The Moral Danger of Travel

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Travelers often focus on their own risk when they set out to explore a new place. What danger am I putting myself in? We ask.What unforeseen risk lurks behind this next corner? As humans we inherently focus on our own condition. We focus on what will affect us as individuals and often gloss over, if [...]

Do You Want To Be Happy?

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Three years ago we struck out to make our own happiness – we decided that the trajectory we were on was not going to give us that deep sense of satisfaction. We made a conscious effort to live our life the only way we knew how- to the fullest and to keep close to us [...]

When it comes to happiness, “memorable” can trump “fun”

Walk in the Woods

Here’s something I find fun: a massage. Here’s something I don’t find fun: spending the first night of a vacation in a half-flooded roadside motel in the Catskills that’s lost power and plumbing due to Hurricane Irene. My family (my husband, 7.5-months pregnant me, my 4-year-old and almost 2-year-old) is stuck there because downed trees [...]

What Animals Can Teach Us about Traveling?

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We humans love to give each other advice; advice on how to raise children, how to invest money, how to dress and how to travel. You know if I were you have become some of the most dreaded words to hear, especially when they’re coming from your boss or mother.  While it is a good [...]