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Travel moments we're grateful for in 2024
21.11.2024 - 09:49 / lonelyplanet.com / Akanksha Singh
Nov 20, 2024 • 9 min read
My colleagues and I have the best jobs in the world. I mean, it was only three months ago that my boss called me to say, “You’re going to Disney World.” And boy, did we go to Walt Disney World®. And now, when I can’t sleep, or I’m feeling nostalgic, I can swipe through those photos, and my heart is right back there, laughing with my son as the Slinky Dog Dash zooms around the curve. I am so grateful for that moment.
It feels almost impossible that one week we can be dancing with thousands of others during Spicemas and the next be enjoying the Scottish countryside from a cozy bus. But travel gives us this. And while we often jump from one amazing destination to the next, when we take the time to reflect on the wonder of it all, we are gifted again with a deep sense of awe. And if we let it, that awe has the power to expand us in mind and spirit and remind us of the connection we share with each other and the world around us.
I asked my colleagues to tell me about the travel moments they are most grateful for this year. I think you’ll find, as I did, that they will remind you to scroll through your photos, remember your own moments and offer a little whisper of thanks that you got to go to.
James Pham - Destination Editor Southeast Asia
I had back surgery last year, leaving me with some nerve damage and mobility issues. I’m still working my way back to health, but often wonder whether things will ever be the same. But when some friends suggested we plan a 5-week megatrip through Europe and Japan, I didn’t hesitate. I’m writing this from Barcelona, where we just spent the best day ever being big kids playing in a massive ball pit, jousting with giant inflatable pillows and just being silly at the Balloon Museum. My friends have been amazing - helping schlep my luggage on cobblestone roads, taking Ubers when they could easily just walk, and making countless tiny accommodations to make sure I can experience travel to the fullest. I’m grateful for travel which injects joy into my life and I’m even more grateful for great friends to share these moments with.
Akanksha Singh - Destination Editor India and the subcontinent
I’ve always been comforted by the sea. With its salty air and vast blues, I had a moment of calm looking out from the Madeiran coast (where I’d rung in the New Year) at Camara De Lobos. It was the antithesis of one of those grand travel epiphanies - I was a tourist in one of the island’s most touristy spots, and I was comfortable in my surroundings. I think we put far too much stock in life-altering, never-done-before moments as travelers – this was a change for me. (And, in many ways, set the tone for my travels for the year)
Ann Douglas Lott - Digital Editor
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