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Over the course of my traveling years, I have made a fair number of trips with children, teens, and young people. I am a huge advocate for the benefits of travel on developing minds and souls. Many people recognize the benefits of getting outside of the comfortable bubble of Western adolescence and digging into new cultures, new customs, and new values. It is certainly satisfying to greet a young person, fresh off the plane … Read more »
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The most memorable and life-altering experiences of travel don’t usually happen on tour groups or fancy hotels. They take place in the quiet, humble homes of the people, or in the simple, candid interactions between human beings, especially if they have differing culture and … Read more »
Travel is ruining my kids.
And me, for that matter.
It’s true.
All of our well meaning efforts for a broad education, liberal experiences in the “real world,” and our sincere efforts to raise kids who are cultured, multi-lingual and have some perspective on the diversity of the history, geography and human family of the planet have back fired.
Sure, they’ve been to the big … Read more »
“The global landscape used to be a theater of various shadings — sunlit fields and canyons of dark obscurity, trackless jungles, and misty Shangri-las. Now the whole world is like a cineplex when the lights have come on. Almost no place on the surface of the planet is really obscure anymore. Satellites watch it all and can let you know to the millimeter how far continental drift moved your swimming beach last year. What’s up … Read more »
Christmas is right around the corner. But what do you get someone who loves travel’s intangible thrill, feeling of a plane taking flight, or adventuring into distant worlds and getting to know themselves deeper?
How do you shop for someone like that?
Answer: you give them gifts to further their travels. Or remove some pesky hurdle in their travel. The greatest gift you can give … Read more »
The first time I was in Paris, I went to the Louvre and — like a million other tourists before me — headed straight for the Mona Lisa.
Since the famous French museum houses one of the most extensive art collections in the world, I’ll admit that making a beeline for a … Read more »
Jason Jones
Age: 29
Hometown: Sarasota, FL – USA
Quote: “If it weren’t for the last minute, a lot of things wouldn’t get done.” -Michael S. Traylor
While frequent flyer miles can help alleviate the costs of flights to a destination in a game-changing way, the travel that happens once in a destination can really add up too. This is particularly true in an affluent place like Europe.
But, as a continent that has a fabulous infrastructure for public transit, it should come as no surprise that even those with their own personal cars find a way to contribute to the public’s transit needs.
We’re sneaking up on our fifth anniversary of full time travel with our kids. When we left on our bicycle trip around Europe and N. Africa they were five through eleven years old. They are now ten through sixteen, and as comfortable in the livestock market in Tona Toroja as they are in a department store in … Read more »
It’s once again winter holiday season, which means it’s time to remind everyone that my books make great stocking stuffers for travel lovers.
Vagabonding makes a great holiday gift for:
College or high school students nearing graduation. Working professionals who don’t like their jobs, are currently between jobs, or are considering a sabbatical from work. Friends and family members who don’t quite “get” the … Read more »
