Drop Me Anywhere

When my family travels, it’s a struggle to get everyone to commit to limiting themselves to a single full-sized suitcase. Some people travel lighter. A lot lighter. Of course, their destination plays a role. Why Some People Are Paying to Be Left on a Desert Island—Alone. For anyone who’s traveled to a crowded destination with others, that question sort of answers itself.

+ “In a summer of overtourism, a viral Oslo travel advertisement with nearly 20 million views is turning the tables on what travellers want. It’s hardly a traditional start to a tourism advertisement: ‘I wouldn’t come here to be honest,’ says an unimpressed resident of Oslo.” BBC: How a viral ad campaign is teaching us to ‘life-see’, not sightsee. Here’s the pretty awesome commercial: Is it even a city?