Everywhere Is Starting to Feel the Same
Today we can eat foods from around the world without leaving our own city, and familiar brands follow us almost wherever we travel. That's an extraordinary benefit of globalization, but Episode 282 asks whether something has also been lost. As cities become busier and the same products, trends and experiences appear everywhere, travel can sometimes feel less distinctive. Perhaps discovering a place today requires moving beyond what's globally familiar and deliberately searching for the small, local things that still couldn't belong anywhere else.
Today’s Five Star Minute invites you to slow…
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