Recently, I found myself thinking about the incredible power of a flexible mind – how easily it can open when we step somewhere unfamiliar. Travel does that for me. And for my colleagues as well. | | | | | | Recently, I found myself thinking about the incredible power of a flexible mind – how easily it can open when we step somewhere unfamiliar. Travel does that for me. And for my colleagues as well. One bite of sushi in San Francisco changed the way Senior Director of Content, Brekke Fletcher, thought about food forevermore. In Sweden, Photo Director Pia Peterson realized that the slower pace of life could reset her sense of time. Even a quick weekend away can shift something tectonic inside of me.
That’s why I was so intrigued when Destination Editor AnneMarie McCarthy pitched me an essay about places that quietly shaped the life she eventually built. I love the way she explores how destinations and cultures help the traveler recognize parts of themselves they didn’t know existed. I’ve linked the essay below, along with a few destinations that continue to shape me, long after I’ve returned home. | | | | CULTURAL PERFORMANCE AT PEMAKO THIMPHU, BHUTAN | A country that prioritizes happiness over production has to be a life-changing experience. My colleague James Pham recently returned from Bhutan and reports that the little book of proverbs he was gifted is still changing his outlook. | | | Photography by: VisualStories/Getty Images, Kari Kittlaus/Shutterstock, Extarz/Shutterstock, VisualStories/Getty Images, Bryan Busovicki/Shutterstock, James Pham/Lonely Planet | | | | | THIS EMAIL WAS SENT TO YOU BY: LONELY PLANET PUBLICATIONS LTD. | 1101 RED VENTURES DRIVE, FORT MILL, SC 29707 | | | | |
