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\"Willett<\/a>\u201cI\u2019ve watched too many people retire and fade into the woodwork, including losing my dad just a year after he retired.\u00a0 That made me realize that there is too much to see and do out in this big world, and there\u2019s no time to start like right now. My personal bucket list is so large, I think it will take another ten years to get everywhere, but I don\u2019t plan to stop trying anytime soon. And if I can do it \u2013 so can you.\u00a0 Follow along and hopefully we\u2019ll inspire you with some of our travels.\u201d\u2026.Doug Bardwell<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

After 25 years of traveling for corporate clients, Doug Bardwell is now concentrating on freelance photojournalism, traveling to places on his personal bucket list and those suggested by his readers. Since 2009, he covered 40 countries on five continents and plans to get to those two other continents by 2025.\u00a0 In 2018, Doug and Maureen’s roadtrip will take them to state’s number 49 and 50, completing Doug’s sweep of all 50 states. (UPDATE – We did it. #’s 49 & 50 are in the bag!)<\/p>\n

Insider's sneak peek:<\/div>
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Doug and his wife Maureen formerly both wrote for Examiner.com\u00a0where they published over 1,000 articles about\u00a0travel, outdoor rec & adventure as well as travel technology. They began writing for Examiner in 2010. Doug continues to write about real estate development as a regular monthly feature contributor to Properties Magazine<\/a>. Many of their travel and tech stories are now enjoyed by the 60-million monthly readers of Medium.com<\/a> online.<\/p>\n

Doug\u2019s photos and articles have appeared on CBS Online, CNN, NBC television, Medium.com, Long Weekends magazine, Huffington Post, SPA newsletter, Iberia Airlines, North Coast 50 Plus magazine, Technorati, and dozens of blogs in the US and UK. TripAdvisor<\/a> considered him one of their senior contributors. \u00a0His photo library continues to grow and can be seen at BardwellPhotography.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe work extensively with Visitor Bureaus and Public Relations firms to visit destinations all over the world.\u00a0 While we are hosted extensively, that doesn\u2019t color our recommendations. What might be good for one person, might not be for another. Count on us to give you what’s best about the destination.\u201d\u2026Doug Bardwell<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Doug and Maureen\u2019s personal blog, DougBardwell.com<\/a>, carries current articles, links to most of their writing and photographs, as well as travel gear recommendations. Each of their posts is distributed to thousands of their social media followers. Doug was recently noted as one of the \u201cmost searched for<\/a>\u201d individuals on LinkedIn.com and his reviews on TripAdvisor.com are in the top 1% most read.<\/p>\n

For links to our\u00a0articles and photos……<\/p>\nSee my work<\/a>\n

If you’d like to send me an email or follow me on various social media…..<\/p>\nGet in touch<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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\u201cI\u2019ve watched too many people retire and fade into the woodwork, including losing my dad just a year after he retired.\u00a0 That made me realize that there is too much to see and do out in this big world, and there\u2019s no time to start like right now. My personal bucket list is so large, I think it will take another ten years to get everywhere, but I don\u2019t plan to stop trying anytime soon. And if I can do it \u2013 so can you.\u00a0 Follow along and hopefully we\u2019ll inspire you with some of our travels.\u201d\u2026.Doug Bardwell After 25…<\/p>\n","category_list_v2":"","author_info_v2":{"name":"Doug","url":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/author\/admindoug\/"},"comments_num_v2":"0 comments","featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"coauthors":[],"author_meta":{"author_link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/author\/admindoug\/","display_name":"Doug"},"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 14 years ago","modified":"Updated 6 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on January 2, 2012","modified":"Updated on July 15, 2020"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on January 2, 2012 11:17 pm","modified":"Updated on July 15, 2020 2:42 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"","featured_img":false,"series_order":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P21Ejy-6H","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":32212,"url":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/bardwellphotographysamples\/","url_meta":{"origin":415,"position":0},"title":"Bardwell Photography – Samples of our work","author":"Doug","date":"April 4, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Bardwell Photography Samples of our work - from products to people \u00a0 Let's connect and work on a project together.","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Photo-samples-for-ATA-Tools-2LoRes2-900x695.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Photo-samples-for-ATA-Tools-2LoRes2-900x695.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Photo-samples-for-ATA-Tools-2LoRes2-900x695.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Photo-samples-for-ATA-Tools-2LoRes2-900x695.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":26989,"url":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/bardwell-photography\/","url_meta":{"origin":415,"position":1},"title":"Bardwell Photography","author":"Doug","date":"June 21, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"[et_pb_row admin_label=\"row\" make_fullwidth=\"on\" custom_width_percent=\"70%\" use_custom_gutter=\"on\"\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":431,"url":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/about\/contact-follow\/","url_meta":{"origin":415,"position":2},"title":"Contact \/ Follow","author":"Doug","date":"January 2, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"I'd love to have you follow my articles. 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Every other month, our three to five-person teams make a meal to take down to the near west side, and share with two dozen formerly homeless men.","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"Dining with the men from Christian Service Alliance","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CSA-Meals-905219.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CSA-Meals-905219.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CSA-Meals-905219.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CSA-Meals-905219.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":411,"url":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/about\/disclaimers\/","url_meta":{"origin":415,"position":5},"title":"Disclaimers","author":"Doug","date":"January 1, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"DISCLOSURE\u00a0STATEMENT The reviews\/articles by this author are unbiased and are as accurate as we can make them. 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