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Earlier this year, as I set foot in country number 50, I expected the milestone to feel significant. Instead, I realized how little the number actually meant.As a teenager, I became obsessed with seeing the world. My first purchase on Amazon was a set of 50 mini flags to study…
More than 500 foreign tourists are missing after deadly floods hit the Nepal-Tibet border on Wednesday.The flooding began on the morning of August 26, when a surge of water, mud, and debris entered Nepal from the autonomous Chinese region of Tibet via the Bhote Koshi River, Nepal’s Tourism Board said.More…
She arrived in Malta on a Thursday, and by Friday, we were stretched out on one of the island’s pale limestone beaches, watching the water shift from turquoise to deep blue at the horizon.My best friend of 24 years was visiting from San Francisco, where she has lived since we…
I’ve traveled to almost 90 countries around the world, including Peru, Austria, Egypt, India, and many, many more. I often travel with my kids, and believe that one of the best parts of travel is trying local food and breaking bread with the locals — including, and perhaps especially, street…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Bakari Akil, 37, a private equity investor from New York. Akil grew up with no international travel experience and, three years ago, set out to visit 30 different countries each month. He finished his list, but is still traveling around the…
