Posted: 11/28/2016 | November 28th, 2016 Travel is a good thing. To quote Maya Angelou: Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends I believe in travel. Heck, I have an entire website and career dedicated to making people do it more! But, in the rush to get people to travel, we often overlook the negative impact of travel on communities and the environment. We talk about how travel can be a force for good: breaking down social barriers, connecting people, teaching people about life, and themselves but…. Is too much travel a bad thing? Is there an argument to be made for traveling less? Are we all, even with the best intentions, doing harm to the very thing we want the most? Nothing is ever perfect but if I had to make an argument against travel, these are the points I would make: Travel destroys local cultures ...