Sharing a short essay that arrived in my inbox today, courtesy of Dense Discovery — a newsletter about design, tech, sustainability and urbanism curated by Kai Brach, based in Melbourne, Australia.
Do we travel for transformation or validation?
It's always interesting to hear what thought leaders "outside" the travel industry have to say about the state of tourism, so I'm sharing Kai's article with his permission.
There's a few good points in this piece, including how touristic travel (e.g. mass tourism) can import more culture to a destination than it exports. I also agree that seeking validation on social media is drowning out good quality travel content.
There's some truth to Kai's point about escapism. Consider this: the biggest competitor to a travel agent is the electronics shop, where consumers can instead buy a new 50" flatscreen TV. In this scenario, which "escapism" is worse? Buying a new TV or booking a trip on a cruise ship? 😅
However, I don't believe that all trave...
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Last year, I moved to Italy from Canada and thought it would be fun to document our adventures and learn how to do a podcast.
I am still learning how to put a podcast together, but so far, I am having a blast. I love living in Italy and sharing our slice of it with others. Hope you check it out and enjoy it!
🎧 Listen on the following platforms:
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/amongst-romans-pod/id1707920922
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/5epll2FwaVVKsxcQ8ybq4b
Amazon: music.amazon.com/podcasts/49f406f5-5c29-411b-bbde-1f461c1f2144
Hi Kasia, thanks for sharing your podcast with the Travel Massive community.
I just listened to your latest episode comparing differences between Canada and Italy (e.g. food prices, shopping, homes, etc) and really enjoyed it having visited both countries. So for me I got as much value learning about Canada as I did about Italy! :)
Thanks, Ian! I'm glad you enjoyed it. That episode was inspired by lots of questions from our friends.