The Travel Ninja’s Lost and Found
A traveler’s worst nightmare
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It takes only a moment, literally seconds, to change a trajectory, a plan, a journey. That’s the moment when you lose everything.
I have slippery fingers (in the sense that I often lose things). I misplace an item, forget to take it with me, or stash it somewhere so secret, so perfectly hidden that I never find it again.
When I travel abroad, however, lost and found has come to have a different meaning for me. Yes, I have left on flights from Lima, Zurich, and Mexico City without money and belongings—all lost— but I have also come home with wisdom found through a series of “Oh, I see” moments.
The wise travel tips here surfaced during these moments after losing what seemed like everything and finding the creativity of my travel ninja...
