How to Shorten Travel Processes

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I think there has been a perception of American travelers as ugly Americans, but we're not very sensitive about other people's cultures. There is a sense of rowdy tourists going into a place and sort of disrupting the way of life for locals. And I think we have to just be mindful that this is somebody's home. This is where somebody lives and you wouldn't want someone to come to your home and scream outside of your window all hours of the night. So I think it's worth considering the culture, the people and the earth, the environment.

🎵 Now that I’m away, I wish I had stayed. 🎵 Vox’s Allie Volpe explains why travel feels like such a mess right now (and how to make it a bit better). And the New Yorker’s Agnes Callard makes the case against travel altogether.

This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King.

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