“Airfare is the cheapest it has ever been and perhaps ever will be. You can get on a flight around the world for as low as $14.31 per hour of travel time (NYC-JNB, $780 for 54.5 hours of travel). A mortgage payment could cover most travel costs, but most Americans (and world citizens for that matter) think travel is for the elite. It is an odd, but beautiful time to be on the road.”

This Book Is About Travel by Andrew Hyde — Kickstarter (via caro)

I worked at Conde Nast Traveler for six years, 2000 - 2006.  During that time the percentage of Americas that owned passports hovered at about 15%.  Not sure what it is today but I imagine it’s not much better.

So right.

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A nurse has recorded the most common regrets of the dying, and the top five are:

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1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.

2. I wish I hadn’t worked so hard.

3. I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings.

4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.

5. I wish that I had let myself be happier.

Read on.

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