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Rowing for Water
Rowing the Zambezi, turning whiskey into water and rowing across an ocean are some of the ways that rowers are responding to water issues.
I’m Fine with Not Doing It All
Insights from a trip to Japan about the joy of not doing it all even when that is exactly what you thought you wanted to do.
Travel in Troubled Times Again
Is 2024 another year of travel in troubled times? Experts are cautiously optimistic, advising good planning while encouraging us to get out and experience the world.
Marketing a Niche Business
Birdwatching in Barbados, staying with a family in Kenya or running in the Alps are interesting and unusual businesses. And like all niche business, they need different marketing.
I Need to Spend More Time on Social Media
Perhaps a contrarian’s view, but for my rowing travel business I need to spend more time on social media. Why and what is good social media anyway?
What’s In a Name: Classic Rowing?
Classic rowing is appearing as a new term for the most common rowing discipline. Although not yet widely used, Ruth makes the case for its adoption.
