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Travel maybe shouldn't be any different than “regular” life, but it is. When we aren't on our normal hamster wheel, we see again.

When I was 21, I spent the summer driving around the United States with my boyfriend. It amazes me, looking back, that I let myself go on that eight-week trip.

My mother is a loving, complicated woman who has a loving, complicated best friend who in this essay…we'll call Jane Bolton. Both are addicted to twinsets and travel.

Ten years ago, I went to Tokyo on a lark. I was invited to the opening of the 38-story Aman Tokyo hotel, a beautiful example of urban minimalism and a destination unto itself.

Whether frictionless or fraught, mind-blowing or heartbreaking, venturing outside of your element and into the world is a recipe for personal growth. Here, five world travelers share the journeys that made them who they are.

Many Indigenous Peoples inherit a culture of gratitude where recognizing a responsibility for earthly gifts is a central part of life.

When a child experiences the death of someone close to them, adults often feel at a loss as to how to help. They want to do something, but fear saying or doing it wrong.

How Sarah Fiszel plans to step up your shoe game with a design that fuses comfort, style, and originality.

When it comes to tech that can reliably get us through everything from tough workouts to long commutes, does anyone do it better than Apple?