One of the world’s oldest forms of literature reveals universal truths about our mortality, grief in the loss of others, and the meaning of life.| thosewhowander.substack.com
Given that violence is a perennial feature of our humanity and there are many unforeseen risks we can succumb to when we explore the world, how do we appropriately promote travel and adventure?| thosewhowander.substack.com
Five Benefits of Wandering in the Modern World| thosewhowander.substack.com
What Broadens the Mind More: Books or Traveling?| thosewhowander.substack.com
The Challenges and Ethics of Wandering in the Modern World| thosewhowander.substack.com
The problem of alternative media is a false promise that dense subjects and information about our world can be swiftly downloaded into our brains. Travel and life-long reading provide antidotes.| thosewhowander.substack.com
Is the Cost of Travel and Adventure the Primary Barrier to Seeing the World, or Is It Our High Standards?| thosewhowander.substack.com
Learning to slow down and appreciate our world is at odds with our culture of expediency but is a critical skill and habit to develop a better understanding of our world.| thosewhowander.substack.com
An ethical debate that has challenged the tourism industry for decades remains controversial, but is full of nuance and multiple perspectives worth considering.| thosewhowander.substack.com
Our perceptions of who we are at our core are foundational to building a just society, yet uncovering who we are has been a centuries-old debate that is still highly polarized and contentious.| thosewhowander.substack.com
Travel enthusiasts feel compelled to promote travel with hopes that it can bring about peace and understanding, but is that idealism speaking or an underlying truth about the world?| thosewhowander.substack.com
Simplifying our lives in an overabundant society isn’t easy, but one of the core lessons of travel and adventure often reacquaints us with the value of frugality.| thosewhowander.substack.com
The Oxford Word of 2024 was declared to be ‘brain rot.’ What actionable solutions does a 19th-century hermit offer us to curb this modern social contagion?| thosewhowander.substack.com
What does “progress” mean from the perspective of the earliest human wanderers?| thosewhowander.substack.com
Historical and modern accounts of pilgrimages represent a useful source to analyze and speculate on the origins of humanity’s wanderlust.| thosewhowander.substack.com
A brief reflection on the need to wander to vanquish fear and gain meaning in life.| thosewhowander.substack.com