- the feeling you have stepping onto an airplane
- scoring a cheap ticket on Skyscanner to a destination never contemplated before
- strolling a park abroad alone
- a picnic with the best foods Europe has to offer
- the sound of fallen leaves crunching under shoes
- conversations through gestures
- a rainy day spent at museums
- afternoon naps after a transport-required super early wake-up call
- hearing “Mind the Gap” on the Tube
- sunsets punctuated with Cafe del Mar
- prosecco vending machines
- island hopping
- navigating a city without a smartphone
- expedient rental car service
- going some place new with someone you just met
- American-style BBQs anywhere
- glittering mountain lakes
- red Solo cup parties in basements
- falling asleep in a field of flowers
- watching your team win the championship 5, 456 miles away from home
- strangers taking care of you when you get sick
- pulling old maps out of your backpack
- seeing friends visit places you love on social media
- tact in sticky situations
- sunrise as you make your way home after an all-nighter at the clubs
- French vineyards
- fashion magazines in different languages
- picking fruit on a farm
- people sleeping on trains
- omnipresent Happy Hour
- looking around and seeing no one else
- smiles
- conveyor belt sushi
- staring up at building signs and having not a clue what they say
- airline baggage tags
- long days at the beach
- the dust on old library bookshelves
- colorful pedestrian crossings
- how pets are doted on around the world
- participating in another country’s national holiday celebration
- experiencing electric shoe dryers
- the summit after a grueling hike
- multicultural birthdays
- the ability to rent out an entire castle
- taking twice the money and half the clothes you think you’ll need
- tolerance
- eating lobster caught during a cheeky snorkel
- comparing senses of humor
- spinning a globe to pick your next trip
- international Spotify playlists
- the occasional day off from exploring
- Singapore Slings at the Raffles
- buskers in Galway
- befriending those who are much older or younger than you
- Victorian architecture
- watching someone smell durian for the first time
- Sunday drives
- sidewalk cafes
- people painting landscapes in public
- freshly baked bread early in the morning
- bowls of chili on cold days
- taking an empty plastic water bottle through security + filling it up on the other side
- Nutella
- St. Bernards in Switzerland
- the beauty of the Badlands
- reading that four different cities claim to be the “Venice of the North”
- old school diners
- places that seem to appear right out of Town & Country magazine
- learning about foreign elections
- browsing the supermarket snack section
- hammocks hung between two palm trees
- getting your picture taken in front of the “World’s Largest ____”
- joining in a sports game you don’t know with little kids
- festivals
- sailing on sunny days
- getting to skip the queue
- perfectly ripe avocados
- potluck get-togethers
- staring up with wonder
- strangers stopping to ask if you need help with directions
- people meeting you at the airport
- the smell of fresh air
- cooking your own meal while abroad
- the lights of the city coming on around dusk
- getting lost
- no lines at the amusement park
- returning with a nice tan
- big blue tarps under the cherry blossom trees
- epic road trips
- noodles slipping between your chopsticks
- freezing your $%#&@* off for unforgettable views
- appreciation
- using a few foreign language words you just learned
- barely making the bus
- robots
- acknowledging something through eye contact with a stranger
- apple tea in the Istanbul markets
- listening
- eating Swedish Fish candy in Stockholm
- aperitivo
- hope that you get to do it all again
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