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Prompt #13: For some people, no matter how much they love traveling, there’s always no place like home. Other travelers make their homes wherever they happen to be. Tell us about your home – where is it and why do you consider it your home? “No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until [...]

Prompt #12: Travelers meet dozens, if not hundreds, of new people on every trip. They may become friends, enemies, lovers, and resources; they may stay in your life forever or be forgotten the next day. Tell about a time you felt a powerful connection – for however long – to another person while traveling. “The [...]

Prompt #11: For some of us, food isn’t just a part of our travels, it’s the reason why we travel. Whether you travel the globe to try new foods and use food to form a deeper connection with the culture or just eat to live, food plays a big part in the travel experience. Share [...]

Prompt #10: At what point in your travels have you felt most in tune with the Earth? Share a story of how you interacted with the local environment or nature. “”I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not [...]

Prompt #9: Describe one perfect day you had while traveling this year. Where were you? What were you doing? And what made it perfect? “Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.” –Benjamin Disraeli A perfect day I had this year while traveling, was our [...]

Prompt #8: Travel and learning go hand in hand. Travel teaches us not only about the world and the people in it, but also more about ourselves and our own ideas and values. What has travel taught you this year? “Experience, travel – these are as education in themselves” –Euripides I would probably travel anywhere, [...]

Prompt #7: Joining in a local festival, holiday or special event is a great way to learn more about a local culture. Share the story of a celebration that meant something to you on your travels. In 2006, I was in Paris on Bastille Day. Here’s a short video of watching fireworks at the Eiffel [...]

Prompt #6: Just as travel can be fun and exciting, it can also have its challenging, or even downright scary, moments. Being in a new place pushes us out of our comfort zone and makes us face our fears. Tell about a time you had to face your fear when traveling, and what was the [...]

Prompt #5: One of the greatest joys of travel can be the random acts of kindness you’ll receive from total strangers. Have you ever found kindness from strangers in unexpected places? “Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.” –Seneca So much of traveling is relying on the kindness of [...]

Prompt #4: Everyone makes mistakes. We forget to ask for Coke without ice in Mexico and spend the rest of the trip in the bathroom. Or we arrive at the airport for a 7pm flight only to realize the flight left at 7am. Tell us the story of your worst travel mistake. “Twenty years from [...]