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Age Boldly: How One Woman is Finally Making Time to Travel
When to push the big "little" birds out of the nest
The Jeannies at NextTribe
July 03, 2025
Hi there,
Jeannie Ralston managed to lose her voice just when she was surrounded by family and friends for the big wedding weekend! And now she’s planning her own wedding next Spring. Her voice came back just in time for next Monday’s flight to Colombia for our first-ever journey to this gorgeous country. The trip will be led by Austin NextTriber (and Colombiana) Victoria Reyes, and Jeannie can’t wait to dance the cumbria with her!
Ralston didn’t want to publish a photo today. “People have seen enough of me lately,” she says.
Jeannie Edmunds arrived back in Texas Tuesday night after what she calls “the most VIP luxury wildlife and cultural experience NextTribe could have ever dreamt of!” She says she’ll “reluctlanly” step aside so Ralston can lead the trip in 2027. She’s busy writing thank-you notes to all of our Africa travelers and booking her flights for her upcoming trips to Hydra, Greece, San Miguel de Allende and Vietnam, (which just had one spot open up.)
Yes, she’s a lefty.
This Week’s New Reads
And from the archives…an article about boomerang kids, and deciding when it’s time for them to leave the nest for good.
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Happy 4th!
Jeannie Ralston, CEO + Jeannie Edmunds, Chief Operating Officer
Trip Previews Coming up Next
All times 6:30PM ET unless otherwise noted.
July 17: Deluxe Day of the Dead in San Miguel de Allende 2 RSVP here
July 21: Slow Travel India RSVP here
July 23: Ecuador from the Andes to the Amazon (Galapagos AddOn) RSVP here
July 28: Morocco Immersion: Marrakech, Atlas Mountains and Sahara RSVP here 3:30PM ET
July 28: Umbria, Italy RSVP here 4:30PM ET
FEATURED FIND
Jeannie Ralston says, “We always encourage travelers to bring a refillable waterbottle to cut down on plastic waste. And why not make it a NextTribe one?”
Tempting Trip Offerings for you in 2025!
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 Whale watching, hot tub boats |  Deadline for booking: July 10th. |  Nobody does Paris like our Trip Leader, Ellen! |
 Close to home but still exotic |  ONLY 2 SPOTS LEFT! |  Hiking, cooking class, llamas, adventure |
 Our signature trip—and maybe the most magical |  Olive harvest, truffle hunting, water color playshops |  We just can’t quit Italy! |
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 A leisurely pace in a beautiful place. |  Tagines and shopping and camels, Oh my! |  By popular demand, our 7th time returning! |
 Plus a Galapagos add-on! |  Without the crowds, WITH our art expert |  You’ll never see South Africa in a more authentic way |
 3 spots left. |
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