We at Matador wanted to know how you, our readers, would complete the quote: “To travel is to ______.” So we went ahead and asked, and received a ton of amazing responses ranging from the personal, to the profound.

These were our 13 absolute favorites.

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Food + Drink

23 Puerto Rican foods the rest of the world should know and love

Jul 21, 2020Jen Ruiz
Culture

The stave churches of Norway are the most fascinating medieval churches in Europe

Apr 17, 2020Jacqueline Kehoe
News

Manchester art vigilante is covering racist graffiti with cat stickers

May 14, 2020Dayana Aleksandrova
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Travel

Greece is open to travelers, and it may be your best summer option

Jun 8, 2020Maria Iotova
News

Manchester art vigilante is covering racist graffiti with cat stickers

May 14, 2020Dayana Aleksandrova
News

Tourist breaks toes off Italian sculpture while posing for a photo

2 days agoEben Diskin
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(photo credit: David J Laporte)

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(photo credit: Nicolas Raymond)

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Travel

7 perfect Portuguese towns that’ll make you forget all about Lisbon

Jun 11, 2020Alex Bresler
News

Tourist breaks toes off Italian sculpture while posing for a photo

2 days agoEben Diskin
Culture

7 adorable English villages that are straight out of a storybook

May 27, 2020Morgane Croissant
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(photo credit: Guillén Pérez)

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