Thoughts on 28N 12W: The Degree Confluence Project and Why We Travel On the Road to… Something It is easy to follow the beaten path. It leads to a place that is comfortable and known. There are not many surprises, and leisure and rest are almost guaranteed; it comes for the most part, expected. For the average American, the idea of ‘travel’ might mean vacationing at luxurious resorts close to the equator, where their biggest worry consists of which fruity drink to have poolside. But what is off the beaten path anymore? Is there a place that is unique, that can be exotic without being commercialized? In an age of consumption and consumerism is there anything that is truly traditional, anything that hasn’t been influenced by one of the largest sources of money for many countries,
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