07/11/2024
During this time of uncertainty for many, we believe that connecting with nature and other people can remind us of how much good there is in the world. Travel opens our eyes and minds to new experiences, perspectives, and wild places. It allows us to see the world in a ways perhaps previously unconsidered.
We are currently in South Africa. Yesterday, we hiked in the mountains and wandered barefoot through wildflower gardens. We connected with people that live in the area, learned about their lives, about their grievances, about their joys—remarkably similar to ours despite living on opposite sides of the earth. They too work long hours, are annoyed by traffic on their commute, have frustrations with how their government is running. And they too find joy in meeting new people and learning their perspectives. They too love greeting the pigs on the farm each morning. They too love working out on their days off (a commonality shared with Jomi, not Hadley 😉).
At Trunks & Tracks, we strive to facilitate travel that fosters opportunities to connect with new people and perspectives, to broaden horizons, and to fall back in love with the earth and its wild places. It is our hope that our guests return from their travels humbled, grateful, grounded and inspired by the balance observed in nature. With a changed perspective, a sense of purpose, and a calling to conserve and grow the earths wild areas. To leave the earth a more wild and wonderful place than they found it.
