Description

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Travel is the opposite of prejudice; it is curiosity, openness, and connection.

Now, when our world is in flux, travel matters more than ever. How we travel has changed, but why we travel has not. With barriers and restrictions coming and going at a dizzying rate, now is the time to learn how to make the most out of whatever travel opportunities we are able to seize.
 
With the right techniques and attitude, travel can open our eyes to new cultures and dispel stereotypes. It can force us out of our comfort zone. However, the benefits travel can unlock – increased understanding of the world, greater courage, better connection between cultures – don’t come automatically. Truly experiencing foreign cultures is something we need to work at.
 
From advice on how to accurately understand new places to practical tips on meeting with locals, overcoming the language barrier, and asking the right questions, Travel Your Way shows you how to discover the world on your own terms. The result is a more rewarding journey and a greater sense of connection to everywhere you go, whether you’re on a business trip, or backpacking across the globe.
 
Learn how to make the most of every place you go by seeing the world with open, curious eyes, plan with excitement for future journeys, and reflect with greater appreciation on the travels you have experienced so far.

About the Author

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Nathan James Thomas founded Intrepid Times in 2014, and it has since grown into a popular home for travel writing with heart, attracting hundreds of contributors and thousands of readers from around the world. His own travel writing has been published in places like Roads and Kingdoms, Outpost Magazine, and New Zealand Memories. He wrote Travel Your Way, and is the editor of the travel writing compilation Fearless Footsteps, both published by Exisle.

Praise For…

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The author challenges readers to many aspects of travel: thinking deeply, empathising with locals, accepting differences more readily, and much more.—Food &Travel.com

A serious-minded and thoughtful engagement with some of the joys and contradictions that travel brings to light, illustrated by rich vignettes from the author's own adventures on the road. An engaging, articulate and enjoyable guide.—Nick Hunt, author of Walking the Woods and the Water, Where the Wild Winds Are and Outlandish

If you are thinking of travel from a cultural perspective and getting to know a country in-depth there are some good tips and advice.—School Days Magazine

Travel Your Way has something for everyone: great first-person stories, thoughtful reflections on the meaning and impact of travel, and practical advice on how to get the most out of your journey. It doesn't preach—hence the title—but life lessons abound in these pages nonetheless.—Craig Storti, author of Why Travel Matters and The Hunt for Mount Everest

This pandemic-proof edition of Travel Your Way is one for our tricky times, “with barriers and restrictions coming and going at a dizzying rate”. Thomas outlines steps you can take to enhance your travels and get more out of those trips you are able to make. We need to take travel seriously again. In this age of inequality and divide, look on it as a calling and a mission, which could help heal and connect. “True travel requires us to be humble. You cannot travel without first making yourself vulnerable. It looks like we had to experience the loss of travel to understand how much we really need it!—PS News

Examines how to get more from the time you spend as a stranger in strange lands.—Australian Women’s Weekly