Travel Your Way: Rediscover the world, on your own terms

by Nathan James Thomas

Overview

Travel is the opposite of prejudice; it is curiosity, openness, and connection. Now, when our world is in flux, travel matters more than ever. How we travel has changed, but why we travel has not. With barriers and restrictions coming and going at a dizzying rate, now is the time to learn how to make the most out of whatever travel opportunities we are able to seize.

With the right techniques and attitude, travel can open our eyes to new cultures and dispel stereotypes. It can force us out of our comfort zone. However, the benefits travel can unlock – increased understanding of the world, greater courage, better connection between cultures – don't come automatically. Truly experiencing foreign cultures is something we need to work at.

From advice on how to accurately understand new places to practical tips on meeting with locals, overcoming the language barrier, and asking the right questions, Travel Your Way shows you how to discover the world on your own terms. The result is a more rewarding journey and a greater sense of connection to everywhere you go, whether you're on a business trip, or backpacking across the globe.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781925820584
Publisher:	Exisle Publishing
Publication date:	04/19/2022
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 8.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Nathan James Thomas is the founder of the popular travel magazine, Intrepid Times. His travel writing has been published in places like Roads and Kingdoms, Outpost Magazine, and New Zealand Memories. He is the editor of the travel writing compilation “Fearless Footsteps,” also published by Exisle.

Table of Contents

Preface 1

Introduction: Make travel great again 7

1 Putting a place into context 13

2 What's in a country, anyway? 55

3 On identity 67

4 It's not just about you 79

5 When travel isn't a choice 91

6 The trust issue 103

7 The mass tourism issue 117

8 The climate issue 131

9 Blending in 143

10 Shoulder to shoulder with locals 157

11 Processing your travel experience 169

12 A story worth telling 187

13 Finding your magic 199

Conclusion: Blurred lines 209

Acknowledgments 215

Endnotes 217

Index 219

Editorial Reviews

The author challenges readers to many aspects of travel: thinking deeply, empathising with locals, accepting differences more readily, and much more.—Food &Travel.com

A serious-minded and thoughtful engagement with some of the joys and contradictions that travel brings to light, illustrated by rich vignettes from the author's own adventures on the road. An engaging, articulate and enjoyable guide.—Nick Hunt, author of Walking the Woods and the Water, Where the Wild Winds Are and Outlandish

If you are thinking of travel from a cultural perspective and getting to know a country in-depth there are some good tips and advice.—School Days Magazine

Travel Your Way has something for everyone: great first-person stories, thoughtful reflections on the meaning and impact of travel, and practical advice on how to get the most out of your journey. It doesn't preach—hence the title—but life lessons abound in these pages nonetheless.—Craig Storti, author of Why Travel Matters and The Hunt for Mount Everest

This pandemic-proof edition of Travel Your Way is one for our tricky times, “with barriers and restrictions coming and going at a dizzying rate”. Thomas outlines steps you can take to enhance your travels and get more out of those trips you are able to make. We need to take travel seriously again. In this age of inequality and divide, look on it as a calling and a mission, which could help heal and connect. “True travel requires us to be humble. You cannot travel without first making yourself vulnerable. It looks like we had to experience the loss of travel to understand how much we really need it!—PS News

Examines how to get more from the time you spend as a stranger in strange lands.—Australian Women’s Weekly

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