Age Boldly: 6 Reasons Travel is Good for Your Health

Plus, a New Year's quiz to help you break out of your travel rut in 2025.

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Jeannie Edmunds & Jeannie Ralston
January 02, 2025

Happy New Year, you bold, brave and boundless women!

Jeannie Ralston is just back from her place in downtown New York City, where she spent that foggy week between Christmas and New Year’s (what day is it anyhow?) with her sons and future daughter in law. Now she’s concentrating on packing for Morocco—she promised the other women on the trip to make a video of what she’s bringing and now is sorta regretting that.

Jeannie Edmunds joined hundreds of Austin neighbors at Barton Springs for the Polar Bear Plunge January 1st. Sunny, windy, temps in the low 50s. She’s a hot weather girl, so she always has to psych herself up before getting into cold water, but she’s one of several Austin NextTribers who love swimming in the Springs.

“The hardest part is getting out of the car and walking down the hill. But once I’m in the water, I’m so glad I did it. The water is so clean and feels so healing. It’s like liquid love!”

The water temp is always constant 68-72 degrees year-round, so it wasn’t that bad!

Wherever you are, we hope you’ll join us in welcoming whatever 2025 brings. There’s so much that’s out of our hands. All we can do is try to live our lives to the fullest, be kind, be generous, and be grateful for the small things in life that bring us joy.

We encourage you to connect with other women in our community by becoming a member, and through our small group trips.

We took a break over the holidays, so there are a few more articles to catch up on this week. Whether you travel with us or not, we appreciate you and hope you enjoy these articles from NextTribe Magazine!

This Week’s New Reads

Bon Voyage! 6 Ways Travel Is Good for Your Health

A host of scientific studies show that vacationing regularly can help you feel your best in body and mind—with results that last long after you come home.

Discover Iceland: An Insider's Guide of What to See, Do, and Eat!

Ready to discover Iceland, known for its rugged landscapes and sophisticated vibe? Here's what to see, do, and eat while there.

New Year’s Travel Resolutions: Which Are Right for You?

Could you be stuck in a travel rut and need to make some changes? Take this quiz to find out which tweaks can help you enjoy your journeys more than ever—this coming year and beyond.

Exploring Portugal: An Insider’s Guide to the Best Things to See and Do

No matter where you go in Portugal, there’s wonder at every turn. Wend your way through narrow streets in Lisbon and admire the signature blue and white tiles everywhere.

And a popular story from our archives:

While the Rest of the World Vacations: Finding Joy When Your Travel Budget Is Zero

Paris, Iceland, the beach: While her friends went on fabulous vacations, Christine Grillo stayed thrifty—and stayed home. Here, the delight she found with her no-travel getaway.

Happy trails!

Jeannie Ralston, CEO + Jeannie Edmunds, Chief Operating Officer

Selling Fast…

Don’t Hesitate: Limited Openings for 2025 Trips

These trips have a few spots left:

5 spots for Medellin and Cartagena Colombia  (July 8-16)

2 spots for Troncones Beach, Mexico (March 15-21)

4 spots for Extraordinary Scottish Highlands (June 9-17)

3 spots for Majestic Iceland (August 30-September 6)

4 spots (doubles only; no singles left) for Morocco 2026 (Jan. 26-Feb.7, 2026)

Also…

This year we are starting to require travel insurance on international trips for your protection, but we understand that getting the right coverage can be confusing. Join our Travel Insurance Seminar on Tuesday, Jan. 28th, for answers to your questions.

Want to celebrate Day of the Dead in Mexico next year? Two of our 2025 trips are already SOLD OUT, but we just opened one more. Don’t miss this one!

A better route to Machu Picchu—just one day on the Inca Trail, instead of four. Plus, real beds!! What a concept. Join our Info Session for this Bucket List trip on Tuesday, January 7th. We’ll draw a name of someone at the Zoom meeting to win $400 off the trip.