What we hope to see in places can be at odds with reality

Blog – Rolf Potts
11/05/2023
What we hope to see in places can be at odds with reality

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This image from my trekking journey in Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands figured into the recent Deviate episode wherein Ari Shaffir and I discussed the idiosyncrasies of travel onstage at KGB Bar in NYC. Specifically, we talked about the tourist desire to see a “pure” vision of distant cultures, and how years of working with travelers in…

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