Category: The Log
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50 countries later: How Travel Shapes Perspective.
What do we gain from travel? I have visited 50 countries, and I am in my 20s. Forty-five of those countries are ones I have travelled to in the past 5 years. Does that statement make me proud? Does it spark any sense of wonder in you? Do you leap right away to an answer—trust…
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Why we can’t enjoy a trip
Understanding what we want from a trip I watched the woman in front of me crumple. The cigarette between her fingers continued to ash. The night was cool, a reprieve from Thailand’s intense spring heat characteristic. Beside me was a German girl, six months deep into a year-long trip. I was about four months into…
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The Faces Behind the Adventure
Understanding how people impact the travel experience The airport lounge was packed. It seemed unusual to me, who believed that a Tuesday morning should not be busy at an airport like this. It was however not unusual for the dozens of workers and busy bodies who frequented terminal 1 in Addis Ababa. Sat down at…
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