Boa tarde!

Jeannie Ralston is loving trip number 4 to Portugal as much as she did trip number one back in 2023. This is the last time she’ll lead the Portugal adventure because even though it’s a favorite, it’s time to let someone else take over. That someone is Ellesor Holder, an experienced Trip Leader (Peru, Charleston, Savannah) who has been part of the NextTribe team from the beginning. That’s Jeannie and Ellesor above on a sunset cruise in Lisbon harbor, the kick-off for the 9-day Portugal trip that really sets the tone for the rest of the time. Beauty. Fun. Friendship.

Jeannie Edmunds is in Austin at our virtual headquarters, counting the days until she can get back in the air on her way to lead another trip.

No photo of her this week because as she says “it would be so boring seeing me sitting in front of my laptop!” She’s writing emails and newsletters, following up on future itinerary tweaks, talking to our partners about a new 2028 trip to Asia (stay tuned) taking phone calls from potential new travelers, and following the WhatsApp chatter in the trips and local communities channels.

So much going on these days. We love it!

Before we go on, do you have a Transition Travel story? A personal essay about how a trip (or travel in general) helped you move through a transition in your life? We’d love to read it, and if we publish it we’ll pay you $100. Please submit your story here.

Examples of essays we’ve published are here and here.

Now go get yourself a cup of tea and enjoy the reads!

And from the archives, who says you can’t completely change your life at any age?

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Happy shopping, and safe travels—

Jeannie Ralston, CEO + Jeannie Edmunds, Chief Operating Officer

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