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One person is enough.”",{"alignment":589},{"alignment":507},{"id":591,"type":502,"data":592,"tunes":594},"k4K99EZHz0",{"text":593},"They’ve both been scammed, missed ferries, stood hours in queues, and faced language barriers in Croatia. But they’ve also seen sunrises from volcanoes, danced in Spain’s cobbled streets, and planned weddings in Google Sheets. It’s not perfect. But it’s personal.",{"alignment":595},{"alignment":507},{"id":597,"type":502,"data":598,"tunes":600},"MaKcHbkilW",{"text":599},"And that’s what Beyond the Grid is about.",{"alignment":601},{"alignment":507},{"id":603,"type":524,"data":604,"tunes":606},"yE1uBSAzyp",{"text":605,"level":190},"Why Alike’s platform matters.",{"alignment":607},{"alignment":507},{"id":609,"type":502,"data":610,"tunes":612},"6DOgJH0blJ",{"text":611},"If you’ve ever returned from a holiday feeling like you didn’t really experience the place—you’re not alone. Alike was built to bridge that gap. More than just itineraries, Alike curates experience-based holidays currently for destinations like Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Bali. We don’t just want you to go somewhere—we want you to feel it.",{"alignment":613},{"alignment":507},{"id":615,"type":502,"data":616,"tunes":618},"ocjzKuGUMs",{"text":617},"Want a spice market walk in Ubud with a local grandma? Done. Prefer rooftop oud music in Abu Dhabi over rooftop cocktails? We’ve got that too. And with creators like Mahima and Vrinda leading the charge, you’re in good company.",{"alignment":619},{"alignment":507},{"id":621,"type":502,"data":622,"tunes":624},"h9z2iBk-Pb",{"text":623},"Read more about \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Falike.io\u002Fblog\u002Fbali-shopping-flea-markets\">shopping\u002Fflea markets in Bali.\u003C\u002Fa>",{"alignment":625},{"alignment":507},{"id":627,"type":502,"data":628,"tunes":630},"nusJzqtalf",{"text":629},"If you missed the Live, don’t worry—there’ll be more. And next time, it might just be from a beach in Sri Lanka, a pottery barn in Manila, or somewhere you haven’t heard of yet.",{"alignment":631},{"alignment":507},{"id":633,"type":502,"data":634,"tunes":636},"8U0HIqOLIh",{"text":635},"Because that’s the joy of travelling Beyond the Grid.",{"alignment":637},{"alignment":507},"2.29.1",{"id":549,"section":550,"theme":68,"status":69,"translations":640},[552],{"id":474,"translations":642,"metadata":738},[643],{"id":644,"sc_content_block_id":474,"languages_id":184,"content":645},787,{"time":646,"blocks":647,"version":638},1752237673092,[648,654,660,666,672,678,684,690,696,702,708,714,732],{"id":649,"type":502,"data":650,"tunes":652},"bzhvj2bHgN",{"text":651},"Meet the women shaping India’s travel narrative",{"alignment":653},{"alignment":507},{"id":655,"type":502,"data":656,"tunes":658},"PnHC1yyvcp",{"text":657},"Vrinda, formerly at Google and now a full-time explorer, sees travel as the reward of her dreams. 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