humanity
If nothing else, travel opens your eyes to the colorful quilt that is humankind.
5 Things You Didn't Know About Your Tour Guide
When I was in college, I spent 2 springs memorizing all there was to know about the city of Ottawa (this would be the capital of Canada, for anyone not from around these parts). I live about 6 hours from this city, closer to Toronto really, and yet for 2 months I commuted back and forth to the bilingual capital with buses full of grade 7 and 8 kids who frankly sometimes didn't want to learn much of anything. But they were fun. And I had fun.
By Jess Nadine5 years ago in Wander
Even during the pandemic, Finland continues to be the happiest country in the world.
Finland is the world’s happiest country in the year of the pandemic, according to the special World Happiness Report 2021 ranking, published by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network.
By Jair Ribeiro5 years ago in Wander
One Step
Raise your hand if you like to feel comfortable. My hand is right up there with yours. In a matter of seconds, we have discovered a common bond with about 90% of the population. Yet, the things that make you feel comfortable and what makes me feel comfortable could be as different as day and night. I'll tell you what, I will cozy up in my rocking chair with my snuggly blanket and a warm cup of tea, and unpack this for you.
By Karen D'Ingillo5 years ago in Wander
Deluxe Accommodations
"There's nothing here, not even plumbing." Janet stood with her arms folded in front of her, waves of disapproval billowed off her. The five-hour drive up to the cabin had been a little tense. The deeper they went into the woods, and the narrower the roads became, the darker Janet's mood seemed to grow. Now her posture and pinched expression left nothing to the imagination regarding her displeasure. Brian tried to think of something positive to say.
By Douglas P. Marx5 years ago in Wander
Traveling is Life...
Once a wise man said about traveling is “Jobs fill your pockets, adventures fill your soul.” Traveling plays an important part in making us feel relaxed and rejuvenated. It also brings positive changes in our life and keeps us alive and active. Traveling gives us practical experience of things we have studied in the books and surfed on the internet. So a person who does not travel at all does not find any meaning in the name of India Gate or Ganga River. However, if he has travelled to these places, he can truly relate everything he has studied and will always remember each and every detail of that place.
By Foodz Travel5 years ago in Wander
Are You Able to Slow Yourself Down? Living in / Visiting Costa Rica May Allow You to Learn How to Do Just That. .
Anyone who has visited Costa Rica has certainly heard of the "Pura Vida" lifestyle here. You'll hear it uttered at least ten times a day while out running your errands, picking up some fruit for the week at your local farmer's market and/or relaxing at your favorite soda, enjoying your first cup of coffee! "Pura Vida" is a way of life that is worthy of your efforts to achieve. And the good news is that it will certainly add many fruitful years to your life!
By William "Skip" Licht5 years ago in Wander
A Curse Upon Puerto Rico
My older sister refuses to go back to Puerto Rico. It is not out of lack of love for the island we were born in, for it will always be the place our childhood formed, but a fear born from trauma. We have always carried a sense of guilt about leaving our homeland. We were both under ten years old when we moved permanently to the United States and without a doubt have lived better lives since.
By yanina maysonet5 years ago in Wander
Marathon des Sables
Prologue 1974 It was August 1974 and my mother, two younger brothers and I had been living in The Basin since before winter had started. This was the first house my mother had found to rent since we had needed to move away from the family home. My parents had split and, being the 70’s, my newly single mother was finding it difficult finding a landlord who would trust her to pay the rent. Today we think back to the 70’s with a warm, cosy feeling of nostalgia for a world more innocent and burnt orange kitchens. But for a single woman with young children, it was and could be a tough place.
By Alex Williams5 years ago in Wander
The Journey
Rayna breathed a sigh of relief when her headlights illuminated the sign: GAS & LODGING NEXT EXIT. She’d spotted it just as she’d begun to panic. The gauge in the old Jeep was finnicky. She never trusted it once the needle dropped below half a tank, and she’d been nearing a quarter of a tank for the last thirty miles.
By Mary Dolan5 years ago in Wander
Mara & Thomas
This record of events was retrieved from a series of journals by a woman named, Mara. They were found buried near the tombstone of her companion, Gallagher, a black dog, a proper dog, a witch’s companion. Near his bones the record of her trial and error, of trial and success. Mara stretched her psychic rubber band to the edge of chaos, but it never snapped. A lot of paths were wound down, a lifetime of strange dreams. Mara did not need to hold out hope for hindsight, she was aware of it all in exactly the moments it transpired. She is the one who followed her path into graveyards and over roof tops, in silence and dreams, in large crowds of strangers. Somehow both a recollection of events and a recognition of characters.
By Erica Pedro5 years ago in Wander
