Travel during times of trouble is risky, of course. But to pull up the drawbridge means shutting our eyes to the truth that the world is still a marvellous place. People are mostly kind and friendly and curious and trying and trying and trying to do better. We forget that at our peril. We cannot stop searching for a sense of connection. Whenever the chance presents itself, look beyond what we’re being told has to be to see what could be. Humans, as a species, are better than what we’re showing the universe right now. And I won’t apologise for keeping the drawbridge down in hopes the favour is returned. I’m with Anthony Bourdain on this one: ‘Travel is not reward for working, it’s education for living’.