Category: Slow Travel
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We still use language from the Cold War to describe a world that no longer exists. First World. Third World. The terminology implies a hierarchy that made sense in 1975 but has little to do with how millions of people actually live today. The Moment I Knew When we first moved into our apartment abroad,…
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The first time you stand beneath a monument, wander through ancient ruins, or sit at a table savoring a new cuisine — it imprints on you. But after you’ve done this five, six, ten times in different places, something happens. Another statue, another waterfall, another restaurant — it all starts to blur together. Tourism, by…