{"id":4198,"date":"2014-12-30T03:00:49","date_gmt":"2014-12-30T03:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bme2.flywheelsites.com\/blog\/catch-the-travel-bug-with-dalene-heck-of-hecktic-travels\/"},"modified":"2020-01-16T21:58:59","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T21:58:59","slug":"catch-the-travel-bug-with-dalene-heck-of-hecktic-travels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/catch-the-travel-bug-with-dalene-heck-of-hecktic-travels\/","title":{"rendered":"Catch the Travel Bug with Dalene Heck of Hecktic Travels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dalene Heck and her husband caught the travel bug a few years ago and haven&#8217;t looked back. What was born out of tragedy and a desperate need for change has grown into a way of life that the Hecks cannot fathom returning to. They live the nomadic lifestyle, earning a living all the while. 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