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Hamish's avatar

Thank you, Marloes! Jealous of you seeing the final stage, too.

Tom Fish's avatar

Thanks so much for this lovely shout out Marloes!

Lisa Abend's avatar

Thank you so much for the mention. And happy new year!

Scott Monaco's avatar

Cheers to a wonderfully full year and to an even better 2026. I appreciate you recommending me as well and glad to have you reading!

Beck Sharron's avatar

Great end of year wrap up post, sounds like it's been quite an eventful one for you. If only all visas could be as painless as the Saudi one. Loved the Donald Duck toothbrush quote. I really want to read more about this. Thanks for the mention! Since you're curious, I've got a one-way ticket back to Vietnam in April, with aspirations of making it to Islamabad overland. Looking forward to reading all about your 2026 exploits, and definitely checking out the other writers you mentioned.

Marloes Wardenier's avatar

Thank you! I will share some stories relating to the toothbrush this year; our parnets brought us several times to Eastern Europe in the 1980's.

Vietnam to Islamabad sounds really intriguing!

Flavio Massignan's avatar

Thank you!! Happy New Year!!

JL Orr | Paradox & Sea Glass's avatar

Thank you so much Marloes for including me in your newsletter. It is a real honour. I'm really loving all these year-end lists of shout outs. So many new writers to explore!

World Stories, Told My Way's avatar

Thank you, and happy New Year!