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In an age of Google Maps, TikTok itineraries, and infinite travel reels, the old romantic idea of “getting lost” feels increasingly optional.Yet the deepest travel experiences still demand some degree of strangeness: languages you don’t speak, smells you can’t name, rules you don’t understand, moments when your phone is useless and your instincts must take over.That mild disorientation—the quiet panic and subsequent wonder—is often where real discovery hides. Comfort zones rarely produce stories worth telling.So yes, travel still needs strangeness. Not total chaos, but enough unknown to remind you that you’re a guest in the world, not its curator.https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2023/jul/15/why-getting-lost-is-the-best-part-of-travel https://psyche.co/ideas/why-the-best-travel-experiences-require-a-sense-of-the-unfamiliar

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