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class="text-center md:text-left text-lg mt-4 md:mt-0 md:pl-8 text-brand-tertiary leading-tight md:leading-total">Travel stories from not so long ago.</h4></section></div></div><div class="container mx-auto px-5"><div class="m-4"><p class="text-brand-tertiary lead text-sm italic">New episodes air weekly, but if you want more, the full text of each episode will be available here, along with pictures from the locations featured in the show.</p></div></div><section><div class="mb-8 md:mb-16"><div class="sm:mx-0 lg:h-96 flex items-center overflow-hidden"><a aria-label="The Traffic Stop" href="/posts/thai-cop"><img src="/assets/blog/post-img/s1e9.jpg" alt="Cover Image for The Traffic Stop" class="shadow-sm res-img relative z-10 hover:shadow-md transition-shadow duration-200"/></a></div></div><div class="container mx-auto px-5"><div class="md:grid md:grid-cols-2 md:gap-x-8 mb-12"><div><h3 class="mb-4 text-2xl lg:text-4xl leading-7 md:leading-tight normal-case text-brand-primary"><a class="hover:underline" href="/posts/thai-cop">The Traffic Stop</a></h3><div class="mb-4 md:mb-0 text-sm md:text-lg text-brand-secondary"><time dateTime="2021-09-27T16:35:07.322Z">September	27, 2021</time></div></div><div><p class="text-base md:text-lg leading-6 md:leading-relaxed mb-4">There is something beautiful that happens when you put aside your fears and simply embrace looking ridiculous.</p><div class="flex items-center"><img src="/assets/blog/authors/jf-head.jpg" class="w-8 h-8 rounded-full mr-3" alt="Jason Fleming"/><div class="text-sm font-bold text-brand-primary-50">Jason Fleming</div></div></div></div></div></section><div class="container mx-auto px-5"><section><h2 class="mb-8 text-3xl md:text-4xl italic leading-tight text-brand-secondary">More Stories</h2><div class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 xl:grid-cols-3 md:gap-x-16 gap-y-16 md:gap-y-20 mb-16"><div><div class="mb-5"><div class="sm:mx-0 lg:h-24 flex items-center overflow-hidden"><a aria-label="One Week In Mexico" href="/posts/mexico"><img src="/assets/blog/post-img/s1e8.jpg" alt="Cover Image for One Week In Mexico" class="shadow-sm res-img relative z-10 hover:shadow-md transition-shadow duration-200"/></a></div></div><h3 class="text-2xl mb-2 leading-6 normal-case"><a class="hover:underline" href="/posts/mexico">One Week In Mexico</a></h3><div class="text-sm md:text-base mb-4 text-brand-secondary font-sans"><time dateTime="2021-09-20T16:35:07.322Z">September	20, 2021</time></div><p class="text-base md:text-base leading-5 mb-4">We were coming into the airfield, one-wing down falling out of a hurricane spinning its w

6ay out across the whole Gulf between here and Houston.</p><div class="flex items-center"><img src="/assets/blog/authors/jf-head.jpg" class="w-8 h-8 rounded-full mr-3" alt="Jason Fleming"/><div class="text-sm font-bold text-brand-primary-50">Jason Fleming</div></div></div><div><div class="mb-5"><div class="sm:mx-0 lg:h-24 flex items-center overflow-hidden"><a aria-label="The Layover" href="/posts/the-layover"><img src="/assets/blog/post-img/s1e7.jpg" alt="Cover Image for The Layover" class="shadow-sm res-img relative z-10 hover:shadow-md transition-shadow duration-200"/></a></div></div><h3 class="text-2xl mb-2 leading-6 normal-case"><a class="hover:underline" href="/posts/the-layover">The Layover</a></h3><div class="text-sm md:text-base mb-4 text-brand-secondary font-sans"><time dateTime="2021-09-13T16:35:07.322Z">September	13, 2021</time></div><p class="text-base md:text-base leading-5 mb-4">I stood facing the train schedule comprehending nothing … Pitted against my lack of understanding of precise German train schedules was the unyielding certainty of the clock.</p><div class="flex items-center"><img src="/assets/blog/authors/jf-head.jpg" class="w-8 h-8 rounded-full mr-3" alt="Jason Fleming"/><div class="text-sm font-bold text-brand-primary-50">Jason Fleming</div></div></div><div><div class="mb-5"><div class="sm:mx-0 lg:h-24 flex items-center overflow-hidden"><a aria-label="The Adoption Express" href="/posts/adoption-express"><img src="/assets/blog/post-img/s1e6.jpg" alt="Cover Image for The Adoption Express" class="shadow-sm res-img relative z-10 hover:shadow-md transition-shadow duration-200"/></a></div></div><h3 class="text-2xl mb-2 leading-6 normal-case"><a class="hover:underline" href="/posts/adoption-express">The Adoption Express</a></h3><div class="text-sm md:text-base mb-4 text-brand-secondary font-sans"><time dateTime="2021-09-07T16:35:07.322Z">September	7, 2021</time></div><p class="text-base md:text-base leading-5 mb-4">I am a tall man, and can’t usually sleep on planes, but I had passed straight out slumped forward against the seat in front of me. My neck ached.