Pursue the Precious: A Maori Blessing
By Daniel Noll Maori blessing, New Zealand.Whāia te iti kahurangi, ki te tuohu koutou me he maunga teitei.Pursue that which is most precious. If you should bow down, let it only be to a lofty mountain...
View Article10 Life Lessons from Learning How to Surf in New Zealand
By Daniel NollSurfing in Raglan, New Zealand This is a story about losing our surfing virginity on the beaches of Raglan, a town on the west coast of New Zealand’s North Island. It’s also about taking...
View ArticleThe Evolution of a Nomad (or, Why Berlin?)
By Audrey ScottBerlin. This is a story about life shaping…and a thank you to the people who have helped make it possible.A few days ago we returned to Berlin from a month in New Zealand. Something was...
View ArticleThe Danger Map of the World: Fear vs. Awareness
By Daniel NollThis is about fear and awareness and how recognizing a distinction between the two can improve your travels…and your life.At the extremes, we have two choices in life: a) sit back and be...
View ArticleBuilding a Story-Filled Life: What is your “What if?” (Our TEDx Talk)
By Daniel NollSome say our story is written for us when in fact it is ours to write. What is your “What if?” that will lead you to write your next chapter?This was the message we recently brought to...
View ArticleInspiration to Dream, Motivation to Do, 44 Chunks of Wisdom: A WDS 2013 Recap
By Daniel NollThis is a story of advice and inspiration and quotable quotes. And how, at the end of the day, the only way our quotes live is if they help spur others — and ourselves — to action.Oh, and...
View ArticleFinding the Good Way: How to Meditate While Trekking at 15,000 Feet
By Audrey Scott This is a story of our re-discovery of a few of life’s truths amidst a seven-day trek in the Himalayas.“One foot in-front-of-the oth-er.” Through my head coursed a glacial cadence whose...
View Article9 Steps from Doubt to Doing
By Audrey Scott Breaking free…running.Have you ever told yourself that you weren’t able to do something? Then one day you just got up and did it?To kick off the new year, a few thoughts on the power of...
View Article10 Ways Travel Helps You Let Go
By Audrey Scott Travel. A Journey.Travel. It places us in situations we couldn’t otherwise imagine. It often spurs us to do things we thought we couldn’t do. It provides perspective on our lives and...
View ArticleBeing Present in Travel: 6 Reasons Why, 4 Ways How
By Audrey ScottTravel is like a good, challenging book: it demands presentness—the ability to live completely in the moment, absorbed in the words or vision of reality before you. – Robert Kaplan It’s...
View ArticleHow Travel Is The Classroom
By Daniel NollTravel: the ultimate experiential learning environment? I recently came across an article about experiential learning that featured a list entitled 12 Things You Might Not Have Learned in...
View ArticleAn Adventure Manifesto: Adventure Is a State of Mind
By Daniel Noll A crumpled bit of inspiration I hijacked from Audrey early in our relationship hangs above my desk.Think of this as an “Adventure Manifesto” in progress. A way to think about adventure...
View Article8 Ways Empathy Can Improve Your Travels…And Your Life
By Daniel Noll On your next trip, don’t forget to pack your empathy.Whether on stage or on the page, I often assert that, “travel can not only improve each of our lives, but it can also make the world...
View ArticleTraveling, Working, and Staying Together on the Road: Our Story
By Daniel NollLast year, we were asked by BBC Travel to share the story of how we — as a married couple — quit our jobs to travel the world. The editors asked that we focus on the decisions we made...
View ArticleAdventures in Silence: A Vipassana 10-Day Meditation Retreat
By Daniel NollThis is my story about recently completing a 10-day course in Vipassana meditation in Malaysia. It’s also a story about impermanence. Day four. It was 90 degrees outside, maybe pushing...
View ArticleWhy the Freedom to Travel Matters
By Daniel NollEarlier this year, we collaborated with the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) on a three-part series entitled Travel as a Force for Good. In connection with its latest campaign we...
View ArticleHow to Travel with the Beginner’s Mind
By Daniel NollOffering a beginner’s mindset as a life and travel strategy might sound odd. Being a beginner can be uncomfortable. The learning curve is steep, the journey can feel overwhelming. There...
View Article2016 Travel Trends: The Year of “The How”
By Daniel NollIn your year-end and new year’s travel reading, it’s likely you’ve encountered more than a few “best of” or “hot” lists enumerating countries and destinations you must visit in 2016. As...
View ArticleThe Power of Two-Way Storytelling
By Audrey Scott“How do you like your mother-in-law?” Shanti, a Bangladeshi university student asked me while our train made its way across western Bangladesh. After eyeing me for some time, she’d...
View Article8 Ways Empathy Can Improve Your Travels…And Your Life
On your next trip, don’t forget to pack your empathy. Whether on stage or on the page, I often assert that, “travel can not only improve each of our lives, but it can also make the world a better...
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