Nathan James Thomas founded Intrepid Times in 2014, and it has since grown into a popular home for travel writing with heart, attracting hundreds of contributors and thousands of readers from around the world. His own travel writing has been published in places like Roads and Kingdoms, Outpost Magazine, and New Zealand Memories. He wrote Travel Your Way, and is the editor of the travel writing compilation Fearless Footsteps, both published by Exisle.

The author challenges readers to many aspects of travel: thinking deeply, empathising with locals, accepting differences more readily, and much more.

• ContentsPreface Introduction: Make travel great again 1. Putting a place into context 2. What’s in a country, anyway? 3. On identity 4. It’s not just about you5. When travel isn’t a choice 6. The trust issue 7. The mass tourism issue 8. The climate issue 9. Blending in 110. Shoulder to shoulder with locals 11. Processing your travel experience 12. A story worth telling 13. Finding your magic Conclusion: Blurred lines Acknowledgments Endnotes Index

Nathan James Thomas founded Intrepid Times in 2014, and it has since grown into a popular home for travel writing with heart, attracting hundreds of contributors and thousands of readers from around the world. His own travel writing has been published in places like Roads and Kingdoms, Outpost Magazine, and New Zealand Memories. He wrote Travel Your Way, and is the editor of the travel writing compilation Fearless Footsteps, both published by Exisle.

The author challenges readers to many aspects of travel: thinking deeply, empathising with locals, accepting differences more readily, and much more.

• ContentsPreface Introduction: Make travel great again 1. Putting a place into context 2. What’s in a country, anyway? 3. On identity 4. It’s not just about you5. When travel isn’t a choice 6. The trust issue 7. The mass tourism issue 8. The climate issue 9. Blending in 110. Shoulder to shoulder with locals 11. Processing your travel experience 12. A story worth telling 13. Finding your magic Conclusion: Blurred lines Acknowledgments Endnotes Index

Nathan James Thomas founded Intrepid Times in 2014, and it has since grown into a popular home for travel writing with heart, attracting hundreds of contributors and thousands of readers from around the world. His own travel writing has been published in places like Roads and Kingdoms, Outpost Magazine, and New Zealand Memories. He wrote Travel Your Way, and is the editor of the travel writing compilation Fearless Footsteps, both published by Exisle.

The author challenges readers to many aspects of travel: thinking deeply, empathising with locals, accepting differences more readily, and much more.

• ContentsPreface Introduction: Make travel great again 1. Putting a place into context 2. What’s in a country, anyway? 3. On identity 4. It’s not just about you5. When travel isn’t a choice 6. The trust issue 7. The mass tourism issue 8. The climate issue 9. Blending in 110. Shoulder to shoulder with locals 11. Processing your travel experience 12. A story worth telling 13. Finding your magic Conclusion: Blurred lines Acknowledgments Endnotes Index