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5 Ways Inner Travel Helps You See Other Cultures

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5 Ways Inner Travel Helps You See Other Cultures

A Masaai woman in traditional garb / Photo Marc Veraart

Inner travel helps you learn more about yourself - and just as importantly, other cultures.

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It often seems the highest compliment a travel experience can get is, “ohhh, how authentic.” Authenticity is the lauded stamp supposedly verifying the traveler has really made contact with another culture.

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How Travel Helps Cultivate Empathy In A Globalized World

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How Travel Helps Cultivate Empathy In A Globalized World

Lighting the darkness / Photo Lecercle

Australia, like most developed western countries, has had the world arrive at its doorstep.

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Can Tribal Tourism Actually Help Preserve Indigenous Culture?

When the principal attraction of a trip is looking at other people’s lives, there’s a fine line between human interest and human zoo.

Can Tribal Tourism Actually Help Preserve Indigenous Culture?

Photo by Lucy Corne

While much of Africa is best known for its stunning wildlife and superlative National Parks, Ethiopia’s main travel draws are scenic natural beauty and fascinating people.

Therefore, it seemed only natural that when our overland trip passed through Ethiopia, we took a detour to the Omo Valley, an area rich in colorful tribes.

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Help Us Reach 1000 RSS Subscribers!

Help Us Reach 1000 RSS Subscribers!

There’s comes a time in every online publication’s life when they pause for a moment, take stock of all they’ve accomplished so far, and sets the bar for future goals.

In this case, a goal for us here at BNT is reaching that ever-elusive 1000 RSS subscriber mark, a milestone that says to other readers (and to the world at large) that, “Yes! Here is a publication worth reading!”

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