MELISSA BRUMMEL Team Spotlight:
I always recommend travel insurance for those unexpected emergencies. Recently Doug and I hiked a mountain in Greenland. We were carefully descending it, holding onto the guide rope, when the rope broke and Doug fell. Miraculously, he hit a mossy mud patch which cushioned his fall, as most of the mountain was bare rock. (No trees in Greenland!) Had he cracked his head or broken a leg, it would have been difficult to get him off the mountain, likely requiring a helicopter lift. Glad we had travel insurance, but really glad we didn’t need it!
Melissa Brummel will be joining our Imagine Going There team specializing in client relations and assisting me with Viking presentations. Having worked for a nonprofit in donor relations for many years, Melissa loves helping people, and people love her as well! Her hobbies include
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How Pirate King Henry Every Vanished THE GREATEST HEIST IN HISTORY
The history of pirates is rich with countless stories of lawless thieves and fearless captains. Yet the accounts of what exactly happened to the “King of Pirates” after he led the largest pirate heist in history are still muddled.
Renaming the ship the Fancy, Every and his team sailed the coastline of Africa to steal riches. However, their final heist against a Mughal Empire fleet returning to India led to the treasure of a lifetime. After accruing more and more crewmates, Every and his gang overtook
Henry Every isn’t a household name compared to other famous pirates. However, what makes Every exceptional is that, unlike his counterparts, he was never captured. The first reports of Every were of his service in the British Navy before boarding the warship Charles II as a first mate
the various ships and all the gold and jewels they carried. The loot is estimated to be tens of millions of modern-day dollars. Every and his crew dispersed with their share and were never to be seen again. Some pirates were believed
to battle French ships for their freight. However, after the captain delayed the mission and payment was stalled, Every conspired with the angry crew to mutiny.
to have found refuge in the U.S., but Every was never
located despite Britain’s fierce manhunt. His title as the King of Pirates was rightfully earned.
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