Mark Twain wrote, “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness…. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime.” Confessions of a Travel Junkie. I travel a lot, and I’m a fairly terrible traveler. I always forget something important. (Like a pair of heels for my weddings.)   I’ve never been able to sleep in a sitting position, and I’ve had panic attacks before boarding a plane to the other side of the planet.   And I get homesick.   But I travel anyway. Because … Continue reading »