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FX Excursions offers the chance for once-in-a-lifetime experiences in destinations around the world.
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Berit Thorkelson

Berit Thorkelson is a Minnesota-based writer with a journalism degree and two decades of experience writing about regional, national and international travel for publications including National Geographic Traveler, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune and Global Traveler. Recent adventures include visiting a northern Thailand elephant sanctuary with her family; biking around San Juan, Puerto Rico, with her BFF; and catching Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour in Amsterdam with her daughter. Keep up with Thorkelson on Instagram at @beritronic.


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