</p><div class="flex items-center"><img src="/assets/blog/authors/jf-head.jpg" class="w-8 h-8 rounded-full mr-3" alt="Jason Fleming"/><div class="text-sm font-bold text-brand-primary-50">Jason Fleming</div></div></div><div><div class="mb-5"><div class="sm:mx-0 lg:h-24 flex items-center overflow-hidden"><a aria-label="A Week In Africa" href="/posts/a-week-in-africa"><img src="/assets/blog/post-img/s1e5.jpg" alt="Cover Image for A Week In Africa" class="shadow-sm res-img relative z-10 hover:shadow-md transition-shadow duration-200"/></a></div></div><h3 class="text-2xl mb-2 leading-6 normal-case"><a class="hover:underline" href="/posts/a-week-in-africa">A Week In Africa</a></h3><div class="text-sm md:text-base mb-4 text-brand-secondary font-sans"><time dateTime="2021-08-31T16:35:07.322Z">August	31, 2021</time></div><p class="text-base md:text-base leading-5 mb-4">I didn’t know I was being yelled at …</p><div class="flex items-center"><img src="/assets/blog/authors/jf-head.jpg" class="w-8 h-8 rounded-full mr-3" alt="Jason Fleming"/><div class="text-sm font-bold text-brand-primary-50">Jason Fleming</div></div></div><div><div class="mb-5"><div class="sm:mx-0 lg:h-24 flex items-center overflow-hidden"><a aria-label="The Fuel Stop" href="/posts/the-fuel-stop"><img src="/assets/blog/post-img/s1e4.jpg" alt="Cover Image for The Fuel Stop" class="shadow-sm res-img relative z-10 hover:shadow-md transition-shadow duration-200"/></a></div></div><h3 class="text-2xl mb-2 leading-6 normal-case"><a class="hover:underline" href="/posts/the-fuel-stop">The Fuel Stop</a></h3><div class="text-sm md:text-base mb-4 text-brand-secondary font-sans"><time dateTime="2021-08-23T16:35:07.322Z">August	23, 2021</time></div><p class="text-base md:text-base leading-5 mb-4">Sometimes, what happens on the way to your destination teaches you more than you expect.</p><div class="flex items-center"><img src="/assets/blog/authors/jf-head.jpg" class="w-8 h-8 rounded-full mr-3" alt="Jason Fleming"/><div class="text-sm font-bold text-brand-primary-50">Jason Fleming</div></div></div><div><div class="mb-5"><div class="sm:mx-0 lg:h-24 flex items-center overflow-hidden"><a aria-label="At Home Abroad" href="/posts/at-home-abroad"><img src="/assets/blog/post-img/s1e3.jpg" alt="Cover Image for At Home Abroad" class="shadow-sm res-img relative z-10 hover:shadow-md transition-shadow duration-200"/></a></div></div><h3 class="text-2xl mb-2 leading-6 normal-case"><a class="hover:underline" href="/posts/at-home-abroad">At Home Abroad</a></h3><div class="text-sm md:text-base mb-4 text-brand-secondary font-sans"><time dateTime="2021-08-16T16:35:07.322Z">August	16, 2021</time></div><p class="text-base md:text-base leading-5 mb-4">Traveling and working from the road, the sights always change, but the work is always the same.</p><div class="flex items-center"><img src="/assets/blog/authors/jf-head.jpg" class="w-8 h-8 rounded-full mr-3" alt="Jason Fleming"/><div class="text-sm font-bold text-brand-primary-50">Jason Fleming</div></div></div><div><div class="mb-5"><div class="sm:mx-0 lg:h-24 flex items-center overflow-hidden"><a aria-label="A Café in Florence" href="/posts/a-cafe-in-florence"><img src="/assets/blog/post-img/s1e2.jpg" alt="Cover Image for A Café in Florence" class="shadow-sm res-img relative z-10 hover:shadow-md transition-shadow duration-200"/></a></div></div><h3 class="text-2xl mb-2 leading-6 normal-case"><a class="hover:underline" href="/posts/a-cafe-in-florence">A Café in Florence</a></h3><div class="text-sm md:text-base mb-4 text-brand-secondary font-sans"><time dateTime="2021-08-09T05:35:07.322Z">August	9, 2021</time></div><p class="text-base md:text-base leading-5 mb-4">This, I thought, is why italy is for designers …</p><div class="flex items-center"><img src="/assets/blog/authors/jf-head.jpg" class="w-8 h-8 rounded-full mr-3" alt="Jason Fleming"/><div class="text-sm font-bold text-brand-primary-50">Jason Fleming</div></div></div><div><div class="mb-5"><div class="sm:mx-0 lg:h-24 flex items-center overflow-hidden"><a aria-label="A New Look in Italy" href="/posts/New-beginnings"><img src="/assets/blog/post-img/s1e1.jpg" alt="Cover Image for A New Look in Italy" class="shadow-sm res-img relative z-10 hover:shadow-md transition-shadow duration-200"/></a></div></div><h3 class="text-2xl mb-2 leading-6 normal-case"><a class="hover:underline" href="/posts/New-beginnings">A New Look in Italy</a></h3><div class="text-sm md:text-base mb-4 text-brand-secondary font-sans"><time dateTime="2021-08-04T05:35:07.322Z">August	4, 2021</time></div><p class="text-base md:text-base leading-5 mb-4">I don&#x27;t know when I lost my glasses.  …</p><div class="flex items-center"><img src="/assets/blog/authors/jf-head.jpg" class="w-8 h-8 rounded-full mr-3" alt="Jason Fleming"/><div class="text-sm font-bold text-brand-primary-50">Jason Fleming</div></div></div></div></section><div><div class="bg-brand-grey-light 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