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The Human Library

Imagine a library where you can borrow a person, instead of a book. Rather than reading, you listen to the person’s life story for 30 minutes. Imagine a library where you can borrow a person, instead of a book. Rather than reading, you listen to

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Using Other People’s Stuff

We are all now comfortable capitalizing on the excess capacity of others. The sharing economy — the fairly new term given to the fairly old practice of short-term renting that is now applied to all sectors, not just housing, from automotive to aviation, to more

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Libraries Around the World

Founded in the summer of 2017 from a small apartment in Brooklyn, New York, Accidentally Wes Anderson (AWA) has grown to inspire a global community of more than 1 million Adventurers. Intrigued by the image and delighted by the details, the site’s contributors seek and

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Rise to the Occasion

Milestone trip ideas for a lifetime of celebrations. A milestone birthday is cause for next-level celebration. It calls for a destination blowout with loved ones (or not) for R&R, adventure, culture, pampering, culinary indulgences — whatever luxury means to you. Ready to pack those bags?

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Inspired to See the World by the Books on My Coffee Table

Jenna Hartzell is a freelance illustrator, designer and creative director, and Big Wide World contributor, who can never pick a favorite color. Here she conquers decision paralysis and shares a few of her favorite coffee table books, that both inspire world travel and can accessorize a

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Traveling with a Mission

There’s travel for pleasure, and travel for necessity. Here a Los Angeles non-profit handles the latter, leveraging veterans for disaster work.

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How to Travel with Meaning

Photos By : Dan Kuras As the world starts to open back up and we look at ways to stretch our legs and see loved ones we haven’t seen in a year, how will we travel differently? The reality of travel and the ability to

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