Featured Photo: Us guys in Petra, Jordan Its all about the People. 1) Inner Circle 2) Best Friends 3) Fellow Travelers 4) Surprising encounters. All the challenges and opportunities travel lays at your feet help you discover who you are in a way that’s only possible on the road. Us Guys on the edge of the Ganges — Varanasi, India People you meet while on the road become some of the most valued names on your contact list. They become places on the map to visit later on. These folks give you a glimpse outside your hometown circle of friends, and force you to take in new and refreshing perspectives, and ultimately realize that everyone is the same. With Hugh on the edge of Victoria Falls — Zambia Sometimes it’s only far from home that you realize you you’ve got skills you’ve never used. It’s travel that brings them to the surface and makes you smile, satisfied to have reached the mountain top, or crossed a gorge or helped a villager clean up after a storm, or even to have successfully ordered a meal at a rural restaurant. Dead Sea — Israel There’s something satisfying about being able to throw around a few words of Hebrew or Arabic, knowing how to say thanks in Thai, pulling out that long dormant Spanish to book a room in Camaguey, or the first time you hear Aramaic being spoken. With William — Petra, Jordan