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Anatomy of Travel: Staving Off Restlessness Requires a Shift in Perspective Not Geography
Travel is often thought to alleviate restlessness. However, we cannot all travel all the time. How do we find contentment wherever we are?
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Justin S. Bailey
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One Can Never Step Foot in the Same Country Twice: The Illusion of Conquering Countries Through Travel
There's something odd about checking off a country on our to-do list when we recognize everything is constantly changing. What are we to make of this…
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Justin S. Bailey
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How Do We Combat Brain Rot? Heed Thoreau’s Advice to Live More Deliberately
The Oxford Word of 2024 was declared to be ‘brain rot.’ What actionable solutions does a 19th-century hermit offer us to curb this modern social…
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Justin S. Bailey
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New Eyes for a New Year: Rick Steves and the Power of Transformational Travel
Rick Steves delivers the wisdom behind travel, especially in our fraught modern era. A response to ‘The Interview: Rick Steves Refuses to Get Cynical…
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Justin S. Bailey
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Do We Know Who We Are?: The Significance of Anthropology
Studying anthropology, like travel and adventure, opens our minds to a world of eternal complexity and diversity. However, it is a discipline that…
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Justin S. Bailey
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The Problem of Short-Cut Learning: Why Extensive Travel and Life-Long Reading Should be Cultivated More in Society
The problem of alternative media is a false promise that dense subjects and information about our world can be swiftly downloaded into our brains…
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Justin S. Bailey
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What Ancient DNA Reveals About the Deep Past of Human Wandering
On David Reich’s book 'Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past.'
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Justin S. Bailey
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To Plan or Not to Plan: How Much Should One Prepare for a Visit to Another Country When We Value Spontaneity?
Besides acquiring a passport, booking flights, and reserving lodgings, how much should go into preparing to visit another country if we still desire to…
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Justin S. Bailey
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The Purgatory of Modern Travel: When is Travel Not Worth It?
Modern travel can be quite maddening. So why do so many of us willingly put ourselves through this gauntlet of misery to reach our destinations?
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Justin S. Bailey
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The Wanderer’s Insatiable Appetite: Why Do I Always Want More Out of My Travels?
Many of us seem to be content when we are granted our annual vacations. Am I being greedy or lacking appreciation by wanting more when I travel?
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Justin S. Bailey
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On Not Being a Naive Tourist
Becoming a mindful traveler often helps reveal our blind spots about the world and opens our eyes to the reality of our humanity. Sometimes that can be…
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Justin S. Bailey
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No More Blank Spaces on the Map: Is Adventure Writing Dying?
Is there any room and romance left for adventure in our seemingly cramped, claustrophobic modern world?
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Justin S. Bailey
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