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Here’s an inspiring travel thought for this quiet Tuesday afternoon:
South Florida Sun-Sentinel travel editor Thomas Swick on the importance of people.
Can interaction with locals be purchased through financial transactions when we travel?
Swick thinks not: “As every backpacker knows, the best encounters happen by chance… when the only currency is curiosity.”
*Another reason why Wikipedia rocks: it finally told me the origins of an expression I’ve been using for years.
Eva Holland
Eva Holland is a freelance writer, Senior Editor of World Hum and a longtime contributor to the Matador community. She lives in Canada’s Yukon Territory and blogs about Alaska and Yukon travel at Travelers North.
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