Wanderlust

The Conscious Traveller

Why being mindful of the past will make those future travels better

The great travellers of history, such as Magellan, Columbus, Cook and Speke, are known as brave souls, whose discovery of new lands increased knowledge and opportunity for everyone. But, for the people who already lived in those lands, the explorers’ arrival was rarely a good thing.

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