I've traveled quite a bit (still do; I mostly live abroad now) and my favorite part of travel is and always will be the people.
I've made friends with an amazing man in Kolkata who raises his five daughters and two sons by making chai at a street stall. I've had a long chat in the universal language of pointing enthusiastically in an alleyway in Syria. I've heard the call to prayer rise from al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem. I ate home-cooked wild mushrooms in the Mexican countryside.
The list goes on... My recommendation is always: slow down, forge some habits, smile to people. It's not about chasing the experience, it's about letting the experience come to you.
I've traveled quite a bit (still do; I mostly live abroad now) and my favorite part of travel is and always will be the people.
I've made friends with an amazing man in Kolkata who raises his five daughters and two sons by making chai at a street stall. I've had a long chat in the universal language of pointing enthusiastically in an alleyway in Syria. I've heard the call to prayer rise from al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem. I ate home-cooked wild mushrooms in the Mexican countryside.
The list goes on... My recommendation is always: slow down, forge some habits, smile to people. It's not about chasing the experience, it's about letting the experience come to you.