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The Art of the Yoni
The Jeannies at NextTribe
September 18, 2025
Adeus Portugal! Hasta 2026!
“So delicious!” That’s how Jeannie Ralston sums up this year’s trip to Portugal, which she just returned from today. Delicious in every way—the experiences, the food, the scenery, the Portuguese women we met, and—mostly—the fabulous group of travelers, who gelled faster than those grated-carrot-filled jello molds your mom used to make.
“I’ve already booked the hotels for next September. Though I usually turn over trips to other leaders,” she says, “I’m keeping this one for myself because it’s just so close to my heart.” Stay tuned.
We really did Portugal right.
Jeannie Edmunds took Dave to the airport this morning at 5 AM. On the way home she started getting calls from an unknown number, which she assumed was spam. But when the call came in 4 times in a row, she finally answered. “I left my phone in the car…please come back if you can,” Dave said. Of course she took them to him! Then she headed straight to Barton Springs for a 7AM swim. When she raced home and started shampooing her hair in the shower, she discovered she still had her glasses on!
Have you ever done anything as ridiculous as that?
Maybe that cataract surgery affected her brain!
Take a trip to Colombia in this week’s NextTribe Magazine with one of our travelers, Mary Lou Mazzarra. Enjoy!
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Happy travels—
Jeannie Ralston, CEO + Jeannie Edmunds, Chief Operating Officer
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Jeannie Ralston says, “I lost my charging cord in Portugal and came across this cute thing in a shop there. I’m never going to be without it because charging is life—am I right? The one I’ve linked to here isn’t as cute, but with a USB, a mini USB, a Type C and phone charger it takes care of just about everything—until they change the charging ports again. Ugh!”
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