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Age Boldly: What Really Happens at Burning Man?
Plus, what really makes Croatia so great?
The Jeannies at NextTribe
August 14, 2025
Greetings!
Can I really be old enough for this? That was Jeannie Ralston’s first thought when she walked into a Medicare info session today at a senior healthcare office. Her second thought—after 45 minutes of acronyms, options and a dissection of “Parts”—was: Can they make this more complicated? But as she drove away from the session, she thought how much easier health care will ultimately be for her. And getting older didn’t seem quite so bad.
At least her hair looks great!
Jeannie Edmunds was supposed to have surgery on her other eye yesterday but she forgot the first rule for undergoing anesthesia: don’t eat or drink after midnight. So she has a reprieve for another week. Meanwhile she’s helping Jeannie R. plan some exciting new trips for 2026, including one to Argentina. You can be sure the Jeannies will have to flip a coin to decide who gets to lead it!
The actual quarter we will use to decide who leads which trips in 2026!
Hope you enjoy the articles!
This Week’s Reads
And from the archives, a story of self-discovery at Burning Man, which is coming up in a couple of weeks. Not too late to fire up that camper and head out to the Playa!
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Happy travels—
Jeannie Ralston, CEO + Jeannie Edmunds, Chief Operating Officer
P.S. Check out our brand new TRIP CALENDAR so you can see all our trips and trip previews at a glance. Scroll down on the page to find the calendar and check back often as we’ll be adding 4 to 6 new trips for 2026 in the next couple of weeks.
Trip Previews Coming up Next
Aug 19: Last Chance! Greece Creativity Retreat 6:30PM ET RSVP here.
Sept 4: Troncones, Mexico Beach Retreat 6:30PM ET RVSP here.
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Tempting Trip Offerings for you in 2025!
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 LAST CHANCE: We’ve added 2 rooms. Book now before we have to release them! |  A perfect introduction to the NextTribe vibe…Art, Outdoors, local cuisine and culture |  WAS SOLD OUT. 2 SPOTS NOW OPEN! |
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 Plus a Galapagos add-on: on a private yacht! ONLY 1 SINGLE AND 3 DOUBLES LEFT! |  Without the crowds, WITH our art expert |  Only 2 Singles Left! |
Our Newest Trips!!
 Our Fall trip sold out. Here’s your next chance to go to Paris with Ellen Williams. Don’t miss it! |  EARLY BIRD PRICE: 2 stunning weeks in Kathmandu and the Himalayas. |
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