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We would like to thank each and every one of our The Expeditioner readers for yet another great year in the world of travel! It\u2019s always a great time to reflect on it all. Let\u2019s see . . .\u00a0 Luke fell in love<\/a>, Jon married his love<\/a>, Brit returned home<\/a>, Matt tackled\u00a0SE Asia<\/a>, we got correspondents at the Olympics <\/a>and the World Cup<\/a>, Maria joined us<\/a> to offset the number of bearded writers, and the publishing of <\/em>The Expeditioner’s Guide to the World<\/em><\/a> \u2014 yeah, there\u2019s a lot to be thankful for around these parts. Now only for those pesky New Year\u2019s resolutions . . .<\/p>\n

For our final installment of \u201cThe Expeditioner\u2019s 2010 In Review,\u201d our fearless leader drops some knowledge bombs we all should take note of: how to combat jet lag, the dethroning of Eat, Pray Love,<\/em> and a possible explanation of how the American hikers were led off course in Iran. \u00a0Capt\u2019n Matt, you have the floor:<\/p>\n

Where Did You Travel in 2010?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Montreal, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia, Japan<\/p>\n

Any Possible Trips for You in 2011?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Who knows? But as far as that vague, general moving target that are the future destinations that I’d like to see before I die, and which could also possibly occur in 2011, those would have to be: Brazil, Spain, Lebanon\/Jordan, Egypt, India.<\/p>\n

What Yoda-Like Bits Of Wisdom Have You Learned Along the Way?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jetlag, as a Brit might say — or they would say in my head if I were to imagine a Brit saying it — is a nasty little bugger. To combat it, try not to go out all night promptly upon arriving somewhere where your body clock is at 8 a.m.; drink lots of fluids — if, for no other reason, than this seems to be a cure-all for everything; and try to adjust your sleep pattern as quickly as possible, even if this means you find yourself up at 3:30 a.m. with nothing to do other than to go for a really early morning walk.
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\nAny Travel-Related Predictions, Awesome New Destinations, Or\u00a0 Events That May Be on Your Radar for the Upcoming Year?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hmm, I have a couple of predictions. I predict that The Expeditioner’s Guide to the World<\/em> surpasses Eat, Pray, Love<\/em> in units shipped (and, oddly enough, Julia Roberts plays my, Jon’s, and Luke’s role in the film version); the Euro depreciates enough where an American can afford to upgrade to a private hostel room from a bunk; and WikiLeaks reveals the American hikers in Iran were led astray not by faulty directions from a local, but rather from a nefarious volume of a Rick Steves guidebook.<\/p>\n

[Photo by Matt Stabile<\/em>] (If this doesn’t make you want to hop on a plane and get to Saigon as soon as possible, I don’t know what will)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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