of influential writers and Hollywood types. Now it’s your turn to see what all the fuss [...]

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Travel Inspiration: Iceland: Europe’s Splendid Dichotomy.

Iceland: 63 percent tundra, 14 percent glaciers, 100 percent gorgeous. Lest you think you’re heading to a backwater, consider, please, that this island nation ranks first in the world for median wealth and second for the strength of its democracy. It boasts the world’s first political party formed and led entirely by women. And renewable [...]

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Traveler Spotlight: Carolyn & Bill’s UK Adventure

In April 2024, Carolyn and Bill landed in London to begin their journey through England and Scotland, both destinations having been on their radar for some time. While considering who to trust with their journey, Carolyn and Bill reached out to R. Crusoe & Son after a successful 14-day tour of China a decade ago. [...]

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Travel Inspiration: Into the Deep. Discovering Norway’s Magnificent Cities & Splendid Fjords.

Americans have just begun to discover the joys of Scandinavia. We can’t explain what took so long, but we can recommend that you start your northerly exploration in Norway, a crescent of gorgeous turf that separates the Scandinavian peninsula from the Atlantic Ocean and shields it from the Arctic chill. Get there soon. We’re quite [...]