Why do we travel? I have thought about this question a lot while moving through places that are not mine. Travel blogger Claire West (2024) describes tourism as an “invasion into someone else’s day-to-day life,” something most would never tolerate. This begs the question: when does curiosity turn into intrusion? When I reflect on some …
This summer, I was given the chance to study abroad in the Western Balkans and Vienna as a part of the Burch Field Research Seminar. Touring around cities like Sarajevo, Banja Luka, Mostar and Pristina, days consisted of meeting with international politicians, policymakers and community builders, with some time in between and after to immerse …
Blue. Islands. Beaches. Mamma Mia. These are usually the first words that come to mind for people when they hear the country Greece and specifically associate it with travel. However, there is so much more to this country – and every place there is to visit. Over the summer of 2022, I took a 10-day …
i stumbled into a wooden sampan boat, struggling to keep my balance, desperately clutching onto a local’s outstretched hand for support.
Hungary may not be the first country you think of visiting when planning a trip to Europe. Instead, people often think of places such as France or Italy. However, there is a whole other side to Europe that people tend to overlook, which is Eastern Europe.
You are off to a fresh start with new memories and endless opportunities when you board your flight or start your drive to a new place. Traveling opens the doors to a new outlook on life by experiencing a new culture or breaking out of your comfort zone for personal growth.
But what happens now? COVID vaccines are being distributed, and everyone is excited to travel and party once all of this is over. Air travel is expected to increase, along with travel in general.
I believe in paying it forward, in fighting for those who have lived through similar circumstances but whose national, racial and religious designations, among others, have kept them from the same considerations and privileges my grandparents were granted in 1960.
Dior recently opened a pop-up café on the third-floor terrace of their women’s boutique in the heart of the Miami Design District. The Dior Café follows the tradition originally implemented by Christian Dior to intertwine entertainment, art and design.