If you are a regular viewer of this fine little website, you’re likely a person who likes a few things. Surfing, of course, but also the natural world, big, bustling cities, those great mountains covered in snow, the vast oceans full of life, and the experience that comes with seeing just how much is out there to experience.
With any luck, you’re a person who gets to travel a lot, because traveling a lot is one of the best ways to open your eyes to the world around you. There’s a lot out there to be seen, to be tasted, to be experienced, and the only way to do it all properly is to go and seek those things out—sure, you can get a taste of what things might be like through the screen of your computer or your phone, but you won’t really know a place until you’ve wandered around it.
Pico Iyer is a travel writer, which (obviously) means he travels a lot. He’s been trotting the globe since 1986, and he’s come up with a few simple tips to make your travels go from a simple vacation to something that will contribute to the rest of your life. So whether you’re simply sight-seeing, on a surf trip to some far-flung beach, or heading to a mountain top, try using these tips—we’ll bet you won’t regret it.
“If you follow these tips,” says Iyer, “you’ll return home a different person.
