As we begin to emerge from a world without travel, we each have a choice to make.
We can succumb to the overwhelm and flat-out exhaustion we’re experiencing as a result of living through a pandemic.
Or we can choose to live…
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Today is Giving Tuesday. (If you don’t know what it is, I highly recommend that you look it up. It is just what the world needs more of, today, and every day.) I am here to ask you to pause, reflect on what is good in your life, and then make a plan to give back, in some small way. Giving back can mean so many things …
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There is a degree of confusion about what ‘transformational travel’ is, who it’s for, and, perhaps most importantly, how to ‘do it.’ This article is a brief attempt to define what transformational travel is at Explorer X and dispel some of the myths about it.
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The first time I stayed in the Colorado mountains, my friend and I got a motel room outside of Leadville as our “base” for skiing at several nearby mountains. We flew in from Washington, DC, rented a little pickup truck (not a good choice for snowy roads, we later learned), and headed up I-70 for our adventure. …
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Here at Explorer X, we believe that during this day-in-age, as global citizens, we all need to be doing our part to slow the rate of carbon emissions in hopes of preserving and protecting Earth’s wild places for generations to come. The travel industry stands at the intersection of an interesting conflict of interest: promoting long-haul flights to bring tourism dollars to conservation efforts.
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Some of us gravitate toward physical challenges to push us to the next level, while others are drawn to intellectual challenges that expand our minds. And yet it’s the combination of both that often leads to the most meaningful growth.
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Enjoy our team recommendations for how you can travel while sitting comfortable from your living room.
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With the peninsula resting just below San Diego, and a name that translates to “Lower California South,” I was unsure if what I would find there would be mostly Americanized and over-touristed …
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Here are 5 reasons why we believe that most healthy people should keep traveling in spite of fears about Coronavirus.
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It was still pitch black as a jarring noise just outside of our cottages rattled my travel mates and I out of a deep sleep. I looked at the clock, it was 5am on the dot, and in Guyana’s Amazon jungle, there is no need for an alarm, the howler monkeys do a fine job of that.
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“So, how was it?” the infamous question upon arrival back from every vacation. For Zion, the only word that came to mind was: MAGICAL. Everywhere I walked, biked, swam and hiked, I was met with amazement …
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In response to the article release about the experience, Can a ‘Transformational Journey’ Change Your Life? Our Writer Had Her Doubts by Charly Wilder, we felt inspired to address and expand upon the challenges and misconceptions that are encountered …
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