The Real Experience of Travel....from AFAR

The following quote sums it up, how we feel about our travel experiences, from the new magazine AFAR:

People used to just want stuff. the more, the better. And not
only more stuff, but fancier stuff. Many of us took the same approach
in our travels. We went to the most glamorous places, stayed in the
trendiest spots. We took pictures so we could show that we had "acquired"
these places just as we had acquired stuff along the way. We came, we
saw, we acquired. But something has changed. Many of us have
realized that life is about more than how much we consume. Instead, we
now search for meaning wherever we can find it. So when we travel, we go
beneath the surface of a place and look for experiences that enrich and
stretch us. We try to connect with people. We embrace what makes
each culture distinct, even as we recognize that we have more in common with
our neighbors than we may have thought. We discover insights about
others-and ourselves.

AMEN! To check out more from this amazing new magazine, go to http://www.afar.com/