Traveling the world comes with so many lessons. You learn about yourself, where you come from, and the places you move through. But one of the biggest things travel teaches you is privilege. The more you travel, the more visible it becomes. You begin to understand the privileges you have, and the privileges so many…

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How many times have you walked into a “hidden gem” only to find hundreds of other people there too, all waiting in line to take the exact same photo in the exact same spot? Influencers with tripods, drones hovering overhead, selfie sticks everywhere. Not so hidden anymore, right? This has become the new reality of…

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When I first left the United States, my home country, to travel the world and experience different cultures, I was not trying to escape anything. I did not leave because I believed something was deeply wrong with life in the US. It came from a place of curiosity. I wanted to see more, feel more,…

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Seeing the world through different cities, countries, islands, and cultures is absolutely fascinating, but what about seeing the world after dark? For many people, stars are something they rarely get to experience. Light pollution, tall buildings, and crowded cities often make it impossible to see more than a handful of stars in the sky. Traveling…

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I’ve traveled to hundreds of cities, big and small, across Asia, Europe, Africa, North America, and South America. After a long time exploring and experiencing all these different places, I’ve started to realize something that keeps repeating itself. So many of these cities begin to feel the same. Yes, they are different in obvious ways,…

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