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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Entertainment

Why does ‘yellow filter’ keep popping up in American movies?

Apr 27, 2020 Elisabeth Sherman
Culture

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

Apr 17, 2020 Jacqueline Kehoe
Culture

These luxurious treehouses are the perfect Austrian alpine experience

Dec 19, 2019 Eben Diskin
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Travel

Loop from Boston to California and back on the ultimate US train trip

May 21, 2020 Matthew Meltzer
Culture

These luxurious treehouses are the perfect Austrian alpine experience

Dec 19, 2019 Eben Diskin
News

Tonight, the American flag is being projected onto the Matterhorn in a display of solidarity

Apr 16, 2020 Eben Diskin
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(photo credit: David J Laporte)

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(photo credit: Nicolas Raymond)

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Food + Drink

The Iroquois White Corn Project is reintroducing traditional ingredients to New York

Apr 28, 2020 Matthew Meltzer
News

Tonight, the American flag is being projected onto the Matterhorn in a display of solidarity

Apr 16, 2020 Eben Diskin
Culture

The first-ever human composting site will open in 2021 in Seattle

Nov 22, 2019 Eben Diskin
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(photo credit: Guillén Pérez)

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