Why we travel

We travel because there’s nothing like the breathtaking view of a sunset on Kilimanjaro or the the smell of crisp morning air as the sun rises above Yosemite Valley.

We travel to create memories of a lifetime and to be able tell the untold stories waiting to be told. We embrace that our lives have the potential to be the greatest stories we’ll ever write and that travel helps us realize it.

We travel because we are driven by curiosity and a desire to be surprised. To be moved. To be educated. To keep feeling feelings for the first time, because there is nothing quite like it. Because we aren’t in this to see what we already know, but to see how much more there is to learn. And we know this will help us find the horizon that stretches beyond what we have already achieved in life.

We travel to immerse ourselves in traditions of distant cultures — from the streets of Havana to the peaks of the Andes. What we find is that we’re all kindred spirits, just as curious about the world as you are. And what we experience is the freedom of feeling connected to the world.

We travel to find out who we are. To find the unknown in our hearts and the corners of our own minds. We embark on the chase of our dreams, not only to explore new destinations but also discover what makes us tick, what makes us passionate about life and what it means to be human.

We go traveling to discover what it means to be home.

And that’s what makes us feel alive.

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