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Travel Goals 1 Lonely Planet

Be inspired and empowered by this collection of transformative travel experiences. From sleeping under the stars or learning a new craft, to more ambitious challenges like taking a big trip alone, helping to rebuild a community or saving an endangered species, this is your essential companion to a life well-lived.

Each experience in this feel-good bucket list is enriching in some way, whether it's about forging a stronger connection with the natural world, helping the planet, or better understanding yourself. From the easily attainable to the aspirational, the variety of goals makes it easy to create a set that's right for you.

Every goal is accompanied by recommendations about where to try it, as well as websites and information to ensure each one is achievable.

The life-enhancing goals in this book include: Travelling spontaneouslyEmbracing the off seasonRetracing the steps of historyBeing a tourist in your own countryMaking a pilgrimageHaving adventures with your childrenLearning from indigenous culturesSpending a night in the jungleTaking the slow roadBecoming an ocean defenderEmbracing your sexualityMeditating with mastersTaking a big trip aloneMaking an epic overland journeyGiving a year of your life to othersHelping a community to rebuild

About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, on mobile, video and in 14 languages, 12 international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more.