The World
World Map painted on hands
“The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers and cities; but to know someone here and there who thinks and feels with us, and though distant, is close to us in spirit—this makes the earth for us an inhabited garden.”
–Saint Augustine
The world has so much to share with those wish to travel and those who are into traveling. Possibilities of exploring the world are endless. The world has so much to offer – from its nature, to histories of lands, cultures of various groups across the globe, different flavors to savor or simply to escape one’s monotonous life. The reasons for another trip around the world are many , if not just love for traveling. The world beckons us to step out of our cozy homes and daily routines and take a trip to any place ,known or unknown.
Unpack the beauty and wonders of the world through the insightful stories below. Travel and explore the globe in your own way, make another unforgettable trip to a new place.
In fact, we can do what armchair travelers have been doing for centuries: find a good book and let it transport us to the sights, sounds and smells of somewhere far away.
My last trip was in February 2020, just a month before the coronavirus pandemic shut much of the world down for months on end.
But for many of us wanderlust-filled souls, there is one major influence on our well-being that the pandemic discourages — and that is travel.
Looking back at the previous year is seriously lacking in travel nostalgia. Looking forward is shrouded in uncertainty.
Lockdowns and government restrictions don’t have a put a damper on New Year's Eve festivities.
As 2020 comes to a close we remember the late author Nigel Watts and the eerie predictions he made about this year in his 1995 novel "Twenty Twenty". Nigel's predictions are shared through the voice of his widow, Sahera Cohen.
We were curious about the places other travelers are dreaming about so we asked some of our fellow travelers to share their travel wish list for 2021.
We were deeply moved and inspired by the stories shared in our previous collection on What I Miss Most About Traveling, but every travel lover knows there is no end to the love letter that our world deserves.
A couple of years ago I jumped on the Ancestry DNA bandwagon to discover more about my history. The results weren’t terribly surprising.
2020 has left much to be desired in our wanderlusting hearts, but the good news is that travel leaves an eternal impact on our souls...
It’s the statement no traveller wants to hear: “Please Don’t Come Here”.
Author James Whittaker joins World Footprints with inspiring lessons from transformational thinker Napoleon Hill that is based on his 1908 conversation with billionaire industrialist Andrew Carnegie. These conversations are annotated and edited by James Hill in his new book Andrew Carnegie’s Mental Dynamite: How to Unlock The Awesome Power of You.
