Something needed to change, and all the excuses that previously held me back from pursuing my dream of travel no longer held merit.

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If your dream is to travel around the country in a motor home, better get it out of your system now.

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Shuttleworth's dream of space travel gained momentum last year when California equity fund manager Dennis Tito became the first tourist in space.

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Yet a few years ago, she was in a boat off the coast of Australia with her grown children, living out a travel dream.

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Man's dream of space travel had become a reality.

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When the Chinese travel industry polls the public on its dream destinations, no place ranks higher than Europe.

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Free from the rigors of tour travel, the residency is "a dream performance scenario" that allows her to balance her roles as a mother and as a country superstar.

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All of this matters because according to Rail Europe, travelers from North America consider Italy their second most highly ranked dream destination, and their third most used rail travel destination.

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Alas, for those of you who dream of doing Carnaval right, my friends at Dehouche travel in Rio de Janeiro have a few suggestions.

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The American Dream meant owning a car, owning a home, and having enough money left over in retirement to travel Route 66 on a Harley or in a pimped out mobile home.

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