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“I traveled
to Mexico
for cooking
classes. I
ground corn
for tamales,
seasoned pork
cochinita pibil,
and stuffed
empanadas
with squash
blossoms and
quesillo cheese.
My tastiest trip
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American cities,

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“At 85, my
mother yearned
to go on a walk-
ing pilgrimage
in Norway. Join-
ing her, I found
lush forests that
called to mind
the fairyland
of stories we’d
shared when I
was a little girl.”
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“As a cyclist,
I was drawn
to Sa Calobra
on Mallorca,
Spain. Picture a
road that starts
at the sea and
climbs nearly
2,200 feet via
26 hairpin turns
in just six miles.
Tough but so
worth it!”
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