~ Marilyn Murphy This is #2 of a series of posts in which I’ll prognosticate (I’m loving that word!) on what’s next for the WOW! Travel Club. Last week’s blog,…
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~ Marilyn Murphy In my previous blog, which looked back at 2020, I promised my next post would include prognostications about the future of travel. Before I proceed, a…
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~ Marilyn Murphy It's January, 2021. One year ago, China had identified the coronavirus and there was talk about impeaching the president. Whoever said, "history repeats itself" had it right! Whew!...Read More
August 22, 2020 Rules for the Road In 2004, when I dreamed up the WOW! Travel Club – to offer experiential, immersive journeys to some of the world’s least-visited and…
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. . Tis the season for counting: calories and blessings. I won’t even try to count calories, and as for blessings, there are simply too many of those to count,…
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I go lots of places. Never do I return without enthusiasm and accolades. But I’ve been home for ten days and my passion has not waned. The place? Croatia! I…
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New Delhi, India – March 2, 2018 One by one, I inspected the merry band of intrepid travelers assembled in the lobby of Claridge’s Hotel. Fresh white cotton…
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Just after dawn, on March 14, 1979, I was traveling on a train, somewhere in India. I would have been in the 3rd class (cheapest) compartment – since I was…
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India – more than any other country I’ve ever visited – created a deep, lasting impression on me. Traveling through India from south to north as a solo backpacker-on-the-cheap in…
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Whenever I’m asked, “What’s your favorite country?” my response always elicits a quizzical look. “Really?” they ask – always with incredulity. “Why India, of all places?” I’m then at a…
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Seeking inspiration for this week’s blog, I was reminded of the many cool places my team and I have visited that most people have probably never heard of. I took an…
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What a WOW! I’m wrapping up a fantabulous WOW! Travel Club adventure to Croatia, including a week on a privately-chartered 150 ft. motor vessel (though I’d call it a yacht!),…
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It was 273 days. Or, put another way, it was: 8.98 months (I coulda had a baby!) 39 weeks 74.79% of the year 6,552 hours 393,120 minutes That’s…
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I thought it was the dumbest suggestion I’d ever heard. I was with my business partner, Michael Day, on a site inspection trip in Kenya in the late 90s. I…
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Last week’s Sunday Travel section of the LA Times featured their annual Summer Vacation Photo spread. I always wonder how the editors make their selections from among the many hundreds,…
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