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I remember the first time I experienced Disneyland. I was only 3 years old, yet the memories left an indelible imprint on me. To this day I can recall the sense of awe, wonder, and excitement that enveloped me from the very first moment. Perhaps the memory is so clear because these same emotions bubble up every time I step off of a plane somewhere completely new and different. It is this magic spark that is conversely extinguished every time I am faced with that seemingly ine

I remember the first time that tourism left an indelible imprint on me. It was 2004, and I was but a young South African architecture student who had followed her wanderlust to dive the famous Straits of Tiran. An experience not to be missed for those who love blowing bubbles underwater. But as amazing as the underwater world was, I distinctly recall the dissonance that rolled around my stomach as I stood on deck. Surveying how alien and inhospitable the megalith hotel shorel