Travel and experience life and love from around the world. It is in abundance, regardless of the economy.
Headlines can paint a pretty grim picture of life across our planet. On bad days, they can make any of us want to seek shelter at home.
But in fact, doing the opposite can produce surprisingly curative results. Spin the globe.
But in fact, doing the opposite can produce surprisingly curative results. Spin the globe.
Pack a bag. Break bread with strangers. Soak in radical beauty. In short – travel.
We asked a range of people, from writers and chefs to musicians and photographers, to share one experience from the last year that truly inspired them – something that, in no uncertain terms, reminded them why they love the world. Madly. Here's what they told us.
"Because while I was traveling in the Sierra Nevada mountains in Colombia, the family of this extraordinary Kogi girl made me local lemonade and welcomed me into their world." – Simon Reeve, BBC TV host, t: @simon_reeve
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