How Are People Traveling In 2023?

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Travel feels even more of a privilege to me than it did before and I am grateful for every trip I get to go on. I’m planning a short trip to Vancouver, BC with the help from Internet friends who live there. I basically know what I want to do there, but I asked for recommendations on dining and coffee shops and I wasn’t disappointed in the feedback I got and will probably enjoying some of those things with new in-person friends. It’s always lovely to experience things with friends, especially when they are showing you some of their favorite things. I’m trying to connect more with people when I travel (I was able to see a friend on our short trip to San Francisco) and make sure I visit any open-air or farmers’ markets on trips, where I can talk to locals and learn more about where I’m visiting. It might be through someone’s favorite coffee spot or a rancher’s story about how they raise their cattle to be happy in the field and ultimately top-tier beef at his stand or a chat with an Uber driver about their home country or bonding with a couple in a theme park line. I find myself craving more moments like this when I’m away from home and I can only think that’s a great thing and is a big motivator for at least half this list.