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Arriving as Strangers, Leaving as Friends on a Beach Retreat
Sarah Gold was skittish because she didn’t know anyone on a NextTribe beach retreat. But then something fascinating happened.
What I Learned About Food, Chickens—and Life—Joining the Peace Corps at Age 50
Needing a life change, caterer Bonnie Lee Black headed to Africa with the Peace Corps. Here, her journal of what she discovered about chickens, friendship—and herself.
Would You Ever Travel Alone? Here’s Why One Woman Loves Flying Solo
Flying solo isn’t for everyone. But Sarah Gold tells us why she finds it exhilarating—and offers tips on how to do it right.
Because We Can: 10 Women Over 50 Will Trek 2,800 Miles Through the Himalayas
We’ve always said that being over 50 doesn’t mean the end of adventure and challenges, and this new five-month expedition proves it. Climb every mountain ladies!
What Mexico’s Day of the Dead Celebration Teaches Us About Living in This Year of Loss
Though NextTribe isn’t making our regular Dia de los Muertos trip this year, we can pass on this message as the COVID toll mounts: don’t be scared of death; be scared of not living.
This is the Time to Remember the Dead and Toast to Life
Celebrating Mexico’s Day of the Dead is in NextTribe’s DNA. We can’t do it this year, but we know how important (and life affirming) it is to honor those we’ve lost.
Remembering Our Day of the Dead Trip and Those Lost to COVID
Three years ago NextTribe hosted its first trip to Mexico to celebrate the Day of the Dead. We can’t go this year, but we can honor the 200,000-plus lost to COVID with this story of what the festival and excursion mean.
Leading a Life of Adventure and Service: How One Woman Forged an Inspiring Example
Want to live a big, bold, unconventional life? Listen to the adventures of Emily Kearns, who has woven together art, social activism, travel, and healing.
Outliving My Mother: The Subtext Behind My NextTribe Beach Retreat
On her last birthday, Lesley Dormen made a promise to embrace and honor her 73 years. That brought her to the Pacific Ocean with 17 other women two weeks ago and to a new appreciation of being truly present in life.