This column is often filled with the nuts and bolts of travel how to do this, how to find that, when to duck and when to run, when to go and when to hunker down. We talk less about why we fret and endure all the complexities and hassle of traveling, assuming that, among fellow travelers, it's understood.
But a crashing global economy and the uncertainty it creates would make anyone even the most committed wanderfiends - reconsider why they should travel right now. It turns out that a recession is a great time to travel, not only because we might have some unexpected time on our hands, but for a host of other reasons besides. Why travel now?
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