There's a huge difference between the more progressive and more regressive parts of America. That's just the way it is.

I believe, very strongly, that it is the responsible, adult, recreational, no apologies necessary, 'it just makes my music more fun,' recreational use of marijuana is a civil liberty.

It seems that the most fearful people in our country are those who don't travel and are metaphorically barricaded in America. If we all stayed home and built more walls and fewer bridges between us and the rest of the world, eventually we would have something to actually be fearful of.

As a traveler, I've often found that the more a culture differs from my own, the more I am struck by its essential humanity.

Travel is intensified living … and one of the last great sources of legal adventure.

Fear is for people who don’t get out very much.

I have a New Year's tradition. I lay all my travel dreams on the table, sort them out, prioritize, and begin the process of turning those dreams into reality.