This issue of our newsletter brought to you by Thrifty Traveler Premium Hello Reader, Just over the border from Sweden into Norway on the St. Olav's Way pilgrimage. 🧠Where in the World? Have you ever considered walking the Camino de Santiago, the famous pilgrimage route across Spain to Santiago de Compostela? There are, in fact, a lot of other pilgrimage routes in Europe that you might be interested in. • Saint Olav’s Way, also known as Pilegrimsleden, crosses Sweden and Norway from the...
7 days ago • 4 min read
This issue of our newsletter brought to you by Daily Drop's Free Newsletter Hello Reader, We’re sending out this special edition of our newsletter (we’re not usually Monday people) because these two, timely events might be of interest to you, and they are free. Rick Steves and Bread for the World Today On today’s episode of Monday Night Travel, Rick Steves is joined by Bread for the World president Eugene Cho. The event was meant to celebrate the $1.2 million raised by Rick Steves Europe late...
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This issue of our newsletter brought to you by Thrifty Traveler Premium Hello Reader, The fjords of Norway could be in your future. 🛫 Got Any Questions about our Scandinavia Tour? What’s so special about Scandinavia? Join us for a fun live session to discuss Travel Past 50’s tour to Sweden and Norway with optional extension to Copenhagen. Get to know Kris and Tom Find out why we keep returning to Scandinavia Learn more about tour logistics Meet your fellow tour guests, invite your friends...
14 days ago • 4 min read
This issue of our newsletter brought to you by Thrifty Traveler Premium Hello Reader, We are doing more dreaming than travel this week, seeing as how the temps are well below zero. We’re not the only part of the continent battling weather. Stay safe, and let’s collectively think ahead. Where will you travel next? Looking forward to Valencia's fantastic Fallas festival next month. 🧠Where in the World? We are very excited to begin preparing for our trip to Valencia, Spain, in mid March. Best...
21 days ago • 5 min read
This issue of our newsletter brought to you by Daily Drop Pro Flash Sale Hello Reader, Jordan, where USAID has helped develop tourism to support local communities. We are concerned on many levels about the national and global repercussions from the acts of the current US administration. In particular, we despair at the dismantling of USAID – at the front line of preventing global pandemics and food scarcity. USAID leads the way worldwide in peaceful partnerships and education and is essential...
27 days ago • 5 min read
This issue of our newsletter brought to you by Thrifty Traveler Premium Hello Reader, 🧠Where in the World? Tom and I are taking a little break this week, which may or may not involve Las Vegas. Wish us luck. 🛫 Get Going: Tours We Recommend For You Come with us to Sweden, Norway, and maybe Denmark You could kayak in Trondheim. Great news: we are still offering a $100 discount on our custom, small group tour to Scandinavia in September. Only 9 spots remain, so grab a friend or three and sign...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
This issue of our newsletter brought to you by Thrifty Traveler Premium Hello Reader, 🧠Where in the World? January is slipping away – some might say good riddance. Let’s see what’s ahead. Inbound and Outbound Travel News We don’t talk much about travel inbound to the United States. This last Tuesday in January is the official National Plan for Vacation Day, a recognition day formed in 2018 by the U.S. Travel Association and whoever makes those National Day calendars. We agree this is a...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
This issue of our newsletter brought to you by Thrifty Traveler Premium Hello Reader, The view over the Beagle Strait and the city of Ushuaia, Argentina from the spa pool of our fave hotel of the year. 🧠Where in the World? January is that peculiar month when we are looking both forward and back. It’s supposedly a good time to review and reevaluate, maybe even learn some lessons. So we checked back on our 2024 travels and found out that we were away from home more than a third of the year,...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
This issue of our newsletter brought to you by Thrifty Traveler Premium Hello Reader, Kristin Henning – it doesn't get much more Swedish than that. 🇸🇪 🇳🇴 🇩🇰 Come with us to Scandinavia! We're announcing our latest Travel Past 50 tour to Scandinavia, September 18-29, 2025. This 12-day tour (with an optional 3-day extension in Copenhagen) offers guests great flexibility while covering Kris and Tom’s favorite places in Sweden and Norway. Building on our previous experiences in Sweden, we’ll...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read