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Art of the Travel is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. Some packing and gear links on this site go to Amazon. If you click one and later buy, I may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Those links use the Amazon Associates tag artoftravel06-20. That is the only Amazon tag this desk uses.

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What that does not buy

Affiliate income and ads do not set which routes I write about, how I assess a journey, or whether I mention a downside. I do not run a test fleet or invent first-hand lab tests to justify a packing note. See the editorial policy.

What this site is not

Art of the Travel is a publisher, not a merchant. Public pages use the James Morrow name already on About. I do not invent a second person, a test fleet, or a different Amazon tag.

Questions

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