'Before I die, ' he said unaffectedly, 'I would like to travel the world to see all my children, ' meaning his boats.

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Even inane phrases like "I love to travel!"

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"I'm happy and sad: On one hand I have my document to travel, but several friends like (Angel Moya) will not be allowed, " Yoani Sanchez wrote.

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They ought to travel all across the country like I do and meet men and women who are starting businesses, testing new ideas, bringing new products to market, and helping this country come back stronger than before.

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"Writing and travel broaden your ass if not your mind and I like to write standing up, " wrote Hemingway in a letter in 1950.

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Annual conferences are key to building relationships, like the one I attended, Virtuoso Travel Week, where 4, 000 advisors and luxury suppliers come together in Las Vegas.

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Before a family vacation or business trip, my routine is to check Internet travel sites, like Traveladvisor, and I pore over hotel reviews.

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As we descended into Indira Gandhi International Airport, I had no idea what awaited me, no idea what India would look like, no idea how I would be able to handle six months of travel in such a different and challenging place.

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Then I started hearing about people like myself, young and not very young scholars, allowed to travel to Paris or London for a scientific meeting.

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Events like this are a good example of why I advise parents with children in college to have emergency travel funds set aside just in case.

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