19 of Europe’s Underground Marvels. For those of you who love underground exploration. Some of the world’s most beautiful sights do not always touch daylight. Europe has fantastic hideouts, tombs, cities – all beneath your feet. My top picks: Istanbul’s Basilica Cistern (the photo above.) Rome’s catacombs and crypts. The underground beer cellars in the Czech city that invented Pilsner. Find out the other six.
2Where to Find the Best Swimming Holes in the U.S. If the summer heat is getting to you, here are some stunning natural swimming holes you can soak in. Think waterfalls, nature-made swimming slides, and geothermal pools. I want to check out the Chena Hot Springs in Fairbanks, Alaska! The water there is 106 degrees Fahrenheit year-round. If you time it right, you can see the aurora borealis as well!
3Why Childhood Travel Makes Better Leaders. Millennial parents are traveling more and further, and taking their kids with them. Why? Because they think it shapes their children’s perspective of the world by exposing them to different cultures. Though I would argue that this applies to adults as well. Travel opens your mind. By regularly changing your environment, it forces you to break out of your shell, broaden your horizon. It builds the confidence to take chances. Travel changes who you are, the way you see the world. For me, my first trip to Africa many years ago profoundly impacted me. It was where I learned to care about our planet, value freshwater, and treasure wildlife. I still feel a deep primal connection to the earth every time I step foot on that continent.
