Seeking a more nuanced definition of adventure can lead to unforgettably rich travel experiences. Can’t run with the bulls? Can’t cross the Sahara? Try doing something that you may find every bit as daunting: Making friends out of strangers, connecting with the locals instead. Open your mind to the possibilities of a new connection. You’ll be rewarded with a much deeper perspective of the culture you came so far to experience, and long after the adventurers are nursing their sunburns and snake bites, you’ll have friends for a lifetime and threads of their culture woven into your own life’s
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