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Duffel Bags

September 12, 2016.Reading time 2 minutes.

While everyone relies on wheeled suitcases when traveling, I personally adore duffel bags.

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I got to the top, swinging #secretswings

Remember that Keanu Reeves movie in the 90s, A Walk in the Clouds?? Well, this peak felt like that... except, you know, no Keanu.

There’s not a lot of spots left on Earth that haven’t been explored, so these days, the secret is timing. As in time your visits when you know there aren’t going to be people. So then, you have the place all to yourself, and for a short time at least, you’re the only person on Earth. 🌎

I haven’t gone on a proper trip in a while. I think that after traveling 2-3 times a month for a couple of years, I simply got tired and checked out. Also, I have felt like all these “curated” trips I’ve been going on haven’t really done a lot of these wonderful places justice. People want to show you the glamorous and the most accessible about their destinations, and so you end up visiting very touristy spots instead of exploring areas and experiences that really let you get to know a place... and know it well. And so I checked out. I needed a break, to gather my thoughts and figure out what I really want out of my travels, to remind myself what I loved about traveling in the first place. I don’t just travel for the sake of likes, chasing around Instagrammed destinations full of influencers in billowing maxi dresses and even more clueless tourists emulating them. Everybody’s so wrapped up in their own social media envy, so wrapped up in taking the best photos that they forget the point of traveling. Since I was young, I wanted to travel to see far-flung places, meet unforgettable locals (humans and animals), and really immerse in different cultures, not to mention have incredible experiences that I wouldn’t normally do in my day to day. And I’ve made a decision to travel that way from now on. What about you? How are you changing the way you travel in this age of social media?

Downtown LA in all its sunset pastel beauty... 🌅🏙

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Michelle Rae

Michelle Rae is a Los Angeles-based writer, editor and photographer with a bad case of Wanderlust. She writes for a number of publications including Thrillist, Fodor's, Huffington Post, Paste Magazine, TravelAge West, Travel Pulse and Tech Radar. Her work has also appeared in several resort magazines and blogs.

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