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Looking for transformative travel? Keep these six stages in mind

  • Written by Jaco J. Hamman, Professor of Religion, Psychology, and Culture, Vanderbilt University
imageIndonesia has reopened tourism after intensified vaccination campaigns have helped control the spread of COVID-19.Feature China/Barcroft Media via Getty Images

After a cooped-up year, Americans are hungry to travel. Passport offices are overwhelmed with applications. In July, airlines scheduled and operated the highest number of flights since the...

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