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    Travel Curious: Big Surprises Reward Small Challenges for the Willing Traveler

    by Tom Mattson Apr 06, 2020 3 minutes
    Travel Curious: Big Surprises Reward Small Challenges for the Willing Traveler by Tom Mattson. Photograph of a suitcase packed for travel by STIL
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    An intrepid world traveler embraces the adventure of discovering small surprises around every global corner — and his life is much richer for it.

    —

    “I wouldn’t have the courage to travel like you.” 

    My friend Larry has told me this several times which has made me think about the real reasons I go off to far-flung places like the Tips of South America (both southern and northern), Africa, China, and Bhutan, as well as nearby places like Cuba, Guatemala, and the Zuni

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