{"id":21473,"date":"2025-09-02T04:59:46","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T11:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=21473"},"modified":"2025-09-02T04:59:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T11:59:47","slug":"road-trip-along-the-blue-star-highway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=21473","title":{"rendered":"road trip along the Blue Star highway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b65a5ef17d01316054d7cc1e55e3647c wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>Twelve hours alone in your car<\/strong> gives one plenty of time to reflect. 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