“A Prolonged Spring Cleaning” and Other Poems for the Sequester Season
What's on your spring cleaning list? If you're like Carol Flake Chapman, you've discovered that with more time to mull over it, there are more spaces th...
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What's on your spring cleaning list? If you're like Carol Flake Chapman, you've discovered that with more time to mull over it, there are more spaces th...
We're publishing stories from readers on how they're coping through the pandemic. Marcellina Kampa tells us the ritual she and her husband started and h...
Our world has been turned upside down, and we know you're as anxious and confused as we are. Please tell us how you're managing. Sharing our experiences...
When her unfaithful husband asked for a divorce, she felt her life was over. Working through self-destructive behavior, Patty Blue Hays has re-created h...
In spite of, or maybe because of, all the bad news coming our way, it's important to look for the positive. Here are 7 blessings, large and small, our r...
At times like these poetry can propel us to look at our experience in a whole new light. Here is Carol Flake Chapman tribute to all of us cooped up and ...
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What are the best souvenirs? According to Dawn Janecek, they are ones that will stay close by forever to remind you of your adventures. ...
In the mountains and villages of southern Mexico, curanderas, weavers and a mezcal maker opened a door into traditions that still shape daily life....

A century ago, when women were confined to strict roles, Rose Knox built a formidable company and showed the world they could have adventures on their o...
How does someone become a trip leader for NextTribe? Start with being a great traveler and, in Jane Shlaes' case, have years of experience teaching othe...
She was broken by grief. But on a trip to Japan, Becky Austen found a way through her sadness by practicing an ancient Japanese art....
Your layover just got an upgrade. These 8 airports turn "waiting for your flight" into "shopping the world."...
Dawn Janáček is an avid traveler and an IT specialist. Here she shares her best advice for protecting your online data on the road....
Not only has Najwa Klostermann seen much of the world in the past couple of years, she's made a lot of good friends along the way. ...
Japan had long been at the top of Tammy Cox's must-see list. When she finally traveled there she was moved by the people who "make loveliness an art."...
When Dawn Janáček took a work assignment in India, she was going for the adventure. She came back with so much more. ...
The physical demands of a trip--even a relatively quiet one--can be daunting as we get older. Here's how to prepare and when to start. ...
Jetlagged in a strange neighborhood in Santiago, Pam LeBlanc let down her guard. Here's what she did wrong and how you can avoid the same passport-less ...
On NextTribe's Greece trip to Greece, we'll meet goddesses galore in Athens, Hydra and other islands. Their stories challenge the patriarchy--then and n...
No filters erasing every wrinkle, no 22-year-olds pretending to know what a "girls' trip" means at our age — just women who've actually lived it....