Binge travel: an idea about traveling three days at a time
Tippe Morlan |
TEDxSaltLakeCity
• September 2020
Mark Twain is famously quoted as saying, ""Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness..."" Travel changes what we know about who we are and where we come from. At best, it gives us a new lens to see our own lives through, and at worst it makes us uncomfortable and challenges what we believe about the world.
Research has proven there are numerous benefits to engaging in travel, but it is often seen as a pastime for the wealthy and retired. Most Americans who have it, don't use their allotted vacation time. Even among those that do, most people still do work while they are on vacation. Tippe Morlan wants to change that. In a clever, life hack sort of fashion, Tippe explains how her practice of binge travel has allowed her to visit over 60 countries three days at a time. The way she sees it, the more people travel, the better citizens of the world they can become.
This presentation was filmed during the COVID-19 pandemic, with only a limited live audience of cast and crew members. While applause has been added to the beginning and end of the video, all other aspects have intentionally remained as filmed to honor the struggle and loss experienced globally during 2020.