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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Culture

50 African proverbs that will get you thinking

Feb 26, 2021Dikson
News

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

Apr 16, 2020Eben Diskin
Culture

45 eerie, creepy, and often beautiful abandoned places around the world

Feb 2, 2021Claire Litton Cohn
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Culture

9 easy languages for English speakers

Feb 23, 2021Anne Merritt
Culture

45 eerie, creepy, and often beautiful abandoned places around the world

Feb 2, 2021Claire Litton Cohn
Culture

The 9 most dazzling Christmas trees around the world

Dec 3, 2020Skye Sherman
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Travel

10 of the best Airbnbs in New York City

Mar 17, 2021Katie Scott Aiton
Culture

The 9 most dazzling Christmas trees around the world

Dec 3, 2020Skye Sherman
News

This new spiral walkway in a Danish forest lets you walk above the trees

Apr 16, 2019Eben Diskin
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