Stories from the Road

So… how soon can we go back?

After a relaxing stay at Miraval Arizona, we found new parts of America worth the drive.

“And so, I decided that I should put my eggs in the safest basket I could find: the cryogenic freezer.”

“It’s the million little things, the thousands of little steps that you take together, that lace community members together.”

Meet ThorZen, a wellness journey combining mindfulness and HIIT to help participants restore balance to their bodies and their minds.

This international writer always pays attention to how people build community—and she listens closely as a local gym owner explains his special sauce.

“Three years ago, I was sitting in my Boston apartment making the website for the study abroad program that I envisioned. Now … now, I’m making smoothies in my gym.”

Sometimes trips woo us from the start, and sometimes our love for a place takes time to grow. Here is our China correspondent’s story of how disappointment turned to gratitude in Inner Mongolia.